Warning: This review contains spoilers. You have been warned.
With the third season of Stranger Things premiering in just two days I'm going to review the second season to celebrate.
Stranger Things 2 (as it's called onscreen) is the second season of Netflix's hit show Stranger Things. The show is produced and distributed by Netflix. The show has a total of nine episodes. Stranger Things 2 is created by The Duffer Brothers.
The story is it's 1984 and it's been a whole year after Will's disappearance. Everyone thinks life has returned back to normal, however strange things start happening to Will as he tells everyone he's been seeing a tentacle monster called the Mind Flyer. Now Will, his mother Joyce, Chief Hopper, his friends Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Eleven, and the new girl in town named Max must join forces to stop the threat of the Upside Down from increasing.
- Negatives
I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.
- Mix
One thing I'm mixed on is the seventh episode titled "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister". What makes it just a grey area of is while Eleven makes a character named Terry who has abilities similar to Eleven, but the thing with this chapter is it very much stops what's going on with Mike and the gang. So yeah while I do like how we learn more about Eleven overall it felt like it should have happened earlier in the story instead right in the middle of what was happening previously.
- Positives
One thing to like about the second season is how the series just makes you feel bad for the Byers family. Throughout the whole series this family is put through hell. So when the story comes to an end, you feel so happy with what happened them.
Another part of the show I liked was how the writers build everything up very slowly. This is a very slow paced story that's being told. Which makes the final two episodes so stratifying, because of that slow build it makes all of the action later to come so much fun.
The other aspect of season two that makes it enjoyable is how relationships were being developed. For instance Dustin and Steve, they have a great moment where Dustin is talking about how he likes this new girl and how he can win her heart and Steve tells him how he can to it correctly. It was great scene where we the audience are seeing the beginning of a friendship.
The final thing I'll praise the second season for is how we get a new threat with the Upside Down. This time around while yes the monsters are still trying to get out this time there infecting the town. Which I liked. It brought a new scene of danger with these creatures.
Stranger Things 2 is on the same level as the first season, that level being fun to watch. It really makes you feel for the Byers, the build up to the series finale was done great, the handling of relationships/friendships are done perfectly, and the new threat from the Upside Down is fun to watch. The only grey area is episode seven, while I understand they wanted to explore more on Eleven's past at the same time that episode felt like a detour to the main story.
My final rating is Good
So yeah, season two is just as enjoyable as the first. But that's it for me, come back on Thursday, July 4th for my review of the newest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Far From Home. Until then enjoy the upcoming third season of Stranger Things or just enjoy the rest of your day.
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