Stranger Things 2 is currently streaming on Netflix.The disappearance of a young boy sparks a chain of events leading the residents of the small town of Hawkins to uncover a government conspiracy and a supernatural mystery which will not only shatter all semblance of normalcy, but also threaten their very existence. It reminded us that they've got a lot of history together (they went to high school together, remember?), and it gave us a spark of hope that Hopper would help Joyce through the grieving process and be there when she came out the other side. That little smoking scene outside the dance did two very important things for Joyce and Hopper's relationship. Okay, so maybe we didn't quite get the Hopper and Joyce ( Winona Ryder) romance I've been angling for since Season 1, but Joyce is grieving here. Hopper and Joyce, sitting in a tree S-M-O-K-I-N-G When you consider that Dustin lives alone with what appears to be a single mother, a strong male role model is something he probably deeply craves, and now he has one!
Instead, the dance proved that Steve was still looking out for Dustin, filling that big brother role perfectly. We all loved the bromance/mentorship blossoming between Dustin and Steve ( Joe Keery) this year, but there was every chance Stranger Things could have ended that dynamic when the crisis was over and let Steve go back to his garbage friends in high school. What's Next for Stranger Things in Season 3? The fact that she got to dress up all pretty, go out in public and kiss her dorky boyfriend felt like the perfect way to wrap up her super tragic Season 2 storyline. After finding out Eleven was trapped in Hopper's ( David Harbour) cabin all year desperate to talk to Mike ( Finn Wolfhard) but unable to reach out, it would have been a crime to give Eleven anything other than a puppies and rainbows ending this year. I swear, if I'd had to sit through another, "Oh no! What happened to Eleven?!" ambiguous ending this season, I'd trash my living room. Natalia Dyer and Gaten Matarazzo, Stranger Things
Stranger Things: 6 Burning Questions After Binging Season 2 The dance was one of the only times this season the show really let go and allowed these characters to be totally '80s, rocking the hairstyles, fashion and music ("Time After Time" nailed it) we all know and love.
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Most of the time though, the series quietly and effortlessly establishes the time and place without making it hammy. Some of the elements of Stranger Things are so obviously '80s that it kind of punches you in the face all of Episode 7, for example. Nancy swooped in to save Dustin ( Gaten Matarazzo) from social humiliation like a pro, bucking up his courage and improving his status with the ladies in one fell swoop. None of this stuff is definitively terrible, especially given what Nancy's been going through, but it left me with a bad taste in my mouth for her. She dumped her boyfriend in a drunken blackout, blamed Jonathan for their less-than-stellar friendship in the aftermath of Season 1 (it's a two-way street, honey), and turned her friend's mysterious death into a national conspiracy. Not to be a hater, but Nancy was not living her best life this year. Stranger Things: Who Is Dacre Montgomery, Your New Boyfriend?