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Stranger Things 4x8 Uncut

Stranger Things 4x8 Uncut Reaction | 'Papa'

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I feel like the writing could have been more on the nose with this. It's definitely obvious to some but most reactions I have watched seem to miss this.

nezudev

Oscar, you can't generalize a whole generation in one statement. Just because one individual doesn't see things the same way doesn't mean the entire generation is immutable.

nezudev

I think they also forget that Billy, had it not been for Steve stepping up, was ready to brutally beat and potentially kill Lucas in S2. He was actually in the process of killing Steve in S2 had it not been for Max injecting him with that serum. Imagine what he did to Steve, that would’ve been Lucas, all because he was black. No idea how they easily forgive that because of some childhood trauma.

Panashe Chibanda

I love that, as Brenner was dying and he was trying to convince her that he loved her, she looked back at her friends. Since meeting Will and Mike, etc. she's come to understand what true love is, and she knows what Brenner had for her was not it.

Aly

Not sure if you guys missed it or were attempting to avoid it but Will definitely has more feelings for Mike than "friends" and that's why he was so emotional

RP10

When they had the baby demogorgon chained up after surgery without anesthesia, I felt for it. I felt so sorry for it, trying to break free, so helpless. How crazy is it that this show can make me feel for the impersonal killer monster? When Robin is watching the girl from band with all the feels in her head, and then, this guy rocks up, you’ll never understand how hard that hits until you’ve been there multiple times yourself like me 😭😂 The silent struggles of being gay

Daria

all i can think of is how tiktok really engrained running up that hill and “chrissy wake up” into my experience watching the show all the way through that year. having one of those i wish i could go back moments as incredibly sad as that may seem 😂 it was such a vibe

genesis

Ummmm, Oscar is it? Oscar, I don’t think I said they have to agree. Just participating in a discussion considering this is a comment section.

Emmy

Bro get over it. Not everyone has to like what you like or dislike what you dislike. The issue with this generation is that you guys like to bash everyone who sees things differently than you. It’s so annoying

Oscar Martinez

Crazy that Spartan hadn’t heard Separate Ways by Journey til now 😭

Salvador

i guess i could agree but seems moot

Jake

When the writers said Billy was never meant to be likeable, I believe they meant it. Just because they allow the audience to understand Billy's backstory and feel some sympathy for him doesn't mean we were supposed to like him. The show illustrates that humans are complex, not simply good or bad, which I appreciate. I can't understand your idolization of Billy, I mean you really like him lol. The writers have also confirmed that he was a racist and they wanted to show how someone like that would react to the interracial relationship between Max and Lucas. I guess as a person of color and due to personal experiences I have had, that really strikes a nerve with me and I can't overlook it so easily. While I can understand how he became that way and that he might have grown into a better person if he had lived longer, I believe it's not trauma that defines us but the choices we make despite it. Many people experience the same trauma as Billy without becoming racists or bullies. Those are the kinds of characters I love, ones that may be anti-heros or even villians but they have good hearts despite the horrible things they have experienced, not like Billy. Again, maybe he could have become that, but he just was not that kind of character when he died.

Emmy

the helicopter scene gave me goosebumps

aleks nordinvs

I'm not annoyed by him really. I just think he is a needless character. If they were going to add one they could've done something much more worthwhile for the screentime.

SuddenImpulse

Perhaps what Brenner was doing was for the good of El, however he also used her for his own means and destroyed everything that got in his way (bad treatment to push his "subjects" further, getting rid of El's mother, etc). Also that song at the end is an absolute banger! Lastly I can't believe how sometimes you can wait that long to watch series finales. Unless you actually watched it already? =D

Anta Dasu

oh god i’m not emotionally ready to rewatch the finale with yall..

Katie

brenners death is so weird bc you know he’s a bad guy and still the initial reaction isn’t to be cheering for his death.. i still someone had some feelings of sadness because i agree, he may have had the right intentions but it didn’t come out in the way it should’ve

Katie

i think the writers tried to make argyle like a comical character within the craziness of this series but he’s genuinely sooooo annoying.. 😂😂

Katie

i cannot believe this journey of watching your reaction is already almost over.. ngl i’m gonna miss anticipating these reactions but i’m looking forward to watching peaky blinders with you guys

Katie

I think his mum wanted him to see Brenner because she knew something was wrong. The odd thing is Henry thinks that humans are wrong and that spiders, particularly black widow spiders are normal because they are loners like he is.

