Stranger Things Season 1 Review
A Review by Lorena
Alright, get ready for my first article that’s not written off a distant memory! Today it’ll be a more recent memory.
I finished Stranger Things Season 1 a week or two back, and yes, it was a very late start. I did procrastinate watching it since I heard about it when the show first came out with Millie Bobby Brown. But thanks to peer pressure, I’ve finished one season! I’d be watching the second season right now if Mila didn’t force me to write this.
Anyway, I’m not sure what’s alluring to me exactly about Stranger Things. It’s one of those shows where you sometimes know what the mystery is, you’re just waiting for the characters to figure it out and find a solution. For example, [SPOILERS] when Barbara first got kidnapped by the demigorgon, and we just had to wait for Nancy to realize something was up. There were other moments, like Will Byers communicating through the lights, that were left unexplained until basically the end. Except most of us could assume that his mom wasn’t imagining it, and it actually was happening because the show is Sci-Fi.
Definitively the best part might be the character interactions, especially as they develop. I remember feeling how high the stakes were at some points, like when Nancy called Mike through his walkie-talkie when the boys were trapped in a junkyard. We were all rooting for Mike to respond, even though the characters at the moment were unsure of who they could trust. I also think that was a major point in development for Mike and Nancy. They were usually separated and went on with their own lives, occasionally challenging each other. Mike made fun of Nancy for dating Steve, Nancy got mad that her double life was getting revealed. Eventually their paths align and they have to cooperate.
Another thing I love about Stranger Things is how accurately the whole mission is transformed into kid language. They call the whole dark parallel universe “the upside-down,” which I think portrays an accurate understanding of the kids majorly involved in finding the portal and saving Will. Stranger Things also has excellent foreshadowing, it begins with a Dungeons and Dragons match. The match emulates what will happen in the show, with them battling monsters, and also works as a fun character introduction. It also allows for the season to end exactly as it started — a bunch of nerds in a basement.
How relatable.
It’s a smaller detail, but the walkie-talkies the main characters have brought me back to my days of when I desperately wanted one. Probably in my spy kid era when I was formulating secret missions. It also just sounded so convenient when I didn’t have my own devices, either. I’m not sure what the genre’s called, but Kids Fighting Monsters with bikes and that stuff is a genre that’s always nostalgic for me.
NOTE: Hi guys! Due to my cluttered schedule next year and also since I’ll be doing a lot of new things, I’m currently resigning from the blog. I know you’ll miss me because I was your favorite <3. I may guest write, but it’s not confirmed. I’m currently trying to start a few major projects with some other friends. This blog was fun and the people I’ve met were massive weebs, but that’s why we stan each other.
- Lorena