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"I've never seen Jonathan smile so much." THANK YOUUUU. A lot of people clown on him this season for just being a "dumb stoner" but after all the insane trauma that kid has gone through, he deserves a season of comedic relief. He's coping.
Fun fact the Duffer brothers said they weren’t expecting Chrissy and Eddie to have such great on screen chemistry and immediately regretted killing her off so early.
Ahhh, the old issues of shooting out of order! The Scene in the woods between Eddie and Chrissy was one of the last shots done (They had already filmed her death) So they didn't even have the option of changing it. They saved Steve (who was supposed to die in season one) but spotted his potential as a character early enough to change his fate.
Your genuine surprise as Joyce read the words "Hop is Alive" was delightful. Most of us had this long since ruined. We suspected it with the "not the American" line, but a season 4 trailer confirmed it. You got to enjoy the surprise. Also, you pointed out something I too was thinking WTF? Why is the juvenile center way the hell out in the middle of nowhere? Seemed to be driving to the desert. A Juv Ctr. would be in the city.
Somehow I got it in my head that Hopper was confirmed alive after season 3, so there was absolutely no surprise and I was just waiting to find out what happened to him.
It seemed obvious to me that she was playing D&D with a group of other middle schoolers for the last year, while the boys moved on to a group with other high schoolers. And level 14 is quite a high level. She had to be playing quite a lot. Assuming she started at level 1 with her other group. It's 880,000 XP earned to get that high in AD&D. That's many sessions, probably multiple full campaigns.
I got married a couple months ago, planned it, my shower my bachelorette party, plus own my own business, going to work, bought a new home last yr and getting things done around the house, raising a stepson, cooking, cleaning, and I too watched this show in a very short time as well and don't get paid for it, yeah her life seems hard 🙄
I think Vecna is definitely a metaphor for anxiety/depression and trauma-meaning he’s specifically targeting kids who have unresolved trauma…super dark but I appreciate how the Duffers bring awareness to it in an inventive way!
@@Isvvx I did watch the whole video, but figured since the video was for season four she has probably already seen it but I edited the comment anyways :) Just incase :)
First of all, loved the commentary as per usual. Second, I just realized: 34:27 Will says "mom's work" instead of "my mom's work" 🥺 Eleven is family to him, that's so freaking cute
I lost my dad a couple weeks ago and you posting this video is the first thing I have felt excitement about since, so thank you. You brighten people's day more than you know.
I relate to this situation cause my dad also passed away a couple of months ago. Her videos were one of the things that helped me getting distracted from the pain and gave me joy to keep living the days where I was very depressed. Grieving is different for every person, but I hope you can go through the tough part and live your life with a lot of excitement again. My condolences to you and your family, stay strong 🙏🏼🤍
I’ve been so excited for this. ST really does a great job at lulling you into a false sense of safety by being sort of scary but not too scary, but then the end of episode 1 of season 4 goes full nightmare, scar-me-for-life levels of scary.
I got emotional whiplash watching it and it’s perfect. So many shows show their hand but ST and season 4 especially keeps you on your toes, when you think you understand they pull the rug out from under you, and then you’re like ‘good now the rug is gone I’m fine’ but then there’s YET ANOTHER RUG THEY PULL
Chrissy wasn't _always_ in her cheerleading uniform. She wore it for the pep rally and game, met with Eddie after lunch, went to the game, then went to Eddie's house after it for the "something stronger". You saw the events of one full day. 😂 Hopper's first daughter was named Sara. Jane was El's birth name. Dr Owens knew this and knew her birth mother was catatonic, so he restored Jane's birth certificate under Hop's name.
One thing that can easily be missed is during the d&d game when Eddie says "That's a miss!", the number rolled is an 11. Not sure if it's significant, but it's certainly interesting.
@@dcohen1359 You should, it's real fun. I started in 4e, but old-school is my favorite. It's pretty simple: post-2000's dnd, AC starts at 10 and goes up. pre-2000's dnd, AC starts at 10 and goes down. 1d20 +/- bonuses/penalties - THAC0 ≤ AC = Yay.
@@jonunya1163 The guy does end up really messing up Hops leg but Im pretty sure he was just trying to mess up the shackle enough that he can remove it without it being noticeable
@@jonunya1163 that's a common misunderstanding. But if he broke his heel he wouldn't be able to run later. He's trying to deform the shackle enough that he can get it off his foot. The guy helping him says he'll break his leg, but that's a warning of the risk, it isn't the plan.
I've noticed a lot of reactors have this reaction of "that never actually happened" about that scene and I would just like to say to them: yes those things did happen, they just didn't happen to you because you were one of the people in the crowd, either seeing and forgetting, or just not noticing in the first place.
@@lanagievski1540 Eh, I FELT like everyone was pointing and laughing at me over a bullying situation when I was a kid at Christian summer camp in the 80s ... in Jamaica. So, I don't think it's uniquely American.
