"Stranger Things"
Season 2 Chapter Four: Will the Wise
One of the things that makes "Stranger Things" better than some of it's forebears, like "The X-Files", for example, is that the characters seem to make real progress in unraveling the mysteries central to the show. Chapter Four of Season Two is all about making progress.
Hopper and Joyce make progress in by observing and communicating with the afflicted Will. Elle makes progress in learning about her origins by discovering records in Hopper's cabin's crawlspace. And Nancy and Johnathan make progress in learning about the secret lab's activities.
But it's that last part where Season 2 of "Stranger Things" takes it's first missteps. Nancy and Johnathan somehow know that by going to meet Barb's parents they will be captured by the scientists of the lab, and thereby learn their plans when they brag about it like James Bond villains and then let them leave. It just doesn't make sense.
Despite that pretty major plot hole, it's still a pretty good episode with scares and suspense, excellent effects work, and lots of character development all around.
Each episode we've been picking out our favorite musical track of the week
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Best track his week: it's "Radio Clash" by The Clash, which perfectly sets the mood for Nancy and Johnathan skipping school for a clandestine recon mission.
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Best track his week: it's "Radio Clash" by The Clash, which perfectly sets the mood for Nancy and Johnathan skipping school for a clandestine recon mission.
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