#stranger things s3e2

[lovestuckyhatemarvel]

Season 3 episode 2 time! Fun fact: this is getting posted so soon after episode 1 because I accidentally wrote most of this in the other post’s draft and then had to separate them when I was most of the way through episode 2. I’m on mobile so it was tedious. Did you know you can’t copy an entire post when it’s formatted like this on mobile? Because I sure as fuck didn’t know that.

1.) Billy’s in the upside down. Seriously, what are the rules about going there? I just realized I don’t understand Billy seeing a crowd of people walking toward him and then seeing himself. Like is that something that happens to literally anyone else? I don’t think it is. I know Will didn’t see anything like that. So why did Billy see that? They were both under the influence of the Mindflayer so they should get similar shit but they don’t.

2.) Mike is a terrible liar.

3.) The Duffers are two adult men who have presumably been in relationships with adult women before. So why are they so fucking bad at writing Joyce/Hopper???????

4.) I love that a novelty banana magnet is one of the things that helps Joyce have an insight moment.

5.) The guys at the paper are absolute sexist assholes but Nancy truly doesn’t understand that some people need their shithole jobs.

6.) Steve and Dustin having a dorky handshake is the cutest thing.

7.) Oh this is why I didn’t remember Dustin coming back in episode 1. I read steddie fics and so the first time Steve sees him is episode 2.

8.) “You could have all the ladies you like and more.” “More, I like more.”

9.) MAX, QUEEN OF MY HEART. FAVORITE CHILD.

10.) El and Max are adorable.

11.) Max has dumped Lucas 5 times? Lmaooooo

12.) Oh, it looks like Will might have wanted to try DMing from the notebook, maybe? It’s hard to tell since Stranger Things usually denotes the DM by the DM screen and there wasn’t one there.

13.) The subtitles of Steve listening to the recording for the first time says ‘Daisy Bell playing in the background’.

14.) I had blocked Mayor Larry Kline from my brain completely.

15.) MVP Mr. Clark being there constantly to help with science questions.

16.) Nancy really should have listened to Jonathan about that rat. They were like, 30 seconds from seeing it fucking explode. Also oh god that CGI muck is gross.

17.) the shopping montage of Max and El is the cutest. Also so is El dumping Mike. I would die for El and Max.

18.) I just realized Hopper didn’t wait to get confirmation about Enzos before deciding to go there. Also all Hopper orders in the beginning is liquor.

19.) I forgot Joyce skips out on the not date to learn about magnets with Mr. Clark.

20.) Steve figures out the music in the background of the recording in episode 2. And that means essentially the code is introduced, cracked, and is revealed to be coming from the mall in a single episode.

21.) I adored Hopper in seasons 1 and 2. Like yeah he was a cop and acab but he at least cared and was more than just some stupid jerk, but I’d forgotten that’s basically all he’s reduced to in this season. Just some asshat who doesn’t know his own feelings and is a completely different guy from how he was before.

22.) Billy kidnapped his cute coworker. Sorry to…whatever your name is. Is it Heather? I think she’s called Heather at least in the fanfiction I read but IDK if that’s canon. And also not the most important thing when she’s tied up and about to be possessed by the mindflayer. Or at least the small version of the mindflayer inside that abandoned building.

[ectonurites]

Max Mayfield & El Hopper | Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain

[Stranger Things S2E9 x Robin Vol. 2 #88, Stranger Things S3E2 x Batgirl Vol. 1 #20 + #28, Stranger Things S4E9 x Batgirls Vol. 1 #15]

[purpleheartskies]

I recently rewatched Stranger Things, and some scenes in s1 made me think of Cobra Kai.

The scene in s1 when Lonnie showed up for Will's "funeral" and how he talked to Jonathan reminded me of the scene in Cobra Kai of Johnny showing up to lecture Robby after the school called Johnny in s1e4. These deadbeat dads showing up acting like they give a shit about their kids and throwing their weight around.

Then, there's the scene where Joyce was confronting Lonnie for coming just to sue the owners of the quarry, and he claimed that they can use the money they get from the lawsuit for good things like sending Jonathan to college. Joyce asked Lonnie if he even knew where Jonathan wants to go to college. Of course, Lonnie didn't know. Joyce kicked him out cause he'd come for his own selfish reasons. This reminded me of Johnny's scene with Shannon in s1e4. At one point, Shannon commented that Johnny actually knew where his son was for once.

The contexts are very different, but what's the same about Lonnie and Johnny is (1) they came when it benefitted them to / when they felt like it, (2) they're so out of touch with their kids' lives by choice, (3) they have defensive, self-righteous attitudes about it to their kids and their kids' moms, (4) they expected their kids to just do what they say and to trust them, and (5) neither came back to try to do better.

The fact that Johnny never went back in s1e4 showed that he was never committed to doing better for Robby but was just there for himself. Johnny went on a whim and decided to "try" but gave up after some push back and went to the kid who is easy to "try" with and who makes him feel better about himself.

Johnny keeps chasing that kid even more now, while actively endangering and abusing Robby. Johnny in s5 has the same motivations as Johnny in s1, but Johnny in s5 is worse in a lot of ways.

