#martin brenner

[elijbclawz]

Uh oh he’s at it again

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[she-who-the-river-could-not-hold]

“Imagine, if you will, the barrier between our worlds is a... concrete dam. Henry is putting cracks in this dam. Cracks in dams create pressure. Left unchecked, the pressure will build. And build. And eventually, it will reach a breaking point. And the dam will burst. And when that happens, Hawkins will fall.”

Stranger Things 4 | Volume 02 ▸ Episode 08: “Papa”

[aemiron-art]

you don’t scare me, henry

[henrysglock]

still not over this tomfoolery

AND ALSO THESE FUCKERS REALLY THOUGHT I WOULDNT NOTICE???

[bebx]

Henry’s actual villain origin story 😔

[pinkeoni]

WILL'S EYES WIDEN WHEN HE RECOGNIZES BRENNER. It sends a chill down his spine.

LUT used

[mikewheelerdefiodental]

Stranger Things on Capitalism and Communism:

So, i've seen some discussions about Stranger Things message about politics during the years, that started at season 3. To start i need to make it clear that the series has a really strong anti-communism message, but i don't really think they're really making a pro-capitalism propaganda, i mean, they're kinda doing it, but as y'all know, american democrats know how to make it enjoyable for both sides.

How the American military and government is depicted:

They're pretty much show as "for the greater good" trope, they'll do horrible things with a suppossed "good intention", but at the end it shows that they are just power hungry, but those characters have more depth, this make them more "likeable", like Brenner, Sullivan and Owens (YES, HE AIN'T FOOLING ME WITH HIS EMPATETHIC PERSONA).

How the Soviet Union is depicted:

So now it starts to get more complicated, in season 3 all of them are 99% steryotipes, while in season 4 i think they can be described as 50/50. Anyways, most of them are show as sadistics power hungry that don't care about anything else, so this make them less likeable, besides Yuri and Dmitri (Enzo).

Season 3 Communism satire:

I don't think there's much to say here, they're just power hungry maniacs that at the same time can be smart (building a fucking military base on a american shopping underground, even that they was helped by Larry), and then be extremely stupid and ignorant. At the end, they don't even explain what is the ideology behind them, so they are just generic villains.

Season 3 Capitalism satire and alegories:

"America without Erica"

I will start with a scene that many people seems to not see the purposeful irony. Erica, as a black kid saying that capitalism is great is clearly a joke, she says that on capitalism she will do a job a get paid as she deserves, but she ends up entering on a enemy military base and almost died all because of A ICE CREAM, that at the end she didn't even receive it, and didn't either received the recognition for saving the city at all.

"The Consumerism Mall"

Now talking about Starcourt Mall. It's a alegory about consumerism on a capitalist society, the kids would go there thinking it would be more fun because of the things they can pursue, but at the end it was their company that make it really enjoyable. Mike buying something to Eleven was a great way to show it, he could make peace with her by simply talking to her like he did with Will (this has something to do with Mike's character and the byler shipp too, but this ain't the point of this essay, lol).

"Rats on the Town"

Rats were the first creature to be brainwashed by the Mindflayer, that made them consume fertilizers until they exploded, so then he would make them a part of him. It can be seems as a act of consumerism, induced by a force majeure (like a corporation for us humans), after all, rats only need basic things to live a good life.

"The Little Blonde Pig"

There's Larry and the small business closing to discuss too, i see the meaning as the greedy capitalist going against the people and letting the enemy get a hold of their nation.

"The Nationalist Lovers"

Murray and Alexei are the classic nationalist enemies that understand that they can live together blah blah blah... it's easy to understand. But the scene where Murray explain the july 4th games is kinda confusing, he makes a critic about the way of america using people happy hour to make the rich even more rich, and the poor even more poor, and says that all these are rigged, you can't win them, then Alexei wins one of the games and then Grigori (Soviet super-soldier) kills him. That scene is kinda weird to me, was the meaning that at end capitalism is the right way and then the "commie pig" had to kill the traitor, or it was to show that at the end you really can't win, because this system will make you go down on a way or another??? It's up to you that is reading to decide.

"Brand New Flavor"

Lucas and Mike discussion about the new Coke is another scene that is weird, it's obviously a way of the show make a propaganda for one of their sponsor, but there's a critique about the product evolving but at the end being the same shit too.

"The Consumers"

Now this that i will say can be see as a stretch, but the Mindflayer consuming people could be seen as this system consuming everybody souls, until they turn into a literal zombie only following orders from their boss, even such violent and reactive persons like Billy would get dominated by that force, and it shows that even those who has a enterprise (Nancy's boss) ain't nothing compared to this enormous monster that takes you and all of your dreams to himself.

Henry's ideology:

So now we need to talk about Henry, that is pretty much a nihilist maniac, but part of his frustation is because of this same system, so at the end he enter in a mission to recreate the world, but at the end this world that he wants to create is the same as the one he hates, because the world isn't only dictated by time, but power, that is the way he will determine to see who's worthy. At the end he's using that same system at his own pleasure, but at the end there's something more powerful that will overpower him, that it is the Mindflayer.

So basically:

"YOU'RE RIGHT HENRY, I AM THE CAPITALISM!!!" Said the Mindflayer while laughing.

Meanwhile, me at the cinema:

My conclusion:

They make a rant of both sides, but the anti-communism part is way more explicit and more generic, while the anti-capitalism part is more subtle, but Generation X (people born between 1965-1980) are the target audience (now most part of the fandom are from Gen Z or millenials, but when it released they were the target audience), and we know that they aren't the most clever to see behind the obvious things.

[will80sbyers]

Brenner is back probably as a vision (?) what the actual hell is going on though why are they making him look older lmao

Edit: apparently it's an old video????? I'm so confused by this man every single time

[tellthatbrokebitch]

st text posts xxi

[cloudycleric]

why do brenner & owens argue like a gay couple. legitimately the most cursed thing stranger things has ever done.

[mordijerim]

STOP I NEED TO SEE THEM PIGGYBACK OFF OF STAGE 🤭🤭🤭

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1x07 // 4x01

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Stranger Things  (season 1)

Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)

Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine)

Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard)

Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo)

Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin)

Will Byers (Noah Schnapp)

Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton)

Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer)

Police Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour)

Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder)

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Stranger Things Season One Aesthetic