Stranger Things 2: what the episode titles could mean. REVISED (because people are a pain in the ass).

I originally wrote a post back in August when they released the episode titles of Stranger Things (S2) and did an entire post speculating on what I thought was gonna go down in those episodes along with my theories and questions and such.... but now I have to kind of start over. And only "kind of" because I'm lazy and not starting from scratch.

First off, we're getting one additional episode compared to season one (season one was eight episodes long, season two will be nine). Can we all just agree that the more the better? Load us the f*ck up on these.

Episode One (Chapter Nine) Madmax: There's a few new characters coming into season two and one of them happens to be a girl about the same age as the boys.... and her name is Max. Could this be an introduction into her character specifically? Or, could this episode try to set her up so we have instant love for her like we did with the boys and El back in season one? Also, this character apparently has a brother around the same age as Nancy/Jonathan/Steve.... so hopefully he and Steve can "bro out" and Nancy can get back to what's important.... JONATHAN. So far, the title of this episode hasn't changed.... that we know of.

Episode Two (Chapter Ten) The Boy Who Came Back To Life: Trick or Treat Freak: This has to be a "Will centric" episode.... right?! I mean, he is "the boy who came back to life" in season one and that has to freak some people in that little podunk town out. They all attended his funeral and tried to convince his mother that she was crazy when she was the only one (aside from the boys) that believed that Will was still alive. There has to be some repercussions from that. The entire town already thought Joyce was crazy, Jonathan was creepy, and Will was strange.... have things changed for the Byers?! Who's the "freak" in this scenario? They could very well be referring to any of our favorites, but for some reason.... I'm leaning towards Will. Why I don't know, but I am. Like, maybe he'll freak the hell out and have one of his "spells" (you know, like his last scene in season one) and goes off effectively earning the title of the "crazy Byers boy" (a title previously held by the long running champ- his brother, Jonathan). Then again, they could be referring to El.... or any of the new players in the game. The truth is, unfortunately most of our beloved characters get the short end of the stick more often than not, and people are the exact opposite of kind and understanding, so there are endless possibilities here.

Episode Three (Chapter Eleven) The Pumpkin Patch: The Pollywog: I would like to be all "theory crazy" and come up with something crazy for this episode, but it could be that the kids literally just go to a pumpkin patch (it is set around Halloween almost a year after season one's events) and some shit goes down, because shit always goes down wherever those boys go. From the previews it's clear that our favorite group since the Goonies are going as the Ghostbusters, but what exactly is catching Dustin's eye while they're going into the school? Something that could reappear or come forth in a pumpkin patch perhaps?! When I think of a Pollywog I think of Binyah Binyah the Pollywog from Gullah Gullah Island.... but I doubt that's what this is meaning. Since a Pollywog is technically a tadpole, is it referring to a creature (maybe the slugs Will is puking up?) or could it be referring to our little runt of the group? Is it a rebirthing of sorts or is it a reference to our little ones growing into more serious players? Can they get more serious than they did in season one?! Is there going to be a cute little Pollywog creature that the boys find? OR is there going to be some sort of weird frog/hybrid monster?!

NOTE: I feel like this might be the episode that Eleven makes her re-emergence, because even though it's episode three of the second season, if you put season one and two together, it is technically chapter ELEVEN.

Episode Four (Chapter Twelve) The Palace: Will the Wise: This sounds fairly important. A big theme of season one was Dungeons&Dragons and while I have never played that game, I'm assuming that there's some kind of castle/home base for the characters? It just seems to fit that you would have a castle/palace of some sorts since they have dungeons and dragons, right? If not, where in the hell is the dungeon?! Then again, this could be a location in the UpsideDown. Could the boys travel there to try and help their friends (Will/El) and run to the palace for refuge.... OR could this be a place that the boys run into where the demogorgon/new baddie reside?! Then again, could this be an entirely different/yet to be introduced realm?! This has to be a "Will centric" episode.... right?! Originally I thought the "Will centric" episode was going to be Chapter Two, but since the name change, I'm thinking maybe it's this one? I mean, he is "the boy who came back to life" in season one and that has to freak some people in that little podunk town out. They all attended his funeral and tried to convince his mother that she was crazy when she was the only one (aside from the boys) that believed that Will was still alive. There has to be some repercussions from that. The entire town already thought Joyce was crazy, Jonathan was creepy, and Will was strange.... have things changed for the Byers?! Does the play on "Will the Wise" have something to do with Dungeons&Dragons?!

