Okay Here Are My Thoughts On Volume 2 And Season 4 As A Whole:

Okay here are my thoughts on volume 2 and season 4 as a whole:

-Will being pushed to the back was so unnecessary. Him and El are kinda the main characters of this show and there was a lot of El which was rlly nice but Will really wasnt there this season and why? Like i genuinely dont understand why. I missed him hes my favorite character

^ And mike and johnathan too?? like usually mike is so important hes like comes up plans and shit and he just wasnt?? there?? and i kinda feel like mikes character was nuked this season. His (and Wills) whole plotline this season was around his relationship with El... come on I want to see little micheal wheeler fight monsters with his friends. and ive also seen a lot of people reminding us how caring he was in season 1 and 2 and yeah. he rlly was and i miss that i dont believe that puberty hit and now mike only cares abt el like his character doesnt make sense anymore and i dont know why

- I honestly lowkey hated the cali plot and i rlly feel like the show would have been a lot better if the byers never moved. like they had to relocate bc of El and Joyce wanted a fresh start or something i dont remember but they very easily could have just not wrote that in. I just think that a lot of problems ppl are having with this season could have been avoid if the byers never moved.

-Aryle... hes definitely great. But i just...you know hes a fun character but thats kind of ALL he is. he is literally just a comic relief and is pretty useless throughout the whole season besides driving the cali gang which could have easily been done by johnathan instead of introducing a whole new character that probably isnt going to stay next season because hes supposed to be in california (which you know this whole problem could have been avoided if the byers never moved)

-the way our characters were split this season was a little weird but also not? like it made sense bc the groups this season were based off of just where everyone was but like i said, i wish the byers never moved. plus all the fan favorites were in hawkins and sometimes it felt like that was the only important storyline happening. like the cali gang just felt so behind compared to what was happening in hawkins

-my whole life would be infinitely better if every season was still set during halloween each year

-As much as i love this show, I think some of its charm has been lost... As our characters (mostly talking abt the kids here because they have always been the main focus since the beginning) have grown up it feels like maybe the duffers and writers of the show have focused a little too much on the fact that they are growing up and having relationships instead of focusing on what the show was originally about. a fun sci-fi show with monsters and kids saving the day and having little lighthearted relationships in the corner. I dont know if my point if coming across right but like it felt like theres just a little too much focus on the characters romantic relationships and honestly i dont care!! i want to watch monsters and kids figuring out how to defeat them in a fun 80s aesthetic! i am tired of the drama between stancy and jancy and as much as i would love byler i would be okay with mileven if they would have focused on their relationship less bc like i said earlier his relationship with el was mikes entire plotline this season. which just makes me sad because i usually love his character. yes even thought hes a little shit thats what makes him so loveable, because hes a little shit and he used to care abt saving all of his friends

This kind of ended in a rant but those were the problems I had with this season. I was definitely disappointed with a lot of stuff in volume 2 but I still enjoyed watching it as much as I could because this show is still really good and means a lot to a lot of people. I hope the duffers can like fix themselves because I would hate to see this show get like ruined because of bad writing in the later seasons.

As fascinating as the Depp V Heard trial was.

I found it to be a great case study in Law, psychology, sociology and even pathology.

I was amused at how split western society is concerning a grandiose case of “ He said she said.” But both the He and She came with receipts…

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What’s more concerning though, is the lack of coverage in regards to Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial.

It should’ve been televised.

But I’m barely hearing anything about it, except for small snippets of the sentencing via the news.

Shout out to Rupert Murdoch for staying tight with Maxwell, I suppose.

Ghislaine Maxwell has only been sentenced to TWENTY YEARS!

Her apology to the victims was shallow(to say the least), according to court reporters.

But one of the most horrifying truths that came to light, from the darkness surrounding the Maxwell/Epstein case…

Is a list.

A list naming those who’ve participated in Epstein and Maxwell’s sickening business. And names of those who also assisted them…

And this list was not shown in court. In fact, the judge denied it coming into the case.

So, basically. A judge has decided that a list of wealthy and powerful persons who are potential abusers, sex traffickers, and rapist, is to be protected.

We’ve just had Roe V Wade overturned in the US.

And to add another blow to the world, Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas is now threatening Same-Sex Marriage.

And a Judge overseeing a trial- involving an abuser responsible in aiding a sex trafficking and child pedophilia ring- has decided one of the most earth shattering pieces of evidence in the case, did not need to be examined in a court of law?

How is this not garnering more attention?

Is everyone still distracted by the aftermath of the Depp V Heard Trial?

Or,

Are there people in power trying to distract us from the possibility that anyone whose “anyone” benefitted from the Epstein/Maxwell Case?

Both, maybe?…

umm yes this fic is very cute and after vol 2 its much needed I love gay people being happy even if the duffer brothers dont :)

hi gay people in my phone here is robin and will bonding, hopefully offering a little catharsis after whatever the hell that was

isn't it insane though how schizophrenic people are viewed as violent and dangerous by the majority of society when in reality schizophrenic people are nearly 14 times more likely to be on the receiving end of violence than to be the perpetrators...

this makes so much sense what

Guys please tell me what do you think about that

bring back season one subversion of tropes FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. killing off the virgin, “helpless” first victim does everything right and still gets taken, “asshole” boyfriend rights his wrongs, “crazy” mother is right about everything. THAT is stranger things, what is was supposed to be. not stereotypes pinned to cardboard characters! eddie should have ran and lived because local town freak never needed a redemption. lonely girl finds strength in her friendship and survives because she finally tells the truth about her emotions regarding her guilt, and that admission saves her as well. bullied, closeted queer kid gets to say aloud who he is and want he wants because goddamnit hasn’t be suffered in silence and loneliness enough? smalltown boy who has never wavered in his love and belief in and of his friends, tells them he loves them because his chest is too small for his big heart. but he loves them differently (el & will) and that’s okay, he’s okay. nancy wheeler runs so far from any relationship because she’s a person first and foremost, not a piece in a love triangle and not some “girlboss.” she has flaws and she’s messy and she is wrong sometimes and that’s okay! I could go on and on but jesus it makes my head hurt that this is where we ended up