the introduction of sexual orientation in children 12 years old is a bit much...
but hey... jumpin sharks is what tv does.
Just lost interest. I'm tired of the non-stop faggotry.
My wife and I love this show.
This has to be the biggest departure, given some of Hollywood’s more recent fare. The child actors -- who are the stars of the show -- look and act like real grade school, middle school and high school kids, not the glossy, bossy derelicts that Hollywood loves to pitch ...
Sounds worth watching... so little on TV is...
I have never seen the show, but I have a few friends and family who love it: they have provided a synopsis of the show that mirrors this article.
I know they THINK they need a gay hero, but making Steve an unrealistically “woke” teenager in 1985 Indiana was a stretch. Also, while we routinely see mixed race couples today I doubt a Midwest town of 30k would have been as accepting. Especially since we know Max’s dad is supposed to be a first class A-Hole.
It also look like they are setting up Will as gay since he “doesn’t like girls.”
I disagree with the notion that the adults are not stereotypical parents. They are pretty clueless and absent, particularly the fathers as is the Hollywood norm. Of course, the show is not about them.
BFLR
Large cast but no bit players. No camera hogs. Wonderful.
I found the series pretentious, overhyped and boring (at least the first season)
It only seems “great” because the bar for entertainment is so low that even a saltine tastes like a ritz cracker now.
Lot’s of taking God’s name in vain. Frequent invocations of Jesus irreverently. Tritely asking God to damn things when problems arise. And did I mention that this is mostly coming out of the mouths of pre-teen kids? In the mid-west? In the 80s?
The Duffers ARE injecting politics with the bi-racial couple and the so-called “coming out”. The bi-racial couple thing is simply injecting modern political correctness into the past, which is not realistic. Yes, there is nothing wrong with interracial relationships, but it portrays the heroes of the story as enlightened about such matters when, in reality, it detracts from a story set in the 80s. Outside of small enclaves in California, New York, and Chicago, homosexuality was widely regarded as deviant in the 80s. It wasn’t just Christians who thought so.
The story also ties into the very real Operation Paperclip which brought NAZI scientists to America from post-WW2 Germany. Branches of our own government engaged in, and apparently still engage in, mind control experiments using ritual torture of children to turn them into mind-slaves for eventual military and other Intelligence applications. In Stranger Things, Eleven is one of the abused children who gained special powers as a result of this abuse. I question whether the narrative treats the subject matter fairly, as the millions of abuse victims do not typically live the charmed life of Eleven.
The dialogue in Season 3 is laughable (not in a good way). Characters’ motivations are disjointed. Pacing is a mess. For example, you’ve got the sheriff crashing into the secret lair of the baddies with his gung-ho sidekick girlfriend. They stumble on Russian scientists whom they handcuff, in spite of not being able to communicate in English. But then the poorly-done Schwarzenegger wanabe villain shows up, guns blazing. After a fight, they manage to flee while the villain can shoot and damage their car but can’t catch them on a motorcycle. All of these issues point to the common difficulty that talented newcomers to writing, directing, and producing have: continuing to maintain the quality of what they make while working under rigid deadlines.
I just watched S3.
Some folks on FR are way too scared of the gay stuff. It is barely noticed. AND where it does have an impact it reinforces that young boys and girls can be friends without teen sexual frustration.
I agree that it makes no difference in the big picture.
It’s a good series.
Something to note: In most of the “stunts” the characters are toss against a wall. Every episode. It’s as if the show did not have enough money to hire stuntmen...so they used the safest and least expensive method of showing someone getting thrown.
One you notice it, it gets get of funny. And you start looking for it.