Episode Five (Chapter Thirteen) The Storm: Dig Dug: I looked into this a little bit to see if 1984 (the year season two is set) was a crazy storm year and apparently, YES IT WAS. Apparently there was a hurricane via the Atlantic and it was said to be pretty rough and beat up the US pretty badly. So.... are we thinking that our boys will be getting out into this storm and getting trapped in the worst of it? Or.... could this have absolutely nothing to do with the 1984 storms and the Duffer Brothers are just trying to throw us off with a play on words? "The Storm" could mean what's happening within one (or more) of our characters. Dig Dug what?! Are we digging something up? Does this refer to "digging up the truth" or some kind of pun like that? Does it involve Eleven? Oh.... could it be the boys "dig up" information about El and they all go to find her and bring her home?! Or do they start "digging" for something and find it hence the past tense of dug? I need answers right f*cking now.

Episode Six (Chapter Fourteen) The Pollywog: The Spy: When I think of a Pollywog I think of Binyah Binyah the Pollywog from Gullah Gullah Island.... but I doubt that's what this is meaning. Since a Pollywog is technically a tadpole, is it referring to a creature (maybe the slugs Will is puking up?) or could it be referring to our little runt of the group? Is it a rebirthing of sorts or is it a reference to our little ones growing into more serious players? Can they get more serious than they did in season one?! Is there going to be a cute little Pollywog creature that the boys find? OR is there going to be some sort of weird frog/hybrid monster?! Who's the spy? Is Hopper the spy? Is someone spying on our people? Are the boys in even more danger with a spy in the mix? Can they even really be in more danger in the first place? Is it that new little girl that's getting thrown into the mix? Her brother? Mikey Sean Astin's new character? WHO CAN WE TRUST AT THIS POINT?!

Episode Seven (Chapter Fifteen) The Secret Cabin: The Lost Sister: Who's it a secret to? That should be the first question. Afterall, finding out that there's a secret place in Hawkins isn't that far of a stretch. Is it where Eleven is hiding? She's had to be somewhere for the past year and what better place to be hiding out then a place that people don't know exists? Then again, chances are if she's not been locked up or in the Upside Down since she destroyed the Demogorgon and just chilling in a cabin, she would've at least come out to find Mike. Unless she was too scared. Or is this where some freaky experiments will go down? Who's lost sister? Is it a long lost sister of one of the kids? The only thing that even makes a little bit of sense would be if it was a "sister" of Eleven's. You know, like numbers One-Ten?! That's the only thing that makes even a little bit of sense right?! Yeah, that's what I'm going with. We're gonna meet one of the One-Ten's.

Episode Eight (Chapter Sixteen) The Brain: The Mind Flayer: This either has to refer to Eleven because of her telepathy skills, or it has to refer to the "brains" of the group, right?! Speaking of which, who is the brains of the group? It can't refer to Nancy, because at the end of season one she very clearly chose Steve over Jonathan and we all know that doesn't constitute being the "brains" of any operation. Could this be a reference to the entire US Department of Energy and all of it's shady dealings? Or, could this be a reference to Hopper since he's most likely going to be looking into things over the last year? Wow.... anything with the word "flayer" in it sounds bad. Are the good guys going to be doing the flaying or are one of them going to get flayed? It's incredible how uncomfortable the word "flayer" is making me right now. Oy, I'm going with somebody is probably gonna get dead in this episode. Like, somebody we love.

Episode Nine (Chapter Seventeen) The Lost Brother: The Gate: Who's brother? Nancy's brother (Mike)? Eleven's brother (there are more kids like her)? Maybe the new girl's brother (who looks shady as hell)? Jonathan's brother (Will) again? Or, *gulp* maybe Will's brother (Jonathan)? They all could be likely or even a completely new character within itself since there are bound to be a whole other world of characters waiting to come out and play. This has to refer to the Upside Down, right?! I'm pretty sure it has to be the "gate" for that alternate dimension, because the only other thing that could make sense would maybe be the gates of hell?! Or.... maybe they have to shut a "gate" down at Hawkins Lab? No.... I'm going with the ULTIMATE gate (to the Upside Down).

See y'all October 27, 2017. Maybe I'll have access to Netflix and the luxury of being locked in our own house without the fear of being judged by others (you know.... other than Momma and Tayder.... they've accepted this about me long ago) for my binge-watching capabilities. (Here's hoping).