Saturday, October 28, 2017

Stranger Things, season 2, "Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak"

Stranger Things, season 2 

 "Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak"

It's Halloween. We learn how Eleven escaped from the Upside Down, and has now been "adopted" by Hopper. He has been keeping her hidden in a cabin in the woods. She wants to go trick-or-treating, but Hopper won't allow it. Instead he promises to bring home candy and they can watch a scary movie. 

Meanwhile the upside down continues to bleed over into our world both in visions that Will has, and mysterious phenomenon like pumpkin patches spontaneously decaying. 

Things culminate on Halloween night with Nancy and Steve fighting, and Dustin making a strange discovery.

The nostalgia factor in this episode is high, with the boys dressing up as the Ghostbusters for Halloween. Normally I'd say there was still time to get on board with the series from this episode, but given Netflix all-at-once model, there's really no reason not to start with Chapter One. Up to now the series hasn't failed to entertain, and it looks like a good bet that that's not going to change soon.

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