r/StrangerThingsPraise

They want consideration in all categories including Best Outstanding Drama

So many iconic shows have had poor endings that if the ending was good would have been a masterpiece show like Stranger Things, Breaking Bad, and The Sopranos. How good does it feel that, being a fan of the show, you can be so proud?

Wow. What an episode. I love it, from Holly standing up to Henry, to Derek telling him to "suck my fat one", to Murray throwing the bomb, to Akers being forced to shoot himself to the fight with the mindflayer and Vecna, to the "I'm not afraid anymore" moment, to "you f***ed with the wrong family", to purple rain, to the entire last 30 minutes being utter perfection.

I love this episode, and I'm tired of pretending I think it's anything less than a 10/10.

Now it's your turn. Say something nice. It could be anything from one small scene or character to almost everything in the episode.

The main show is over. Thanks so much to everyone who commented. It’s been a lot of fun. But, somebody gave me the idea to do tales from 85, which I will begin tomorrow. Of course I understand that most people haven't rewatched it as much as the main show and some people even haven't watched it, so if you don't want to comment or don't feel you know enough in each episode, then don't feel the need to comment.

I was thinking about doing some posts appreciating each major and supporting character after tales. Let me know if you'd be interested in something like that.

Other than that, see you tomorrow for tales from 85.

Specifically in S5. I love it's "scorched sky", the clouds, and god... the lightning. I am a sucker of lightning and The Abyss perfectly nails it - distant flashes within the clouds specifically.

Long yappy breakdown ahead:

Something i LOVE about The Abyss is it's familiar-yet-alien terrain. It adds a special sense of wrongness due to it's familiarity. Mars, Titan, and Venus all invoke that same feeling in me. So different and alien, but so, so scarily familiar. Specifically, where the Pain Tree is located in The Abyss looks like especially familiar; just like Nevada. I don't know if that's intentional or just a cool coincidence, but it's cool regardless.

Now..

The way i view it, The Abyss (and the Upside Down) are both a reflection of the raw, brutal processes of life - that's why EVERY inter-dimensional aspect (Gates, the Vines, the inter-dimensional membrane, the Wall of the Upside Down, etc) are all so distinctively grotesque and alive. They all specifically resemble the inner workings of our bodies; our organs, flesh, etc. It's life, species, humanity, but without the intricacy, agency or specialty that makes Earth-life beautiful. Independence, agency, free-thinking, autonomy, fashion, society, music, love - you get the gist. None of it exists in Dimension X - It is all stolen from you. That's what makes it a barren, harsh wasteland.

The dimension/planet (if the landscape we see is just a planet in a universe akin to ours) itself is, essentially, one giant body. Consuming and growing. The Mind Flayer is the brain and everything else it connects to it's Hivemind is it's Body. That's why it desires to grow and spread.

It seems like everything beyond our dimension is similar to The Abyss - brutal, raw, and unapologetic life. The Hellscape, the Upside Down, The Abyss; they all share that similarity that they're so horrifically unforgiving and raw.

But our dimension, the Rightside Up, and our planet both defy that inter-dimensional formula everything else seems to follow of being brutal and raw. Earth is full of life and love. So many different species (and people) that are beautiful because they are different, so many unique ecosystems, biomes, climates, all localized on Earth.

That's what makes The Abyss so cool - It's life without the love or autonomy that makes Earth so beautiful. They're one of the same, but with that one detail changed; in one you're free and independent, in the other your autonomy and individuality is forcefully stolen from you to aid a singular 'ruler' that wants you to serve as it's Body to control and spread.

I know it's a bit of a controversial design because people think "If cold why sunny desert????" but... I mean, if that's really the limit of your thinking and all you can conjure up, i don't think the design is the problem lol.

Mars is a sandy desert VERY reminiscent to those on Earth and yet it's cold. Saturn's moon Titan is similar; sandy, rocky desert but has a thick, hazy atmosphere and is freezing.

I also love the Pain Tree. There's something about gigantic, 'alive' structures that are just so cool. Subnautica 2 has something similar and i get so giddy thinking about it lmfao.

I'm sorry if i repeat myself a bit in this post lol

S1 had the best horror atmosphere

S4 had the best horror villain vibe but more unnecessary subplots

Which did better?

Cosplay and suit made by me! I’m posting here because I’m scared of the mods in the main sub lmfao

Bob: I feel that Alexei and Eddie are kinda overrated and are praised more when Bob does a similar thing but much better imo

Murray: He's just funnier than Eddie and Argyle

Brenner: Doesn't need to look like a monster or kill people to be that terrifying. He scared me when I 1st watched S1

Enzo: I wonder why he's not praised as Eddie when Enzo has a more important role for his plot than Eddie in his plot. I'm just saying Enzo feels less sidelined than Eddie

Jason: He may have been a dick, but he just feels less sidelined than Eddie.

S4E9 was perfect for Eddie but still

Will: S3 and S4 were weak for Will yeah, but he's better in S2 and S5

Controversially, I love this one. Lumax reunion is a top 2 scene imo, Will's coming out scene always makes me cry when he says "it just felt so real, it felt so real" and then the scene where they all say "you're never gonna lose me". I also love the planning scene and Max's tour of the WSQK is another really fun scene.

Now it's your turn, say something nice. It could be anything from one small scene or character to almost everything in the episode. But, please if you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all, you're not forced to comment

See you tomorrow for the finale

Too bad haters shit on these episodes, but cuz this is a praise sub, let's give them some love cuz I think they did some good stuff

Just saw the clip and ngl I wasn’t expecting much at first. I assumed it would mostly be about their new shows/spinoffs, with a few safe Stranger Things 5 questions mixed in.

But then Josh Horowitz said they’re going to answer the big questions, and now I’m actually interested to see this interview.

Like… what counts as big questions here? The ending? Why they made certain finale choices? What happens to some characters after Season 5?

Personally I’d love to hear anything about Eleven after the ending, or even one small comment about Mike and Eleven going forward. Doesn’t need to be some huge reveal, just something more than what we got on screen.

Could be me reading too much into interview hype lol, but now I’m definitely looking forward to it.

Anyone else curious what they might talk about?

Sorry about the last two days, been a hectic couple of days but I'm back now.

I love Dustin's "side quest" while Lumax are having their own fight scene.

Now it's your turn. Say something nice. It could be anything from one small scene or character to almost everything in the episode.

See you tomorrow for episode 7

Instead of good and bad tiers, each tier is a season of what specific character had the best acting and best character development

Also I'm only ranking main characters

Characters that appeared in more than 3 seasons, have appeared in all episodes of a single season will be considered as main characters from my definition

Some of them do feel like jokes, but then there are some which straight up feel like attacks against the Duffers. (Not necessarily all in the screenshot) Who hurt you??

I mean, it's pretty obvious for this one, the whole MacZ battle and then Will getting powers is just a peak scene. Top 5 in the show definitely.

Now it's your turn. Say something nice. It could be anything from one small scene or character to almost everything in the episode.

See you tomorrow for episode 5

No main characters, but there's another post of main characters in the link of the desc

https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangerThingsPraise/MainCharacterTierList

My definition of main characters

Characters that appeared in more than 3 seasons, have appeared in all episodes of at least a single season, appears consistently all the way to S5, no cameos without missing a previous season will be considered as main characters from my definition

Vecna is considered a minor character because he only appeared in 2 seasons. Another reason why is because Vecna and Billy appeared in a total of 2 seasons. My rules are they should be in 3 seasons, appear in all episodes of a season, and appear until S5 (For Billy)