Whereas Johnny in s1 didn't approve when Miguel exploited Robby's injury during the avt, Johnny in s5 didn't disapprove when Miguel made Robby bleed after Johnny had encouraged them to fight harder. After all, the goal was to have them "fight it out" non-tournament style. Johnny made it clear that he doesn't care about what happened between the boys and just wanted things solved on his timeline. Johnny never cared to understand who had started the rivalry and what had happened that led up to the end of the school fight in s2. He didn't care about what had actually happened in the waterpark parking lot in s5e4. In s3, when Johnny saw the bruise on Robby's face, Johnny immediately accused Robby of starting fights. In s4, when Robby told Johnny that Miguel had been the one to attack him in school, Johnny brushed him off with an "I wasn't there... but I know Cobra Kai", projecting his own history with Kreese onto Robby. Johnny has been projecting his view of himself onto Robby since Daniel's comment "maybe he just has a little too much of you in him" comment in s3e2.

In s5e1, Johnny gaslit Robby about looking for him when he went on the run. Then, Johnny minimized his failures with Robby (lying and tricking Robby into the trip was one of those countless failures), projected his own guilt for his own supposed "failures" with Miguel onto Robby, and wanted Robby to follow how he himself deals with his own guilt:

"I know I haven't been there for you, Robby. More times than I can count. But I've also failed Miguel. Hell, I'm the reason he ran off in the first place. I'm out here trying to fix my mistakes so I don't have to live with the regret of making them. If you're serious about making things right, you can start by helping Miguel. I know you have your fair share of regrets when it comes to him... I'm gonna call Carmen. I'll be right back. Finish taking these off."

Johnny walked away, leaving Robby to take care of one of Johnny's own screw ups (the flat tire) while he prioritized yet another Diaz over Robby.

It's ironic that Johnny said, "but I know Cobra Kai" when Robby told him that Miguel had attacked Robby in school, but Johnny has never considered Miguel's fault in all of this. Johnny (like the fandom) doesn't want to destroy the pristine image he has of Miguel. Miguel's motivations to hurt Robby in s5 were still the same as in s1. Now, he just uses the school fight as validation and gaslights Robby in s5e5 about his own actions in the school fight, "Last time we fought like this, how come you didn't hold back?" Maybe try not attacking and baiting someone like a psycho, huh Miguel? Of course, the lesson Johnny had given Miguel since the avt is "strike first, strike hard, show mercy sometimes". So essentially it's "attack and beat my kid up as much as you want, just show him mercy in the end", which Miguel followed through with in s2 and in s5. At least, Robby was allowed to fight back when Johnny told them to fight it out. Regardless, Robby is Miyagi-Do and had told Johnny that he wants his space, but Johnny cornered him with Miguel. This was despite Robby's admission after the avt that Cobra Kai had made everything worse for Robby. This fight was Cobra Kai (Johnny and Miguel) vs Miyagi-Do (Robby), just like the school fight had been and just like Silver and Daniel's fight was later in that episode. In s5e4, Johnny had questioned Shannon if Robby would be safe with her over the summer, but after Johnny got to keep Robby, Johnny proceeded to have him beaten into submission for his own purposes. Johnny himself called it "submission".

In Stranger Things, Joyce is portrayed as an imperfect parent that's a realistic mess but no doubt loves her sons and even went into another dimension to rescue one of them. Joyce has her flaws. For example, when they first realized that Will wasn't at home, Joyce got upset with Jonathan for working instead of making sure Will got home. Jonathan is parentified because of these responsibilities, but there's never a doubt throughout s1 or later if Joyce cares about her sons. She never gave up on Will, and she cares about Jonathan. Later, when Jonathan wanted to go into dangerous situations to save Will, Joyce refused to let him. Joyce is the kind of parent that you can say, "she tries her best with what she has".

Johnny doesn't deserve the claim that he tries their best with what he has. Not in s1 nor later. In s5, Johnny just used Robby as a thing to feel better about himself and continued to prioritize other people over Robby, neglecting and abusing Robby in the process.

At the end of s5, Silver told the audience what to expect if the baby plotline continues:

Johnny's just gonna screw up another kid.

Nothing throughout s5 contradicted this statement.

[caribbean1989]

"Henderson! He's back!"

Stranger Things, s3e2

[justmy-account]

8:15 time stamps through the show

#eightfifteengate

Eightfifteengate is a theory in stranger things fandom. Through the series, there has been a lot of focus on 8:15

Examples:

-“youre late its eight fifteen”(el to hopper in s2)

-will left the wheelers at 8:15pm in s1(“its fifteen after”, “he left littlebit after eight”)

-in s1e1, at 8:15, its literally the shot where will disappered

-there’s s2 (music) track called Eight Fifteen

and many others, there’s a lot of them, check put eightfifteengate tag for more

so, as i was rewatching the show, i took a picture for every 8:15 time stamp. i couldnt take screenshots so i took pictures of the tv, so the quality lowkey sucks, ignore that

