damn

i was hoping that S2 would be set in the same universe but with a new core cast, a new location and only a few references to the original events. The few threads they left open could have easily been used to add flavor to a new story that took place, say, 10 years later in Michigan.

By doing a direct sequel, they have nowhere to go but down. They can't improve on perfection.

Almost feel the same way. "Stranger things" could reflect many different situations and they could go with an American horror story type of direction. New plot each season

This post was edited by stupidkid282 on Jul 26 2016 12:00pm

Agree with you 100%

Nah, on rare occasions perfection is continued right to the end.

Deadwood.
The Wire.

Give it a chance.

This post was edited by WelSh on Jul 26 2016 01:05pm

i certainly will.

In addition to the 2 obvious threads they left open at the end, there is one more thing I thought about:

Will spent a few days evading the monster while inside. Shortly before Will got taken, we see the scientist in the opening scene get taken. There is no indication that he's dead. He actually had some idea of what was going on and was pretty smart, he may have been in a better position to survive in there than anyone else. His body would have spent roughly the same amount of time in there as Will, but he was bigger so he may been able to handle the toxicity of the air better.

This post was edited by kayeto on Jul 26 2016 06:17pm

I'm assuming there are more 'monsters' and they find there way into the portal. Or maybe Will is infected someway and either becomes one or because of him more portals open

and then there is the Egg.

Here's why I think this case is different than those:

1) One of the main plot mechanics was the characters who first started suspecting something "supernatural" were not believed when they tried to tell the other main characters. This can not be recreated with a direct sequel. Even if new characters emerge and have to be convinced, it doesn't have the same social dynamic. Already having a core of chars who know about the shadow realm is different than one person thinking they are alone seeing strange stuff.

2) The Lucas/Michael squabbling dynamic won't really be the same. After what just happened, there's no way the 4 boys would really be at each other's throats again. It would have been been much easier to recreate this drama if the story had waited 5+ years for the next chapter to begin. But at the immediate future, their bond is just going to be too strong.

3) One reason the show was so addicting was because the audience had no idea what was happening and were only figuring it out slowly. Now that we know about the shadow realm, the show is going to have to dig deeper to find an aspect of mystery. They are probably going to do lame stunts like have the main chars go in a hunting party in the shadow realm. It would have been much easier for S2 to recreate the greatness if it was starting from a clean slate with a new mystery.

The last episode was a finale. It was a big blowout bash where all the cards got laid on the table. This is different from S1 of The Wire and Deadwood, which I'm sure were written with second seasons in mind.



Don't get me wrong, I loved S1 and will absolutely watch S2. But the way things are set up, it is tailor made to be a disappointing sequel.

This post was edited by kayeto on Jul 26 2016 10:39pm

Is it supposed to be a weird aspect ratio? like a film 1.85:1 rather than tv 16:9