The thing about the fast times video was ***ing hilarious to me; growing up in the 80s, I can tell you EXACTLY what was at 53 minutes 5 seconds. 😂 And back in the age of VCR tapes, she returned the tap unwound, at a specific point - that’s how Steve could tell. At video rental places, it’s where the phrase “be kind, please rewind” came from. The employees have to rewind the tapes to the beginning in a VCR before they can put them back on the shelf. (Or the next renter did, which was annoying)
I grew up in the 90's and I remember "Be kind, rewind." when my mom would take me to Blockbuster once per week. Between my grandparents' VHS collection and weekly Blockbuster trips, rewinding the tape when I was done became a habit by the time I was like 4. Lol!
Kinda wanted to see your reaction to Tammy Thompson singing the National Anthem and Steve and Robin’s reactions to it. I really like that they added that, because it brought her brief mention during that super substantial coming out scene last season around full circle.
Natalie reaction to El's bullying was my exact reaction to it. Sadly my school was much like this when I was in middle and high school with people either laughing or just allowing it to happen. Which really made me feel for Jane/El during this.
The school i get it, but in a public mall? I shared the same reaction, it's ridiculous. No adults to intervene what's happening? Then when El fought back, now she's the bad guy. Granted, what she did was bad, but i hate it when the fault always lie to the victims and never the perpetrator.
@@soulscyther666 No idea how old you are, obviously, but in the '80s there was very much still a feel of "kids will be kids, let the pecking order determine itself," hands-off approach to adult supervision. When GenXers say we were allowed to roam free, we aren't kidding. When a bunch of kids are allowed to run around with little to no supervision most of the time, it ends up in a Lord of the Flies hellscape pretty regularly. Look up the documentary on Action Park sometime. Is the depiction here a little over the top? Sure, a little, in much the same vein as the depictions of bullying in The Karate Kid are over the top. But they are more accurate than they are inaccurate, and if you're the victim of the bullying, it feels exactly like how it's depicted. There is a reason why rage metal and thrash metal and, eventually, grunge music took root in the '80s. It's a miracle any of us survived.
Watching this the first time I wished Joyce had been there to give El some support after she got in trouble for beating up that girl at the skate rink. Not just because she was the parent/guardian but Joyce to me gives off the energy of someone that socked a few bullies when she was in highschool so she could definitely give some comfort and advice.
@@hermunkulus they didn’t regret killing her, they said they regretted killing her *so early* in the series because of her on screen chemistry. they wished they gave her more time before she had to die
@@pohia Yeah, I would have liked to have seen her in at least three episodes before moving that part of the story forward but that would have messed up the other events timelines in ways I don't know if they could have rewritten the scenario's around.
I've personally seen this type of bullying. Bullying used to be super violent when I was younger and the older people in my family who grew up in the 70s and 80s also experienced this type of violent bullying behavior as well. Staff and teachers would ignore, brush off, or even participate in the bullying! During the late 90s and 2000s is when we started anti-bullying campaigns, concerts against bullying, and how to identify bullying and how to interfere. We also started to pass laws that held schools and parents responsible. Nowadays it's mostly cyberbullying and less physical. I find it interesting when ppl react to movies and shows with horrific bullies and ppl say is over the top, but in real life and certain places and especially during this period, this was a normal part of life. You were told to suck it up or stand up and get used to it cuz it's life. Glad it's not like this anymore, cuz kids passed away left and right because of it.
I will back up every word you said as a bit of living proof who almost didn't make it past 1984 from being bullied, with one year of it being from a teacher. I was lucky in that I had reprieves, places I could escape to, but not everyone had those. There was a kid a year behind me whose parents pulled him out of our school before he got to that teacher because it was easier to do that than to get the teacher reprimanded.
Yeah, some people (i.e. younger Millennials and GenZ) don't understand what it was like for GenX and older Millennials. Teachers and staff would definitely ignore problems and sometimes even be bullies themselves. For guys, getting into fights was common and it was expected that you'd handle it yourself, toughen up, and "act like a man." I don't know how often situations got violent for girls; probably more often than I'd think, but still less often than it did for guys. Regardless, there was very little empathy shown to kids in school as being bullied was almost considered a "right of passage," despite how ridiculous that might sound to some.
@@MikeTXBC but it's not ridiculous, it sort of was a right of passage. You learned that life was tough and unfair, you learned to deal with it, or stand up for yourself. meanwhile the bullies, they either ended up getting their asses kicked or learning NOT to act that way. Look at things as time has gone on, not only does it still exist but it' worse now, cyberbullying is just as bad, if not worse except the bullies can hide behind a screen like cowards and the target can't do anything about it, moreover if they stand up for themselves THEY get in trouble, now everyone is weak and soft and the problem didn't actually go away. Also chicks absolutely could/can and will throw down. Girl fights are brutal I saw more serious injuries in the day from girl fights than with guys.
He could tell where she stopped the movie, because it was on a VHS tape and she didn’t rewind it. He must have put in a player to rewind it (or just check on it, out of interest), and saw the scene she left off on.
Nah. If a video tape was paused at the same place over and over again it would slightly degrade the quality at that spot. I know because it's how I used to know where my brother did it...and yes there were normally boobs present LOL.
