Good to hear.
General 2022 what are you watching on Netflix (and other streaming services) thread
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One is Eleven's dad. Search yourself, you know it be true.
One is Eleven's dad. Search yourself, you know it be true.
Thanks. I like the way your head works, but we already know who Jane's father is
I’m going to be the grumpy old man party pooper.
But I’m literally watching zero shows on any of the streaming services. I’m sure there are many things out there I’d enjoy, but I just don’t ever find myself sitting down in front of a TV these days.
-signed, grumpy old curmudgeon ?
But I’m literally watching zero shows on any of the streaming services. I’m sure there are many things out there I’d enjoy, but I just don’t ever find myself sitting down in front of a TV these days.
-signed, grumpy old curmudgeon ?
This got me thinking about some other stuff. Now I might spin this into something on Tuesday and push back two other theories that I came up with. So thanks for the idea!
Westworld Season 4 Episode 2 of 8 in t-minus 45 minutes
If yall didn't like westworld seasons 2 and 3, they are worth a rewatch. Many people hated them at first due to the show making the timelines overly confusing. But many of those same people (myself included) love s2/3 upon a rewatch
And season 4 has started off great
If yall didn't like westworld seasons 2 and 3, they are worth a rewatch. Many people hated them at first due to the show making the timelines overly confusing. But many of those same people (myself included) love s2/3 upon a rewatch
And season 4 has started off great
A guy named Andrew Rich. He hasn't been mentioned in the show, but his fate was revealed in a Stranger Things prequel novel
Can you fill something in for me
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I'm a little confused as to why they offed Eddie. Didn't seem necessary.
I'm a little confused as to why they offed Eddie. Didn't seem necessary.
Yeh. The prequel shit is more of just cashing in where they can. And im not complaining since I prefer books to shows
But I doubt they will mention her biological father in the show. What's most important for her character are her relations with "papa" Dr. Brenner and, of course, Hopper
and how Vecna is her dad which is why they have such a weird connection and why he thought they were going to join up and he nurtured her. Scoreboard, son!
I agree. I loved Eddie. Awesome new character. They gave him the Bob treatment.
My guess is that they are too cowardly to kill off certain characters, so they kill off likeable 1 and 2 season characters such as Billy.
in terms of that episode, it also served the role of getting the viewer to think "oh shit. No one is safe" as a main cast character was in a pretty dire situation.
In hindsight, Eddie's death won't serve that role. But for a first time watching experience. His death probably made the max thing more tense for us if only on a subconscious level
Eddie’s death showed that he wasn’t going to let running from things define him anymore. He risked himself to save others instead of fleeing. He didn’t know that the bats would die any second, he just knew that if he didn’t keep distracting them, they’d return to the house and interfere with Steve, Nancy, and Robin. I also don’t think the Duffer brothers expected the fans to go apeshit for Eddie the way they did. Why they didn’t realize that, I don’t know. They literally lost it with Bob and Alexi (I loved Alexi so much), so making Eddie such an insanely lovable character was their downfall to the hate for killing him. I think it was also key to showing how the hive mind works in regards to its connection with Vecna.
You are 100% right about one thing: They are too cowardly to kill anyone in the core cast off, which I think is partly why Max didn’t physically die. They won’t kill Steve, at least not until the very end, Dustin is the favorite of the kids so he’s not going anywhere, and Mike is too important to El so he won’t die. I think everyone else is fair game, even Will… Hopper and Joyce won’t die for the same reason Mike won’t. But that’s about it. I’m keeping my attachments loose for season five because I don’t trust them.
Also, I’m not that intelligent and often miss things easily so take what I said with a grain of salt bc I have no idea.
Eddie had already done his job. He was just supposed to get back to regular earth. The bats were still trying to get into the trailer, he could have just distracted them there and then peaced out. His getting on the bike reminded me of Jeff Goldblum with the flare in Jurassic Park
I took a little issue with this. Because it would have been more logical to buy as much time in the trailer before resorting to the self sacrifice.
But in his defense, they had already showed the bats enter the trailer. And there was a quick clip of them smashing his door inside. So they probably would've been through his inner door any second
I hear ya tho. Would've been better if he waited at his front door until they busted through his inner door
It didn't phrase me. But I did notice it, and had to give it an "ok fine" befire I wiped it from my memory lol
Also worth noting the parallel structure
At the same time, hopper acted as a lamb to distract the demogorgona, Max acted as a lamb for vecna, and Billy acted as a lamb for the bats
For me it's a thing where I understand I'm watching a TV show about monsters and shit. I recognize we're not dealing with reality. But there are times when writers gets lazy by doing shit that makes no sense, either because they're such bad writers that they don't realize it's stupid, or by going "Ah, fuck it. It's a fantasy show." when those things happen I get irritated and it causes me to scrutinize other things I might not have otherwise cared about.
In the case of the season finale. It was way too long, and it was mostly too long because they added redundant actions to every scene. There's also no reason to have a fifth season. They can have this wrapped up in 2 more episodes.
that final sentence is a bold assumption, unless you know where the plot is headed
I know where it's going to be headed because they need to stretch out a final battle over an entire season. But where it should be headed is one final showdown.