The other great human element comes from the trifecta of friends and their deteriorating friendship. In the process of consoling Joyce, Hopper comes across as vulnerable himself and even though I feel the show’s doing an average job with his character, this was one of the better moments handed out to him and played with equal flourish by David Harbour. Whenever it looks like Joyce has gotten over her Season 2 affair with Bob, the show reminds us in brutal fashion that she’s still reeling over the effects of that horrible tragedy. The first one between Joyce and Hopper comes in an abandoned lab where the duo confront their past tragedies and come closer in their unspoken relationship. I’d go as far as saying this episode featured some of the season’s best character work and inner turmoils by far. There’s still some doubt in regards to the exact nature of the threat but the final shot where he stares at his age-old “nemesis” with menacing delight makes me lean closer to my theory.ĭespite the show slowly moving away from the human element, it was still present in spades. The invasion has begun with Billy who’s become an inadvertent first victim. The more I think about it, the more it looks like the creature / monster / sentient being that resides the Upside Down is looking to expand their territory and crossover into our world by inhabiting the fully-fleshed humans as their new hosts. In the meanwhile, we’re left to fend for ourselves, opening up the room for unremitting guessing and speculating. In that regard, this episode’s events range from bizarre to downright confusing when viewed in a standalone context but will no doubt connect together seamlessly by the time the show’s concluded. Now that most of the setup is out of the way, Stranger Things is getting back to doing what it does best: spinning up an elaborate web of conspiracy from the intersecting storylines of a myriad of characters shaped through its amped up thriller elements that keep you guessing right until the climactic moments.
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