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Okay.
So thoughts. Okay, my main thoughts,
especially when I was watching this finale specifically,
the lighting that the Duffer Brothers do is insane.
And it's been throughout most of these episodes,
but very specifically this last one.
Every room, I don't know if you guys realize,
we would go from red to white to blue. Even at the end, even the helicopters had red and blue lights.
Like everything was red, white and blue, just like even subconsciously, which it's, it's
very like Spielberg, where it's like every color means like it has to be a thing. And I loved how much they focused on that.
But ideally the larger picture is that I'm really glad
that we met Susie and that's the way they brought her in
because I remember Dustin being like,
she's really, really smart.
And I thought that was a lot of fun.
And we finally got to use like his big antenna.
But I'm mostly really, really scared
that Eleven has lost her powers and why.
Because we wore her out too much, I don't know.
And they left us on a bit of a cliffhanger with Hopper
and then I'm sad that they're moving.
I'm just, I hope that the next season
there's still a way to bring us together
because if we're moving away
I just like that's really sad
Yeah, hopefully they're not moving too far in regards to this season these last two episodes so much emotional weight that culminated into
And I thought an incredible season. I did see a few I mean, it's all subjective everyone has their opinions
But I did see a few comments from some people saying to skip season three
Obviously, we were never gonna do that, but I did see a few comments from some people saying to skip season three.
Obviously we're never going to do that, but I really enjoyed season three. I think every
season has a very unique stylistic take on it and I love that they all take place in different times.
You know, the first one was Christmasy time, the second one was Halloween,
turn mine's favorite time of the year, and then this one, Fourth of July. But yeah,
I really love that these last
two episodes like the penultimate almost in itself felt like a season finale. And this
one was probably the longest episode so far, if I'm not mistaken in the three seasons.
Yes, but the pacing was so damn good. You never felt the way the it never felt like
a dragged in any way, shape or form in the final. And you were always on the edge of your seat,
worrying about the characters, because you're
so emotionally invested in all these characters.
And I think the writers do such a great job.
We have mentioned this so many times,
and we'll continue to mention it.
Like a character like Billy, he's
such a flawed and tragic character.
And getting into a little bit of his backstory
through the visual glance of Elle getting into his mind
was such a smart way to do it.
And getting to get onto him with an emotional level
as she did in his final moments for him to sacrifice himself,
so damn well executed.
And for me to actually cry over him,
I never thought I would cry.
I mean, human life is so valuable, but I never thought I would cry like I mean human life is so valuable
But I never thought I would cry over Billy dying like for the writers to be able to get that and I know most people
Probably thinking Andrew you cry over everything
I do not it's like it's got him it's got to emotionally move me and got it like mean something for me to cry
so like for the writers to actually make me actually give a shit about Billy and
His story and his arc to actually have meaning actually give a shit about Billy and his story and
his arc to actually have meaning and his sacrifice to have me I think is a
testament to the Duffer Brothers and the entire writing team around it and to the
performance of course to I'm so sorry that I don't remember the actor who
plays Jason in the new Power Rangers movie he did an incredible job because I
hated that character more so than I hated originally Steve in the first season of Stranger Things. He did an incredible,
incredible job. It was such a wonderful, a really sad passing and tragic sacrifice rather
in the end there. The monster, the mind flayer monster looked incredible. I even felt for
Alexi like I grew to love that character. I think this show just does such a great job making you fall in love with
characters and characters you don't initially love. Maybe you don't love them
but you will at least have an understanding of their motivations and
care for them in some kind of fashion or manner. Yeah. The writing once again so
damn good. The groundedness of the situations. Hopper, I had a few I'm good the groundedness of the situations hopper. I had a few I'm assuming that's him in the prayer
I think that's the the the normal assumption to make
But having said that I like that they lingered and not showing right away or going to that moment
they really let it sit and that you feel that you know, even if
Is you as an audience would go? Okay, if Hopper really did die here,
they're gonna show it.
But you still feel it even though they don't, you know, for like a good 1520 minutes.
And because he's one of the most important characters on the show.
So for you to feel that for a good 1520 minutes before just hearing the word American in a
Russian prison, like I, that was really hard. And seeing how the characters are reacting to this possible loss was really well done.
Genuinely well done from the actors, like, reaction-wise and, like, visually as well.
They're emoting.
And also from Max as well, like, with Billy and seeing the rest of the crew leave, I could
say a million more things.
We got a million more questions.
But fantastic season, fantastic last two episodes. I loved every second of it.
And I will say that another thing that initially did stand out to me in this episode is that
in episodes before, but they do make Nancy almost the smartest. She's always the first
one to grab a weapon. She's the first one to find a gun and like reload it besides Hopper.
