Bang! After three long years we are given a pile of scary noises by which to move the action along. Not a hint of “Previously on Stranger Things.” Just a gathering of the characters (all excellently acted) into a messy mix of noise and the same things that have happened all along, weird critters scaring people with heads that open up to a beehive, which is fully resistant to a rifle bullet. (BULLSHIT!!) Are all the fans supposed to have watched all the previous episodes so we’d be caught up when this series starts? (BULLSHIT!!)
Then we see Eleven, MBB, running and jumping and exploding punkins all along the way, and then soaring like Superman over a truck. In the intervening three years some of us have forgotten precisely what she can and cannot do. Exploding pumpkins on the run was an ability not made quite clear in the past. But then, three years can do that to some of us. And it can age the players drastically. Maya Hawke looks better than ever. Her character is far more alive than before. Too bad she chooses to munch rugs instead of good food.
The guy with the name like Italian cheese and no collarbones gets beat up, but he’s faster and stronger than the guy who is one of the four beating on him. One would expect more damage to have been done to the bad guys. And he left his pet snake in the fool’s locker? Did he expect it to be kindly treated? (BULLSHIT!!)
Unfortunately, we will have to struggle through all of the upcoming episodes, inasmuch as we are dedicated fans of the story from the word go. A series that made MBB’s name famous can’t be dismissed just like that. But I for one am greatly looking forward to the next episode of Enola Holmes. When Stranger Things is finally done I will say good riddance to it. The Duffers are really duffers. This sucks. In fact, it’s BULLSHIT!!
