MetBBBTV - Stranger Things (Episode 1 - Season 2)

the most powerful moment in the entire episode, for me, was when 11.. crumbled at the 'affection' her papa showed her after killing those two men as they tried to lock her away. Affection she clearly craves. That kid.. as an actress..astounds me. That got to me.. those few seconds.. and I crumbled too.

But it was an enlightening - no pun intended - episode. There is clearly another dimension and if you go back to previous ep.. when 11 overturns the D&D board... 'Will is here... hiding.'

Are we sure it is Will pulled out from the quarry?  11 seemed puzzled?  

I think he was. A red/brown type thing with perhaps yellow band around bottom. I don't wanna google anything in case I stumble on spoilers etc. I could go back and watch previous eps.. but.. part of the fun and excitement is the wait to find out :D

(First of all: there are no spoilers in the clip)

Loved this! 3:52 - 4:05 and 4:38 - 5:12 are amazing.

Hahahah good one
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Okay, so about this ep3, did the sheriff have a boner while talking to the librarian? At some point she was talking to him and then left, then he looked down to his pants

I really liked how they are showing how the mother is stuck to her point of view and is going far to communicate with will, though the monster thing coming out of the wall was not so impressive, cause to me it feels like they are not sure where the story is heading, and it reminded me of lost, when they introduced the black fog? But that is my point of view anyway
The scene with barb? At the beginning, was it in the pool under a different reality/world?
The kids acting is very very impressive and they keep surprising me especially El and her memories, the way she remembered the coca cola experience and the cat
And yaaaaay my country was mentioned when she turned on the TV at first, i had to rewatch that scene just to make sure
Overall it was a good episode though I don't think they find will dead at the end of it, El was definitely convincing when she was saying that he was in the house.
Oh and i think the body might be related to the news that the sheriff was checking and not to will or barb though it might be her, but it wasn't clear to me whether the sister reported that her friend was missing or what?

So I just watched episodes 3 and 4 back to back as I forget to add my commentary last week.

EPISODE 3
- Opening scene with Barb gives us a better look at where those taken are ending up.
- Oh, look. Gratuitous sex scene.
- Goddamn, I love this opening. Great graphics and awesome music.
- Bye Steve. I've just got some and now I'm off. No, it's fine. Don't get up, I'll see myself out.
- To be fair to Jonathan, Winona *does* have more lamps in that room than the Ikea lighting section.
- Dustin's bag of food.... I knew I felt a kinship with this kid. Good job.
- And he drops the Millennium Falcon and a thousand nerds scream in pain.
- Michael yelling "Coming" made me piss coffee out of my nose.
- Also, is it mandatory for shows set around a group of kids in the 70s or 80s to have one kid that looks the same?

- What's up with Steve's hair? This is the 80s so why does he look like he should be in Grease? (The musical, not the lubricant you filthy shits).
- Any show that slips in THAT sequence from He-Man goes straight to the top of the class.
- No rain on the tape!! BUSTED!
- Nancy sits down at the lunch table with a tray of food and eats none of it. If there is ANYONE that could do with some meat on her bones, it's her, as opposed to the meat she got the night before.
- !! LIBRARIAN STEREOTYPE ALERT !! HEY. HOLLYWOOD. I'm a librarian. I'm male. Ginger-bearded. 6'2. And chubby. BOOM.... stereotype shattered.
- Also, I don't think Hopper was checking for a boner. I think he was just dropping his head in resignation. Also that's just the way his trousers have rucked up. (I can neither confirm or deny that I've used that sentence IRL. Shut UP.)
- So they were concerned about the photos but just ripped them up and threw them on the ground. Outside. You know, where the wind is that blows shit around. Idiots. Plus he's still got the negatives.
- No El.... not the puddy tat. Oh thank fuck for that. Good girl. Oh and hey, you can kill those guards, that's fine. Just NOT the puddy tat.
- All she wanted was some affection, some human contact. Oh that breaks my heart.
- Oh well done Winona! A ouija board on the wall with Xmas lights. You go girl!!
- What does "right here" normally mean? Jesus....
- RUN WINONA RUN DAMN IT
- Christ that thing looks like something from Silent Hill
- The way Hopper's face falls when he sees the kid's body in the quarry makes me love him even more.
- Is it Will?!?!?