@@rexwilliams7643 - lol, dang… That’s a lot of rewatching. Still… degradation would only provide proof of multiple viewings of that particular scene. Unless she was the only person who ever rented the video we’d have no way of knowing the degradation occurred specifically because of her. We know, for a fact, that the video was paused there, because Steve said as much. We really can’t say for sure it was Vickie who left it stopped there, however. Being a high school student, it’s unlikely she lives alone (we know one other detail, but for Natalie’s sake I won’t go there, because I don’t want to spoil anything for her, is case she reads this). That being the case however, we can only assume that she, or someone who had access to the video while she had it rented out, was the one who left it stopped at that moment of the movie.
Man I am always so confused with the mainstream/initial perception of Lucas's choices by most people in this season. Not to mention the complete lack of faith in him! Why would anyone think that he would give up any person, let alone someone directly linked with his friends, to Jason and his frothing at the mouth trigger happy rage?! What in the last 3 seasons would even remotely suggest that? Especially when, in the very same episode, he looks utterly horrified by how the band members got brutalized. And his motives from the beginning of the season go a whole lot deeper, and darker I might add, than some shallow pursuit of popularity. I'm not hating on Natalie or anything like that, I love her and her compassion and empathy even when someone might be pissing her off. That is one of the biggest draws of her channel to me. This has just been a consistent response across the board to Lucas this season as far as I can see and I just ... my boy deserves better man.
I agree, everyone always immediately suspects that he's succumbing to the peer pressure, but the performance makes it pretty obvious that he's looking to figure out how he can help his friends in the situation.
@@Goomyx1492 RIGHT?! Caleb really isn't playing that scene ambiguously. His intentions (and his fear) are on his face. I think the misreading comes from the fact that, if you've internalized his story thus far in the season as him pursuing popularity because he doesn't want to be a "loser", then you're already filling-in your expectations for how his arc is gonna go from the established tropes and cliches of the "pursues shallow popularity at the expense of his real friends and crosses a line that really hurts them and must then reevaluate and learn a lesson of humility and the importance of your loser real friends over popularity and works to earn forgiveness". I think some people really were subconsciously expecting him to commit the next beat in that arc. To do something that really screws over his friends since that first argument with Dustin and Mike about his game. It's like knowing the choreography and anticipating the next move. And that expectation, until proven explicitly unfounded, dominates how they read him. Sorry this got really ramble-y! ^_^ I just love this boy and I've been half fascinated half frustrated with how he has been perceived in S4.
I never for a second thought he was going to betray his real friends. He joined the freak hunting party in order to keep track of the basketball team and make sure they didn't go too far with anything. And once he realized they were probably going to go too far, he took his first opportunity to warn his real friends, and arranged for the basketball team to go on a wild goose chase at Hopper's cabin. He was the inside man, simple as. Was obvious to me from the start. This is Lucas' best season, really. The actor killed it.
11 getting bullied was one of the hardest things for me personally to watch. I delt with this my whole childhood and yes people back then acted just like this. Sadly, most of them thought and would tell you to just get thicker skin, I was and still is very traumatizing. I am glad someone put it on film to show how hard it could be. Thank you Nat for all the amazing content
I was born in the late 80s and grew up in the nineties and I think this is nostalgic for me because most of the shows/movies I watched as a kid were from the 80s, so it's not exactly a nostalgia for something I lived through, but something I experienced in film.
This! I'd never found words for it, but being born in '88 with parents who had great taste in '80s music/media, this is exactly how this show feels for me too. Sure, '90s nostalgia notes hit me on an even more personal level, but this show still resonates in a special way.
It’s remarkable how much better the tension is in episode one when you don’t know Hopper is alive. I’ll never understand why they spoiled that reveal in the ad campaign.
Nat, VHS was an analog medium that recorded video and audio on a film strip, and when you pause or stop the tape it stays in that place. Workers at video stores had to make sure all tapes returned were at the beginning, leading to "Be Kind, Rewind" stickers and eventually fines for not rewinding.
I was so excited to see Natalie react to season 4 because to me it just feels different. Dunno faster pace, more straight forward? Wonder how she feels about it after all episodes.^^
Season 4 is personally my favorite season ngl. My favorites go from season 4,3,1,2. Loved the more thriller aspect of season 4 and the way the story progressed. Dustin and hopper are my most favorite charterers, but max was phenomenal in season 4
Well Natalie, I was born and raised in southern California. I'm from the graduating class of 2003. And the bullying that you see happening with El is true. Even down to what you described as fake niceties we do lol. Except people didn't stop to stare at you while you get picked on. They just kept on walking like it's a normal thing. Just like when people ignore the homeless. I'm speaking from experience here since I was the one who got some of the bad treatment. The other thing that was getting sorta normal was the fights that would break out due to jealousy. We didn't have gang fights or racial fights. Oh and there was always that one kid who would pick on anyone for no particular reason except that they were bored. So I feel you Natalie. It also bothers me to see others being mistreated.
