Season 1
| Episode # | Episode Title | Narrative Significance | Artistic Merit | World Building | Emotional Resonance | Culture Impact | Complexity | Episode Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers | A | B+ | A | A- | A | B+ | A- |
| E2 | Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street | B+ | B | B | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| E3 | Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly | A | A- | B+ | A | B+ | B+ | A- |
| E4 | Chapter Four: The Body | B+ | A- | B+ | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| E5 | Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat | A- | B+ | A | B+ | B+ | A- | A- |
| E6 | Chapter Six: The Monster | B+ | B | B | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| E7 | Chapter Seven: The Bathtub | A | A- | A | A | A- | A | A |
| E8 | Chapter Eight: The Upside Down | A+ | A | A+ | A+ | A | A+ | A+ |
Season 2
| Episode # | Episode Title | Narrative Significance | Artistic Merit | World Building | Emotional Resonance | Culture Impact | Complexity | Episode Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Chapter One: MADMAX | B | A- | B | B- | B | B | B |
| E2 | Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak | B | B+ | B | B | B- | B | B |
| E3 | Chapter Three: The Pollywog | B+ | B- | B+ | B | B | B+ | B |
| E4 | Chapter Four: Will the Wise | A | A | A | A | A- | A | A |
| E5 | Chapter Five: Dig Dug | A- | A- | B+ | B | B | B+ | B+ |
| E6 | Chapter Six: The Spy | A- | A | A | A | A- | A- | A |
| E7 | Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister | C | C | D | C | D | C | D |
| E8 | Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer | A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | A | A+ | A+ |
| E9 | Chapter Nine: The Gate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Season 3
| Episode # | Episode Title | Narrative Significance | Artistic Merit | World Building | Emotional Resonance | Culture Impact | Complexity | Episode Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? | B- | A- | B- | B- | C | B- | B- |
| E2 | Chapter Two: The Mall Rats | B+ | B | A | B+ | B- | B+ | B+ |
| E3 | Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard | A- | A- | A | A- | A | A- | A |
| E4 | Chapter Four: The Sauna Test | A | A | A- | A | A | A | A |
| E5 | Chapter Five: The Flayed | B+ | B | A | B+ | A- | A- | A- |
| E6 | Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| E7 | Chapter Seven: The Bite | A | A- | A | A | A | A | A |
| E8 | Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt | A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ |