A Strange Thing—even a show with demogorgons needs the right tiny tech details ~ USA Latest Games

Even the smallest details of Stranger Things get a delightful amount of tech attention. (video link)

Warning: This post contains references to Stranger Things 2. You can read our review of season one or episodes 1-3, episodes 4-6, and episodes 7-9 of season two elsewhere on the site.

Stranger Things' recent second season not only (successfully) returned in the face of more hype; the show had more resources to account for, too. Variety reported the budget increased by at least 25 percent, taking Stranger Things from surprise hit into prestige drama budget territory.

While some of that certainly helped shape another iconic '80s soundtrack, Stranger Things 2 ultimately delivered more overall spectacle. More characters visited the Upside Down, demogorgons suddenly ran in packs and appeared in their adolescent forms, and our heroes got to have one final action movie-quality sequence to shut everything down in the end.

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