I know right? I still remember the vibe from the first season being that the 80s have some sinister secret with all the hip and fun stuff with the mall and shit are all just supposed to be a facade. But then it the show unironically becomes an 80s nostalgia ride like Family Guy.
Yeah, in season 1 the bad guys where the American feds. They literally kidnapped and tried to kill children. Then their bad gets destroyed, and apparently the evil commies build a secret base in their place under a mall?
Good summary of the vibe. S1 simply uses the 80s as the backdrop. They don't overdo the nostalgia, it just more or leas feels "authentic". But then starting with S2 it just become gen-x pandering, similar to what Forrest Gump was like for boomers.
I know right? I still remember the vibe from the first season being that the 80s have some sinister secret with all the hip and fun stuff with the mall and shit are all just supposed to be a facade. But then it the show unironically becomes an 80s nostalgia ride like Family Guy.
Yeah, in season 1 the bad guys where the American feds. They literally kidnapped and tried to kill children. Then their bad gets destroyed, and apparently the evil commies build a secret base in their place under a mall?
Good summary of the vibe. S1 simply uses the 80s as the backdrop. They don't overdo the nostalgia, it just more or leas feels "authentic". But then starting with S2 it just become gen-x pandering, similar to what Forrest Gump was like for boomers.