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Mods don't fucking merge this thread. This is a srs scathing review that will be lost in the general thread ( which btw is so dead it's not even on page 1 despite the fresh release of the season)
1) very very slow for the first 5 episodes (out of 9 total)
2) Episode 7 is a total throwaway episode.
Right as things are getting intense we have 11 going to Chicago to meet up with her psychic "sister". The season opens showing this other psychic chick. The rest of the season continues to allude to her. The viewer is lead to believe she's going to have some sort of major impact or role in the finality of the season. NOPE. Nothing comes of it. She's a loser criminal. They part ways, nothing comes of it. Complete fucking waste of an arc and episode time.
3) The group determines the creatures from the upside down are some sort of a hive mind. Yet Dustin is able to communicate with "Dart" and Dustin and the group are able to get by him with no problems??? WTF THIS MAKES NO SENSE. DART ISN'T AN INDIVIDUAL. YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH HIM. HE'S PART OF A HIVE MIND. WTF???
4) How did "Dart" the baby demigorgon evolve so fast and then all of a sudden THEY ALL STOP EVOLVING AND NEVER REACH THEIR FINAL FORM OVER MULTIPLE EPISODES. What the fuck man this makes no sense.
5) All of the trailers and the entire season allude to a final confrontation with the giant shadow monster. Yet we're left with nothing but a plot/confrontation against mini versions of the antagonist from the first season. What???
6) Both seasons end with 11 saving the day. No change in the solution to the problem in both seasons.
6a) How does eleven close the gate to the upside down yet the end to the season alludes to a confrontation with the shadow monster.... WTF???
7/10 AT BEST. Don't believe the fucking hype. This season does not deserve the 90+% it has. Season 1 was so much better.