The Hawkins crew make a discovery, whilst Eleven starts a tough journey back to regaining her powers.
This is another strong episode with intense moments, decent humour, and more great tributes to the era.
The main focus are the events in Hawkins and the plight of Eleven. Both plots are portrayed with brilliant visual storytelling. The cinematography, lighting and editing are top drawer.
The banter between Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery is a highlight. Plus it's great to see Millie Bobby Brown after her absence from the previous chapter and she is excellent as always.
There is a big Stephen King tribute in all of the above, with books like 'It' and 'Firestarter' influencing the writing. Also, the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' homage continues to work well.
I also enjoyed the humour of Joyce, Murray and Yuri with their aerial high jinks. Brett Gelman is on great form in these scenes and it is quite fun.
Some aspects scenes involving Hopper at the moment feel a bit forced. David Harbour delivers his monologue well, but from a writing perspective it comes across as a slightly awkward exposition dump to me.
This is another strong episode with intense moments, decent humour, and more great tributes to the era.
The main focus are the events in Hawkins and the plight of Eleven. Both plots are portrayed with brilliant visual storytelling. The cinematography, lighting and editing are top drawer.
The banter between Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery is a highlight. Plus it's great to see Millie Bobby Brown after her absence from the previous chapter and she is excellent as always.
There is a big Stephen King tribute in all of the above, with books like 'It' and 'Firestarter' influencing the writing. Also, the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' homage continues to work well.
I also enjoyed the humour of Joyce, Murray and Yuri with their aerial high jinks. Brett Gelman is on great form in these scenes and it is quite fun.
Some aspects scenes involving Hopper at the moment feel a bit forced. David Harbour delivers his monologue well, but from a writing perspective it comes across as a slightly awkward exposition dump to me.