S1 was fine, S2 is fine.
― what if bod was one of us (ledge), Thursday, 21 March 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
its good
― fremme nette his simplicitte (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 March 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
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.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 21 March 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
it's like C- to S1's C
if you want to skip I'm sure a wikipedia summary will get you there
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Thursday, 21 March 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
ok google
get me a list of everything that has a wikipedia entry
sound, now ive done everything
― fremme nette his simplicitte (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 March 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
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.
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:50 (five years ago) link
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.
― kraudive, Thursday, 4 April 2019 19:36 (five years ago) link
Coming soon:
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― Hangover Ape (Old Lunch), Thursday, 4 April 2019 19:48 (five years ago) link
LOOOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3gCRnZBwwI
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
Cara Buono is the hero America needs right now.
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 19:03 (four years ago) link
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.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 22 June 2019 23:05 (four years ago) link
Ppl so hungry for 80s Spielberg nostalgia they forgot this show was wildly mediocre from the beginning.
― circa1916, Sunday, 23 June 2019 01:43 (four years ago) link
plus fuck that goofy kid and his toxic prank show
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 23 June 2019 02:02 (four years ago) link
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
― a fan of the Beetles, the Beach boys, the Monkeys (Old Lunch), Sunday, 23 June 2019 02:58 (four years ago) link
you should livetweet it
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 23 June 2019 03:17 (four years ago) link
prank show, ums?
― ☮ (peace, man), Sunday, 23 June 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
OL otm
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 23 June 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
HI DERE
― If I were a POLL I’d be Zinging (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 June 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
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.
― If I were a POLL I’d be Zinging (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 June 2019 14:59 (four years ago) link
I am on the fence whether I am even going to bother with Season 3.
― Rolling Thunderdome Revue (PBKR), Sunday, 23 June 2019 21:46 (four years ago) link
xpost re prank show "pranking" people looking for workhttps://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
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 23 June 2019 22:15 (four years ago) link
Who’s the real monster etc
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 23 June 2019 22:28 (four years ago) link
That is abhorent. wtf, cute kid.
― ☮ (peace, man), Sunday, 23 June 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link
kid's sixteen, he can be forgiven for not understanding why that's a cruel and stupid show idea. netflix has no excuse.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 24 June 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link
I was so wrong. This was the best of the show's 3 seasons.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 5 July 2019 05:13 (four years ago) link
It's been ages since I watched the first too, but this felt weaker. Still enjoyable.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Friday, 5 July 2019 05:42 (four years ago) link
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.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 5 July 2019 11:17 (four years ago) link
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.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 5 July 2019 11:47 (four years ago) link
Music isn’t as good this season, maybe.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Friday, 5 July 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
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?
― akm, Friday, 5 July 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
i had a bowl cut as a toddler in the late 80s
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Friday, 5 July 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
why the fuck does Wynona have to look so frumpy
come on now
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 5 July 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
I liked her attempt to out-shamble Hopper in their russian uniforms.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:26 (four years ago) link
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.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:29 (four years ago) link
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 kidThough Billy has a tan & no acne which works somewhat in his favor & he’s not unattractiveStill his characterization is otm & therefore gross
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
like i want to blow a rape whistle every time he’s on screen
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:52 (four years ago) link
He's amazingly unctious, it's impressive how repellent he is.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
p sure kids in small town Indiana are still rockin bowl cuts
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
xpost i think him & steve feel the most effortless/natural in their acting, like they really are these dudeshopper is overracting too much this season or maybe he always did & i only just noticed it
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 July 2019 20:58 (four years ago) link
It took me all night last night to figure out the mayor was Cary Elwes.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 5 July 2019 22:41 (four years ago) link
i clocked it immediatelyhis makeup was v bad
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 July 2019 23:18 (four years ago) link
Robin = Uma and Ethan's daughter?? 🤯
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 6 July 2019 12:19 (four years ago) link
― 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.
― . (Michael B), Saturday, 6 July 2019 13:32 (four years ago) link
I'm easily fooled by a good bait 'n' switch but the jazzercise moment was a lol.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Saturday, 6 July 2019 15:15 (four years ago) link
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.
― trishyb, Saturday, 6 July 2019 15:18 (four years ago) link
Neverending Story bit was great.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Saturday, 6 July 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
This is where I'm beginning to lose faith in The AV Club's TV recap game.
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 7 July 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
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.
― akm, Sunday, 7 July 2019 05:35 (four years ago) link
All I'm saying is that you could ghost a maths nerd for years, then ring them up out of the blue and say "hey, I can't remember [thing they have learned off by heart since childhood]" and they would parrot that thing back at you immediately and THEN ask you to explain your silence.
― trishyb, Sunday, 7 July 2019 12:18 (four years ago) link