Stranger Things - Season 2
This review contains spoilers
Every episode this season, except for Episode 7, is tightly paced, packed with meaningful plot progression, and balances its ensemble cast really well. Season 2 builds on the first by introducing several new faces to the group—and I loved the teamwork this time around. Even when characters made questionable choices, it still fit their personalities and never crossed into annoying territory. Everyone got their moments to shine too, which made it easy to root for the whole crew.
This epi9 is the all-out final showdown, and everyone gets their moment to shine. Jim Hopper and El finally reconcile—I absolutely love this father-daughter duo. They may not be related by blood, but they’re family in every way that matters.
Poor Max though—earlier Mike kept pushing her away, and now even El shows up and she’s still kinda left out. Her only real highlight this season was standing up to her abusive brother Billy Hargrove and finally breaking free from his control. On the bright side, she’s moved past all that and found her own group of true friends.
Steve Harrington… man, he’s either getting beaten up or on his way to get beaten up—it’s almost comical. But hey, he’s found his calling as the group’s unofficial babysitter, and he’s oddly good at it.
Looks like Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler are really serious about each other now. Though, wait—did Nancy and Steve ever officially break up?
And then there’s Will—the poor kid can’t catch a break this season. Possessed, forced to be a spy, stuck in bed… and this episode? He’s nearly burned alive and then branded with a hot iron by Nancy. Absolutely brutal. Thankfully, he regains consciousness later, and the Upside Down influence finally leaves his body.
El manages to close the gate to the Upside Down, and the episode wraps with a sweet school dance where pretty much every kid ends up with a date—adorable.
But then, in a chilling final scene, we see that Cthulhu-like Mind Flayer still lurking in the upside-down version of the Byers’ house… What is it planning? Really looking forward to the battle that’s clearly brewing next season.
第9集全员大决战，每个人都有高光，Jim Hopper和el终于和解了，这一对父女太喜欢了虽然不是真父女但胜似亲人，哈哈MAX好惨啊前期被mike嫌弃，后期el来到这里还是被嫌弃了，这集唯一的高光就是让他的哥哥Billy Hargrove不在打扰他们拜托哥哥的暴力，以及MAX终于告别了过去找到了自己的知音朋友，Steve Harrington不是在被打，就是被打的路上笑死然后他找到了属于他的位置是真正的孩子们的保姆，看来Jonathan Byers和Nancy Wheeler是真的认真对待感情了，Nancy和Steve Harrington有正式分手吗？，本季最惨will，这个孩子不是被附身就是被被迫当间谍，然后就是躺在床上，这集又是要被热死，又被Nancy用铁烙躺，简直"惨无人道",好在后面恢复了意识upside down也离开了will的身体,el也成功关闭了upside down的入口，然后就是舞会庆祝每个孩子都有自己的配对太可爱了，画风一转这个克苏鲁式的大章鱼也在这一另一面的屋子，这到底在筹划着什么很期待下一季的战斗
This epi9 is the all-out final showdown, and everyone gets their moment to shine. Jim Hopper and El finally reconcile—I absolutely love this father-daughter duo. They may not be related by blood, but they’re family in every way that matters.
Poor Max though—earlier Mike kept pushing her away, and now even El shows up and she’s still kinda left out. Her only real highlight this season was standing up to her abusive brother Billy Hargrove and finally breaking free from his control. On the bright side, she’s moved past all that and found her own group of true friends.
Steve Harrington… man, he’s either getting beaten up or on his way to get beaten up—it’s almost comical. But hey, he’s found his calling as the group’s unofficial babysitter, and he’s oddly good at it.
Looks like Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler are really serious about each other now. Though, wait—did Nancy and Steve ever officially break up?
And then there’s Will—the poor kid can’t catch a break this season. Possessed, forced to be a spy, stuck in bed… and this episode? He’s nearly burned alive and then branded with a hot iron by Nancy. Absolutely brutal. Thankfully, he regains consciousness later, and the Upside Down influence finally leaves his body.
El manages to close the gate to the Upside Down, and the episode wraps with a sweet school dance where pretty much every kid ends up with a date—adorable.
But then, in a chilling final scene, we see that Cthulhu-like Mind Flayer still lurking in the upside-down version of the Byers’ house… What is it planning? Really looking forward to the battle that’s clearly brewing next season.
第9集全员大决战，每个人都有高光，Jim Hopper和el终于和解了，这一对父女太喜欢了虽然不是真父女但胜似亲人，哈哈MAX好惨啊前期被mike嫌弃，后期el来到这里还是被嫌弃了，这集唯一的高光就是让他的哥哥Billy Hargrove不在打扰他们拜托哥哥的暴力，以及MAX终于告别了过去找到了自己的知音朋友，Steve Harrington不是在被打，就是被打的路上笑死然后他找到了属于他的位置是真正的孩子们的保姆，看来Jonathan Byers和Nancy Wheeler是真的认真对待感情了，Nancy和Steve Harrington有正式分手吗？，本季最惨will，这个孩子不是被附身就是被被迫当间谍，然后就是躺在床上，这集又是要被热死，又被Nancy用铁烙躺，简直"惨无人道",好在后面恢复了意识upside down也离开了will的身体,el也成功关闭了upside down的入口，然后就是舞会庆祝每个孩子都有自己的配对太可爱了，画风一转这个克苏鲁式的大章鱼也在这一另一面的屋子，这到底在筹划着什么很期待下一季的战斗
Mini Review: Every episode this season, except for Episode 7, is tightly paced, packed with meaningful plot progression, and balances its ensemble cast really well. Season 2 builds on the first by introducing several new faces to the group—and I loved the teamwork this time around. Even when characters made questionable choices, it still fit their personalities and never crossed into annoying territory.
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