A thread for Stranger Things, the "Goonies meets X-Files" new Netflix series (with SPOILERS!)

I remember nearly nothing about S2 and I watched it less than 6 months ago

S1 was fine, S2 is fine.

its good

imo it's like a half-letter-grade lower, or at most the difference between B+ and B-. but if you already thought season 1 was a B-, then that might make it beneath the point of recommending.

it's like C- to S1's C

if you want to skip I'm sure a wikipedia summary will get you there

ok google

get me a list of everything that has a wikipedia entry

sound, now ive done everything

Season 2 has one disastrous episode (which you could probably skip altogether without losing much of anything in terms of following the narrative) and lots of mumbo-jumbo towards the end. Otherwise, it's pretty good most of the way.

All of my 10 year old niece's class have seen both series, over and again, and apparently the consensus is S2 is much, much stronger. I'd agree.

Coming soon:

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LOOOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3gCRnZBwwI

Cara Buono is the hero America needs right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcnHOQ-cHa0

I had some worries about diminishing returns when they went back to the "Upside Down" well for S2, and those returns were indeed diminished. This fuller S3 trailer clears up any ambiguity about whether or not they're going to do the same shit a third time (surprise, they do!).

This should've been an anthology show. Fighting the same monster again and again only works if the monster is as cool as the Alien or whatever, not some bloody demon dogs and a weirdo gigantic spider.

Ppl so hungry for 80s Spielberg nostalgia they forgot this show was wildly mediocre from the beginning.

plus fuck that goofy kid and his toxic prank show

The real monsters are the people who made this show plus the people who like this show, Stranger Things more like Stranger Danger, Upside Down more like Upside Don't Even Bother, mike drop

you should livetweet it

prank show, ums?

OL otm

HI DERE

Never got into this myself, perhaps the show has some equivalent of Dick’s Picks I can wade through to see if there something there for me after all.

I am on the fence whether I am even going to bother with Season 3.

xpost re prank show "pranking" people looking for work

https://www-buzzfeednews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/davidmack/gaten-matarazzo-stranger-things-netflix-prank-show?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeednews.com%2Farticle%2Fdavidmack%2Fgaten-matarazzo-stranger-things-netflix-prank-show

Who’s the real monster etc

That is abhorent. wtf, cute kid.

kid's sixteen, he can be forgiven for not understanding why that's a cruel and stupid show idea. netflix has no excuse.

I was so wrong. This was the best of the show's 3 seasons.

It's been ages since I watched the first too, but this felt weaker. Still enjoyable.

too = two

One episode in. Whether the "Russia = Death Star" bit was an homage or just unconscious plagiarism, I continue to be only annoyed by fake nostalgia aspect of this show. And another thing, bowl haircuts were definitely out by '84, all of bad boy Billy's character design is 1978, and I remember when it were all fields 'round here.

Bowl haircuts on nerds were definitely still de rigueur for nerds in my (also small town) high school until at least 1991, so I give that one a pass.

Anyway, once this season ramps up, it does so fast and stays there until the end.

Music isn’t as good this season, maybe.

my wife wondered bout the bowl cuts too but there were definitely bowl cuts on kids until at least 85. i don't think the 'cool spikey look' started on kids this age until 86 or so.

biggest question for me is why the fuck does Wynona have to look so frumpy and awful? can we get a campaign started to get her a glammy role?

i had a bowl cut as a toddler in the late 80s

why the fuck does Wynona have to look so frumpy

come on now

I liked her attempt to out-shamble Hopper in their russian uniforms.

I had a bowl cut in ‘84 and part of ‘85, as did a bunch of my friends (we were the same age as the gang from Stranger Things). And Billy looks exactly like a typical metalhead teenager from the western suburbs of Chicago.

However, nobody wore bike helmets. We went through many a bike-safety assembly without so much as a single mention of helmets.

The character of Billy is repulsively fascinating
- his look down to the almost-mustache is not unlike the creepy older bogans that hung out at our local swimming pool when I was a kid
Though Billy has a tan & no acne which works somewhat in his favor & he’s not unattractive
Still his characterization is otm & therefore gross

like i want to blow a rape whistle every time he’s on screen

He's amazingly unctious, it's impressive how repellent he is.

p sure kids in small town Indiana are still rockin bowl cuts

xpost i think him & steve feel the most effortless/natural in their acting, like they really are these dudes

hopper is overracting too much this season or maybe he always did & i only just noticed it

It took me all night last night to figure out the mayor was Cary Elwes.

i clocked it immediately
his makeup was v bad

Robin = Uma and Ethan's daughter?? 🤯

It took me all night last night to figure out the mayor was Cary Elwes.

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 5 July 2019 22:41 (yesterday)

I knew he looked familiar! I'm 5 episodes in and I'm enjoying it but I enjoyed season 2 even though it was a bit of a rehash and I've forgotten it for the most part. I found the bit where Will smashes up the cubbyhouse affecting. He's still stuck on being a child but his friends have moved on and have girlfriends. Pretty much the same as myself at that age.

I'm easily fooled by a good bait 'n' switch but the jazzercise moment was a lol.

I really enjoyed this season, but I did think it went a bit heavy on the strobe lights. I'm not normally affected by stuff like that, but there were a few times where I had to look away because they were giving me a headache.
And the Neverending Story bit was a terrible interlude. But otherwise I thought it was really good.

Neverending Story bit was great.

This is where I'm beginning to lose faith in The AV Club's TV recap game.

Never ending story was great. Season on the whole enjoyable but I’d like more Eleven; she barely spoke in full sentences until end. I’m still not sure every plot point makes complete sense;what the hell is the monster, what’s it’s relation to the earlier monsters, why is it there and doing any of this,etc? Still good though. Hopper was ducking annoying this time around though. I’m sure he’s the American they mention in the end credits.