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@tshepiso_21 I forgot to mention that Jonathan continues to be given nothing to do this season. i mean he expands on the tension between him and nancy but his explanation about why he can't go to Emerson makes no sense. why does he need to stay near will and Joyce? they're clearly not in danger cause they're out of Hawkins and the Byers haven't been framed as struggling for cash since season 1 so this is just empty nonsensical motivations
Review by TshepisoBlockedParent2023-03-28T09:22:52Z
This is shaping up to be a fun season. I love the new antagonists. Vecna feels meaningfully distinct from the Mind Flayer and Demagorgons and his kills are so visceral. I especially like how he warps the minds of his victims because that tension is excruciating
On a character development level while all of El Mike and Will's subplot was painful to watch it did feel like meaningful character development. I've seen El suffer immense trauma and harm but there's something about the powerlessness of being bullied that this episode captured painfully but truthfully. Plus seeing her wack Angela in the head was so satisfying.
The Will Mike antagonism feels like a rehash of season 3 tension but given that they never really resolved that arc and Mike never really learned the lesson of how to manage your friendships and your relationships I'm not super mad they're revisiting the topic
I have appointed myself the president of the Will-Lucas defence squad because Mike and Dustin have been pretty shitty friends this season and as someone rooting for everybody black and gay, I will not stand for their mistreatment. Especially Will whose been nothing but a good friend the whole time.
the Hopper scenes in this ep feel like they're from an entirely different show that I have no interest in watching. These Russian prison scenes are so separate from everything else and I know they won't tie into the wider paranormal conflict of the season at all. It doesn't help that I spent most of last season rooting for Hopper's downfall so seeing him back isn't a fun time.
The new characters in this season are also pretty great. I really loved Eddie in the last ep. he was fun and playful in an engaging way but Joseph Quinn brought a wonderful emotional intensity in his scene in this ep that I ate up. He captured the horror of seeing Chrissy's gruesome death brilliantly. The show is also doing one-off characters brilliantly first Chrissy in ep. 1 and now Fred Benson (yes I think it's weird he was given Freddie's exact name from iCarly) in this one. We only get a sliver of their stories but they really come to life with specificity and character detail most other one/two off characters aren't given (i mean how much did we know about heather before she died in season 3