Stranger Things
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Emotions can make time seem so much slower than it is, she says.
Now, if thats the case, these past three (!)
Its been so long!
I have so many more gray hairs than I did back in 2019.
Lets just dive right into that opening sequence, shall we?
Its September 8, 1979, and were back at Hawkins Lab.
But then something goes wrong.
Brenner finds a trail of blood and bodies.
Everyone, including all of the kids, have been brutally murdered.
What have you done?
Brenner yells at her, horrified.
Is she a little off?
Has she broken peoples necks with the flick of her head?
I just cant believe shes evil.
Still that is one hell of a way to welcome us all back to Hawkins.
So, yes, yes, I think this season will be much darker.
Theres a lot to catch up on!
You remember all of that, right?
Where theres also a Demogorgon.
Oh, and because of everything that went down with the Mind Flayer, Eleven lost her powers.
So, yeah, just like a lot of terrible stuff to process there.
So whats everyone in Hawkins up to six months after the Battle at Starcourt Mall?
Its easier for some than others.
The Party, as we once knew it, is in shambles.
And its not just because Will the Wise is gone.
The boys are getting older and there are some growing pains.
Lucas is sick of being bullied and feeling like a loser and wanted things to change in high school.
Its why he joined the school basketball team.
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Eddie loves playing heavy metal, has the hair to prove it, and helovesD&D.
Hes the local drug dealer and into denim vests, but he is surprisingly sweet?
Faring worse is Max.
She isnt sleeping, has headaches, and sees Billys death over and over in her nightmares.
Surprisingly, Max does run into one other student having a tougher time than she is: Chrissy Cunningham.
But theres something up with Chrissy.
The voice grows more alarming as it tries to pop pop the stall door.
Chrissy screams until suddenly, she is alone again in the bathroom.
But Chrissys hallucinations dont end there.
Later, she heads out into the woods behind the school alone (never a good idea!)
to meet Eddie to buy some weed.
You might think,Hmmm, thats cool and not scary, its just a clock.
But that clock bursts open with spiders, so, sorry, that clock is decidedly not cool.
Chrissy decides she needs something stronger than weed but itll have to wait until after the game.
The boys are growing further and further apart.
A strange thing, sure, but its about to get much stranger.
Chrissys there to finish that drug exchange.
Eddie has some ketamine for her, but has to rummage around to find it.
When he comes back into the living room, he finds Chrissy in a trancelike state.
He follows her around until shes trapped.
In the outside world, Eddie is freaking out.
Hes trying to wake Chrissy up, but nothing can break the trance.
Suddenly, shes levitating off the ground and she flies up against the ceiling.
All of her bones begin to break at truly ungodly angles.
And then, finally, her eyes seem to explode into the back of her head.
It is absolutely horrifying, but thats Hawkins, Indiana, for ya.
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Id like to send her to the Upside Down and know that I do not say that lightly!!
She calls her dad her hero!
Im already tearing up thinking about their eventual reunion!
He is too precious for this world!
Dont drag him into yourStranger Thingsshenanigans, Jonathan!
What a perfect callback to have Tammy Thompson sing the national anthem at the basketball game.
One episode in and Dustin already gets a Han Solo moment with hisEmpire Strikes BackNever tell me the odds!
You were wearing a Weird Al T-shirt, which I thought was brave.
And what of Joyce?
Hop is alive, baby!
Now, lets go get our guy.