Lyn Hurst

i think the show tries to tell u in the last ep that vecna was a "sensitive boy" as his father describes him in the jail/physc ward but i think when one/vecna/henry is talking to el/nancy in the last 5 mis of the previous episode he kinda says that he just had powers and his mum was begining to suspect that it was him so he killed her first i think , then it escalated to his father and sister but his father survived due to the music ect , sorry for the paragragh lmao but i cant see many comments helping u guys with that <3 cant wait for these EPIC finale episodes <3 love this ep !

Rhiannon Liddell

you’re entitled to your opinion and they are too, but he’s not poorly written. He does exactly what his character should do which is be a dumb pothead and be there for johnathon. How many more characters do we really need lol. I’m really saying just accept him for the idiot that he is and you’ll spend less time being annoyed

Jake

He's a shallow, poorly written character with nothing to offer except for comedic relief, and for those of us that don't find him even mildly funny, that can turn into annoyance when he pops up the amount he does.

SuddenImpulse

I hope not I find that incredibly annoying.

SuddenImpulse

so much billy talk lol 😄 can we move on soon lol i'm glad you finally like this season. 👀♥️

Sabina

oh boy

Jake

Didn’t we just start season 1🥺 went by so fast

Aria

He was really narcissistic in wanting her to think the best of him despite his frequent bait and switch tactics. Always had his own agenda. I just really didn't like how he was creepy around El.

Lyn Hurst

Don’t get the Ted hate , he maybe kind of an absent dad but still provides for his family and is more meant to be taken as a comedic relief character .

JonSnow21

Can‘t believe it‘s already the finale on Monday. I‘m really gonna miss these Stranger Things reactions. But I am SO HYPED for Monday. And I think I have never been so ready an not ready at the same time. It‘s gonna be EPIC!

AkiZzu

Oh please Facebook jail couldn't silence me, you won't either 😂

Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary

You'd be surprised.

Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary

Yeah I used to think Mike knew Will was gay and kinda used that against him in his anger in that scene in S3, but now I too think it could be that he meant it as "you don't like girls YET", since just after he asked Will "did you think we would never get girlfriends?". I also think it would be very low of Mike to act like the homophobes Will had to deal with since childhood including his own father.

Lise

Yeah that remix of the song at the end, Separate Ways by Journey, was used for season 4 trailer, it was so good. The music video is hilarious 80s cringe though. 😅 Eleven's theme during Brenner's death was also amazing, very emotional. I've added a lot of songs to my playlist since I started watching Stranger Things. Next episode you'll be all caught up!

Lise

It would have been hard to miss.

Lise

Calling argyle Toby from the office should get you sent to jail

sean

Right into the beast of the belly

Lee greenwalt

I don’t know if you guys realized this yet but Brenner died this episode. What does Brenner start with….B

Distrxct *

agreed that's not definitive proof Mike knows about Will

Josh Gibson

I sure hope in season 5 Dustin gets to defeat his arch-nemesis, Ted in the season 5 Finale /s

Josh Gibson

El was definitely the highlight of this episode. Millie Bobby Brown's acting in the scene with Brenner about who's the monster was phenomenal. It's really a turning point as she finally stands up for herself and doesn't let him gaslight her anymore. I also loved how she didn't grant his dying request of her understanding his actions. His actions where always selfish. He was helpful to her cause in this season, but he was a bad apple all the way.

Jhin Virtuoso

The remixed song at the end is in the Stranger Things official playlist on spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXc3KPAjGyPdm?si=457395cbd3de4e68

Brian Thompson

The remix song by Journey is what I listen to when I work out. Feel like going to war 😂

Alex I.

Benny. Barb. Bob. Billy. Brenner. The curse continues!

Luka Poser

The original Separate Ways (worlds apart) by Journey is different. BUT since you like the ST remix just go on Apple Music or whatever music platform you use and it’s on the season 4 ST soundtrack. I love journey their music is awesome!

Morgan

Right? He’s just another character there for comedic relief, i was surprised S&P were annoyed by him

Meera ☾

With Mike not reciprocating or acknowledging will isn’t as far fetched as you might think it’s like if your best friend growing up liked you more than a friend I think it would be hard to see those signs

Nate Kouns

I’m so glad Brenner is done. Tbh his character this season just became so grating, the constant subterfuge and double crossing was getting tired in my opinion.

