Sci-Fi Stranger Things (Netflix) - Part 1

They've been referencing X-Men since the very first episode. I would not be surprised if they ended up doing some kind of Dark Phoenix thing with Eleven.

 

I would absolutely hate that. Poor girl's been through enough. Let her gt a break and spend time with Mike

 

I binged the whole season right after it came out (and loved it). During that, I was initially turned off by episode 7, but found myself enjoying it by the end. Over the next week and weekend I re-watched the whole series with my wife, who'd never seen season 1 or 2 (and she loved it as well). During my re-watch I found myself really getting into episode 7 more than I had the first time, to the point where I'd actually call it one of the better episodes. On the flip side, I found that the first three or so episodes were pretty...slow on second viewing. Once you get past the thrill of seeing the gang back together, which I did in my initial binge, there wasn't a lot to hold my attention.

It seems many people don't want it, but I endorse the idea of the series widening its scope and reaching beyond Hawkins. As for nostalgia, well, as someone who grew up in the Midwest and whose kindergarten to senior year of high school years were roughly 71-84, when it comes to Stranger Things I have literally been there and literally done that (sans other dimensional monsters, of course). And it's fun to look back and indulge...but it's like candy, y'know? A little bit goes a long way. I'm fine with heading down the road a bit.

 

I don't think it would be next season. They would probably save that for the proposed end of the series if they did it at all. But there's writing on the wall.

 

Good point.

 

Watched some more episodes. Poor Mews didn't make it.

 

I wonder how big Stranger Things will ultimately become. Many have speculated that it will overtake Game of Thrones as the most popular show in the world.

 

It's already pretty big as it is, though.

 

Finally finished season 2. Really liked it. #relationshipgoals at the end.

 

Spoiler

Why does Sean Austin have to die early in pretty much anything I see him in?

 

Wow, I watched that whole episode and never thought of the X-men once, but looking at these pictures, now I get it. Sadly, I do have to agree that other than exploring the idea of different kids with different powers, it did seem sort of a waste. Though I guess it could be seen more as a Star Wars "this is what the dark side of powers look like."

 

Protect them...

 

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Gaten and Joe's bromance is the best thing that's sprung from season 2.

 

That Sesame Street thing killed me.

 

Hee hee, if only.

 

I watched this on my own, and loved season 2.

I just found out that large swaths of the internet think that season 2 was ****, and in particular that the Chicago episodes were awful.

I'm glad that I was able to watch it on my own, unencumbered by the ravings of haters.

 

I'm not sure I know anybody who hated it.

 

I'm still astonished by the level of hate that episode gets. I mean, it's not my favorite episode of the season but holy crap, it was not an abhorrent piece of s***.

 

There's really not much out there that warrants the sort of hate some things get. It's just fueled by hyperbolic extremism egged on by everyone's bandwagon and sheep mentality lately that happens a lot on the internet. Anything that doesn't scratch the edges of good will be torn down, even if it's objectively considered "decent", no one wants to admit it because it's more cool to hate.

 

Even if you didn't think it was well executed I would hope you could still appreciate that the Duffers tried to change it up and push themselves. Experimentation is practically necessary to bolster creative stamina, and it pays dividends later on.

 

Well put! Episode 7 is fine and i don't get the hate for Punkers too. Those guys were a staple in many many 70s/80s tv shows and movies. i thought of it as a nice tribute. Also, there can't be enough 011.

 

there is a fun free retro game that feels to me very Legend of Zelda-ish for mobile devices. I got it on my android phone and it is a fun little game.