Yeah, but I just can't see it being as simple as Hopper.
He fucked up "the key" / giant super-drill in the fight and there was a bunch of crazy-ass lightning and shit spraying out of it blocking him in. I don't really blame you for not noticing, as the framing and editing didn't make that as clear as it should have imo.
Who's more OP Eleven or Daisy from Agents of ShieldYeah El losing her powers I think is needed to nerf her a bit.
It was getting a bit ridiculous having her show up to mess up monsters in every moment of tension, with like 7 kids standing behind her doing nothing.
False.
I figure he just didn't really have as much of a place in the story this season, as once he appeared, you knew the cavalry had arrived.Did Paul Reiser price himself out of S3? I actually liked his Dr. Owens character in S2 and was looking forward to learning more about him, but all he got was like 5 seconds of screen time in the finale.
Other than that (and Hop often being a D as mentioned by others) I really enjoyed S3. I was mostly disappointed with S2 so it's nice to be excited about it again after this season.
Did Paul Reiser price himself out of S3? I actually liked his Dr. Owens character in S2 and was looking forward to learning more about him, but all he got was like 5 seconds of screen time in the finale.
Billy was pretty well earned, no? We spent a lot of time with him and his past on the show, and I don't think he could ever come back from having murdered all those people.... Why do you think it wasn't earned?Eh the Hopper and Billy deaths weren't really that earned, I feel shows are too quick to kill off good character for melodramatic purposes now because of GoT and such. Hopefully at least Hop comes back so long as it's not forced.
The exact example I was gonna post. I mean they have to bork El in some way, she's too powerful. It's not that hard to get.
I'm honestly shocked at people in the community saying they preferred the Mind Flayer in season 2 to season 3.
Season 2 Mind Flayer felt so botched. They were trying to pull the whole "ancient shadowy incomprehensible eldritch god" thing but it never actually worked. The only plot where it really felt needed was Will's possession; the Demodogs and creeping vines could have easily been a threat without the Mind Flayer controlling them. And by having it possess and speak through Will so it could make evil plots to take over the world, it was far too humanized for a Lovecraftian approach. Not to mention its pettiness and low pain tolerance. It overall felt like a very forced attempt at an antagonist and wasn't half as compelling as the Demogorgon.
Season 3 Mind Flayer executed the basic concepts far better. The flayed are a threat that could only exist with the Mind Flayer and demonstrate its collective nature. The body horror approach visually emphasizes its cruelty and cleverness. And yes, it was more defined and less vague... But I think any chance of a decent mystery for the Mind Flayer already went out the window in season 2 when it was established the big scary shadow monster wanted to take over the world.
I'm sick to death of "incomprehensible ancient uncaring gods with inscrutable motives" who just act like vague super villains. So dropping the charade and instead focusing on what made the Mind Flayer unique (its hive mind and manipulative nature) was a good move.
Liked it.
There's cringe ( neverending story bit forced for comedic reasons felt out of place as did many others) things that don't make much sense and sometimes I think it lost the 80s feel outside of the obvious direct quotes and references but it's still charming, though not nearly as much as the first few episodes of s1.
Yeah Hopper is alive.
His letter mentioning being stuck in a dark cave-like place, needing the door to be kept open etc made such perfectly matching analogies I was expecting the post credit scene to show him stuck in the upside down.
Maybe he was just pulled out of the portal the Russians opened?
Not showing him die, having El conveniently lose her powers through which she could have found him are too perfect a setup.
Not sure how they can go on filming with those kids turning adults so quickly though.
I read they are trying to get season 4 out next year?
is there a confirmed number of seasons they are going for?
All yall saying that aint Hopper in the Russian jail when David Harbour is out here growing out his best hostage beard:
He is 100% alive.
Man, I loved loved loved S3. Didn't think S2 was that great but this felt like a proper sequel to S1.
Quick question about where things stand at the end. Is the assumption that the govt/army at the end covered up all the deaths (at least 50-100) ppl who were affected by the mind flayer? The ppl killed in the hospital? I mean that's a lot of ppl/deaths to cover up.
It was about 40 deaths according to the newspapers and the gov't blamed them on the "mall fire." It's national news and the city is in uproar over it.
That would explain some of the deaths. But what about the hosp? They killed the whole staff and other patients.
Did they ever show what happened to the Russians in the underground facility? They all died or fled?