Thursday, November 9, 2017

My thoughts on the second season of Stranger Things (ST2). (Part II).

*The second season of Stranger Things dropped on Netflix October 19, 2017..... and wow.

And of course, I watched the first six episodes within the first weekend, but had to take an emotional break after that. Just kidding, I watched the first six episodes, but with us staying with my aunt/uncle right now, you kind of can't binge-watch like I usually do, because rude. BUT they're pretty cool, so I can moderately binge-watch and live vicariously through the fictional world.

If you want to know about the first season: How an 80s show in the new millennium blew my mind.

Catch up on the second season: Part I.

*When terrifying supernatural forces once again begin to affect Hawkins, they realize Will's disappearance was only the beginning. And so, the adventure continues....*


Episode Five (Chapter Thirteen) The Storm Dig Dug

Official Synopsis: "Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. 'Bob the Brain' tackles a difficult problem."

My thoughts: *first things first, let's just go ahead and get it out of the way right now. I am and forever will be #TeamJonathan BUT I am loving this whole "Mom Steve" dynamic that is happening!!*

Uh, Hopper, ok dude, time to wake up. Hopper.... HOPPER.... SOMEBODY GET TO HOPPER RIGHT DAMN NOW HE CAN'T BREATHE!!!!!!!!! So, Will knows that Hopper is in trouble and kind of knows where he is? But he can't figure it out beyond the Upside Down? How have y'all not realized that the Upside Down is essentially Hawkins, but the scary version of it?! Oh thank God, BOB, TELL THEM. I knew Samwise Bob would figure this out and help find Hopper. Ok, so y'all need to get in the car and go on this f*cking wild goose chase, because Hopper is running out of time. So.... Jonathan and Nancy are going where exactly? And they're just gonna share a hotel room and hold hands and bond like there isn't all of this underlying sexual tension between them? Ok then. Of course, this Murray is all about conspiracies and knows that people are not gonna believe the whole "Barb was killed by a demogorgon in another dimension" bit. It's a little crazy that Nancy and Jonathan hasn't thought about that. So, we blame it on Lab toxins?!.... What kind of "lab toxins" cause slug death exactly? Dustin, you need help, baby. That baby demo ate your cat and I'm pretty sure that it can eat you in two bites. So you get Steve? Steve Harrington? I mean, I definitely don't hate this idea. I want to like Steve, but he was such a dick last season.... and I'm still on Jonathan's side 24/7. But this, this whole funny "Mom Steve" thing? This I could get on board with. Of course he still has "the bat." Holy shit.... El found Terry Ives. And she knows it's her mama and aunt. Whoa, she just straight up delved into her subconscious and I am tripping the hell out over the shit this lady went through!! She was shock therapied out the ass. When are Mike and El gonna get to see each other, dammit?!! Is the girl from that "flashback" the same girl from the beginning of the first episode? OH THANK ALL THAT IS HOLY THEY FOUND HOPPER. Wait, Will is part of the Upside Down and gets hurt when it gets hurt? What. the. f*ck.

*favorite part of this episode* Nancy: "I.... I waited for you." Jonathan: "You.... waited like a month." #OhSnap

Episode Six (Chapter Fourteen) The Pollywog The Spy

Official Synopsis: "Will's connection to the shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond."

My thoughts: *Will is still creepy as hell and is looking around all creepy and shit*

How do people not realize that something is wrong with Will just by looking at him?! Like, that boy has some serious serial killer vibes happening right now. How is it that all of these scientists (excluding Owens) are ok with essentially just killing Will even though they don't know for sure that it will kill "the evil" that is the Upside Down? Like, did nobody love you enough when you were kids? Damn, it can't hurt to try something else. Oh no, the virus is spreading? Does that mean that Will isn't Will now? And secondly, if that's the case, should we still be listening and taking advice from him? Who in the hell takes advice from the bad guy? Haha, Murray is essentially every person on #TeamJonathan ever. "we like, Steve, yes.... but we don't love Steve." He is straight up calling them both out and screwing with their heads. Damn Jonathan.... just gonna go right in for the kiss, huh? Yeah, you probably should rethi-..... nevermind you're just gonna go right for it and sleep together. Good choice. Annnddd..... this breakfast conversation is the most hilarious thing ever. (#Murray4Ever). So.... Max is essentially choosing Lucas and Dustin is gonna keep hanging out with Steve, but they're all gonna team up at the junkyard? Cool, cool. Steve.... what are you doing?! Steve.... dammit. There are like ten of those baby demogorgons!! Steve get back in that f*cking bus!! Ok, I'll admit it, Steve's a badass and I am loving this protective big bro/dad/mom Steve. Let's keep him. Oh, look who made it home to the crazy.... I bet that was an awkward car ride. *did we really just sleep together because a stranger confused us?* *yes, but we really wanted to so no harm, no foul* YES, THESE DRAWINGS ARE INSANE!! Told you guys not to listen to possessed Will. And now all those soldiers are dead.... and something is coming into the lab from the Upside Down. RUN.

