by Mark | Nov 18, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
 
 Mike and El hug, a moment they’ve been waiting for all season. El cries, and Mike smiles. Hopper explains he’s been hiding her and Mike punches him. El and Hopper greet each other belligerently, but give each other a side hug anyway. Hopper takes Mike aside into another room, telling him that he kept her hidden for her own safety, and not to be mad at El. Mike isn’t mad at E, he’s mad at Hopper, and punches him quite a few times in the stomach (go Mike!) while calling him a liar (true) and a...
by Mark | Nov 18, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
 
 ‘The Mind Flayer’ is not a title that bodes well. Not at all. And it fulfills on its promise of more nastiness from the Upside Down. This chapter starts where the second-to-last episode ended: Hopper and Dr. Owens watching horrified as one by one, Demogorgons climb out of the pit. They throw themselves at the super tough glass, which begins cracking almost immediately. Full episode gallery The mind flayer lets loose the dogs of war Dr. Owens sounds the alarm and everyone flees the...
by Mark | Nov 17, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
Finally we get more closure on El’s story! We see El diving through her mother’s memories again. El gasps as she pulls out of the circular, endlessly repeating memories. El notices another girl in the memories: the girl we saw running out of a building with a crew in the opening scene of season. Eleven struggles to locate the girl psychically, and succeeds. El wakes up to find her aunt calling for Hopper on the phone. El, feeling betrayed again, leaves immediately on her new mission to...
by Mark | Nov 17, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
The episode opens with Will, that poor tortured soul, feeling like he’s being burned alive. I didn’t think there was anything worse than being burned alive, but being burned without dying is… worse. Definitely worse. Full episode gallery Dustin and Steve make a great team Dustin and the help he recruited (Steve) bravely go into the bunker Dustin trapped the young Demogorgon in. Even more unfortunate than finding it, they find that it’s shed another skin and dug through a cinderblock...
by Mark | Oct 31, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
In this chapter “Dig Dug,” things keep ramping up! The stakes keep rising every episode. Joyce has taped the hundreds of pages Will has drawn together into a map covering walls, floor, and ceiling. Will tells Mike what it’s like to be connected to the shadow monster, which exists not just in the Upside Down, but also in their town of Hawkins. Will feels what the shadow monster feels, and the more it encroaches on our reality the more he feels it. Mike gives Will some much needed...
by Mark | Oct 30, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
Last chapter, Will’s body or soul was being invaded by the giant smoke monster that’s been hunting him throughout the season so far. His mother finds him standing in a field in the real world with Mike. This time though, neither Mike nor Joyce can pull him back to our reality. From Will’s point of view, he is still trapped in the smoky tornado of the monster’s appendage. His whole face is being filled with the monster’s substance as he silently screams. He finally snaps out of it as the...
by Mark | Oct 30, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
In the last episode, Dustin discovered something strange in his garbage can. This chapter begins with revealing Dustin’s discovery: a strange creature with two legs and a muscular tail that looks like a giant pollywog. The disgusting creature both looks and sounds unearthly, and there’s no question that it must be from the Upside Down. Dustin, however, doesn’t make that connection. He feeds it a candy bar Three Musketeers and names it d’Artagnan. Dart for short. Dart is slimy, ugly, and hates...
by Mark | Oct 28, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
In this Halloween episode, the giant monster of Will’s visions gets closer and closer every time he sees it. This season of Stranger Things is way more sinister than the last. The episode begins where Eleven ended last season. She defeats the Demogorgon and vanishes, calling out for Mike. Everything goes black for a second. Eleven wakes up in the Upside Down, coughing out some fluid and still calling out for Mike. She wanders the halls of the Upside Down school, and sees a small tear...
by Mark | Oct 28, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
Season Two of Stranger Things starts off with a rush, opening on Oct 28th, 1984, as a group of bank robbers charge out of a bank and jump into their getaway van. This is just the beginning: We’ll be recapping and reviewing the whole season. Come back for more strange things! Lots of spoilers here, so stop if you haven’t seen it yet! They are chased by the cops but can’t lose them until they turn into a tunnel. As they do, the young girl directing the thieves closes her fist and...
by Joe | Jan 4, 2018 | Travelers, TV and Movies
HERE WE GO, THE SEASON 2 FINALE. As you might expect, things get a little crazy. Prepare yourself for the longest recap ever. This show has so much going on that I can’t even get it all into my brain at once. This episode raises many new questions and gives us answers to questions we hadn’t asked yet. If that sounds confusing, good, because it is. Spoilers ahead! Full Episode Gallery Full Episode Recap and Analysis Flash Forward: Grant Reads His Confession THE EPISODE...