Stranger Things (Netflix)

Thank god thats over. It was a decent finale even with its cringy 'you're amazing' monologues still. Totally agree with everything mentioned ^ Waste of Linda Hamilton and I still can't understand wtf the military were even doing.
 
Kainz said:
Thank god thats over. It was a decent finale even with its cringy 'you're amazing' monologues still. Totally agree with everything mentioned ^ Waste of Linda Hamilton and I still can't understand wtf the military were even doing.
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Haven't watched the finale yet but I thought it was pretty clear from earlier episodes, just the government being government like they always have in this and trying to make more kids with powers?
 
Hedge said:
There's way too many characters now and half of them don't do anything.

I have literally no clue what the military are even doing anymore. Do they actually have any goal? Find eleven?.. Vecna literally obliterated most of their troops yet they dgaf.

It's always hard to maintain a show after a couple of good seasons but this one is just a load of filler.

They should have killed off some main characters earlier on so it wasn't so packed in the end.
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Too many irrelevant characters, far too may side plots, all the 80s nostalgia has evaporated, all the drawn out boring speeches. I’m struggling to get through it. Season 5 could be a different show. Dolby Atmos is on point though, I’ll give it that.
 
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Well it was fine, very safe, some great effects and good character moments throughout. But plenty of flaws and pacing problems, as well as some plotholes that i'm not sure are plotholes but are likely setting up a prequel series imo. Still glad to see it finished and not completely ruined.
 
I didn't think episode 7 was anywhere as bad as the internet told me it was going to be. It actually made sense in the story.

Will watch the last episode later.

Season 5 has been hit and miss for me so far.
 
Extremely meh imo. Very safe, very predictable, no real tension and you knew exactly what was going to happen. More bad CGI, cringe dialogue and awful acting too.

I wasn't hating season 5 anywhere near as much as many others but the ending fell extremely flat personally.
 
Now this is over I recommend people watch Welcome to Derry to see a show with a bit more depth to it's characters and a more interesting paranormal malarkey.

It should appeal to people who like the whole coming of age type show.
 
Hedge said:
Now this is over I recommend people watch Welcome to Derry to see a show with a bit more depth to it's characters and a more interesting paranormal malarkey.

It should appeal to people who like the whole coming of age type show.
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People keep comparing these two but one is on its 5th season after a decade and Derry has just started. S1 of ST was incredible too.
 
Moothead2 said:
Extremely meh imo. Very safe, very predictable, no real tension and you knew exactly what was going to happen.
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For all the predictability comments, what actually happened was about the only thing I didn't see predicted on social media during the last week :p
 
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For all the predictability comments, what actually happened was about the only thing I didn't see predicted on social media during the last week :p
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I feel like those people were hopeful for something more exciting than we got :p

The gang dispatch the big bads with relative ease, the kids are saved, the two people who said they'll die died, a couple of fakeout deaths and the military continue to be completely pointless, highlighted by the fact they just kinda let them go at the end despite killing multiple soldiers lol.

The only shocking part for me was Joyce going to town on Vecna's neck lmao
 
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lol yeh at least she finally did something!

Must admit I perked up when Iron Maiden came on during the speech.

But far far too long. I looked to see how far into the ep we were when they ‘won’, and still an hour to go!

In fact, I’m typing this now with another 25 mins to go and I’m getting bored. What the hell else can happen!?
 
Well that was a fantastic way to wrap up the show!

Big boss fight - mega. Nancy definitely has some Ripley vibes going on. Switch the M16 for a pulse rifle!

Every character got their own send off (except Suzie Poo :()

And leaves the door open for an Eleven spin off. Not that it's wanted. But what Mike said about the noise generators not effecting Elle was on point and she could have been an illusion.

As for, "but, but, nobody died, wah!" crowd. This is based on the 80's movies, think Goonies etc, it isn't Welcome to Derry. The main characters don't die and good wins over evil.

Loved it!
 
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People keep comparing these two but one is on its 5th season after a decade and Derry has just started. S1 of ST was incredible too.
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It's a fair point but I was mainly just recommending it to people now that Stranger Things is over.
 
iron_monkey said:
Terrible, i feel like they rushed the action bits so they could add more pointless filler crap.
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The 'pointless filler' crap gave the audience what happened to the characters after the events. If there was a big battle and then credits, to me that would have been crap.

10yrs we've followed the Hawkins shenanigans - i'm glad they wrapped it up the way they did.
 
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If anyone finds a demogorgon or sturge let me know, ta.
 
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