Life on the block hits different in late May. Heat rising off cracked pavement, music bleeding from open windows, kids still outside even after the streetlights flick on. Itâs 2016, and Freeridge is loud, tense, alive.
Los Angeles, mid-1990sâan endless stretch of cracked concrete and sunburnt streets where the days start late and end whenever everyoneâs too tired to keep moving. Skate spots pop up wherever thereâs flat ground: abandoned parking lots, school stair sets, dried-up fountains, the cool shade under overpasses that smell like piss and hot metal. The air is always loudâwheels rattling over rough pavement, blown-out speakers playing the same tapes on repeat, people yelling over each other just to be heard. Nobodyâs really supervised, nobodyâs really asking where anyoneâs supposed to be. Growing up feels optional, but somehow itâs already happening anyway.
Mike Wheeler had always been Estellaâs boyâwhether he ever figured that out or not. Since pre-K, heâd been her partner in crime, the kid whoâd share his snacks, laugh too hard at her jokes, and sit next to her on every field trip. Somewhere along the way, Mike developed a crush on her. A big one.
Stranger Things Season 3 is set in the summer of 1985 in the town of Hawkins, Indiana. The story follows the main group of friends as they deal with new challenges, including a new mall called Starcourt Mall which becomes a central hub for the town. Meanwhile, a secret Russian lab beneath the mall is conducting experiments that open a new gateway to the Upside Down, unleashing a dangerous creature called the Mind Flayer. The season explores themes of friendship, growing up, and the struggle between good and evil. It also features plenty of 80s nostalgia, action, and emotional moments as the characters face threats both supernatural and personal. The season ends with a big showdown and some major changes for the group.
Stranger Things Season 3 is set in the summer of 1985 in the town of Hawkins, Indiana. The story follows the main group of friends as they deal with new challenges, including a new mall called Starcourt Mall which becomes a central hub for the town. Meanwhile, a secret Russian lab beneath the mall is conducting experiments that open a new gateway to the Upside Down, unleashing a dangerous creature called the Mind Flayer. The season explores themes of friendship, growing up, and the struggle between good and evil. It also features plenty of 80s nostalgia, action, and emotional moments as the characters face threats both supernatural and personal. The season ends with a big showdown and some major changes for the group.
Life on the block hits different in late May. Heat rising off cracked pavement, music bleeding from open windows, kids still outside even after the streetlights flick on. Itâs 2016, and Freeridge is loud, tense, alive.