Stranger Things 2. What Worked, What Didn’t About the Return to Hawkins

[Showbiz Plus] - A year ago, when I finished the first season of “Stranger Things,” I wrote up some thoughts about the season as a whole — and suggested that it might be a good idea to set the second season away from Hawkins, Indiana. What if, I asked, the second go-round of “Stranger Things” embraced an anthology format, and transported its mood, references and retro vibe to a new place with new characters?