Had a lot of family stuff going on lately so haven't had the energy to play much since finishing Xenoblade 2 earlier this week. Figured i might as well go on and continue with Stranger Things: Season 3.
...Really? THIS is the season of the show that's universally hated? THIS one, the one where **** actually happens; everyone actually contributes to the story; there are actual consequences to the things the characters do; and Eleven isn't just an instant win button for once? Really? 
Yeah, I thought this season was pretty alright. Granted, it had a bit of a slow start with teenage love bullshit and you have to accept some really stupid plot contrivances (i.e. everything about the Russians, *redacted* not getting dissolved into meat several times throughout the season when so many others were; etc.), but in general i thought it was well-paced. Refreshingly, while characters would act recklessly, they weren't generally weren't acting STUPIDLY like they were in Season 2. Yeah, the nostalgia key jangling was a bit excessive both at the start of the season and the end, but in general I thought that was a decent watch. I'm not sure why people hate this season so much.
I'm not sure if hate is the right word and suspect that's just the internet blowing every minor issue into a major ordeal. For whatever reason, people online tend to have an overwhelming urge to **** on things they don't like and that the weakest part of something HAS to be a load of crap instead of just being the same good show but with some weaker points, plots, or characters.
I just viewed it as my least favorite season, but still enjoyed it. Aside from the one out there episode in S2 I don't think there was really anything truly awful about any of the series (and that wasn't awful, just felt out of place and unnecessary, especially with it being a wide open loose end without any additional follow up or closure), just a collection of minor issues or complaints.