The Inkling Volume 2

Picture this: the night of September 9th back in
2016. I come upstairs to my room after watching
some rubbish primetime Friday night TV (most
likely repeats of Pointless or something). The
school year has just begun and I’m on a withdrawal
on free time. I need some sort of escape, an
opportunity to go away from my life and experience
another. I load up Netflix and lo and behold, there
sits a little TV show known as ‘Stranger Things’.
I’ve been meaning to watch it all summer long - the
reviews were fantastic and I wanted to join the
fanfare. I decide to lay down and start the show,
what could go wrong? As it turns out, a lot. I
expected to only watch one episode. Having started
at 10 at night, I didn’t finish till almost 1 in the
morning.
I couldn’t help myself, the loving characters, the
gripping plot and, of course, Dustin’s luscious
locks. Episode after episode rolled by; curse
Netflix’s auto-play option combined with my
inability to move when I’m comfortable.
I had only watched three episodes out of the eight,
however. Let’s just say the whole series was
complete within 24 hours.
It was magic. Pure magic.
Never before had I seen a show I could relate to so
heavily. The teenage boys who just a few years
prior, I was identical to. The want for adventure that
I so desperately needed having just started school.
The nostalgia I felt, even though I was born nearly
20 years after the events of the show.
Like I said before: magic.
Answer - Yes. It was fantastic. From the trailers and
interviews, it was easy to see that the new season
was gonna be bigger and more risky. Most of the
time, sequels don’t reach the height of their
originals. Grease 2, Back to the Future 2 and Jaws
2. Classic film sequels that don’t reach the same
level as their predecessors.
This time however, this sequel is worthy. Funny,
dramatic and just like they hoped, bigger. Dare I
say it, ‘Stranger Things 2’ is even better than the
first.
The extra episode helped the show to go deeper
into the characters, both new and old. Just as last
season revolved around Eleven, season two puts
Will in the driver's seat and even though he is a 13
year old boy, he knows how to control a car.
The other boys, Mike, Dustin and Lucas, return in
all their adorable nerd glory - with Dustin cursing
even more than last time. Now season one is
available to the world and ‘Stranger Things’ is one
of the biggest shows on TV, the show’s creators,
the Duffer Brothers, were able to take the
characters wherever they wanted and do almost
anything.
This allows for some fantastic moments throughout
the season - of which we will not go into but for
those of you who have seen the show ...Episode
Eight.
All the other Hawkins residents are back: Chief
Hopper, still badass and cool, Joyce Byers, still
crazy, and the infamous Hawkins High School Love
Triangle, Nancy, Jonathan and Steve, still all
adorable and socially awkward.
When I heard there was a second season, you could
assume that I would be excited: I was completely
ecstatic. The countless teasers and rumours
coming out all year long kept the hype train rolling,
so when it pulled into the station on October 27th
let’s just say that I was the first one off.
The second season did not disappoint. After 15
months, countless Emmy nominations and a SAG
award to the cast’s name, ‘Stranger Things’ was
back and better than ever.
If you're worried about spoilers, you don't have to
be. Although I've watched it all, members of The
Inkling have not so this will be a spoiler free zone.
However, I absolutely recommend you to go and
take some time to watch it. Trust me, you won’t be
disappointed.
So, was it really that good?
Your newbies include Bob, Joyce’s dumb new
boyfriend, (actor Sean Astin played by Samwise
from Lord of the Rings of all people). Also joining
the gang are Max and Billy, one a horrible bully and
the other a kind and caring girl who cracks the
relationship between the boys.
All in all, the season was a great time: new
characters, a new story and a bigger badder villain.
I can't really speak about anything more without
spurting spoilers out of my mouth, like Will with that
slug at the end of season one….Spoiler alert for
season one by the way.
If you're not watching the show already then you
should grab your eggos, get ready to fight some
demogorgons and turn your volume up to eleven.
‘Stranger Things 2’ has received a definite
recommendation from The Inkling.