Stranger Things 2

I binge watched it in two days. I thought it was great TV overall. It didn’t have the same great impact as the first season because it wasn’t coming out of nowhere this time. I think the best part is nostalgia tripping on all the eighties references, like girls drinking tab and Dig Dug in arcades.
 
jp_nyc said:
I binge watched it in two days. I thought it was great TV overall. It didn’t have the same great impact as the first season because it wasn’t coming out of nowhere this time. I think the best part is nostalgia tripping on all the eighties references, like girls drinking tab and Dig Dug in arcades.
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We've only watched the first episode, but when the kid was looking for quarters, I told my wife they were going to the arcade. She was not amused by my ability to see into the future :grin:
 
jp_nyc said:
I binge watched it in two days. I thought it was great TV overall. It didn’t have the same great impact as the first season because it wasn’t coming out of nowhere this time. I think the best part is nostalgia tripping on all the eighties references, like girls drinking tab and Dig Dug in arcades.
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A guy I work with said he was disappointed and didn't like it as much as the first one but I think it is like you said, it was so different than everything else the first time it made it that much better. I think it was fantastic and mostly because the kids are still fantastic. Dustin is a riot.
 
We’re are on episode 7. It just took an interesting turn. I’m enjoying it a lot. Right now the most interesting thing is trying to figure out what is up with creep moustache Camaro Guy.
 
We binge watched it over two or three days. I agree that its impact has been diminished due to the fact that it's not brand new anymore, but I still enjoyed it thoroughly.
I didn't like Eleven's solo adventure that much, but I can appreciate how it built her character/back story.
Looking forward to the next season.
 
Agree with everyone else. The first season was a great standalone story so continuing it always going to be a law of diminishing returns. But given that, they've done a great job. My biggest gripe is that the nice little moments of recognising the 80's references are greatly reduced, simply because they did it all in the first season. The really nice one I enjoyed this season was the kid in the playground, straight out of The Omen :thu:
 
I'm on season 2 episode 2....Ima gonna watch only one or two a week and savor it like a fine cuppa joe. Loved the first season and so far the second is just as good but then again being a child of teh 80's Im a sucker for anything early 80's and throw in the paranormal, etc ....just icing on the cake.
 
I enjoyed season two every bit as much as season one.

One thing I'm wondering is why did the Duffer brothers set the show in the 80s? It doesn't add anything to the storyline. The show could have just as easily been set in today.

I understand the added appeal to the target audience from nostalgia, but given the quality of the show, I don't think they really needed it. It would have still been a huge success. And, it had to have added a metric buttload of cost to the production.
 
GomezAddams said:
I enjoyed season two every bit as much as season one.

One thing I'm wondering is why did the Duffer brothers set the show in the 80s? It doesn't add anything to the storyline. The show could have just as easily been set in today.

I understand the added appeal to the target audience from nostalgia, but given the quality of the show, I don't think they really needed it. It would have still been a huge success. And, it had to have added a metric buttload of cost to the production.
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I don't know. My kids started watching season 1 last night. They are 12 and 14. My 14 year old kept asking me stuff like, dad, did you really just take off on your bikes with your friends and not be home until after dark? How did Mimi (my mom) reach you if there was an emergency? I can't believe you did that without a cell phone. I'm sure they could have tweaked it a bit to make it fit with today. There is just something cool about Hopper having to go to the library and go through microfiche that wouldn't be the same as him sitting at his desk browsing the net.
 
GomezAddams said:
I enjoyed season two every bit as much as season one.

One thing I'm wondering is why did the Duffer brothers set the show in the 80s? It doesn't add anything to the storyline. The show could have just as easily been set in today.

I understand the added appeal to the target audience from nostalgia, but given the quality of the show, I don't think they really needed it. It would have still been a huge success. And, it had to have added a metric buttload of cost to the production.
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One of the things they mentioned in the after show thing and Ive seen in interviews is that they wantend to do something that was similar to the movies they grew up on. They wanted it set in that 80s era where Cold War suspicions and the lack of instant information and contact via cell phones could be used as part of the plot to heighten the suspense.
 
Loved this season even though it needed more eleven, the side story was odd. Laughed my ass off at the creepy journalist apartment segment.

So much nostalgia, that guy was great.

And Noah (Will) finally got to show some acting skills this time around after that tiny bit of screen time last time.
 
Chad said:
I don't know. My kids started watching season 1 last night. They are 12 and 14. My 14 year old kept asking me stuff like, dad, did you really just take off on your bikes with your friends and not be home until after dark? How did Mimi (my mom) reach you if there was an emergency? I can't believe you did that without a cell phone. I'm sure they could have tweaked it a bit to make it fit with today. There is just something cool about Hopper having to go to the library and go through microfiche that wouldn't be the same as him sitting at his desk browsing the net.
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Yes, kids we did. We didn't wear helmets. People didn't whine and bitch about every stupid thing back then either.
 
I am not a fan of 11's side trip. I don't think it added to her character at all, if anything it detracted from it. We just finished that episode so I don't know if it has any impact later on, but it just seemed out of place and took away from the flow of the show.
 
reverend1 said:
I am not a fan of 11's side trip. I don't think it added to her character at all, if anything it detracted from it. We just finished that episode so I don't know if it has any impact later on, but it just seemed out of place and took away from the flow of the show.
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Saw the entire season. You will see.
 
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