Dustin finally found somebody who enjoys nougat as much as he does. Unfortunately, that somebody is a baby Demogorgon--right? It hates the light, it is obviously molting and developing into something bigger, and Will seems to recognize it as his alien slug infant when Dustin reveals "d'Artagnan" (a 3 Musketeers reference) into the gang.Seriously, as much as Stranger Things online is all about alien dimensions, psychic children, and dream monsters, the most implausible thing about Season 2 so far is how unskeptically attached Dustin instantly got to this monster. With what they have been through, Dustin would realistically be cautious as the rest of them, even if it's cuter for the series if one of them decides to treat the thing like a pet.
Either way, the final result is the same: Where there is 1 baby Demogorgon, there'll be more. And though it is not immediately clear how these events are related, by following Bob's very bad advice Will allowed the Shadow to invade him at the upside-down. What could be worse than puking up slug infants for a year? Seems like we'll find out shortly.
After being cooped up for a year, Eleven utilizes this taste of freedom to be as conspicuous as possible whilst stalking Mike around the college. Her interference in what she should have translated as a cute moment between Mike and Max--even though Finn Wolfhard's personality was really being as petulant as--calls to mind films like Ghost and The Sixth Sense, where a deceased loved one manipulates the physical universe to c***block the dwelling. Happily, Eleven is still alive, and it was a somewhat touching scene nonetheless.
The continued flashbacks supplied a little levity, particularly since Eleven and Hopper cleaned up the place and made it habitable. Having said that, flashbacks are often a crutch, and we did not learn anything new from them. The show might have been served better if they had compact the flashbacks somewhat and restricted them to one episode; Hopefully they do not persist in another one and outside, or Season 2 may begin to feel much more mired in the past than it does.
Paul Reiser's Dr. Owens, meanwhile, is playing dumb or is far too nice for the place he finds himself.
If we had had one like him growing up possibly the world would be the much more accepting place. The Phineas Gage mention--the true life story of a man who lived a metal pole being jammed through his mind--was a nice little example of how Will is feeling right now. After the crash, which caused severe brain damage, Gage was like another person, and following his own adventures, Will is questioning whether he is still himself.
Together with her discovery of the Shadow's outline at the Halloween video, at least Mama Byers will know for certain it is not all in Will's mind--so to speak, at least. Joyce needs to call Bob in the RadioShack to work out how to perform a miniature VHS cassette was a humorous reference to the technology of the '80s. Imagine having that problem now!
Either way, the final result is the same: Where there is 1 baby Demogorgon, there'll be more. And though it is not immediately clear how these events are related, by following Bob's very bad advice Will allowed the Shadow to invade him at the upside-down. What could be worse than puking up slug infants for a year? Seems like we'll find out shortly.
After being cooped up for a year, Eleven utilizes this taste of freedom to be as conspicuous as possible whilst stalking Mike around the college. Her interference in what she should have translated as a cute moment between Mike and Max--even though Finn Wolfhard's personality was really being as petulant as--calls to mind films like Ghost and The Sixth Sense, where a deceased loved one manipulates the physical universe to c***block the dwelling. Happily, Eleven is still alive, and it was a somewhat touching scene nonetheless.
The continued flashbacks supplied a little levity, particularly since Eleven and Hopper cleaned up the place and made it habitable. Having said that, flashbacks are often a crutch, and we did not learn anything new from them. The show might have been served better if they had compact the flashbacks somewhat and restricted them to one episode; Hopefully they do not persist in another one and outside, or Season 2 may begin to feel much more mired in the past than it does.
Paul Reiser's Dr. Owens, meanwhile, is playing dumb or is far too nice for the place he finds himself.
If we had had one like him growing up possibly the world would be the much more accepting place. The Phineas Gage mention--the true life story of a man who lived a metal pole being jammed through his mind--was a nice little example of how Will is feeling right now. After the crash, which caused severe brain damage, Gage was like another person, and following his own adventures, Will is questioning whether he is still himself.
Together with her discovery of the Shadow's outline at the Halloween video, at least Mama Byers will know for certain it is not all in Will's mind--so to speak, at least. Joyce needs to call Bob in the RadioShack to work out how to perform a miniature VHS cassette was a humorous reference to the technology of the '80s. Imagine having that problem now!