You bring up a few times how ridiculous it is that El’s bullying keeps happening in front of such large, complicit groups. I think that was a directorial choice to show how it feels to get bullied at that age rather than a realistic depiction. As a person who would be just a couple years younger than El and grew up in California, I gotta say kids were really ugly to each other in the ‘80s sometimes. And though it would only be a handful of bullies, adolescents developmentally always feels like EVERYONE is watching them and judging them. Poor El.
I just binged watched the entire season yesterday, and its definetely my favorite from the series! I esepecially liked the emotional aspect from some of the characters, Will and Max in particular made me tear up a couple of times. Cant wait for part 2 and 3
One thing you missed Natalie. In season 3 they showed that the Soviets had a machine in the USSR originally. Then they made one in the secret underground facility in Hawkins. Both of those machines opened portals, and the portals were linked to each other (They never explicitly say so on screen, but it's easy to put that together from what few clues are given out). So when Hopper jumped off the catwalk at the end of season 3, he ended up traveling through the portal in Hawkins to the one in the Soviet Union. *That's* how Hopper got there.
Wait what? The portal’s aren’t linked, the Russian portal never even successfully opened. In season 3 episode 6 Alexei says that they couldn’t open the portal until they came to Hawkins because it was where the gate was opened before. It makes no sense to me why the portals would go from Hawkins to Russia because the whole point was to open a doorway into the upside down. I think Hopper just jumped down below the blast and then got picked up by the Russians who were evacuating from the Hawkins base.
Having Hawkins and Russia connected by portal would also really help to explain how the Russians managed to build such an elaborate base there without anyone noticing.
@@tasnica2438 They explain it as bribes and a ton of smuggling. But that doesn't explain everything in enough detail. It also fails to explain how they're getting away with having so many people in their facility, very few who speak English without an accent, all wearing Soviet uniforms. Back in the 80's you couldn't get away with that without getting called out for it (if not having the FBI/police called on you). Big plot hole if the machines didn't have connecting portals allowing travel directly to and from Hawkins.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 I'd accept even unreliable, unstable portals that they only used to transport equipment, with Hopper simply getting lucky and surviving the trip mostly unharmed. Consistent supplies alone would ensure that the obvious Russians wouldn't need to go out in public often.
Yaaaay! Finally! This season really brought me back into the series. I did like both seasons 2 and 3, but I didn't find them as compelling as the first one.
I love the song "Tarzan Boy". First time I heard it was in the movie TMNT 3. That song is also used as a intro theme for a fan favorite AEW Wrestler named Tarzan Boy.
For young Eleven, it was a combination of a young actress and tech. In fact, the actress playing the young El actually was given tips by Millie Bobby Brown, who actually stayed on set to help make sure that young El's performance was consistent with how she was portrayed in Season 1. Also, about the D&D Campaign delay request reaction, you've clearly never played D&D before (one of the most common issues with playing a D&D is groups having difficulties in coordinating their schedules, especially for campaigns, which are often played via multiple sessions. Even the well known Critical Role crew have had that issue a few times).
One thing I love about season 4 is how empowering it is towards young girls through Erica. She got some of that in season 3 of course but especially this season she rocks. The main cast is very young already and it’s nice for younger people to see themselves in the world saving main characters but to have a middle school girl (who often get made fun of the most for literally anything especially things they like) that with her actions alone are the key to saving the world is so amazing and powerful. I needed a character like that when I was that age and I’m glad young people have her now
I’ve been waiting for this reaction. After watching the movie “The Binge” on Hulu with Grace and Eduardo, I was pleasantly surprised to see Natalie show up in the movie, (she plays Grace’s best friend) and have been wanting to see how Nat reacts to her ex-cast mates in the new season :)
So I was the same age as the Stranger Things kids at that period. This show is very resonant. Well, I had way less friends get eaten by otherworldly monsters. Anyhoo, yeah, the whole D&D Satanic Panic was such a thing. My aunt gave me this pamphlet about the dangers. She was concerned! I patted her hand and reassured her. Yeah, there were all these stories about someone's brother's friend's father was a sheriff and they totally found a bunch of gamers sacrificing children etc etc. Except none of it ever happened. All of it was complete media hysteria. Hoo boy. Thankfully I was in the NE and we didn't have quite the bible-thumping element that gave it teeth elsewhere.
@@tonysanders2332 I was lucky in that my parents weren’t super religious and didn’t take any of that seriously. Both valued imagination and were into SciFi and fantasy. Heck, I went to see one of the Lord of the Rings movies with my mom and she started explaining all the ins and outs I didn’t know at all, heh.
I'm with you on this. I loved Hop and I was happy to have him back. But, if you're going to kill off a character, keep them dead. I'll never like it even though it seems to happen in almost every show now.
Hot damn, an hour of pure Natalie Gold! Your longest video if I'm not mistaken. But of course, that's nothing compared to S4 of Stranger Things! Buckle up Nat, you're in for a real doozy!
