Stranger Things

[JohnHammondsCane]

sad to say lol. but Max really should not be here
she's sticking out pretty bad.

but hopper, he's such a huge pillar of the group, I'm glad he didn't die in season 3.
not only is he strong physically with all his training, and protection but he's also strong for eleven mentally. I like their bond, he's tough, toughest member of the group.

I love Murray he brings a lot of humor, but he could have gone. ( but he's one of my favorites)

Agreed on Murray. Even his brief appearances in Season 5 are great! Such a great side character

 

[belloq87]

Murray is such a goofy character that it would actually feel too mean and tonally-inconsistent to kill him.

(I find him generally a little too broad, personally.)

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

• Cast is just too damn big. Killing off more major characters in season 4 would've raised the stakes, allowed for a tighter final season. Instead, we get 90 seconds then onto the next group.

I loved ST4 but ST5 has been such a meandering, cluttered disappointment. Reminds me of Supernatural after season 5.

A common response I see is "not everything should be GoT!" But I feel like there's quite a spectrum between that and every (non-new) character having plot armor.

 

[jseal777]

Wife is really wanting to watch this last season but the ship has sailed for me. Not looking forward to the massive time investment for something I truly do not care about anymore.

That's time I could put into finally beating Persona 5!

 

[SeventyOne]

but hopper, he's such a huge pillar of the group, I'm glad he didn't die in season 3.
not only is he strong physically with all his training, and protection but he's also strong for eleven mentally. I like their bond, he's tough, toughest member of the group.

But that's the hero's journey. The Obi-Wan mentor has to die. It raises the stakes, and signals to the young protagonist that "you're on your own now, kid, time to grow up." Hopper being such a likeable character would only reinforce that. Make the party realize they have to live up to that ideal now.

 

[Cwoolboy]

If Hopper was going to die, it should have been in the third or 4th season. It's too late now for the whole "death of a mentor, you're on your own kid" to have any real effect since this is literally the final season. I'm hoping for some deaths, but I fear those who say "Karen surviving the Demo attack signals all our leads are safe" might be correct.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

But that's the hero's journey. The Obi-Wan mentor has to die. It raises the stakes, and signals to the young protagonist that "you're on your own now, kid, time to grow up." Hopper being such a likeable character would only reinforce that. Make the party realize they have to live up to that ideal now.

I get where you're coming from - but I don't think the story has to necessarily follow what other stories have done.

I agree that stakes should have been raised in season 4, but I don't think it needed to be done in a way that countless other stories have done already.

 

[Lucky Planet]

But that's the hero's journey. The Obi-Wan mentor has to die. It raises the stakes, and signals to the young protagonist that "you're on your own now, kid, time to grow up." Hopper being such a likeable character would only reinforce that. Make the party realize they have to live up to that ideal now.

If Hopper was going to die, it should have been in the third or 4th season. It's too late now for the whole "death of a mentor, you're on your own kid" to have any real effect since this is literally the final season. I'm hoping for some deaths, but I fear those who say "Karen surviving the Demo attack signals all our leads are safe" might be correct.

Hopper dying would feel like when Rick Grimes died in walking dead..I understand why it happens but they would leave such a big hole. such a huge huge void .

I saw this, it was interesting

 

[Bort]

The Netflix CGI Slopification is my biggest gripe of this season. Three moments vividly stand out for just looking insanely bad:

1. The opening scene where they rehash what occurred with Will in the upside down.

2. Steve and Johnathan climbing the tower.

and the worst offender of them all….

3. The attempted “one-shot style” scene. What could have been such an iconic moment in this season, to me, loses its luster like 10 seconds in when it’s just chaotic slop going on in the background of the shot. Missed the mark for me.

Aside from that, I’m along for the ride, even if it feels like a never ending story…

 

[Clive]

The Netflix CGI Slopification is my biggest gripe of this season. Three moments vividly stand out for just looking insanely bad:

1. The opening scene where they rehash what occurred with Will in the upside down.

2. Steve and Johnathan climbing the tower.

and the worst offender of them all….

3. The attempted “one-shot style” scene. What could have been such an iconic moment in this season, to me, loses its luster like 10 seconds in when it’s just chaotic slop going on in the background of the shot. Missed the mark for me.

Aside from that, I’m along for the ride, even if it feels like a never ending story…

The visuals are shockingly bad.

 

[pumpkinbot343]

I hate the Steve and Jonathan dynamic so far. On the other hand, I’m happy they brought Kali back since it didn’t make that particular episode a total waste of time.

Hopper should have been axed back in… Season 3? Haven’t watched the previous seasons for years. Given Max’s trauma arc in previous seasons, I think keeping her alive was a wise call.