Franky E

I don’t think that necessarily means Mike knows. They were still young, I took it to me that Will doesn’t like girls (yet). Like, Mike doesn’t think that Will has reached the point in puberty where he would start to like girls

Franky E

😂😂

CpaSpartan Pudgey

I love Journey so much but this remix of Separate Ways is just especially good. In the season 4 trailer, they actually used it as well and god did it get everyone hyped for this great season! So excited for the finale!!

Madison

I don't find argyle funny either. He's... How should I put this... If the stranger things cast was the cast of the office, argyle is Toby

Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary

I see! Interesting how it can be interpreted in a few ways—I read that line more as Will not liking girls *yet* as in he’d not yet undergone the transition to being more interested in girls (or guys) than in D&D or video games etc, which is something that most people experience at that age. I like both interpretations and whichever way you look at it, the scene in this episode benefits and is quite powerful 😄

Neville L

Ahhhhhhh can’t wait for the finale! the song at the end is a banger for sure, I remember when the trailer for season 4 dropped, it used that song and it was HYPE!!

NZ Hayley

i swear u guys get so into the show you forget to have some fun. argyle is definitely useless but he is objectively funny. looking for a small woman named nina hiding in the desert all by herself is pretty funny

Jake

Man oh man I can’t fucking wait till this finale!! To me it’s the best ST episode and one of my favorite episodes of anything really (even tho it’s basically a movie). It’s wild that your stranger things journey is almost over 😭😅 and then you guys will have to wait with the rest of us for Stranger Things 5! 😂

Alan

Not sure if this was mentioned, but how it played out was last episode was a so called mid season finale.. then there was a several month hiatus before this episode and finale episode were released. I've heard season 5 will also be released similarly in two volumes.

Stephen Blair

Absolutely loved Spartan’s reaction to Journey. 😂😂 Just add all of their greatest hits to your playlist. This mix did go hard, though.

Maggie Jordan

I tend to see more darkness in a character like Billy because I’m sensitive to a character that has violent tendencies toward their family and is racist. Everyone is always dealing with something, so it is no excuse to put your frustration on anyone. However, I totally see where you’re coming from with Billy. I mean, darkness can’t exist without light and vice versa, so all characters must have a bit of both, and the viewers, based on their experiences, are allowed to balance out the dark and light sides, and decide for themselves if they’re a redeemed character or not.

ranae alt

Make sure you get the song "separate ways" from the stranger things soundtrack directly, because it's the series version that's been remixed, instead of the old radio version. 😊

Kim Elsner

The ending remix to Journeys Separate Ways gives me chills! In my opinion it is the my all time favorite hype moment of a cliffhanger leaving you ready for the battle to come! I don’t think you guys understand what’s coming! Stranger Things Movie here we come

Aaron Boone

This is such a great penultimate episode. Buckle up, the finale is insane, I can’t wait to see your reactions to it 😅 btw there’s a Stranger Things Official playlist on Spotify with all the songs from the show. There’s so many great musical moments this season. If there’s anything a Journey song can do is get you in the feels and capture an epic moment. Love.

Ailene Evangelista

Right. He never expressed his feelings for Mike specifically. But Mike's "it's not my fault you don't like girls!" line implies he's aware of the way Will leans.

Golladan

Unfortunately, it goes over Mike's head he is so wrapped up in thinking about 11.

Lyn Hurst

So excited for the finale! Big shout out to Journey's "Separate Ways" & their many many other bangers. I was the same age as the characters in the 1980's & back then Journey was INESCAPABLE. At least in USA. To this day when I hear their songs I go right back to awesome summers riding bikes, roller skating, skateboarding & going to the mall with my friends. Good times always!

Robin Lee Melendez

Need the finale right now 😭 can’t wait. It’s the best episode of all the seasons 🤯

Yoursinchris

Best moment of the reaction was you guys reacting to the Journey Song "Separate Ways"... Guys! LOL That make me laugh loud here. Journey is fantastic! You should listen to all his discography. Its awesome.

Raphael Aguiar

I’m a little fuzzy on that conversation, so you may be right! I guess my thinking is that Will hasn’t expressed his feelings for Mike specifically; he seems as though he thinks Will really is talking about El here, even though he’s not. Might have to go back and rewatch that episode though to have a clearer picture

Neville L

I believe Mike is already aware that Will is gay. Remember their argument back in season 3.