And I love that it's a girl, Especially because this is set in the 80s,
we could play with that trope of it being a guy,
but they didn't, and I appreciate that.
Next question is from Ryan McKenna.
Can't wait for season four.
Final thoughts on Billy.
Is his awful childhood reason enough
for his behavior redeemed?
Literally just went into it,
but I will just mention it again.
I definitely think he was, in my mind,
I believe he was, well, I mean, since I just talked about it,
I'll let you go.
Okay, so yes, I think that he was obviously redeemed
because Eleven talks some sense into him,
brought his childhood out.
I mean, he thought of his mother in that moment,
which was just so sad of like,
that was the last time that he was actually happy.
And I think that was the last sentence that she said when she's like,
and you were happy, right?
And that is a thing that will really get in there when you remember the last
time you were actually happy. And he was such a young little tyke that it says
to him that
all of these years that have gone by and him being sort of a bully and an asshole and and
operating the way that he does with Max and just in life in general.
I think that all hit him at once that that isn't truly who he was deep down right who
he was and who we saw is that smiley surfer kid
who was, you know, still with his mom,
but unfortunately life can take a toll on you,
just like in Hopper's letter.
Life is, life can fricking suck.
And it will take its toll.
And I think specifically for Billy, we saw that happen.
And I think he just wanted to put an end to it.
So I would say that he's redeemed.
He was 100% redeemed in my eyes as well.
And I loved seeing that moment too,
that his innocence was literally taken from him
as a result of his abusive father,
literally stealing that from him.
And it's like, you know, that nature versus nurture thing
and the environment around him
was what he was a product of. And I like that you know you see like this is again a
tragically flawed character but he was trying to fight that literally every single day and then
this actual entity and monster that was literally possessing him and he was the host of and now he's
like physically and mentally got got to fight it like as well. It's an interesting dichotomy in contrast.
And again, just beautifully acted by this character, by this actor.
And also to just like the actual psychology that goes into it as well.
Just like, you know, what what he had to go through.
And again, the visual representation of, you know, going back that
L mentioned to him, going back that El mentioned to him,
going back to an innocent place where you were last happy, I thought was just such a
wonderful place to get him to where, you know, he could understand what human life meant.
And that's what led to him, you know, sacrificing himself.
I thought it was just really well done.
He definitely redeemed himself in my eyes.
He did good. All right.
You want to read the next question?
Jessica Hauser.
Now that you've experienced the finale,
has your feelings changed about any one character in particular?
Do you dislike or like anyone you initially felt differently about?
Can't wait to get into season four with you two.
It's so good. Thank you so much, Jessica.
Yes, we mentioned already Billy.
He's definitely redeemed
We called him do Sharama many times on season two. I'm trying to think about anybody else
Oh, I would say our our the Russian friend. What's his name? Alexi?
Yeah, Alexi
Murray Murray
Eagle Murray is the best I liked him initially But he has really come in here and saved our asses
Okay, and in a really really fun way and I love that him and hopper are now they're like buddies dude
Like and and also with Joyce
I think he he grew on me during this yeah, no I would agree with that
I liked him before him a lot before.
Now we love him.
So I think that's a very fair assessment.
I'm just trying to think of anyone else.
I didn't like the mayor, but now I really hate the mayor.
I'm glad he got his comeuppance.
And now he's in jail or prison wherever he went.
I'm just trying to think of any other particular.
Oh, we did dislike the elect. What what was his name he died Alexi at first
You know the show did a good job of like he's a Russian
He's not on our side
And then it slowly came around to where he becomes our friend and we actually feel for him when he dies
I did which was a really great move on the writers part in my opinion
but I was I was you know know, I definitely felt a sense of,
even though I was very sad, like that he actually got to have,
it was cathartic that he got to have some happy moment,
like at the fair, like, you know, winning something,
it's not rigged, before tragedy struck, I think.
So it was terrible, but at least he got to have some happiness.
He got to die with a stuffed animal.
Yeah.
That's what life is about.
It is. All right, LaTex says, But at least he got to have some. He got to die with a stuffed animal. Yeah, that's what life is about.
It is.
All right, LaTex says, I think this is the best ending
to any season so far personally, because it wraps up
everything very well and also shows that after this,
a new chapter in their life starts.
Now to the question, giving that this wraps up
everything quite well, any idea what could possibly happen
in the next season?
Seeing as that I literally predicted everything wrong
from season two to season three.
Let's see what I can predict.
I mean, I said there'd be a love triangle
between Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan.
I said, I don't even remember half the other
crazy predictions I made.
