Stranger Things 3 Trailer Breakdown: 13 Things You Need To See
2. The Gang's All Here
All things considered, this trailer really is pretty light on actual plot details or money shots.
A huge portion of the trailer is spent merely showing us what each of these characters is going to be up to in the new season before the narrative really even kicks in. And it works exceedingly well, specifcally because the Duffers and co. have done such a great job of endearing these characters to us over the course of the past two seasons.
This is also why a simple group reaction shot like the one that this trailer culminates with can be so effective. Just seeing the entire gang together, facing down some unseen new threat is so satisfying in its own right.
It'll be interesting to see if the Duffers are going to subvert expectations this year or simply keep with the same old formula of keeping all the characters on separate paths until the final two episodes, where everyone gets together to have the final battle. I would love it if this shot actually happened in the fourth episode instead of the eighth.