• Season 1

s1e1: The Vanishing of Will Byers

s1e2: The Weirdo on Maple Street

s1e3: Holly, Jolly

s1e4: The Body

s1e5: The Flea and the Acrobat

s1e6: The Monster

s1e7:The Bathtub

s1e8: The Upside Down

• Season 2

s2e1: MADMAX

s2e2: Trick or Treak, Freak

s2e3: The Pollywog

s2e4: Will the Wise

s2e5: Dig Dug

s2e6: The Spy

s2e7: The Lost Sister

s2e8: The Mind Flayer

s2e9: The Gate

Season 3 s3e1: Suzie, Do You Copy?

s3e2: The Mall Rats

s3e3: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard

s3e4: The Sauna Test

s3e5: The Flayed

s3e6: E Pluribus Unum

s3e7: The Bite

s3e8: The Battle of Starcourt

this is the first episode althat also has 1:08:15

i only can import 30 photos here, so i’ll make separate post for time stamps from s4. it’ll take a while till ill watch the whole season, i give it a week or two

[nerdyintp]

I’m rewatching stranger things and in s3e2 Robin says she’s fluent in Spanish, Italian, and French and I feel like I don’t see people talking about that enough. Like maybe I’m just missing everything about it but also I think this should be talked about constantly

[winxwiki]

Americans are obsessed with race, so I'm not surprised that the backlash came mainly from them. I don't remember meeting ANY non-american fans making such a fuss about it. It's a mess, but it's mostly about cultural differences and minor hair insensitivity on Bloom's part. Girl, your lack of social skills doesn't exuse you from touching other people's hair without consent). It also perfectly shows Stella's insensitivity before she becomes more considerate of other people's feelings in season 2.

Oh yes, it's absolutely about cultural differences. The way black hair is treated in America is absurd and inhumane to us Europeans, outright banning hairstyles and demanding hair to be straightened, strangers poking it rudely and all kinds of bullying related to it. I understand why the scene could be seen as malicious.

No such thing here. We don't even have dress codes. Not denying racism in Europe, it's just a different breed and it also varies in each country due to their questionable history.

I agree that Stella's lack of sensibility makes sense in context of her character development, but I still think the girls standing there to watch could have been handled better. Flora is the usual sensitive friend, I dunno. Maybe they could have gotten a little more in there while still not solving the problem. I can also see how Bloom being friendless made her do... that. She instantly regrets it but doesn't apologize (or, perhaps, have the time to, since the girl also runs away).

Best way to salvage the scene is to make a few additions and change the girl and her hairstyle I guess. Chimera has her hair turned into snakes in S3E2 by her own spell for example. I don't think we'll see this in the reboot anyway, but if Rainbow ever wants to republish the episode, they can reanimate it.

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What if Billy took Steve, instead of Heather…?

Steve doesn’t really know how to explain how he, his seventeen-year-old Scoops coworker, and the like ninety middle schoolers that stalk him have all ended up trying to basically exorcise Steve’s not-boyfriend at midnight in the pouring rain in his mom’s brand new jacuzzi, but here they are.

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[tal-vez-o-quizas]

I went to this picnic thingy activity from my job today and one guy had a Stranger Things graphic tee!

Specifically the moment in S3E2 when Dustin tells Steve that he intercepted a secret Russian communication and he persuades him by saying "we can be heroes, true American heroes".

The guy had that exact quote with this picture:

I was literally about to go to him and ask him "What's the best and the worst Stranger Things season for you?" but I didn't cause there were too many people around, haha.

[fagdyk]

Jim blasting "dont mess around with jim" after he succesfully broke up El Mike is top 3 Hopper moments

[cryptiidtea]

robin and dustin decoded a russian transmission in one day in the back of an ice cream shop in indiana AND steve figured out that the recording was made in the fucking mall i LOVE these kids

[wildishmazz]

Stranger things 3.02

[lucascsinclairs]

Max Mayfield in Stranger Things 3

Chapter Two: The Mall Rats

[rooftop-kisses]

Every Song from Stranger Things ⇾ Season 3 Episode 2

Listen to the full soundtrack here

[reader-writer-fucker]

Stanger Things

Aww :( hes alive

I thought he was calling nancy

US 2019 dir jordan peele

Mike is shook

Mrs wheeler XD

Hopper aint shit

He lying through his teeth

When the magnets stop working get to trucking

I love dustin and steve

These kids is cute as heck

Mrs wheeler is gross

That aint billy

Shit that was scary he going through what will went through

I love lil erica "and id like to try it again"

What if its a baby demodog

Fuck this Mayor

Max done jinxed it

I bet Mike and lucas is there

She like them nerdy boys

I thought it was going to explode in his face

Billy goin through it :/

Omg they want will

Mike is shook

I dump ur ass

Fuck that Mayor

She stood u up

Dustin is so smart

The silver cat is that beem fro ep 1

A carousel

Oh spooky

My mom said they under the mall

The man at the diner is sus

Billy done kidnapped this girl

I think its tethered billy

But billy was already creepy

Why are they torturing this girl

Thats the thang

[steve-harringator]

i got the horses in the back

code that is attached

translation exact

and the music has to match