nosoupforyou said:

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I think you have El confused with Magneto.. she doesn't want to kill people so I think the did it right

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She's killed tons of people and doesn't seem to care

Making all their guns fly away would not have prevented them from discovering, detaining, and possibly killing Steve/Robin/Erica/Dustin.

Distracting them with the car horn and lights prevented that, and let her have a few extra seconds to move the car. She clearly needs more time to do more large-scale things, like hurling a car across a shopping mall. Hence the distraction to stop their progress and give her those extra seconds.

Finally finished the season tonight. Loved it. No show is more economical than this one. There is no wasted time, every last set up is called back, and every single scene - even if only 20 seconds - is so incredibly efficient at creating drama/tension. Someone always wants something but another person or obstacle is always in the way, no matter how short or inconsequential the scene. The writers are so good at making every moment count in that regard and driving the plot forward.

My guess is that we get two more seasons, not just one. This is Netflix's golden goose. Especially with The Office and Friends leaving the platform relatively soon, I can see Netflix giving the Duffer Brothers anything and everything they want to get at least another couple of seasons out of this thing without overdoing it. I wouldn't be surprised if the next official news we get - at some point in the next six months or so - is an end game announcement; X amount of episodes across X amount of seasons, and then that'll be it. And yeah, as someone said earlier, we'll almost assuredly pick back up Christmas '85. Everyone's back for the holiday and something terrible goes down. There's no other reason to have Mike mention that to Eleven there at the end (again, everything in this show is set up / call back).

Sex Panther said:

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I loved the song. That song is awesome and so ridiculously cheesy.

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Same. Probably my favorite moment of the season, in fact. I can't imagine liking this show but not liking that moment. That moment IS the show. So funny, and such a great payoff to the whole Suzie thing.

Also, Maya Hawke was awesome. She brought such a cool, throwback vibe to this season; a kind of '90s vibe you just don't see with most modern, young characters/actors anymore. I don't really know how to describe it. She just channels both of her parents so damn well. She's super likable, cute but not too hot, seemingly wise beyond her years, and kind of almost has a young Diane Keaton thing going on, except more fun. I'd never seen her in anything before this, but I really hope this launches her career. Would love to start seeing her in more stuff.

TCTTS said:

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Also, Maya Hawke was awesome. She brought such a cool, throwback vibe to this season; a kind of '90s vibe you just don't see with most modern, young characters/actors anymore. I don't really know how to describe it. She just channels both of her parents so damn well. She's super likable, cute but not too hot, seemingly wise beyond her years, and kind of almost has a young Diane Keaton thing going on, except more fun. I'd never seen her in anything before this, but I really hope this launches her career. Would love to start seeing her in more stuff.

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I agree. I think she's a much better actress than Sadie Sink (Max), and the way her character was introduced was much better than "the new kid at school." It wasn't even obvious at the beginning she was going to be a big part of the season.

Blatant Disregard said:

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Can someone explain the Neverending Story reference? For some reason that's a gap in my 80s pop culture knowledge.

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Neverending Story came out in 1984, and was super popular. Those nerds would have been all over that movie. I haven't seen it in forever, but I have the memory that it's a quasi-love story, so that particular song would be perfect for young nerd love.

The Nothing does sound like a villain from the Upside Down

Born in '83. Seem to remember never ending story on the tv at some point growing up with cousins. All I remember is the giant flying dog and some kid yelling out his window because he was "in the book"

rhutton125 said:

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- Steve...... I've been there man. It'll be okay.

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id kinda like to hear more about this. seems like the least painful way to get rejected

AggieOO said:

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Blatant Disregard said:

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Born in '83. Seem to remember never ending story on the tv at some point growing up with cousins. All I remember is the giant flying dog and some kid yelling out his window because he was "in the book"

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My wife was born in 83. She had never seen neverending story. I made her watch it about 6 months ago. She didn't like it very much.

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It's one of those movies that if you're seeing it for the first time as an adult, it's probably going to not be very good.

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TCTTS said:

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Also, Maya Hawke was awesome. She brought such a cool, throwback vibe to this season; a kind of '90s vibe you just don't see with most modern, young characters/actors anymore. I don't really know how to describe it. She just channels both of her parents so damn well. She's super likable, cute but not too hot, seemingly wise beyond her years, and kind of almost has a young Diane Keaton thing going on, except more fun. I'd never seen her in anything before this, but I really hope this launches her career. Would love to start seeing her in more stuff.

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I agree. I think she's a much better actress than Sadie Sink (Max), and the way her character was introduced was much better than "the new kid at school." It wasn't even obvious at the beginning she was going to be a big part of the season.

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I think that was a brilliant decision on their part.

I thought this season was really good. The changed up the formula enough to give it a little bit of a new flavor, while bringing in the whole Russian scare from the 80's. I would have had a hard time picturing how they combine the Russian element with the 'stranger things' vibe, but they nailed it.
As far as the 11 thing goes with losing her power. They had to do that. 1) she is too OP and they had to find victory a different way this season. 2) if she had her power, she could see Hopper in prison. Everyone has to think he is dead for now. She will get it back towards the end of next season.

All the flayed melted and joined the monster. They did address the deaths. The paper and news story mentioned 30 dying in the mall fire. That is how the government covered it up.