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[Discotheque]

I saw episode 1. It feels a bit too much like a pastiche but I am enjoying it so far. Especially liked the credits sequence.

I hope they keep up that 80s carpenter soundtrack.

Also man its strange to see cleary from the knick be such a good dude

 

[RoadHazard]

Only seen the first episode so far, but this shit is awesome! Love the 80s Spielberg vibe, they totally nailed it.

 

[Trojita]

Just marathoned all of the episodes. Winona Still has it. The child actors were great. The whole cast was great. Too bad this didn't release in time for the Emmy's.

Episode 8 - End

Okay, the ending

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seriously pissed me off. From the more mundane fact that she stayed with Steve, even though he showed himself to not be as terrible as his friends. Then comes the part about Eleven. Is she completely gone? The Chief was putting eggos and food into that drop box, I assume it was a drop box?

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Then the last scene hits you. I was wondering if that thing with the tentacle being in Will's mouth along with the thing coming out of Barbera's mouth would come back. So his has upside down creatures coming out of his mouth and he is apparently still a flea unwittingly capable of shifting between the two dimensions. Fuck.

 

[Trojita]

So the actress that plays Eleven has her own Youtube channel. Most of her videos get at most a few 100 views, she is about to blow up soon thanks to Stranger Things

She also has a weird name, Millie Bobby Brown lol. Also she's British.

Here's her channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdhclhUWvu5AdMDR_f4NRZw

 

[MegaSackman]

Just watched it in one sitting. Simply amazing! Damn.

 

[Discotheque]

Bobby Brown lmao. She's not even old enough for that name to have been pre-druggy bobby too damn.

 

[Trojita]

Question about the Russian:

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That was supposed to be Eleven walking in the Astral Plane and trying to get to Russia, right? I mean, this whole project did in earnest start as a Cold War thing.

Two applications. One: They could spy on the Russians without them knowing it. All the stuff he was saying was coming out of their mics. 2: It's probable that they would see if she could kill people remotely.

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So, I don't think Will is just like El. I think the alien slug thing, which most likely came from that egg, was in his system so long that his body acquired some of its dimension hopping capabilities.

It's alluded

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that El became that way invitro because of the experiments and drugs. I think Will is still a flea and possibly regurgitating God knows what.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I didn't enjoy it that much. Elements were good and I liked the 80s vibe, but I was hoping there would be a bigger variety of weird things going on in that town. So much so that it'd tie into the title (ie "there are stranger things" or something).

But hey, it was good besides that.

Also: The MK Ultra stuff was CIA sanctioned, so you can bet they were hoping for typical espionage and black ops uses.

 

[jerry113]

This series is like an episode of The X-Files - except there is no Mulder & Scully, but only the local townsfolk to figure things out for themselves.

 

[thetrin]

This show is fucking fantastic. God damn. I can't not finish this show in one day.

 

[Jzero]

Here's her channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdhclhUWvu5AdMDR_f4NRZw

She's terrible at titles

 

[Hamlet]

Just finished it. Such a fantastic show. Everything about it was done so well from the tone, to the acting, soundtrack and pacing. Pretty much the perfect Netflix show in making you want to keep binging it.

 

[thetrin]

Oh god this episode has New Order - Elegia in it. Best show.

 

[Cabbagehead]

amazing all of it was

 

[Phreakuency]

Just finished it all in one sitting, what a show!

Lots of influences left, right and centre but very much it's own story. Great soundtrack, good acting, good characters with decent backstories and some really interesting ideas that could carry on to more seasons.

It felt like a long movie, a really top quality one.

Gotta love Netflix!

 

[Hyun Sai]

How graphic is the "horror" content gore wise ?

 

[Alienfan]

How graphic is the "horror" content gore wise ?

From what I've seen, not graphic at all - although show overall is definitely in high PG-13 territory

 

[thetrin]

How graphic is the "horror" content gore wise ?

It doesn't revel in it at all. The show obscures stuff quite a bit. It's a PG13.

 

[Grazzt]

This show is awesome!!! Binge watched 7 episodes. Gonna finish it tonight.
My favorite character is definitely Joyce. Didn't like Nancy at first, but she becomes my second favorite.
Edit: Also love the cop.

 

[AppleMIX]

Holy shit I need this soundtrack.

 

[Donthizz#]

finished watching the first episode, amazing. getting super 8 vibes from this.

 

[Akibastman]

That's so great. Just watched 4 episodes in a row, stopped to eat something and I'm already starting episode 5.

I love everything (music, costumes, atmosphere, etc.) about this show so much, the story could be terrible, I'd still watch it.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I am already at Ep. 8, but not really a spoiler.

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Why the hell do they use shitty CGI instead of a practicle monster?

It looks terrible.

 

[Phreakuency]

It looks terrible.

No it doesn't. Stop setting the bar to Avatar territory, seriously.

It looks totally fine.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

No it doesn't. Stop setting the bar to Avatar territory, seriously.

It looks totally fine.

No it doesn't, atleast for me. I don't set the bar to Avatar territory, lol.

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I just don't get why they don't use some dude in a costume, especially since the monster doesn't do anything fence. CGI doesn't fit in the picture with the 80s setting.

Again, this is my opinion. It's okay if you're fine with it. For me, it was a distraction.

 

[VexMythoclast]

I really like how the writers subverted our expectations for the boyfriend of the female lead character. Sure he does asshole things but he isn't your typical douchebag caricature we see so often in this genre. Oh the 80's campy aesthetic is really well done.

 

[dragonlife]

Just marathoned it all.