Well, we know Hopper's alive.
I'm guessing he's going to come back to Hawkins.
I don't know.
Do you have any predictions? I'm so bad at it. I love you Hawkins. I don't know. Do you have any predictions?
I'm so bad at it.
I love you guys and I appreciate that you keep asking me
for predictions.
I guess it's kind of fun and entertaining
to see how wrong I'm gonna be.
And it gets more on that end.
I don't know.
I guess we saw like there's more of those D'Artagnan monsters
and they're bigger and maybe that's gonna probably
be in somewhere in the plot.
I don't know. I'm hoping Susie's's gonna be I'd like to see more Susie for
sure I will say this I do want to see what the Reaper before Hopper comes back
I want to see obviously what the consequences and reproduction
psychologically are for 11 100% right I also want to see for max I know her and
her brother had a very mentally and somewhat physically abusive relationship,
not only with their dad, but with each other.
But you could really feel how tender and sad she was to see her brother sacrifice and give up his own life.
I really want to see the effects that has on Max.
I can imagine like how grief and strict she's going to be in the next season and traumatic it's going to, you know,
I would imagine she's, she and the rest of the team, group of kids rather, are going to have a the next season and dramatic. It's going to, you know, I would imagine she's she and the rest of the team group
of kids rather are going to have a lot of PTSD.
So I'm curious, like the dramatic effects that we're going to see in the next season.
So I would say from a prediction standpoint, I think that's the obvious
and easy answer to go with.
But that's what I'm most looking forward to.
What about you?
I'm not I'm not really sure.
I I'm wondering how Hopper is going to be able to communicate from a prison if he is in there
in the Russian prison as like he's obviously going to become a sacrifice if we don't get
him out of there.
But then how do we get out?
He's in Russia.
He is nowhere near where we are.
And we don't know that.
And by we, I mean, the strange thing things we don't even know he's alive.
So I'm very excited to see how that goes down and it's still I my assumption is that once we start get get rolling into season four that some memories might tick up but right now I'm I'm like I don't
remember like I'm like I don't know how we get out of this like what so I don't have, I don't remember. Like I'm like, I don't know how we get out of this.
Like what?
So I don't have many.
I don't have a lot of predictions for you.
There's there's yeah, there's I I really don't.
Like what happens?
I'm like, I don't remember.
Here's a prediction.
Robin and Tammy are going to be a couple.
How's that? Oh, that's cute.
I like that. I don't know.
Let's go with that.
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It was released the year the season is set and that's why Suzy and Dustin are so obsessed
with the song by Lamal.
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Just remember one day or I guess two scenes I remember in the movie
So I don't remember a ton, but I just remember one scene in it. Yeah, I don't remember it
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I don't. Yeah, welcome to my life. Yeah.
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All right. Kev B says, imagine you're locked inside Starcourt Mall, right?
As everything's about to hit the fan, the mind flayer's on the prowl.
Chaos is brewing, and you desperately need to grab some emergency scoops of white ice cream
before it's all over. Out of everyone in Hawkins, who are you choosing as your ride or die partner, and why?
Let's be honest. Someone's got to distract the mind flayer while you stock up on snacks true
Who's your pick and what makes them the ultimate survival buddy in this wild?
situation for entertainment
Dustin I want to hear him sing the never-ending song
For actual combat if her mojo and the juices are flown probably 11. I think that's the smartest choice. Yeah, right. It's the go-to
Yeah, I mean, I don't know who else I would pick although Jonathan and Nancy are I mean, they're all badasses
Alright, they're all badasses
But I think like again if everything is working up upstairs like mentally with Elle
I think she's just the obvious choice to go with. But I think, again, for entertaining purposes, I would either go with Erica,
Suzy or Dustin.
I think any of those three works for me. What about you?
I'm just going to go with Hopper and I'm going to get Rocky Road ice cream.
Oh, probably waffle cone stock up.
He's a big guy. He'll keep the lookout, and then we roll outta there.
Sorry, my bad, I would go with Mint Chocolate Chip.
Oh, look at him go, look at you go.
Okay, all right, go ahead.
All right, from Heather Gear,
what was your favorite grouping of characters
and what character team-up would you like to see next season also love you guys?
Do you want to go first or you want me to go go ahead? I?
Love them all obviously this is so hard for me Tara. I have two
it was it was
Hopper Joyce Alexi and Murray I love that that yeah, that. And then Steve, Robin, Dustin and Erica.
I love that tandem too.
It's like if I put gun to my head, I really, I guess I would go dust because Dustin and
Steve are still like my favorite, but like Erica like infusing into them and then Robin
cynicism and Erica cynicism as well.
