'Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Review: Netflix Spinoff Is Haunted by Missed Opportunities

In the world of fully optional animated spinoffs made for streaming, a companion to "Stranger Things" may be the easiest layup imaginable. Plenty of contemporary animated supplements play like elevated versions of the janky Saturday morning cartoons of yore, and of course that kind of throwback is the whole "Stranger Things" deal, at least when "yore" refers to its cherished 1980s setting. With Saturday morning material - "The Real Ghostbusters," say, or "Back to the Future: The Animated Series" - in mind, even the potential drawbacks of Netflix's "Stranger Things: . . .