I understood why Hopper was so protective of 11 but the way he was acting during their argument just seemed
and out of character to me.
Had mixed feelings about Billy. Don’t think he was really necessary for the overall plot but he was entertaining enough as a character that I didn’t mind him being there.
Pacing was off on this one. First season was a slow build too but the tension and intrigue was always there. I was missing that in this one.
I don’t think episode 7 was unnecessary. It helped add more depth to 11’s character arc and amped up her backstory. The problem was the execution was TERRIBLE and the writing and characters were significantly worse than any other episodes and characters on the show.
Luckily they went from the worst episode of the series to arguably the best episode with 8. That was some 55 points in Game 2 after going 0 for 20 in game 1 type shyt lol
RIP Bob
Biggest influences this season seemed to be Jurassic Park, Aliens, Gremlins and the Exorcist
I also liked the more subtle references like the scene with Nancy and Jonathan in the reporter’s home mirroring the scene in Temple of Doom when Indy and Willie are thinking about smashing lol
Kid who plays Will is the best actor on the show, man he really went through some shyt
Billy and Nancy’s Mom was like the beginning of an 80s porno
Loved Paul Reiser’s character. I thought he would eventually turn out to be evil but he remained a decent dude through the very end. Glad that they didn’t just do a carbon copy of Papa from the first season
Overall a great but flawed season. Bring on season 3.