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This is not what I was expecting

Finished Season 3 last night. I enjoyed it more as it moved along. Really got into the low-key critique of crass commercialism this season. That last episode seemed to have several recreations of popular 80s movie scenes, too, whether intentional or not.

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Billy in the mall parking lot reminded me of the Libyans in BTTT. Fight between Hopper and Grigori looked like a climactic Star Wars scene, etc.

Can't spell "America" without Erica.

washing machine wrote:Finished Season 3 last night. I enjoyed it more as it moved along. Really got into the low-key critique of crass commercialism this season. That last episode seemed to have several recreations of popular 80s movie scenes, too, whether intentional or not.

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Billy in the mall parking lot reminded me of the Libyans in BTTT. Fight between Hopper and Grigori looked like a climactic Star Wars scene, etc.

Agreed though

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I thought the Hopper fight was basically straight out of Terminator. There was also the fun house mirror episode--I can't name which movie that's from but it feels very 80s.

It's insane to me that there's a reactionary sentiment on Twitter that ST is just participating in more red-bashing anti-communist stuff when it's really--I thought, anyway--serving up a pretty big satire of this genre. I mean, one of the characters name-checks Red Dawn...

Yeah, I thought the season bashed Reagan's 80s and capitalism in general more than anything. To that point:

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Alexei's carnival scene and Murray's speech about everything being rigged felt like something out of The Wire. Devastating

Man, Dr. Owens is so bad ass.

he is great.

washing machine wrote:Yeah, I thought the season bashed Reagan's 80s and capitalism in general more than anything. To that point:

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Alexei's carnival scene and Murray's speech about everything being rigged felt like something out of The Wire. Devastating

Oh yeah absolutely, big-time D'Angelo playing chess vibes.

Let's rank the new characters

1. Alexei.

washing machine wrote:Let's rank the new characters

you first!

Mickey wrote:1. Alexei.

2. Alexei

washing machine wrote:

Mickey wrote:1. Alexei.

2. Alexei

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durdencommatyler wrote:

washing machine wrote:Let's rank the new characters

you first!

Top 5

5. Mayor Kline
4. The girl lifeguard
3. Robin
2. Erica
1. Alexei

Honorable mention:

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Suzie

Speaking of that character,

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The only thing more embarrassing than a spontaneous break-out into song during an otherwise intense and well done episode was the fact that I didn't know what the song was from.

washing machine wrote:Speaking of that character,

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The only thing more embarrassing than a spontaneous break-out into song during an otherwise intense and well done episode was the fact that I didn't know what the song was from.

You're nuts. That was the single best moment/scene of the entire season and a contender for the best of the series. You should 100% absolutely be ashamed of yourself for not recognizing the song, though.

And Mayor Kline was stupid and a huge waste. You go out and get Cary fucking Elwes and THAT'S all you can do with him?

Robin and Erica were both great adds, though. Totally agree with you there.