I assumed from Beastie's post that Mike died :joker: except I mis-remembered it and thought that Will would die at the end. So that was a nice surprise!
Intrigued to see what happens in S3 since 'The Gate is closed' and I'd imagine 008 features at some point... not really sure where else they can go, tbh.
Bob :bawling: I ugly-cried.
E8/9 was the tensest I think I've ever been watching TV, I don't think I've ever got up and started pacing around before (the scenes with the kids trying to escape the tunnel after torching it, in particular)
I saw a lot of hate for episode 7... well I didn't really 'see it' because I wouldn't read anything for fear of spoilers lol. But I kinda enjoyed it :shrug: the characters were a little bit silly stereotypes but part of me was just super-intrigued by 008 (I can't remember her name :worry:) I think she could be introduced as a main villain, I kinda got the feeling that she might be exploiting her gang into doing her bidding through mind-control (kinda like how she started to with 11 and the visions of 'Papa')... obviously don't know how, or if it even happens, and I don't particularly care about any of the gang anyway, lol, but she'd make a good subplot in the future.
Was a good episode to give 11 a fleshed-out character too, give her the chance to question what she wants, whether she's good or not, and obviously with Papa being alive (?!?!?) it sets the premise up for more stories there. I guess I hope they don't introduce any more kids with powers because I like this plot so much but I'd imagine there'll be more if they run out of ideas / Millie wants to quit the show bc the stans have got too much lol
did I mention Bob :bawling: oh and I want to give Dustin's mum a hug so badly :( a lonely lady with a penchant for cats and too much heart? She is me to a T.
I know a few people found Mike annoying this season (I'd imagine primarily because of how he treated Max?) but I do think people forget they're kids and I dread to think how I behaved at the age of 18, let alone 14... his mum and dad are far more annoying anyway.
It did get a little bit silly at times - Dustin's pet Dart just giving in and letting them go away with so little payment as a Three Musketeers bar* - Will just randomly going from Zombie Boy to 'random chick asks him to dance' - Billy in general being the archetypal "I act out bc my dad hits me" bully - BOB NOT PICKING UP THE ****ING GUN - but overall I loved it and perhaps more than season 1.
*this was also why I was convinced Will would die LOL, I thought 'The Three Musketeers' being a nickname given to their Halloween costumes was such a foreshadowing sort of thing for them to include... bc I've never heard of that candy before
