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If NASA were to film Earth from space at, say, 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, the results might reveal a sudden, dramatic drop-off in the degree of luminescence—specifically, a vanishing glow from televisions being shut down across the land, as their binge-watching owners crawl off to bed, minds full of horror and questions. Among them: Is “Stranger Things” one of the best television series ever made?

There’s no argument it’s a magnificent pastiche. What’s become even clearer now, as the entire second season of the multiple-Emmy-winning…