Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.
- Jim Hopper
- (credit only)
- Dr. Sam Owens
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Dustin says "Never tell me the odds" before he rolls the dice is a homage to Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
- GoofsThe 3-point line wasn't introduced in high school basketball until 1987.
- Quotes
Lucas Sinclair: If I get in good with these guys, I'll be in the popular crowd, and then you guys will be too.
Mike Wheeler: Has it ever occurred to you that we don't want to be popular?
Lucas Sinclair: So you wanna be stuck with the nerds and freaks for three more years?
Dustin Henderson: We ARE nerds and freaks!
- Crazy creditsThe Netflix logo has the Upside Down dimension's red stormclouds in the background.
- ConnectionsReferences 60 Minutes (1968)
- SoundtracksCalifornia Dreamin'
(uncredited)
Written by Michelle Phillips and John Phillips
Performed by The Beach Boys
I was the biggest critic of season 3, because how it repeated what season 1 and 2 already did with the whole "one of them seeing a monster and trying to tell everyone, but no one believes him and everyone is fighting each other, until the last episode where they realize he was right and there was in fact a monster and they team up to defeat it" plot that was already done in the previous seasons and was just embarrassing to see, and also them butchering the character of Hopper for no reason whatsoever just to add some drama and conflict in the story.
But I'd lie if I say this is not a well-made show. The production is amazing and feels as authentic as it can be, the direction is really good and the editing helps the scene to be more interesting and not boring.
The only thing this show is lacking in, is the writing, and the clichés are really annoying.
Like how many times have we scene this bully cliché and every time it was so fake and uninteresting that makes you roll your eyes?
I really this particular cliché and I don't know why they can't other ways to do it or make it feel more authentic.
Other than that, it's the first episode of the season after a really really long hiatus between season 3 and 4, and I can't really blame them for spending time with the characters and introducing the new ones.
And I really commend them for taking their time and not cram everything in 40 minutes like Disney Plus shows, the only thing MCU shows are disappointing and don't reach their full potential is the weird 6-episode per season and under an hour episode limit they have. So it's a nice to see a show that takes its time for a change.
Although I hope next episodes pick up the pace and don't have as much as fluff this episode, and also, I really really hope they don't do the same plot from season 3 which was the same plot as the 2 before like I describes above, and give us a fresh and new experience and they stop butchering Hopper or any other character.
- MamadNobari97
- May 28, 2022
Details
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1