We binge-watched the entire second season of Stranger Things last weekend, making us the two people in the whole nation who didn’t see it within the first twelve hours after it was released. Procrastination: it’s not just our middle name, it’s our mission in life!
Loved the second season and, I have to say, I was prepared for a let-down, because I the first season was so much fun that I didn’t see how they could pull off a second season as good as the first. Better Call Saul was the last one we watched that just kept getting better and better. It doesn’t happen that often.
That said, I’d be perfectly happy if they didn’t make another season, because this one tied up all the loose ends rather nicely (except that one in the icebox) and even gave us an (almost) happy ending.
I think my favorite scene was toward the end of the second to the last episode: The monsters are closing in. The kids are holed up at the Byers’ house with Hopper. Dusty whips out a Dungeons & Dragons manual to explain the hive mind of the monsters by describing how a character in the game works: “The mind flayer: It’s a monster from another dimenson.”
Hopper: “None of this is real. It’s a kid’s game.”
Dusty: “No, it’s a manual. And it’s not for kids. And unless you know something that we don’t, this is the best metaphor —”
Lucas: “Analogy.”
Dusty: “Analogy.” Beat. “THAT’S what you’re worried about?”
Of course that would be my favorite scene.
Most disappointing scene: The one that never happened, when one of the dog-monsters ate Max’s douchebag brother. Was so waiting for that scene.
Second most favorite scene: Dusty goes to the Wheeler’s house to look for Mike, has this conversation with Mike’s dad at the door:
Dusty: “Is Mike here?”
Dad: “No.”
Dusty: “Where the hell is he?”
Dad: “Will’s”
Dusty: “What about Nancy?”
Dad: “Allie’s. Our children don’t live here, didn’t you know that?”
Dusty: “Seriously?”
Dad: “Am I done here?”
Dusty: “Son of a bitch.” (walks away shaking head) “You’re really no help at all, y’know that?”
I just realized the thing these two scenes have in common is Dusty, who happens to be my favorite character in the show.
And my favorite reaction in the show was from Lucas, after Max got her first look at one of the hounds from hell and asked him, “Are you sure that’s not a dog?” Such a perfect “Are You NUTS?” look he gave her.
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