The year came and went without a new edition of Netflix’s wildly enjoyable series “Stranger Things.”
The only morsels fans of the show sampled this year were the “Starcourt Mall” teaser trailer (which I reviewed on July 17) and a “title tease” released on Dec. 9:
While the first two seasons are currently streaming on Netflix, Target has an exclusive deal to distribute the series on disc. Since I have a love of physical media — and neat box sets — I picked up the second season of “Stranger Things.”
Like last season’s box set (which I reviewed in a post titled “‘Stranger Things’ Season 1 Box Set Brings the Old School Cool”), this year’s set looks like an old VHS cassette tape.
The packaging looks like something you would have picked up at a video rental store, complete with textured plastic holding the cover art, and stickers encouraging you to “rewind” before returning. Brings back memories of perusing the aisles of Applause Video back in the day.
When you flip open the cover, you are greeted with what appears to be a red VHS cassette tape — which looks surprisingly realistic in the photos I took.
This set includes both the 4K Blu-ray version and an HD Blu-ray set of all nine season 2 episodes. Each set of discs is stored “stacked” below the “red cassette” cover flap.
The set also includes a five collectible photos — stored in a flap beneath the box cover.
I can’t wait for season 3 of “Stranger Things” to drop on Netflix next year. It is arguably the most compelling original program the streaming giant offers, and I hope the long gap between seasons is worth the wait.
In the meantime, these box sets (both currently available at Target) should tide fans over until fresh episodes arrive.
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