What a fun show. I really enjoyed it and loved the 80s vibe of it.

I like how it (ending spoilers)

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basically leaves things set up for another season without being an awful cliffhanger. Can't wait to see Will get the screen time they took from him in a season 2!

All the kids were great in this. Props to them and the main cast, really.

 

[Sulik2]

Where on earth did they find this many good kid actors? These kids are fantastic.

 

[jmood88]

Lucas and Dustin apparently raised themselves.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Where on earth did they find this many good kid actors? These kids are fantastic.

The guy who plays Mike is going to be in the IT remake.

 

[icespide]

oh shit. episode 5 MGSV trailer music appearance

 

[Bladenic]

Anyone else find it strange that

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they let the sheriff live after he infiltrated the lab and saw what he did?

 

[CodeEvo]

just completed all the episodes, Damn need that OST

 

[BlueTsunami]

Anyone else find it strange that

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they let the sheriff live after he infiltrated the lab and saw what he did?

I figure they did it to

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help along their own investigation, hence the bug. They eliminate him they lose a vital source of info.

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[Geist-]

Anyone else find it strange that

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they let the sheriff live after he infiltrated the lab and saw what he did?

I'm assuming it would just be

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unnecessary attention to kill the sheriff of the closest town to their lab. A fake suicide of a restaurant owner is one thing, but the local sheriff is kind of important.

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I also felt like it was implied that the lab didn't want any of this getting out because it's their fault a portal to another dimension opened up and let a monster start kidnapping people and they don't want to take responsibility, not because the federal government itself is letting them do whatever they want. Thus they didn't want to bring too much attention from other federal authorities.

 

[Rhaknar]

And done. Last 2 eps didnt disapoint, fantastic show overall. Even if the ending is a tiny bit cliffhanger-y (but not really) i still think a season 2 would be a new setting, not unlike AHS/True Detective/Fargo

 

[Geist-]

And done. Last 2 eps didnt disapoint, fantastic show overall. Even if the ending is a tiny bit cliffhanger-y (but not really) i still think a season 2 would be a new setting, not unlike AHS/True Detective/Fargo

Here's what the creators say:

We wanted to do a couple things with this season. We didn’t want to do The Killing thing. We wanted it to resolve that main thing of Will going missing in the first season. So in that sense, it is like an eight-hour movie. Now, we don’t answer all the questions by the end of the season - there are definitely some dangling threads. The hope is that it feels satisfying but that we left room and that if people respond to it we can go back into this world. But if we do get to go back, it’s not a second season as much as a sequel.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Episode 7

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LMAO. Just saw this. I hopped on GAF just to say that this gif can finally be retired.

 

[-griffy-]

On Episode 3 right now and realized this is the Fringe replacement I've been waiting for since Fringe ended (and Almost Human wasn't given a chance to become).

 

[Rhaknar]

Here's what the creators say:

hmm interesting. The fact that he says its not a second season but a sequel could go both ways lol. I mean, a sequel could indicte

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it involves the upside down, but with new characters. or maybe just the plice chief or something.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Almost done with this, almost makes me sad. What a

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lovecraftian

journey.

 

[More_Badass]

Almost done with this, almost makes me sad. What a

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lovecraftian

journey.

Yes, I'm so happy about that. It's exactly what I wanted from the show, but I never expected them to actually do it

Looks like test subjects, hope it isn't aliens. That shit always ends up underwhelming. In fact I hope they're willing to buck genre tropes.

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Some Lovecraftian/cosmic horror stuff could be cool

 

[Szeth]

I shouldn't have started watching this at 11 last night. Stayed up all night to finish it, so good.

Ending

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So Hopper just straight up sold out El to the government? I guess he had no other choice. I couldn't decide if the end was a sort of memorial to her because he felt bad or she was still alive on the other side and he was leaving food for her. I see other people think it's the latter, I hope so too, she's awesome.

 

[Sean C]

I watched the whole series from late afternoon yesterday until around 2 AM, which is the first time I've done that sort of thing. It's a lot more manageable with only eight episodes, obviously, and by the time you've finished the seventh episode it feels kind of pointless to stop and go back to watch the eighth the following day.

The caliber of the child actors is consistently impressive, with Millie Bobby Brown being the obvious standout.

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The bike chase was well-done, though I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad that they didn't go full rip-off and have Elle make the bikes fly. The guys being so thrilled with her power display was fun, though. In general, I liked that they didn't make a huge thing out of Elle's willingness to kill people.

Poor Mike, you started making plans for the future with Elle before the villain was defeated. Classic mistake. Hold out for next season.

Steve, my man, when you showed up at the house I was sure you were fated to be fodder, but you proved to be surprisingly badass. And you still had the girl at the end (though assuming there's a second season, that's probably going to be revisited; enjoy it while it lasts).

 

[number11]

Just noticed Netflix had their own after show for this. For a show most people will binge watch I feel it's pretty pointless, but is it still worth watching?

 

[EVIL]

I want more strange shows set in the 80's

 

[Rhaknar]

by the way I absolitely adored the look of the

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upside down

I want more strange shows set in the 80's

I want more shows set in the 80s period. The Americans says hi

 

[Geist-]

by the way I absolitely adored the look of the

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upside down

I want more shows set in the 80s period. The Americans says hi

The Americans is amazing, definitely recommend it to anyone who wants more 80s after this.

 

[AppleMIX]

Just fished it. Really hope this becomes a anthology series.

My only real complaint is that some of the CGI was poorly executed.

 

[Qvoth]

watched the 1st 2 episodes, this is really awesome