The new teaser trailer from the third season of Stranger Things can not be more cryptic. The video begins by describing Hawkins as “a patriotic community and a shining example of the American dream”, no trace of laboratories experimenting with human beings or upside down worlds where the monsters come alive. Everything is dyed pink in this state of Indiana with the opening of the shopping center called Starcourt, an 80’s style mall where one goes go to buy GAP, eat ice cream scoop Ahoy and, above all, pretend that everything is going well. But behind this characterization, there is much to scratch. And these are the three things that the brothers Ross and Matt Duffer wanted us to get clear .
It is worth noting that there is no spoiler on the plot of the third season, but we can not say the same about the time frame in which it will be developed. The references that the trailer uses point to 1985, a year after Eleven returned the Shadow Monster to the the Upside Down dimension. “If you are true fans of Stranger Things and want clues about the new season, I advise you to review the films that premiered in 1985, ” David Harbor said in an interview. These are some movies are The Goonies, The Breakfast Club Club, Back to the Future and Nightmare On Elm Street (among others).
We also noticed Maya Hawke, daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke joining the cast of the series. Although her association was confirmed in March, we have finally see her in the role of Robin, her character. In the teaser she appears to be with Joe Jerry (Steve) serving ice cream Scoop Ahoy, one of the many shops of Starcourt Mall. This first level contact with the gang, we intuit, will be your clue to the adventures that are to come. Keep in mind that the cast signings of Cary Elwes and Jake Busey are also confirmed .
It is clear that the new Hawkins Mall will play a crucial role in the next installment. Gap, Claire’s, Waldenbooks, Sam Goody … are some of the stores that they showed in the minute and a half that the teaser lasts, but they are nothing more than a smokescreen. According to the theories that circulate, the arrival of Starcourt Industries could be a new “corporate threat” that will be erected where the laboratory used to be. It seems the perfect anteroom for chaos.
We can’t wait to see what Stranger Things 3 has in store for us. Get it? No. Ok.
