Stranger Things

#426
#426
orangepridenation said:
Jonathan Byers has been pretty consistently competent as well. And comic relief aside, Dustin and Steve are probably the two most likable characters on the show at this point.
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I was thinking that the two of them and the other new girl from the ice cream shop should have their own spinoff series. They have the best chemistry on the show.
 
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#428
#428
Halfway in, and I love it, I love the 80s stuff, it is meant to be a huge part of the show and always has been from the beginning.
 
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#429
I loved it. If you rewatch from season 1, you will see plenty of references to the Russians. Everything is typical 80s...and I love it. I like how they split the 2 story arcs so each character had their own thing going on and didn't get lost. Opening scene setup had me rolling as most kids are just kids...but 1 breaks it up every time with his trucker mouth. Season 2 is actually my favorite but it's almost like ranking your own children. This show checks all the boxes for me. But I was also born in 76. There is clearly an emotional nostalgic attachment there.


SEMI SPOILER...Thought it was genius that the hero of the first 2 seasons wasn't this time around.
 
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#431
I thought season 3 was as good as season 1. Dustin and Max are the only kids on the show with charisma. All the other kids hit that awkward phase that just makes them annoying.
 
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#434
The music, visuals, and acting were great like always. Maybe it’s because I still haven’t gotten over how GoT ended, but I thought the writing this season was very weak. The cliche Russian villains...alright whatever. It’s the 80s I get it. But the wannabe Arnold Schwarzenegger was such a cheeseball. The beginning was great like all stranger things seasons as everyone slowly discovering the mystery is what makes this show special. But toward the second half of the season it’s just redundant skirmishes and chase sequences with ridiculous plot armor.
 
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#436
#436
Persian Vol said:
The music, visuals, and acting were great like always. Maybe it’s because I still haven’t gotten over how GoT ended, but I thought the writing this season was very weak. The cliche Russian villains...alright whatevers. It’s the 80s I get it. But the wannabe Arnold Schwarzenegger was such a cheeseball. The beginning was great like all stranger things seasons as everyone slowly discovering the mystery is what makes this show special. But toward the second half of the season it’s just redundant skirmishes and chase sequences with ridiculous plot armor.
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I don't understand the constant criticism of the cheezy 80s cliches from people. It has been a huge and very intended element of this show from the very beginning. I don't see why anybody that does not get or like it even watches it. I mean not doing it would be stupid at this point. Like changing personalities or something...🤔

This is not really directed just at you..it is just curious to me..like griping about a documentary not being exciting enough..weird.
 
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#437
Ulysees E. McGill said:
I don't understand the constant criticism of the cheezy 80s cliches from people. It has been a huge and very intended element of this show from the very beginning. I don't see why anybody that does not get or like it even watches it. I mean not doing it would be stupid at this point. Like changing personalities or something...🤔

This is not really directed just at you..it is just curious to me..like griping about a documentary not being exciting enough..weird.
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IMDB reviewer syndrome. It's more widespread than one would think.
 
#438
#438
Ulysees E. McGill said:
I don't understand the constant criticism of the cheezy 80s cliches from people. It has been a huge and very intended element of this show from the very beginning. I don't see why anybody that does not get or like it even watches it. I mean not doing it would be stupid at this point. Like changing personalities or something...🤔

This is not really directed just at you..it is just curious to me..like griping about a documentary not being exciting enough..weird.
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There is nothing wrong with cheesy 80s cliche, but this season lost so much immersion for me. This show was incredible because they shaped such a paranormal idea into such a realistic and immersive world. Yeah the concept itself isn’t entirely realistic, but with how the world was shaped it made it feel realistic. Season 1 was by far the most organic when it came to this. But this season had so many unrealistic decisions that were made that left me scratching my head.

One example was when... (spoilers) The kids were in a house and saw the monster. Rather than running away in their car they barricaded the house and stood there in helpless fear. It made no logical sense. They obviously had time to get into the car initially. If they wanted to have that El and Monster skirmish, they should have done it in a more realistic way. It was just lazy writing. I could go on about other examples but the whole season just seemed filled with stupid decisions. It was still good tv, but the writers in particular deserve criticism.
 
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#439
#439
It was fun and darker than season one. The 80s are cheesy so I thought they did a good job with that. Not groundbreaking tv but entertaining. I liked it overall
 
#440
#440
Persian Vol said:
The music, visuals, and acting were great like always. Maybe it’s because I still haven’t gotten over how GoT ended, but I thought the writing this season was very weak. The cliche Russian villains...alright whatever. It’s the 80s I get it. But the wannabe Arnold Schwarzenegger was such a cheeseball. The beginning was great like all stranger things seasons as everyone slowly discovering the mystery is what makes this show special. But toward the second half of the season it’s just redundant skirmishes and chase sequences with ridiculous plot armor.
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En serio? The acting is just as bad as the corny aspects of the writing, IMO. Terminator look alike has the worst Russian accent I've ever heard
 
#441
#441
Ulysees E. McGill said:
I don't understand the constant criticism of the cheezy 80s cliches from people. It has been a huge and very intended element of this show from the very beginning. I don't see why anybody that does not get or like it even watches it. I mean not doing it would be stupid at this point. Like changing personalities or something...🤔

This is not really directed just at you..it is just curious to me..like griping about a documentary not being exciting enough..weird.
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Just because it's intentional and consistent doesn't mean they always pull it off. Sometimes it works and other times it's groan worthy.
 
#442
#442
I grew up in the 80's. You all don't stop talking smack about that decade, and I'm gonna find you 🤣
 
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#443
#443
Just finished episode 1, it was so bad. I don't care about love I want destruction. Literally every character has some form of love nonsense going on.
 
#447
#447
Persian Vol said:
There is nothing wrong with cheesy 80s cliche, but this season lost so much immersion for me. This show was incredible because they shaped such a paranormal idea into such a realistic and immersive world. Yeah the concept itself isn’t entirely realistic, but with how the world was shaped it made it feel realistic. Season 1 was by far the most organic when it came to this. But this season had so many unrealistic decisions that were made that left me scratching my head.

One example was when... (spoilers) The kids were in a house and saw the monster. Rather than running away in their car they barricaded the house and stood there in helpless fear. It made no logical sense. They obviously had time to get into the car initially. If they wanted to have that El and Monster skirmish, they should have done it in a more realistic way. It was just lazy writing. I could go on about other examples but the whole season just seemed filled with stupid decisions. It was still good tv, but the writers in particular deserve criticism.
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You mean the same monster that was blocking the road. You know the road they would need to use for their escape with the car.
 
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