Or her cynical nature.
I just think it like it's the perfect blend of contrast and comedy.
It's so freaking good. and Robin cynicism and Erica cynicism as well, or her cynical nature. I just think it's the perfect blend of contrast and comedy.
It's so fricking good.
But then also at the same point,
Hopper's brute force nature
and the conspiracy theory side from Murray
and the way he deconstructs him and Joyce,
I just love them both so damn much.
I don't know, but I'll just pick both of them.
A and B right there, I don't know, but I'll just pick both of them, like A and B right there, I don't know.
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, obviously, Joyce and Hopper,
especially throughout this season,
you're kind of like wondering where this is gonna go,
and I love watching, especially when it's like a disaster
and she's like, how about Enzo's at seven
and you pick me up, and it's like, oh my God, I love that.
So I do always love it when they're together.
I think the new grouping of the characters
I would go with would be Dustin and Erica,
especially when they're left up there by the antenna.
But also when you add in Steve and what's her name?
Robin?
Oh yeah, Robin.
Steve and Robin, I think all four of them, like Steve, Robin, Dustin, Erica,
that was a really fun one.
It made that, the group of four actually grow on you more so,
and we needed it because we didn't get a lot of Lucas,
Dustin, Eleven, Mike Mike Will, right?
We got it at the end when they joined together,
but it was lacking in this season, right?
We didn't really get it until the end,
which is why I think it does
and why some people may think this is the best season finale
because you're like, yes, you gave us
what the audience wanted, which is all of them back together,
please, for the love of God. That's yeah. So I would say, um, yeah, what I said, I do really quick,
I do love this story, the way the story is structured each season to get us to a place
where we have to like, we have groups of characters throughout the episodes, and then leading to a
point in the penultimate and the last one where they all come together.
I think it's just so well executed.
I love when they do that.
Yeah.
All right, J. Russian says, OK, the song Never Ending Story
was number one for three weeks due to Stranger Things.
Stranger Things won an Emmy for sound music design.
What song of the 1980s should be played at the end?
For me, it's Yumub from Return of the Jedi.
That's a great one. That's a good one. Yub-nub. Oh, you know what I really want it to be was
because they started the turnaround, but I want it to be turn around every now and then I'm getting
a little bit that song. That's what I wanted. That's a good one. That's what I wanted. Um,
That song that's what I wanted. That's a good one. That's what I wanted. Um, I
I guess because I'm a die-hard
Karate kid. I mean all all three karate kid. I mean the first one's probably my favorite Maybe I'll go with you the best
Do that a karaoke exactly as you just did it.
Yes, I'll do that. Next time we go to karaoke.
It's so good. All right, go ahead.
Riley Peterson for Tara and Andrew.
When will you be releasing your never ending story duet and will the rest of the rejects be providing backing?
We're going to have to ask them. Yeah, we'll have to figure out a schedule for that
I don't know if you want to hear my singing voice. That's not very pretty
Well, we just did I mean yeah, and everyone's ears are now bleeding Tara a little bit
Yeah, slightly it would probably be me just on mute and you just hear Tara's amazing voice. I don't know
Yeah, well, we'll have to get on a schedule.
I have to ask them, Riley.
That'd be fun, though.
We'll see, though. Yeah.
All right. Amelia Holmes season three is my personal favorite
with the addition of Robin and Erica to the crew.
Karen's story, Billy's story, Alexi, the Cold War focus
and spy thriller vibes among other things this season.
What new thing in this season did you like the most?
I know we talked about it a lot, but Billy, his sacrifice,
like actually seeing a such a tragic and flawed character had some humanity in him.
That backstory was great.
I really loved Robin and Erica as well. Yeah.
Suzy, that was so damn good.
And I know we've seen already bits and pieces of it
But the way we got more elaboration on the relationship between L and her the father-daughter relationship between L and
Hopper oh as well as Mike and L saying how much they love each other and they mean to each other
Yeah, the friendship between I know I'm going off on the question was just for one, I'm like 50 right now. Also to Max and Elle's relationship, their friendship.
And I think there was a-
That would probably be mine.
It was great.
Is Max and Eleven's friendship, when they first like start hanging out and that montage
and it's so happy and 80s and like pretty woman-esque. And especially, you know, when
Billy dies, you know, Eleven's the first one to grab her and I'm like, it's okay.
It's okay.
Like give her a nice like hug.
And that's like her only girlfriend is 11's girlfriend.