Episode Seven (Chapter Fifteen) The Secret Cabin The Lost Sister

Official Synopsis: "Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past."

My thoughts: *I knew that aunt of hers couldn't be trusted. I mean, she's calling Hopper to help, but damn that man is busy!*

So.... we're not gonna follow up with the guys in the lab and just immediately head to find El's "sister"? Cool, cool. Although El, I would really like to know if Hopper is currently DEMOGORGON MEAT RIGHT ABOUT NOW. I think I like this Kali chick, but I'm not 100% sure of it yet. Sure, I think she looks cool as hell and I love that El feels like she's found somebody, but she seems kind of like a psycho and I just don't know if I can board that crazy train yet. Being able to make people see what you wanted them to see or not to see would be pretty damn cool. Put that in the top four of my superpower wants. Leave her overhauls alone, they're adorable you asshat!! Did they really do eyeliner like that in the 80s? I feel like that's what my eyeliner looks like after I drink WAY too much and wake up four hours later with a hangover. Aw, this whole flashing back through her friendships with the guys and Hopper has me all teary eyed. Don't you kill that guy, El!! I mean, he deserves it, but you'll never forgive yourself. Really Kali?! You gonna bring Brenner into this mess?! Ugh. Aw, Hopper and Mike are in trouble (I could've told you that El!!). That's right you can save them!! Go home, El!! Go home!! "They can't save you." "NO. BUT I CAN SAVE THEM." Get it, girl!! My main squeeze right here heading back to Hawkins. Life is good.... sort of. Why does everybody hate this episode so much? I mean, it's not my favorite either, but it's not horrible.

Episode Eight (Chapter Sixteen) The Brain The Mind Flayer

Official Synopsis: "An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside."

My thoughts: *we're back in Hawkins Lab being surrounded by demodogs (demogorgon.... dog.... get it?!)*

I don't want to be "that" person, but.... QUIT STARING AT ALL OF THE DEMONS CLIMBING OUT OF THE HOLE AND RUN LIKE HELL, HOPPER!!! Listen to Mike, he clearly knows more about this than all of y'all, if he says to knock Will out, you need to knock Will the f*ck out! So.... the "thing" can tell where everybody is through Will? Damn, that's messed up. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?! I love how those doctors wait on the elevator like they're not gonna get eaten. (Spoiler alert: they totally get eaten). I know Winona Veronica Joyce is trying to knock Will out, but is it safe to just grab a random sedative without measuring and shove it so violently into a child's arm? Wahtevs, you gotta do what's gotta be done, girl! With the building on lockdown, does that mean it has to be manually reset?! Because of course it does! Bob the Brain is schooling Hopper with the reasons he's going to reset it instead of him and I am here for it. Oh Bob, please don't, just because you're right doesn't mean they won't kill you. What is BASIC? Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code?! What the f*ck?! I'm sitting in 2017 watching a show set in 1984 and I am 100% what in the actual f*ck just like Hopper.

Hopper teaching Bob the Brain how to use a gun and having to knock it away from him is hilarious. Aw Bob, you did it. Hopper's so proud of you.... you saved everyone.... WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BOB?! YOU FORGOT THE GUN!! Bob is gonna die. Dr. Owens is gonna guide Bob while the others get out?! Hell yes. Uh oh.... Bob.... he saved the lives of Joyce, the kids, and Hopper, and he made it out(ish).... Phew.... NOOOO!!!! Yep, Bob died.... and he died bad. #RIPBob We barely knew you. Jonathan is probably gonna feel real guilty for not liking Bob once he finds out he's dead as all hell. He should've never stopped to catch his breath. I love that Steve still has all of these kids under his wing and is protecting them. This feels like Stand By Me.... Of course Dustin thinks he can push the "open gate" button better than anyone else and is convinced that he did it once Bob resets everything. Jonathan is driving the piss out of that car. Dude, no wonder that Billy kid is such a psycho.... his dad is a psycho. Don't get me wrong, I still don't like the asshat, but at least we know where he gets his crazy.

*everyone back at the Byers' house* These kids explaining D&D to the older kids and adults is priceless. Oh Steve, sweetie, no, not like the Germans.... like the Nazis. So, they're gonna trick Will into revealing how to kill this thing and.... now the dogs are coming.

I love how everybody has weapons and Hopper is all "can you use this" with a gun at Jonathan and Nancy's like "f*ck this, I can, gimme the gun." That's right, y'all can rejoice, because ELEVEN IS BACK AND SAVING YOUR ASSES, PEOPLE!!

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