It’s been almost three years (July 15, 2016 to be exact) since the first season of Stranger Things premiered. I’m not even into sci-fi but I still went along the hype train and I did not regret trying it out.

Stranger Things is more than just your typical sci-fi series as it also includes horror, teenage romance, and drama, which most of you would love to watch. What makes it different is that it’s set in an earlier time, unlike the futuristic sci-fi shows.

Spoiler Alert: For those who still haven’t seen it, Eleven is a product of child experimentation from the Hawkins National Laboratory. This allowed her to gain power no ordinary human being can obtain. Hawkins is the town where the characters live. One protagonist got sick that his mental state went in the underworld called “Upside Down”. It is where the infamous monster (dubbed as the “demogorgon”) exists.

Since then, the plot hooked the minds of people, craving for more answers in every episode they watch — until most viewers can’t get enough of it.

It was all quiet when they suddenly teased that the third iteration is already in production.

After several months of restless production, they revealed the titles of the first five episodes. The classic Stranger Things’ intro is one of those opening sequences I don’t skip. I’m the type who geeks out about art technicalities; most intro sequences are created digitally but no words can explain how cool they made the opening credit by hand.

It was the New Year’s Eve when they finally revealed the date of the premiere. Fast forward, the 4th of July is here, which shares the same date as the American Independence Day.

The first three months of 2019 was silent, until they gave viewers an overall look of what we should expect in the third season — including a new monster other than the demogorgon (Another spoiler alert: two more monsters appeared during the second season).

Exactly two months after, another trailer was revealed. This time, it shows the bodyguard in a public pool (who is the brother of an added protagonist in the previous season). This teaser may have also given hints about possible new characters.

The final trailer full of intense scenes gave fans a lot of goosebumps. It even caused an uproar in Social Media.

Still not getting the vibe? If you’re the kind of viewer who doesn’t bother being spoiled,  you might get buzzed with the ultimate recap might as it briefly tackles what has happened during the past seasons.

Last year’s AsiaPop Comicon featured a booth meant for fans so they could take photos around the set replica of a popular residence in Hawkins (which belongs to a family full of protagonists). If you’re already a big fan, forget your hopes though as AsiaPop Comicon will not be coming to town this year.

In the mean time, grab your favorite snacks, sit back, relax, and start binge-watching the first two seasons in Netflix. If you already did, you’re just in time for another amazing season of Stranger Things.