Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 found the perfect place for a Stranger Things spinoff

In just a few days, the new Stranger Things animated series will drop on Netflix. Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85 follows Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin, Eleven, and Max on new adventures that take place in between seasons 2 and 3 of the original series. While I’ll admit a little bit of skepticism as to whether this show will be any good, I will say that the producers chose the exact right point in the show’s timeline to place this cartoon, as between any other seasons would be logistically difficult and would require the absence of some key characters to the original show’s success.