Golladan

Does Brenner count as the B death for the season? Do last names count?

Golladan

Will gay and loves Mike confirmed by the writers

JSM -Tac

i feel spartan on the song maaan!

William

Journey is an absolutely GOATED band and that remix was on point

Gemineye

- The song is called "Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix" by Journey and Steve Perry. https://open.spotify.com/track/0muK9BAzu2TJXQgWPsEj6e - When Pudgey said: "Anyways, there's so many little storylines, but the big one's OBVIOUSLY..." And then the simultaneous answer: Pudgey: "Steve" Spartan: "El" 😂 That cracked me up 😂 - Good pickup on that the mindflayer part they left in the Soviet Union is a good possibility for season 5 🤔 - So after Barb, Benny, Bob and Billie, we now lost another B: Brenner 😅 I swear, if I see someone with a name that starts with a B in season 5... 😬

crispy chicken

Did you guys catch onto the true meaning of what Will said to Mike? Will considers himself to be different not only because he is affected by the upside down, but also because he is gay. He has feelings for Mike. In the 80s, this was surely an especially difficult thing to admit to yourself and others. His fear of losing Mike comes from how he fears Mike will react when he knows the truth. That was the truth behind what he said about El. Apologies if I am wrong and you did catch that, but because you didn’t say anything about it or mention it in the discussion lead me to believe you didn’t catch it (which would be hilarious considering how hard you roasted Mike for being oblivious haha). Great reaction! Finale is so epic!!

Neville L

Dacre Montgomery played Billy, and he went to the Duffer Brothers and asked if they could show Billy's back story because he said he was bullied as a kid but he knew the people who were bullying him were probably going home to some awful situations. So yes, they did put in that back story so people could empathize with Billy just like you two do. I think the person we were never meant to like is Ted, and it is true we don't like him. I love this episode how it closed a few things, but opened up a whole lot of other questions. I am so glad you enjoyed it, and the song at the end, Separate Ways by Journey one of my favorite songs. I noticed something tonight that I just got after seeing this episode about 4 times now. At the beginning when Vecna was showing Nancy his past, he also showed her Brenner, who was an illusion, but in addition to the powers El has, Vecna can also make people see things like 8 can. I was thinking back on this season how he showed Max her mom and the other kids he killed their parents looking all destroyed. Interesting he picked Nancy to communicate with. I think he sees her as a leader.

Lyn Hurst

This is what we've been waiting for!!! The piggyback. The episode. Can't wait

Tyler Bellows

AND INTO THE ST MOVIE WE GO! ;-;

A.D

It's so sad to see. And even as obvious as they made it, some people still miss that Will love's Mike and that Will's sorrow is about more than just friendship.

John Neiberger

I love that remix of Separate Ways so much at the end. Instantaneous chills. I just listened to the extended remix on YouTube and it's almost too epic. It's overwhelming.

John Neiberger

Oh man I can't wait to see this reaction. Hope you two enjoy these last two episodes of the season.

Mario Serra

Spartan jamming out to Journey during a bleak scene was weirdly wholesome.

Tbag917

That epic version of "Separate Ways" by Journey playing in the last 2 minutes gives me full body CHILLS. It gets me SO hyped for the finale!!

imperial

Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) was an original song but was remixed for the Stranger Things season 4 soundtrack. Yes, a full version of the remix featured in the episode exists as well as the 80s hit, both bangers

Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary

"Journey" "Separate Ways" I'd brilliant. This was an awesome episode, but the finale will blow your minds. Absolutely phenomenal 👏

Melanie Vine

The ending is so good, El dropping the copter, the reunion, then the banger of a song while the gang drive to the final battle. Peak!

Super Novice

Another great evening with Stranger Things and S&P !

Michael Weiner

Woo!

Eli Wilson

I'm glad you guys caught on to Will's confession there... it's always heartbreaking when someone's afraid to come out especially to their best friend and not only that but admit they love them. It's scary as hell and so many people live in loveless relationships or alone altogether because of that fear.

Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary

Let's goo just got home. 🍿time

Zach Zbinden

I'm getting emotional how close we are.

Lyn Hurst

I’m too invested in these! ❤️

Aly

Hnnngh let's go!

Yannic Kränz

Woohoo 🎉 🙌

Regina wibert

Hypeee

Corey Nixon

Ahhh! 🎉🎉

Kai Westbrook

Never been this early 🥳

Salma

Let’s goo!

Salma


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