EPISODE 4
- Oh. Shit. It is. Damn it. I'm still keeping an open mind though.... could be trickery ahead.
- She's got an axe. So we're either on for a Shining reenactment or she is about to go mediaeval on Monsty-Monster's arse
- Hmmmmm so is he alive? Is he alive in the other dimension but his body is dead in the "real" one? ANSWER ME!
- Sleeping with an axe on your lap is about as metal as you can get
- He's totally dressed under that duvet. He's pulling a Ferris Bueller that canny little tinker
- Unfortunately, Mike would have had to have stopped talking for Lucas to communicate with him. Pesky technicalities.
- I genuinely hope I never have to identify a body. Well, a dead one. I'm ok identifying live ones.
- That's some lovely knitwear Jonathan has got on there. Proper catalogue modelling material right there.
- Meeting to talk in an alleyway? Only in the movies, folks.
- "Everyone who was at the party". You mean, 4 people Steve?
- Also, I've worked out who Steve reminds me of. Excellent YouTube movie reviewer, Oliver Harper
- Winona turning it yet MORE stellar performance. Loving it.
- "What was in that water?" Best question yet, Lucas m'boy.
- It's normal for a group of 11 year old boys to have boxes of dressing up costumes for girls, right?
- PRO-TIP: Never put your hand into a wall of living goo. Even if it is some sort of interdimensional time portal.
- Anyone else think that Nancy resembles an ant? She has an ant-head shaped head. You will never unsee it now.
- Black and white TV with a rotary dial for changing the channel. Memmmmmmoriiiiiiieeeesssss.
- Quick question for US folks - do you not have halls for assemblies? Every film and TV show I see where the whole school congregates is always in some gym or basketball court.
- OHHHHHHH that's why the photos got ripped up and thrown on the ground. PLOT POINT! Shoulda seen that one coming.
- "It's all still here"... those sneaky fuckers. This isn't the first time they've gone through a vagina-portal.
- A grief counsellor from a local church? Nahh you're alright.
- D'awwwwww El protecting Mike.
- So Nancy and Jonathan to end up together? Anyone wanna take that bet?
- Yeeeeeah Hopper having a good old drink and a smoke. He couldn't be anymore manly if he tried.
- Oh wait. He's kicking the shit out of that dude. I rescind my last sentence.
- And now he's pulled a gun. Testosterone level overload.
- Damn that CB/wall scene was intense.
- So Nancy and Jonathan to end up together? All bets are off.
- Gotta hand it to Monsty-Monster, judging by that photo, he's pretty ripped #pecs
- Hopper with the 1-2, right-left. BOOM!
- No no. What are you doing with that knife Hopper. No.... nope..... STUFFING! Phew I was about to pass out then.
- Ex-husband to the rescue!
- Hopper is on a MISSION!

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So usual gushing aside (music, 80s references etc), this is shaping up to be a really excellently written and paced series. Whilst it is thematically and tonally familiar; all the tropes are there - sheriff with a past, geeky kids, weirdo older brother etc, the way the story is being drip-fed to us is really well done. Now, at episode 4, I have an idea of where this might go but even if it does I know I'm still going to enjoy the ride. The acting is superb, the casting genius and it does what ANY good art should do - leaves me wanting more. I need to watch the next episode, I have to find out where the story goes, where these characters go. I care.

Bravo Netflix. You're doing an excellent job of showing the traditional TV channels how it's done and done so, so well.

Take all my goddamn money right now.

 awesome episode again.  I spotted a Dark Crystal poster this time 

hahaha, glad it is not just me! I was trying to remember the kids name who had the poster in his room... I couldn't.

FANX! 

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Millie!

I watched ep 5. did anyone else get 'stand by me' shivers when they saw the kids on the train track?? :D

I really liked this episode
At the moment i am too lazy to go into details. But i am really looking forward to know more about this alternate reality and what will happen with the sister, i was sort of expecting her to get out of it for some reason but now willl need to wait for another week to find out...damn

Also the soundtrack is on Spotify, it's very cool and it was nice to hear Nocturnal Me after one of the episodes, luckily not the Ghost version though :)