With VHS tapes, constant pausing caused added tension to the physical tape, as it was being spooled by a drive wheel. You could always tell the most re-watched or paused scenes by the sudden appearance of horizontal glitch lines. It was absolutely a thing.
Natalie highly recommend that the final episode should be it’s own video because that Doris so long and so packed with information it really should be it’s own video
yes im so excited! this is the best season. because they had to shut down filming due to covid they were able to spend more time writing the script and it is amazing!
The perfect thing Nat is the Duffer brothers are probably your age, but they captured the feel of a prior decade perfectly and mad3e it accessible to everyone.
When a I was a teenager I went to a private school for 4 years... And what happened to Eleven and worse thing was very common. I was so depressed. There were violently xenophobic, racist and classist. And they would gather in circles to bully people. It's was just like American movies.
Natalie, how you feel about Hopper's death was the exact same for me except just imagine... I stayed off social media when S3 came out, binged the whole thing, cried the entire last episode and then some. Went straight to Twitter and everyone had figured out that the American in the post-credit scene was Hopper. So all my tears were for nothing. I know most ppl were like "we didn't see the death" rule but when a character dies I believe it fully always.
Your reaction video is so amazing as always, very sincere and thorough, it always a pleasure watching your video, sometimes I get even more joy than actually watch these series myself. By the way，did you notcie the Russian who called Joyce is Jaqen H'ghar from Game of Thrones?
Hopper went through the dimensional hole at the end of Season 3 and ended up coming out the other end in Russia where the Russians had been trying to open their own hole. That is how he ended up in Russia.
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Thanks for watching this video! So excited to dive into the whole season with you all!
Natalia still shirking her responsibilities 😂
Love the ad skits :)
Natilie, i adore your rainbow bracelet! do you know where you got it from??
Yes, it’s a bit of both at the beginning you talking about the girl they use for 11 and they also use some graphics of 11 make her look young
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"I've never seen Jonathan smile so much." THANK YOUUUU. A lot of people clown on him this season for just being a "dumb stoner" but after all the insane trauma that kid has gone through, he deserves a season of comedic relief. He's coping.
THANK YOU YES! HES COPING!! I hate how this is overlooked like he hasn’t been through a lot too
Fun fact the Duffer brothers said they weren’t expecting Chrissy and Eddie to have such great on screen chemistry and immediately regretted killing her off so early.
Ahhh, the old issues of shooting out of order! The Scene in the woods between Eddie and Chrissy was one of the last shots done (They had already filmed her death) So they didn't even have the option of changing it. They saved Steve (who was supposed to die in season one) but spotted his potential as a character early enough to change his fate.
That seems to happen a lot 😅. The casting is just way too good at hiring such great actors
That makes a lot of sense but I think it makes it all the more tragic, it has it's pros and cons
I hope in the final season they find a way to spiritually bring everyone back. like that harry potter wand spell.
@@doro626 >like that harry potter wand spell.
....Expecto Patronum?
Watching Natalie telling Elle to punch Angela* and then immediately regretting it was the best thing 😂
I did the same thing watching that episode for the first time! I was like punch her already! Then, NOOOoooo when she picked up the skate. LOL
Angela* not stacy
@@myadoesrandomthings thanks, I honestly wasn’t sure, but didn’t feel like going back and checking lol
@@richardparadox163 😂 lol
@@xzonia1 I was glad she picked up the skate 🤷♂️
Your genuine surprise as Joyce read the words "Hop is Alive" was delightful. Most of us had this long since ruined. We suspected it with the "not the American" line, but a season 4 trailer confirmed it. You got to enjoy the surprise.
Also, you pointed out something I too was thinking WTF? Why is the juvenile center way the hell out in the middle of nowhere? Seemed to be driving to the desert. A Juv Ctr. would be in the city.
Somehow I got it in my head that Hopper was confirmed alive after season 3, so there was absolutely no surprise and I was just waiting to find out what happened to him.
There probably aren’t as many juvies as there are prisons and they aren’t in a big city so it’s probably the closest one
Erica being a level 14 half elf rogue implies that she has her own DnD group outside of Hellfire and I love that 😂
Of course it does! She had the manuals at the end of S3. Why did I not put that together until now?!
Oh, right. Cuz I am the stoopidz.
and watching here, when she rolls that NAT 20, I just found that kinda funny
Not exactly true, we can create new characters on higher levels , but i like to think she has.
It seemed obvious to me that she was playing D&D with a group of other middle schoolers for the last year, while the boys moved on to a group with other high schoolers.
And level 14 is quite a high level. She had to be playing quite a lot. Assuming she started at level 1 with her other group. It's 880,000 XP earned to get that high in AD&D. That's many sessions, probably multiple full campaigns.
@Angelo Barovier !qqq
To anyone interested; Arcane reactions have begun on the Patreon were she is currently 2 episodes in :)
will they be out YT later too? Or is it Patreon only?
Omg 😍 thank you for the info
@@hollykm it usually takes a few weeks before patreon content reaches YT.
@@hollykm It will hit YT as well, Patreon is just weeks ahead :)
Looking forward to that one! I love Arcane!
