I'm going to need a Stranger Things icon...

[maplemood]

Guys. GUYS. 

This'll be a fairly quick post, since I woke up at an ungodly hour to finish up some homework and now can't get back to sleep, and also I don't want to spoil season 2 for anyone who hasn't seen it, but...oh my God. It was so good. So, so GOOD. Full of unexpected friendships and character combos, character arcs that go even further than they did in season 1 (I'm looking at you, Steve Harrington), and so many terrifically creepy moments. Also, Max Hargrove. She's angry and closed off, yet so desperate for friendship, and I love her with all my heart. 

There's also more glorious 80s music, including two of my favorites, "Time After Time" and "Every Breath You Take". And a scene near the end that literally had me pausing my laptop to scream about it for a few minutes. What makes me happiest is that they took season 2 as an opportunity to dig deeper into everybody's characters, to introduce new characters who are complicated, interesting, and lovable, and to explore some the repercussions of season 1. 2017 may have been crappy otherwise, but it's the year for movie and TV sequels.  

Comments

[sholio]

I need a Stranger Things icon too! :D Although I loved the first season, I did not expect to fall this hard. Season two took everything that was great in the first season and cranked up the feels by 1000%.

[maplemood]

Yep! It usually takes me about two seasons to really fall for a show, so I was expecting to like season 2 even more than season 1 but I wasn't expecting all the glorious found family feelings to overpower me the way they did.