Toho Kingdom

And I thought they(the producers) ,were going to stop torturing Will ?

didn't kill off Not-Jason because he is the most worthless character in the show. It's not bad enough he abuses his sister, but now he goes and hits on mothers? What a friggin scumbag!

Loved the stuff with Nancy and Jonathan.

Hopper's reactions to Ele and Mike are hilarious, and yet, he's such an asshole. I don't feel sorry for him getting blown off by the mother.

Highly enjoyed the shopping mall stuff in episode 2.

1) I actually really loved getting to see El get to just have normal moments in life finally, hanging with the rest of the gang, learning you occasionally get mad at your friends/SO, etc. It was just nice that after all the shit she went through, she at least got a few episodes of doing normal people things. Plus, her fashion sense is bitchin'.

2) On the topic of El, she has always been a total badass but this season, oh my god, I got chills sometimes when she went into a fight, kudos to Millie. When she flung the Mind Flayer around in the hospital like a rag doll, wall to wall, ceiling to ground, I was grinning like an idiot. El will protect anyone she cares about and you do not want to be in her way. She even ripped the giant Mind Flayer's head in half and stunned it at the cabin! I just feel so bad that right now she can't access her powers, I know they'll come back eventually next season and their absence will be used for character growth, but she lost so much this season, and that was a large part of her identity.

3) I liked the underlying theme of everyone having to face different struggles as they come of age and their life goes forward; Mike has to learn how to deal with his girlfriend breaking up with him and how to balance his love and social life, Will and Dustin are dealing with their other friends drifting away to other interests, Will especially when he destroyed his fort symbolizing the bittersweet frustration of growing up and realizing there is nothing he can do about it. Even the older kids were done well in this regard, Steve is feeling like a failure and that his life is currently at a standstill, Robin is having to deal with the guy she previously loathed in school and mustered up the courage to come out to him, and Nancy having to push through the sexist workplace of the 80s and assert her worth. All well done.

4) Speaking of Nancy, SHE IS A TOTAL BADASS!! Like we've known since season 1 since she made the bat and started to shoot at the demogorgon, but seeing her standpoint blank at Billy as she fired a gun, unblinking, to buy the others time was so cool. I love that she is a gentle person at her core but she can hold her ground and is so courageous.

5) THE MOTHER FUCKING MIND FLAYER HOLY SHIT. I thought it was pretty intimidating last season, but this time around they really bumped up the horror factor. Not only can it control people's minds, but it got control of about 30 people and then had their body and guts melt into it to increase its own mass?? Like well fucking done, an interdimensional, super intelligent monster that is made out of human flesh and bone, I dig it.

the speech he had in the note at the end at least gave him a reason for being a complete and utter dickwad, but that still doesn't make me like what they did with him. I feel like they character assassinated him until the last episode, in which they DID assassinate him. :lol

she was able to figure out Russian in the span of the day. The best part though was when she called the Russians out while drugged for how pathetic their secret code was.

just to get Max and Ele to build a friendship and for him to just whine the entire season. Ugh. It's sad that Lucas' sister was far more integral to the plot than he was. I absolutely adored her "Operation Child Endangerment" bit and then the MLP conversation she had with Dustin.

good riddance!

clearly the Russians learned NOTHING!

Justin giving Steve that ass kicking. Too bad he winded up in jail for it.