And she teaches her so many things in that time when they are friends that 11 goes like,
what's her lie that she says to Mike, like you don't control me or something, which obviously
he wasn't trying to but she
became a little more independent more of her own like woman because of Max and I really
love seeing that and I hope that we see more of that friendship as we continue forward
and I like the way Mike matured this season too and really learning to trust L as well
like in their relationship I think that was like very mature of him. It was emotionally like emotionally mature as well. So it was really good.
Really emotionally resonant stuff there. So all right from Renny. I think this is
our last one. What a wild and fun ride it's been getting to rewatch this season
with you both. Thank you. With each season being influenced by popular 80s flicks,
i.e. E.T., Poltergeist, and Goonies for season one, Gremlins, Aliens, and Exorcist for season two,
and Day of the Dead, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Blob for season three,
just to name a few, I would say Jaws as well. What classic 80s movies do you predict will influence season four?
P.S. your reactions are always the highlight of my week.
Love ya both.
Thanks, Renny.
We love you so much too.
Thank you.
You came in with a lot of info, Renny, and I love it.
I almost thought I was typing there. Jesus.
Yeah.
You know what? I have been saying Nancy.
I said Nancy was inspired from, you know,
Nancy from Nightmare on Elm Street,
and then I also said the character of Heather,
like Heather Langenkamp.
I'm going with Nightmare on Elm Street for season four.
Okay.
What else? What other eighties?
Oh, okay. What if there's, like, a Chucky-esque?
Ooh, I want Child's Play. I want Child's Play. Chie ask? Oh, I want child's. I want child's play.
I want Chuckie would be good.
I want child's play. I want Friday the 13th.
And you know, in Chuckie, there's the weather.
Remember the weather?
There's like what he does, the voodoo.
Yes. And there's weather in this.
Dembella.
There's like in this season.
Well, there was a weather, but I assume we'll see because we saw the
the dark thing and they bring weird stuff.
You know, it'd be amazing if they brought that actor,
Brad Durif, into the next season.
Just for a fan, you know, or something.
Or even Robert Englund, who plays Freddy Krueger.
I would love to see that as well.
I'm trying to think if there's any,
or like Halloween, that movie.
I'd be down, you could even bring any of those actors too,
but as well as those storylines. Yeah
down Halloween nightmare announced tree you could do Friday the 13th you could do
Child's play like you said yeah, that would be good. Just trying to think
I don't know
Is the Evil Dead that's not a that's 90s early 2000 I should know the Evil Dead I think it's not the 80s
That's 90s early 2000s. I should know the evil that I think it's not the 80s.
Might might be. I don't know.
I don't know. I think we got we did a lot of good guesses, though, for that.
But my thing is, is like if I had a way to terminator, but they already use that.
They already use that.
I was saying Russia.
What what Russia in 80s and my brain went automatically to the terminator
because we're in Russia.
All right. We saw that clip. I don't know, man. and my brain went automatically to the Terminator because we're in Russia, all right?
We saw that clip.
I don't know, man.
I don't know, but you gave us a lot of juice there, Renny.
We appreciate it.
Okay, so that was a lot of questions.
We do actually have to get out of here.
Do you have any last thoughts for the people?
I'm very, here's what I'll say.
I'm very excited for season four.
I just wanna see where the hell is Hopper. How do we get out of this?
Do Joyce and him ever reunite? They've moved.
Are the kids going to be broken up? Like I need,
I need to know. So I'm very excited for season four. I have loved,
I love this season. I don't know how other people had didn't like
it. Um, I thought it was a freaking blast and they killed the monster with fireworks.
Give me a freaking break. That's such an awesome visual and so smart. I loved it. And I just
want to make sure I'm very clear with my words. I did not say the vast majority did not like,
I just saw a few comments here and there saying skip season three, but I'm assuming
the majority like season three because I as like Tara, I love this season as well as the
other two seasons.
And I cannot wait to see what unfolds in season four.
There were so many different things, the emotional weight, the cinematography, the groundedness
of the characters, the storyline, how it just completely develops from the plot to the characters.
We go into deeper and
darker places while still moving the plot forward. Just incredible stuff. And I did not mention this,
but while talking now just really quickly, as you mentioned Hopper, I'm very anxious to see like how
broken of a character he is after spending, I don't know how long of a time he's going to be in a
Russian prison. Like, because we really want to see him and Joyce get together and be a family.
Yeah.
So like, where's he going to be psychologically as well?
Like, because I might not be good.
Yeah, that would mess me up.
That would mess me up.
Totally.
I'm just fascinated to see how, where we're going to be at in season four.
So yeah, love this show so much.
Love, love y'all, love doing this with you.
Thank you for sending in the questions.
We have loved this, it's been a great ride.
We'll see you for season four very soon.
Love you guys, see you on the next one.
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