Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum

An exciting episode with a lot going on, this is Stranger Things at its best. Danger is growing and each of our heroes play their part. El goes all eleveny, Joyce becomes angry mom and Dustin transforms into super nerd. The flayer's power is growing and El struggles with its newfound confidence as its legion of zombies help it grow.

All-in-all the best episode this season.

Yeah yeah yeah. All the criticism it gets I totally understand. I was a huge fan of season 1, season 2 a bit less but i still liked it tho. I'm also scared that the show has more become « fan serving », Mileven, Lumac, Dustin and Steve,... I kinda missed the more threatening, mystery-show like in season 1 !

Stranger things IS FAR from PERFECT, I could make a list of « stupid » events/plots and that list could go on and on, but I love the characters, their développement was cool interesting this season, how some of the kids mature faster than others,... as a teen :) it's sooo relatable!

And that's exactly my point! Even though this show is far from perfect, and sometimes a bit cheesy, or too slow for others it's sooo ENJOYABLE! And at the end that's what count no?

There are enough points where the Duffers het my respect for, for example the way how they create a mission for every group of characters, and how they bring those together in the final plot.

And yeah , sometimes it's slow , but what did y'all expect? That from star on the monsters would be chasing your favorite characters? If you don't spend enough time on the character développement, why would you care if they get chased, or die?

At the end, that's what's count for me! It's totally not perfect but it's very nice, relatable, fun enjoyable to watch, and apart of that, you sometimes get thrilled and surprised !

I see where the criticism is coming from. The first season was super solid. It had a great mystery, great emotion, and some legitimately charming characters.

Season 2 was more of the same, just not quite as strong. Still very enjoyable and well acted, and emotional. Yes, yes more of the same.

Season 3, so far as I can tell, has ditched the deep mystery plotting and has gone straight for thrills and scares and a plot that's pretty straightforward. I'm personally enjoying it for the most part. It honestly feels a bit like a different show, the actors being a little older and dealing with some more mature stuff (except the dating stuff). I'm fine with it so far anyway. I'm in this for the acting and characters and that's all fine and dandy (although Hopper seems juuuuust a little out of character in my opinion).

Very interested in seeing how this ball goes. It's not as good as the other two seasons so far, but I'm still enjoying it.

After two exciting episodes back-to-back, season three of Stranger Things 3 Chapter 6 eases off the pedal a little to provide a bit of a breather before the inevitable all-out, slam-bang finale.

In E Pluribus Unum, El throws the Mindflayer out of a window and tries to locate the source of the monster by tapping into Billy's memories, the mayor organises the 4th July celebrations, Steve is tortured by the Russians, Alexei spills the beans, and Dustin and Erica carry out a rescue mission.

A lot of stuff happens, and it all trundles along at a reasonable pace, but the big set-pieces aren't there, making this one marginally less satisfying compared to what preceded it.

I thought this is the best of all the episodes for this show in any of the three seasons. I especially loved the memory sequence, the way it showed the origins of Billy's hate, the source. The music, imagery was wonderful and impressive.