I'm so impressed by how fast you've watched all these on top of getting married AND watching everything else!!!!
I got married a couple months ago, planned it, my shower my bachelorette party, plus own my own business, going to work, bought a new home last yr and getting things done around the house, raising a stepson, cooking, cleaning, and I too watched this show in a very short time as well and don't get paid for it, yeah her life seems hard 🙄
@@laurenherda2415 Relax Lauren, jesus
@@laurenherda2415 Don’t need to be rude about it, stress is not a competition
@@laurenherda2415 im guessing you’re bitter bc you’re unattractive and she’s hot? women are weird like that
@@laurenherda2415 mad for no reason whatsoever
What I always loved was that Steve was there to support Lucas 🥺
Luke
@@AnasNayyarhis name is lucas😅
I think Vecna is definitely a metaphor for anxiety/depression and trauma-meaning he’s specifically targeting kids who have unresolved trauma…super dark but I appreciate how the Duffers bring awareness to it in an inventive way!
I've ever watched a episode but it's been all over social media. "You belong here." ... ... Yeah 💔💔😭😭😭😭
@@michaelriddick7116 Chill with the SPOILERS! 🤦🏾♂️Just because you haven’t seen it don’t ruin it for Natalie!
Thats exactly what I felt watching this. It really made me think about some things.
Emmmm no? He is just a Freddy Krueger reference, it is not that deep.
@@Isvvx I did watch the whole video, but figured since the video was for season four she has probably already seen it but I edited the comment anyways :) Just incase :)
First of all, loved the commentary as per usual.
Second, I just realized: 34:27 Will says "mom's work" instead of "my mom's work" 🥺 Eleven is family to him, that's so freaking cute
And they both call themselves her brothers.
I lost my dad a couple weeks ago and you posting this video is the first thing I have felt excitement about since, so thank you. You brighten people's day more than you know.
Stay strong ❤
So sorry for your loss🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ sending you positive vibes
sorry about your dad ❤ sending you lots of well wishes
I relate to this situation cause my dad also passed away a couple of months ago.
Her videos were one of the things that helped me getting distracted from the pain and gave me joy to keep living the days where I was very depressed.
Grieving is different for every person, but I hope you can go through the tough part and live your life with a lot of excitement again.
My condolences to you and your family, stay strong 🙏🏼🤍
@@emyisonline ❤️❤️
I’ve been so excited for this. ST really does a great job at lulling you into a false sense of safety by being sort of scary but not too scary, but then the end of episode 1 of season 4 goes full nightmare, scar-me-for-life levels of scary.
Yeah first time watching felt like 0-100 really fast.
I got emotional whiplash watching it and it’s perfect. So many shows show their hand but ST and season 4 especially keeps you on your toes, when you think you understand they pull the rug out from under you, and then you’re like ‘good now the rug is gone I’m fine’ but then there’s YET ANOTHER RUG THEY PULL
Chrissy wasn't _always_ in her cheerleading uniform. She wore it for the pep rally and game, met with Eddie after lunch, went to the game, then went to Eddie's house after it for the "something stronger". You saw the events of one full day. 😂
Hopper's first daughter was named Sara. Jane was El's birth name. Dr Owens knew this and knew her birth mother was catatonic, so he restored Jane's birth certificate under Hop's name.
One thing that can easily be missed is during the d&d game when Eddie says "That's a miss!", the number rolled is an 11. Not sure if it's significant, but it's certainly interesting.
And if they're all around level 14, then whatever they're trying to hit has an AC of 0 or lower!
@@existenceisrelative So glad I never had to deal with THACO.
@@dcohen1359 You should, it's real fun. I started in 4e, but old-school is my favorite.
It's pretty simple:
post-2000's dnd, AC starts at 10 and goes up.
pre-2000's dnd, AC starts at 10 and goes down.
1d20 +/- bonuses/penalties - THAC0 ≤ AC = Yay.
I still think Lucas and Erika are going to be the big heroes next season, to parallel the D&D game, with the miss and those to getting the final win
@@dcohen1359 Neither did they, THAC0 wasn't part of D&D first edition. 2nd didn't come out for a couple years after this season was set.
The other prisoner isn't breaking Hop's leg, he's bending the shackle. He's just *risking* getting his leg broken.
I thought he was trying to break his heel
@@jonunya1163 The guy does end up really messing up Hops leg but Im pretty sure he was just trying to mess up the shackle enough that he can remove it without it being noticeable
@@jonunya1163 that's a common misunderstanding. But if he broke his heel he wouldn't be able to run later. He's trying to deform the shackle enough that he can get it off his foot. The guy helping him says he'll break his leg, but that's a warning of the risk, it isn't the plan.
Oooooh, I have been *fully* misunderstanding that plan 😂 Thanks for the clarification!
Growing up as a kid in early 90s, having the whole school watch as someone getting picked on was 100% accurate.
In the 80s too
I feel like this is a very specific American experience which is interesting
And you were one of those people just sat there watching... Well done for admitting you have no spine.
