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Velorath
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There were a few things I liked about the last couple seasons, but they were largely forgettable to me, and I always felt like the show would have been better as a one-off thing, ending after the first season. Having just finished season 4, I'm kinda glad they kept going.
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Samwise
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This season was definitely stronger than the last two, and I suspect it will be more memorable; I realized as this one started that I couldn't really tell you what happened in seasons 2 and 3 other than adding a couple of new characters. Very curious where the story goes from here given the shift in the status quo.
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"I have not actually recommended many games, and I'll go on the record here saying my track record is probably best in the industry." - schild
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Velorath
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This season was definitely stronger than the last two, and I suspect it will be more memorable; I realized as this one started that I couldn't really tell you what happened in seasons 2 and 3 other than adding a couple of new characters. Very curious where the story goes from here given the shift in the status quo.
I basically remember Max and the Mind Flayer getting introduced in Season 2, and Season 3 introducing Robin and Max's brother getting possessed or whatever. Oh, and Season 2 was the season Sean Astin was on I think. Sounds like they're contemplating doing a bit of a time jump for the next season since all the kids have aged so much which would possibly bring them close to 1990. They also just said it will be a shorter season without the ramp up of previous seasons since they've already got the threat set up. |
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Threash
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The way they ended the season a time skip makes very little sense.
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MahrinSkel
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When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was bullshit!
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The way they ended the season a time skip makes very little sense.
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Velorath
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Yeah, while season 4 ended with a sense of urgency there are ways to do a time jump if that's the direction they ultimately decided on. Either our heroes have been fighting a losing battle for a few years or at least a stalemate. They've gotten pretty lucky in every season so far to find ways of stopping the immediate threat each time, especially considering it's generally been a group of kids and teens with a few adults mixed in going up against other-dimensional evil, and occasionally Russians and the military. It's maybe not out of the realm of possibility that they find putting a more final stop to Venca and the Mind Flayer to be a longer fight than they've been used to.
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Riggswolfe
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This season was definitely stronger than the last two, and I suspect it will be more memorable; I realized as this one started that I couldn't really tell you what happened in seasons 2 and 3 other than adding a couple of new characters. Very curious where the story goes from here given the shift in the status quo.
I basically remember Max and the Mind Flayer getting introduced in Season 2, and Season 3 introducing Robin and Max's brother getting possessed or whatever. Oh, and Season 2 was the season Sean Astin was on I think. Sounds like they're contemplating doing a bit of a time jump for the next season since all the kids have aged so much which would possibly bring them close to 1990. They also just said it will be a shorter season without the ramp up of previous seasons since they've already got the threat set up. Season 2: Steve becomes a single mother. Internet realizes Nancy is not worthy of Steve. Max comes to town. Billy bullies and beats up Steve cementing him as a new human bully. Mind flayer intro. Lucas acts like a dick off and on. Season 3: Billy gets possessed and actually gets a bit of humanizing backstory. Russians invade the mall. Steve befriends Robin and shows he's way more mature than an 80s teen boy by accepting her when she comes out to him. Hopper acts like a dick for a lot of the season. Eleven and Hopper grow closer until he "dies". The Neverending Story moment is huge for a few weeks. As for a time skip, it makes sense on multiple levels. It'll help with the aging actors. It'll give them an excuse to say "Eleven has been training." It'll also allow two major characters to heal. |
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Samwise
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HaemishM
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This was definitely a stronger season than the last 2. I do hate
but otherwise a strong entry to the series. It also made me rediscover both Kate Bush and Siouxsie and the Banshees so that's good.
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I didn't even make it thru the first 4 episodes. For me it felt like the season was written after watching every after school special in the 80s and basing it entirely on that. I stopped after the 14 year old kids were told they were the ones that had the best chance to save Hawkins. Too far a break for me. I enjoyed the first season enough but everything after just didn't do it for me.
Contrast that with Umbrella academy which I enjoyed each season. Probably has to do with the actors in each show but also the writing just felt effortless in Umbrella and stretched for Stranger Things.
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Hoax
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I'm the complete opposite I didn't make it thru the first season of Umbrella, got super bored when there wasn't fighting on the screen. Cared not one iota for the mystery or the characters. Not that Stranger Things is amazing or anything but at least its rather fun and SO will watch with me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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