ok so i just watched volume 2. gonna tell you guys my thoughts because WHAT THE FUCK.
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seriously. what. the fuck. did i just watch.
i have so many thoughts about ep 8 and 9 so iām gonna try and condense them into lil sections for yāall so. here goes.
-we were supposed to find itā¦sad? the death of the man who kidnapped and abused children for his own gain? yeah, nice fucking try duffers, with the āsad emotional musicā. honestly iām glad the fuckerās dead. one of the only good things to come out of vol 2.
-i now understand why the duffers waited until after pride month to release the new eps because wtf??? theyāve built it up that willās in love with mike the whole season (the whole damn show) and then he justā¦doesnāt say anything? sure he had that monologue where we all know he was talking about himself and not el but. he didnāt even come out to mike? or anybody for that matter. sure, the scene with jonathan is undeniable that jonny boy knows and accepts him and it was a really sweet scene, but it felt like a cop out. will didnāt ever actually confirm anything. fucking bullshit. william byers get behind me, iāll protect you from the duffers this time.
-fuck ME i hated this storyline. i fucking HATED it. iāve already spoken on here about why steve and nancy should never be romantic again, and the fact that the duffers tried to push that arc was bad enough but. also. did you guys clock how ooc steve was because of it??? like, he just starts spouting shit about wanting six kids and a perfect life to nancy, who just NEARLY DIED, and then does it again in the woods when robin runs off aloneācompletely ignoring her well-being and safety in favour of trying it on with nancy again. thatās so not the steve we know. the steve we know and love would never let robin run off alone, and he certainly wouldnāt be basically ambushing a girl with his fucking life plans that make no fucking sense. and if that all wasnāt bad enough, THE WHOLE PLOTLINE WAS IRRELEVANT ANYWAY. they donāt get together because nancyās still with jonathan and it never gets addressed again. fucking idiotic storyline.
-ok so can we all agree that this ship has run its course? like, donāt get me wrong, theyāve been cute the past few seasons, and i wouldnāt hate it if they were endgame, but. come on. jonathan is STILL LYING TO HER about college, their plans clearly donāt align anymore and they just want different things in life. and i get it, itās cute that the actors are dating in real life, but that shouldnāt be the only thing holding the ship together. i just think the duffers have made it clear throughout the season, then with that ending scene in vol 2 when jon and nancy are repairing hopās cabin, that these two are going to inevitably part ways.
-one of the saving graces of these eps. they FINALLY kissed and it was sweet and cute and perfectly built up, in my opinion. joyce and hopper stay one of the best ships in the show.
-is she alive? is she dead? WHO KNOWS???!!? honestly the TRAUMA the duffers have put me through with her this season. it was fucking brutal having to watch her bones snap like that. i was honestly shaking, like holy shit. and then she died, and then she didnāt? hmm? what did el do that saved her? what consequences will that have??? so many unanswered questions. but, i will say this: sadie sink deserves a fucking emmy.
ā¢ronance/vickie x robinā¢
-i am so beyond pissed at the duffers brothers for the shit they pulled with robin in these 2 eps. like, vickieās not in the season except for one two minute scene in ep 1 and then they bring her back for the last ep? and yeah, her and robin could be cute i guess, but it felt so shoehorned in. like they clearly just shoved that scene in at the last minute to fill a diversity quota and makes me fucking ANGRY. the opportunity was there for robin to have a fully fleshed-out, meaningful, poignant romance with nancy. theyāve been together all season, theyāve grown closer, understood each other, looked out for each other. hell, i even thought the duffers might go there with that scene where robin grabs nancyās hand outside the creel house. but no. because why give us an actually good wlw relationship when you can shove it to the side and give us absolutely crumbs of representation? bullshit.
-tbh i was expecting him to die, and so i wasnāt shocked but. it felt very anticlimactic. like, the whole focus was on him dying a heroābut then he didnāt technically save anyone? he justā¦died? for seemingly no reason? and yeah, dustinās reaction BROKE me, but like then nobody else ever mentions it? not even steve, robin or nancy, who have been with him the whole season. it just all felt so rushed. joe quinn, you did a great job man, and you deserved better writing.
-is it just me or did every one of max and elās evened together feel veryā¦romantic? like, yeah theyāre best friends who havenāt seen each other in a while, but all of their interactions were framed and built up to seem almost like loverās reuniting? like theyāre touching each otherās faces constantly when they first see each other again, max is looking at elās lips, maxās ādeathā involved el crying over her just as much as lucas. and when el visited her in the hospital everyone like made way for her as if sheās the most important person to max. am i going crazy here??? someone tell me they get what iām trying to say. anyway, another saving grace of the season, elmax remains superior.
-i actually think the ending was pretty cool. like it sets up a vastly different, darker and more epic final season. we actually saw the battle with upside down and vecna having disastrous effects on hawkins. and i thought the return of the mind flayer actually was kinda cool, and the way everything was explained was pretty good. but, after these 2 eps, iām not sure i trust the duffer brothers with another season. well. weāll see what happens i guess.
overall, volume 2 was a let-down. ooc characters, messily wrapped up plot lines, shoved in, shitty representation. it all felt rushed and like the duffers kinda gave up halfway through. highlights of the eps include: the jopper kiss, elmax, robin grabbing nancyās hand when she was scared, hopper beheading a demogorgan, eddie playing guitar, erica kicking that one guy in the balls and natalia dyer, noah schnapp, caleb mclaughlin, millie bobby brown and sadie sinkās acting.
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