Stranger Things (Netflix)

Sirrel Squirrel · 5 Nov 2017 at 10:06

Absolutely loved it and the soundtrack is just awesome. Also loved Paul Reiser and all the Aliens references.

Just thinking, the whole bit in ep6 where Will tricks them into going to the grave yard and the lab team get ready to go in whilst the kids prepare to fight from the bus with Steve is superb.

Sirrel Squirrel · 5 Nov 2017 at 10:46

Also this piece of music

XeNoN89 · 5 Nov 2017 at 11:05

Finished season 2 over 3 days. Not as good as the first season but still very good!

JediFragger · 5 Nov 2017 at 11:32

XeNoN89 said:
Finished season 2 over 3 days. Not as good as the first season but still very good!

Yup, still better than 90% of the stuff out there!

stoofa · 5 Nov 2017 at 11:51

I binged - finished season 2 within 24hrs. I seem to be the only person in the world who hadn't done that before, so thought - might as well

Despite an episode 2 (I think it was) lull, I will rate S2 as better than S1.
It doesn't reduce my fondness of the first season at all. I still love it, but I just felt S2 had that little something, that little extra spark for me.

rids57 · 6 Nov 2017 at 02:21

I binged season 1 again last weekend and season 2 this weekend, just this minute finished watching it - utterly brilliant!

I think the highlight moment for me was....

Where 11 walks through the door at the end of episode 8 after killing all of the demadogs (Justin word) - I actually punched the air and erupted with a "YES" that was probably loud enough to wake the neighbours

MookJong · 6 Nov 2017 at 10:22

Loved the second season overall but for the first couple of episodes I wasn't very happy with how they handled the 11 situation.

Feels to me that at the end of season1 11 was lost in the upside down and it would take her some time to escape. The fact she escaped so easily and they hid her in Hoppers cabin seemed like a bit of a forced plot device. But once the season got going I forgave them.

References in season 2 I picked up were E.T, (11 dressed as a ghost) Evil Dead (the cabin in the woods with the trap door), Gremlins (Dart didn't like the heat lamp and Dustin Shouldn't have fed him) Alien (Dart's shedded skin and Mew the cat looking just like Jonesy the cat) The Thing (the heat test on the tenticle) Aliens, Alien3, (Stay frosty and Demidogs) Temple of Doom (can'r sleep love scene) The exorcist (Will's possession),

No1newts · 6 Nov 2017 at 11:22

Loved season 2, slightly different tack from season 1 with less tension and mystery more action and pace but still worked really well. I loved the development of Steve, the introduction of Max and Dr Sam, liked Bob perhaps the only “poorer” character development was Will who was sidelined and just made a sullen teen instead of a real player. Only disappointment was a minor one but;

i really, really wanted to Steve to kick the brothers ass and I was so disappointed when he didn’t

doodah · 6 Nov 2017 at 11:34

You put up a good fight...he kicked your ass but you put up a good fight

No1newts · 6 Nov 2017 at 13:06

doodah said:

Despite how annoyed I was; that moment was hilariously condescending

chris020 · 6 Nov 2017 at 13:45

Great prog mind 11's back story could have been better

gizmoy2k · 6 Nov 2017 at 22:01

Meh..... felt it was enjoyable but all very predictable

knew he was drawing the vines as soon as he started with the crayons. Obvious moment for Eleven to return. As someone else suggested you never felt any of the main cast were in danger.
Poor Billy got played the classic nearly escaped card but no quite

Kinda felt like 5 fudged together episodes of the X files

Mark1989 · 7 Nov 2017 at 07:57

Loved it all myself and roll on season 3, probably best show that's on right now

Badg3r · 7 Nov 2017 at 12:11

I really enjoyed season 2. Took a while to get going, and episode 7 was just a filler but otherwise decent viewing. Looking forward to seeing how they do season 3.

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 7 Nov 2017 at 12:58

I binged both series back to back last weekend and although it's still probably better than most shows, I didn't find season 2 to be as good as season 1.
The second season has too much filler and predictability

rids57 said:
I binged season 1 again last weekend and season 2 this weekend, just this minute finished watching it - utterly brilliant!

I think the highlight moment for me was....

Where 11 walks through the door at the end of episode 8 after killing all of the demadogs (Justin word) - I actually punched the air and erupted with a "YES" that was probably loud enough to wake the neighbours

And this was probably one of the most predictable moments of the season

along with Bob's death

- i smh and groaned :rolleyes:

lol

rids57 · 7 Nov 2017 at 15:16

it's predictability is what made it so good, I knew it was going to happen and yet it was still very powerful - the only thing missing was for her to say "I'm back"

AndyCr15 · 8 Nov 2017 at 08:00

Ree · 8 Nov 2017 at 08:26

just finished up season 2 of this yesterday it wasn't as good as first season but still a decent show.

Drizmod · 8 Nov 2017 at 12:02

Just finished watching season 2. It was good but not as good as season one. There was just too much time spent on useless newly introduced characters that came to nothing in the end and they were not needed at all for the story to progress.

kaptainmarc · 8 Nov 2017 at 12:17

loved it, enjoyed it just as much as the first season

Dustins hair was the highlight of the whole season