re: Stranger Things: Season 1 ****SPOILERS**** Discussion Thread

responding to Manbear from the other thread

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Jonathan Beyers was a good, but kind of frustrating character. Again, the kid who played him was kind of a goofy looking guy, but it makes sense because he's an outcast. He was frustrating as a character, but purposefully so. His development was uncomfortable and sometimes sad; the beating he lays down on Steve was a great, and at the same time bordering on perturbing, moment.

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I thought it was rather well done fight scene, both people share blows. It kind of ran against the 80s trope of nerd over taking big bad super jock. These were just two teens fight over a girl. The winner in these fights was almost always the guy the crazier one.

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Steve was probably the best cast character in the whole series imo- hear me out. He's such a total natural douche from the get go, and there's no doubt in the audience's mind because the kid just looks the part so, so well. You knew he was bad news the moment he shows up and he goes on to exceed those expectations repeatedly until his final conflict with Jonathan. But then he totally and completely redeems himself by turning into a total badass when he saves the day by distributing a glorious beatdown, replete with bat flips, to the faceless monster.

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One of my favorite monuments with steve is right before he "catches" Jonanthon in her room. He jumps out the car and pops his collar in the biggest 80s douche fashion.

The thing about Steve is he just a teenager. Outside the "nancy is a slut" thing nothing he did was that unrealistic for a teen. The whole 80s douche is just the directors playing with that trope.

Have friends over while your parents are gone- everyone does it

drink beer and try to get in girlfriends pants- we all tried.

Get pissed when a creep is taking photos of you and stalking your girl

get even more pissed when said creep is cuddled up the next day