Stranger Things

I'm surprised too. To my taste the series has gone way off track, especially since there are a lot of ways the writers could have gone. I'm not attracted to its particular juxtaposition of comedy and horror, which seems to me that was done better in the 1950s.

If the show is popular, all power to it. But I had to bail.

Fast forward them to the 90’s, let them grow some facial hair. They’re all 20+ anyways. Mine some new fields of nostalgia and put a bow on it.

That would be my reasoning to have some steamy sex scenes and nudity.

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Will and Mike finally quench their long simmering thirst of desire. Then Will gets gored by (insert this season’s villain) and Mike is left trying to pick up the pieces. 11 is conflicted on trying to avenge Byers and save the world, because Mike really didn’t love her.

This was definitely a comment on how gruesome violence is okay and young, bad hair love is not.

Just finished S4, Volume II.


Still epic, still the best.


PS: Max xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

It's still good, I guess, but I'm not too happy about some of the stuff. Volume II would have needed some trimming, too. I think I'm bracing myself for a lackluster final season, but also hoping that Duffers can deliver something better (at least all the pieces are in the same place now).

Been waiting forever for series 1 to come out on blu ray but my patience ran out after seeing trailers for the latest series, so yesterday I started watching series 1... I'm four episodes in and really enjoying it. Wish I watched it when it first came out!

I never liked it much, but Season 4 Part 2 is the first time I can relate to the discomfort around the bizarre Holocaust references/aesthetic. I don’t even feel like I need to point it out.

Really quite surreal and extraordinary that with sensitivity readers supposedly present on every set, someone looked at that and said, yeah, totally cool, let’s have it in. Wtf. Rampant antisemitism and, as usual, no one cares, that’s not discrimination, that’s life.

Overall I’ve always loved (and continue to love) all things ‘80s; but this one is just incredibly tasteless on every level.

Indeed. That would help.

The Final episode could have easily been an hour shorter. Such long ass endings are only meant for series finales. In fact I thought the last two episodes were underwhelming, and part of it was down to knowing that this doesn't end this season.


However, overall this season was a massive improvement on the third season. Anda big reason for it was the plot that was inspired from that horror movie.

I agree with you. The last lengthy episode painfully dragged on. It really felt padded to me.

Truthfully I didn't like the series that much, but found it to be "watchable". It did put me in mind of some of the comedy/horror pictures from the 1950s, the difference being that with CGI and improvements in monster costume construction, the creatures look more real.

IMO it's good that the next season will be the final one. I won't be happy about there being another season, but I'll probably watch it...

not a fan of the show like never watch it and not type of a show i like but the music is pretty cool

Really get the feeling that Will’s questioned/implied sexuality is a red herring for being different. Henry was different and they’ve had a connection since s1 👀

Of all the episodes, the finale was the only one that felt too long.

What’s the explanation for the UD that Henry discovers, not being attacked by the locals when he arrives and how it changes to mirror Hawkins?

The Talisman and Needful Things both have some concepts that are likely to show up in s5.

Finally finished this season...

The season did a lot right, but still ended up feeling like a slog in the end. I enjoyed some story threads much more than others; the eleven stuff is just a drag at this point, and I found myself waiting for her segments to end so we could get back to the better characters and more exciting scenes. I am glad they brought Sadie Sink back into the forefront after sidelining her during the middle of the season - she is an excellent actress and is more fun to watch than Millie Bobby Frown. Most of the cast is great, really, but Sink and the kid that played Eddie really stood out to me this time around. Also: NEED MORE ERICA. She brings a much needed levity to fairly dire proceedings.

So yea, as I mentioned earlier, I am kind of fatigued with the show at this point, and am ready for it to finish up.

I also wanted to mention a particularly stupid line of dialogue that had me gritting my teeth in the final episode:

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Good points. If you want to see a great example of hackneyed, stupid dialogue, just watch an ep or two of Superman & Lois...

Eddie plus Master of Puppets was So epic

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My sister said she cried at that part. Dustin the roadie

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Other than removing him from the board, there was no reason for Eddie to die.

Other than removing him from the board, there was no reason for Eddie to die.

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