I've noticed a lot of reactors have this reaction of "that never actually happened" about that scene and I would just like to say to them: yes those things did happen, they just didn't happen to you because you were one of the people in the crowd, either seeing and forgetting, or just not noticing in the first place.
@@lanagievski1540 Eh, I FELT like everyone was pointing and laughing at me over a bullying situation when I was a kid at Christian summer camp in the 80s ... in Jamaica. So, I don't think it's uniquely American.
The thing about the fast times video was ***ing hilarious to me; growing up in the 80s, I can tell you EXACTLY what was at 53 minutes 5 seconds. 😂
And back in the age of VCR tapes, she returned the tap unwound, at a specific point - that’s how Steve could tell. At video rental places, it’s where the phrase “be kind, please rewind” came from. The employees have to rewind the tapes to the beginning in a VCR before they can put them back on the shelf. (Or the next renter did, which was annoying)
I grew up in the 90's and I remember "Be kind, rewind." when my mom would take me to Blockbuster once per week. Between my grandparents' VHS collection and weekly Blockbuster trips, rewinding the tape when I was done became a habit by the time I was like 4. Lol!
Kinda wanted to see your reaction to Tammy Thompson singing the National Anthem and Steve and Robin’s reactions to it. I really like that they added that, because it brought her brief mention during that super substantial coming out scene last season around full circle.
And it’s also the introduction to Vicky!
Natalie reaction to El's bullying was my exact reaction to it. Sadly my school was much like this when I was in middle and high school with people either laughing or just allowing it to happen. Which really made me feel for Jane/El during this.
The school i get it, but in a public mall? I shared the same reaction, it's ridiculous. No adults to intervene what's happening? Then when El fought back, now she's the bad guy. Granted, what she did was bad, but i hate it when the fault always lie to the victims and never the perpetrator.
@@soulscyther666 No idea how old you are, obviously, but in the '80s there was very much still a feel of "kids will be kids, let the pecking order determine itself," hands-off approach to adult supervision. When GenXers say we were allowed to roam free, we aren't kidding. When a bunch of kids are allowed to run around with little to no supervision most of the time, it ends up in a Lord of the Flies hellscape pretty regularly. Look up the documentary on Action Park sometime. Is the depiction here a little over the top? Sure, a little, in much the same vein as the depictions of bullying in The Karate Kid are over the top. But they are more accurate than they are inaccurate, and if you're the victim of the bullying, it feels exactly like how it's depicted. There is a reason why rage metal and thrash metal and, eventually, grunge music took root in the '80s. It's a miracle any of us survived.
Sadly, it was a pretty good depiction of school in the '80s/early 90s.
I love Sams's big speech at the end of this third episode and how he leaves the choice entirely up to El to go with him; just such a great moment.
Watching this the first time I wished Joyce had been there to give El some support after she got in trouble for beating up that girl at the skate rink. Not just because she was the parent/guardian but Joyce to me gives off the energy of someone that socked a few bullies when she was in highschool so she could definitely give some comfort and advice.
I mean, I would hope she would also explain to El that there are better ways to handle the bully than almost giving her brain damage.
@@Jabberwocky415 I mean, of course.
I really liked Chrissy, I feel like there was so much more to her character and her death was so dissatisfying.
In other words: it was perfect
i agree with all your points
I honestly don’t get why the Duffer bros regretted killing her. Chrissy’s death set the entire story back in motion.
@@hermunkulus The chemistry with Eddie was something they didnt expect. Since they filmed that scene after her death scene
@@hermunkulus they didn’t regret killing her, they said they regretted killing her *so early* in the series because of her on screen chemistry. they wished they gave her more time before she had to die
@@pohia Yeah, I would have liked to have seen her in at least three episodes before moving that part of the story forward but that would have messed up the other events timelines in ways I don't know if they could have rewritten the scenario's around.
Natalie: “Bats are fine”
Me: She’s going to regret that one
Really wanted to see your reaction between Eddie and Chrissy in the woods.. such a wholesome scene
I've personally seen this type of bullying. Bullying used to be super violent when I was younger and the older people in my family who grew up in the 70s and 80s also experienced this type of violent bullying behavior as well. Staff and teachers would ignore, brush off, or even participate in the bullying! During the late 90s and 2000s is when we started anti-bullying campaigns, concerts against bullying, and how to identify bullying and how to interfere. We also started to pass laws that held schools and parents responsible. Nowadays it's mostly cyberbullying and less physical. I find it interesting when ppl react to movies and shows with horrific bullies and ppl say is over the top, but in real life and certain places and especially during this period, this was a normal part of life. You were told to suck it up or stand up and get used to it cuz it's life. Glad it's not like this anymore, cuz kids passed away left and right because of it.
I will back up every word you said as a bit of living proof who almost didn't make it past 1984 from being bullied, with one year of it being from a teacher. I was lucky in that I had reprieves, places I could escape to, but not everyone had those. There was a kid a year behind me whose parents pulled him out of our school before he got to that teacher because it was easier to do that than to get the teacher reprimanded.
