If there’s anything that I like to share with my friends, it is my love of shows and movies that send chills up and down my spine. It doesn’t matter how much a horror or scary show or film creeps me out, but they always keep me crawling back. I have found that Stranger Things offers a great mix of dynamic character development, spine-tingling moments, conflict caused by mental distress, and uncertainty about the future and even the past. The third episode specifically delves much deeper into Eleven’s past and the events that transpired. Will’s mother, Joyce, has continued to descend deeper into the mental dissonance that Will’s disappearance has brought her. All of these elements slowly compound into issues and conflicts that translate into tense and frightening moments that always get me excited.
Beginning with uncertainties that are the cause of much the excitement surrounding the show, Eleven’s past and her abilities, Will’s disappearance and how unpredictable it has made his mother, and the uncertainties brought up about the Hawkins National Library all add to the experience that so many Stranger Things fans, including me and my friends, enjoy. Episode three presents many of the memories that Eleven has about her past and the trouble it has caused her. Earlier in the series, one of Eleven’s memories presented two men carrying her away while she screamed after another man, calling him “Papa”. In episode three, however, while she was being carried away by the same two men, before being thrown into a room, she was able to free herself. Immediately after this, the man she called Papa came after her and consoled her, In previous episodes, the audience was made to believe that he was a “bad guy”, but now that may not all be true. Their relationship continues to be a source of excitement and uncertainty for me. Next, Will’s mother, Joyce, has experienced emotional distress that has caused her to go to new lengths to find her son. During episode there, she begins attempting to communicate with Will through lights. Not only focusing on her actions, but the reaction that others have to her behavior is what causes most of the uncertainty and excitement for me. In episode three, no one believes what Joyce is telling them about how she is communicating with Will and that she sees monsters coming out of the walls. Her perseverance to continue searching, despite this, allows for the viewer to continually depend on her to be the one who will eventually find Will given that everyone believes that Will has died. Lastly, the investigation of the Hawkins National Laboratory by Sheriff Hopper was a main focus in episode three. Hopper begins doing heavy research into the lab and the secrets they may be keeping. With the research, Hopper found that the Lab has performed research on humans, as evidenced by pictures of Hawkins Lab researchers with their lab subjects dressed in hospital robes. With this, Hopper also found out that the research performed by the Lab was national government-sanctioned, meaning that any research they perform would be completely classified and that any truth may be extremely difficult to uncover. As the search for Will continues, the tension that the town is wrapped up in only intensifies.
I do not watch Netflix often, but almost anyone, including myself enjoys an amazing story especially those involved with what may be supernatural such as Stranger Things. The show very slowly unravels the disappearance of a child until unrest is spread throughout an entire town. The uncertainty leads to elevated levels of excitement and anxiety about future events. I for one cannot get enough of it and cannot wait to share it with you.
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