Toho Kingdom

I KNEW dartanius was going to be a demigorgon! I'm glad dustin got to be the one to discover him, because he's been kind of a punching bag this season.

I felt that they should've saved the whole Eleven/Jane searching for her Mom and "sister" part for another season or at least just the sister part. Maybe it's just me but it felt like they were juggling too many subplots.

I hope that we see more creatures from Upside Down with unique designs. I liked the DemoGorgon and DemoDogs but I'm starting to get a bit bored with the whole flowery monster head on a humanoid/quadruped body schtick. Just a minor nitpick, but I'd just like to see some more variety is all. We did get the Mind Flayer/Shadow Creature though so I guess I can't bitch too much about it.

Seeing Bob die was sad. I knew it was gonna happen even early on, but it still sucked.

Paul Reiser not being Burke 2.0 was a pleasant surprise and I liked how he genuinely wanted to help.

I'll agree that it sucked that Dustin was a bit of a punching bag this season, but seeing him bonding with Steve and getting to dance with Nancy even things out somewhat. I think he grew as a person out of this. Kinda reminds me of the Ol' Parker Luck, where Peter gets dealt with crap (usually directly or indirectly his fault) but he grows as a character and ultimately comes out of it for the better.

Steve really felt like a punching bag this season as well. I wish they would've at least let him beat Max's brother in a fight (Did give him a good fight though). At least he bonded a bit with Dustin, so I guess that's something.

Will and Jane dancing in the final episode got a smile out of me.

R.I.P. Bob. I'm sure the internet hated you and wanted you to die to make room for their OTP, but I liked you.

I preferred this season over last. Everything with Nancy and Jonathan makes me wonder why they even had the love triangle last time (hands down the worst part of a good show AND immediately invalidated? What a one-two punch or mediocrity!) and I still don't care about fourteen-year-old romances, but it didn't feel a quarter as obnoxious or prevalent this time. It also felt sort of rear-loaded, with Kali and Billy (why did they exist again?) and all that, but the momentum of the main story was enough to sweep me along despite.

Steve was also much more bearable. Seems like pretty boy characters who initially exit just to make a romantic subplot happen get way better once they're allowed to stand on their own away from all the bullcrap.

Flippin heck! That kids has chops. That cannot be easy to do!

Also, I'm getting the vibe that Mike's mom is gonna have an affair with Billy...