Chapter Six: The Dive

Can't believe some are rating this episode 2 lol you wouldn't know good tv if it fell on your head,the story is getting better and much darker than earlier seasons the acting is great I'm not gonna include spoilers but seriously if you don't like it don't watch it.

Another great episode with one hell of a cliffhanger ending! Not much leaves me lost for words, but I genuinely can't think straight right now. Not going to do a long review because I NEED to watch this next episode right now!

This is the most charismatic and fun episode in the whole season. LOVE the reintroduction of Susie (I was expecting to never see her again). The full revelation of Hopper's storyline with Antonov is so satisfying, and Murray absolutely carries the comic relief.

Another top notch episode again.

I'm rather unsure how to rate this.

It may well seem silly now to some reviewers, but the "satan panic" WAS a real thing in those days and I was about the age of the main characters.

Rubik's Cubes, New Coke and phenomenal movies were a lot more fun than this, but generally few remember or want to consider the darker pages of the time.

The Jason character is compelling and has a rather in-universe reason to believe in Satanism. I guess what really creeps me out is just how plausible and charismatic that kid is when I would quite easily be the target of his wrath.

But a panic hardly requires anything really to happen.

I just don't know yet what to think of this episode.

Though, I'm fairly sure they screwed up the whole notion of IP addresses and such. The precursors certainly existed but I'll have to check on the details in the morning.

So many people complaining about tonal issues. Like, not everything needs to be 100% grimdark, guys. This show has always been an homage to 70's and 80's horror, which, last time I checked, is full of stupid, corny humor, intentional or not. Get over it.

Stranger Things has always been this way, and if you don't like it, well, why are you watching?