But Kali’s episode has been widely derided as the worst one of season 2, and the scripts don’t give much direction to her possible future. And her existence implies the possibility of other psychic kids with other powers. (They certainly will be for me.) There are still questions about Kali and her crew, and what part she and her superpowered crusade will play in the next season. So while the supernatural elements of Stranger Things seemed like the initial draw, the personal dramas might be a bigger hook for season 3. Wheeler? Are Nancy and Jonathan an actual couple? Is Steve the father figure Dustin never had? The list goes on. Brenner? Is Billy still a threat, or has Max successfully intimidated him? Will Billy hook up with Mrs. On the other hand, there are still a lot of loose ends on the domestic end of the story. The Upside Down and the shadow monster still exist, but they no longer pose a clear threat. Eleven closes the door to The Upside Down, the demo-dogs die (though Dustin refrigerates one corpse as an unresolved loose end), the Hawkins lab is shut down and exposed to the public, and Eleven is reunited with her friends. The second season dives deeper into these supernatural elements, with demo-dogs and a terrifying shadow monster.īut this time, creators Matt and Ross Duffer neatly tie up most of the supernatural loose ends. Season 1 ended on a few supernatural cliffhangers: Eleven disappeared, and Will Byers coughed up a slug that seemed to be a remnant from his time in The Upside Down.
It also introduced an instantly relatable, lovable cast.
The initial run of Stranger Things introduced supernatural elements like The Upside Down, a terrifying Demogorgon, and the telekinetic Eleven. Spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season s 1 and 2. The show has a huge following, and a confirmed third season on the way, but the aspects that had fans charging into season 2 might not be the same things that will draw them back to season 3. Nielsen estimates that 15.8 million people tuned in to watch on the premiere weekend, and that 326,000 people streamed all nine episodes on the first day. It’s been less than two weeks since Netflix released season 2 of Stranger Things, and the internet is still buzzing with memes and analyses of every detail in the hit series.