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I was bullied by teachers too. The odds were that I would become either a school shooter or a suicide statistic.
Yeah, some people (i.e. younger Millennials and GenZ) don't understand what it was like for GenX and older Millennials. Teachers and staff would definitely ignore problems and sometimes even be bullies themselves. For guys, getting into fights was common and it was expected that you'd handle it yourself, toughen up, and "act like a man." I don't know how often situations got violent for girls; probably more often than I'd think, but still less often than it did for guys. Regardless, there was very little empathy shown to kids in school as being bullied was almost considered a "right of passage," despite how ridiculous that might sound to some.
@@MikeTXBC but it's not ridiculous, it sort of was a right of passage. You learned that life was tough and unfair, you learned to deal with it, or stand up for yourself. meanwhile the bullies, they either ended up getting their asses kicked or learning NOT to act that way. Look at things as time has gone on, not only does it still exist but it' worse now, cyberbullying is just as bad, if not worse except the bullies can hide behind a screen like cowards and the target can't do anything about it, moreover if they stand up for themselves THEY get in trouble, now everyone is weak and soft and the problem didn't actually go away. Also chicks absolutely could/can and will throw down. Girl fights are brutal I saw more serious injuries in the day from girl fights than with guys.
It's so cool you work with Grace. She was great and her streams are a lot of fun as well
He could tell where she stopped the movie, because it was on a VHS tape and she didn’t rewind it. He must have put in a player to rewind it (or just check on it, out of interest), and saw the scene she left off on.
Nah. If a video tape was paused at the same place over and over again it would slightly degrade the quality at that spot. I know because it's how I used to know where my brother did it...and yes there were normally boobs present LOL.
@@rexwilliams7643 - lol, dang… That’s a lot of rewatching. Still… degradation would only provide proof of multiple viewings of that particular scene. Unless she was the only person who ever rented the video we’d have no way of knowing the degradation occurred specifically because of her. We know, for a fact, that the video was paused there, because Steve said as much. We really can’t say for sure it was Vickie who left it stopped there, however. Being a high school student, it’s unlikely she lives alone (we know one other detail, but for Natalie’s sake I won’t go there, because I don’t want to spoil anything for her, is case she reads this). That being the case however, we can only assume that she, or someone who had access to the video while she had it rented out, was the one who left it stopped at that moment of the movie.
@@rexwilliams7643 You're right, but your point doesn't refute theirs. They're both correct and not mutually exclusive.
i’m so excited for you to react to the last episodes. it’s top tier!
I got to meet Chrissy’s actor, Grace Van Dien, at Comic Con this fall. She’s a total sweetheart, just like her character. :)
Man I am always so confused with the mainstream/initial perception of Lucas's choices by most people in this season. Not to mention the complete lack of faith in him! Why would anyone think that he would give up any person, let alone someone directly linked with his friends, to Jason and his frothing at the mouth trigger happy rage?! What in the last 3 seasons would even remotely suggest that? Especially when, in the very same episode, he looks utterly horrified by how the band members got brutalized. And his motives from the beginning of the season go a whole lot deeper, and darker I might add, than some shallow pursuit of popularity. I'm not hating on Natalie or anything like that, I love her and her compassion and empathy even when someone might be pissing her off. That is one of the biggest draws of her channel to me. This has just been a consistent response across the board to Lucas this season as far as I can see and I just ... my boy deserves better man.
I agree, everyone always immediately suspects that he's succumbing to the peer pressure, but the performance makes it pretty obvious that he's looking to figure out how he can help his friends in the situation.
@@Goomyx1492 RIGHT?! Caleb really isn't playing that scene ambiguously. His intentions (and his fear) are on his face. I think the misreading comes from the fact that, if you've internalized his story thus far in the season as him pursuing popularity because he doesn't want to be a "loser", then you're already filling-in your expectations for how his arc is gonna go from the established tropes and cliches of the "pursues shallow popularity at the expense of his real friends and crosses a line that really hurts them and must then reevaluate and learn a lesson of humility and the importance of your loser real friends over popularity and works to earn forgiveness". I think some people really were subconsciously expecting him to commit the next beat in that arc. To do something that really screws over his friends since that first argument with Dustin and Mike about his game. It's like knowing the choreography and anticipating the next move. And that expectation, until proven explicitly unfounded, dominates how they read him.
Sorry this got really ramble-y! ^_^ I just love this boy and I've been half fascinated half frustrated with how he has been perceived in S4.
I never for a second thought he was going to betray his real friends. He joined the freak hunting party in order to keep track of the basketball team and make sure they didn't go too far with anything. And once he realized they were probably going to go too far, he took his first opportunity to warn his real friends, and arranged for the basketball team to go on a wild goose chase at Hopper's cabin. He was the inside man, simple as. Was obvious to me from the start.
This is Lucas' best season, really. The actor killed it.
11 getting bullied was one of the hardest things for me personally to watch. I delt with this my whole childhood and yes people back then acted just like this. Sadly, most of them thought and would tell you to just get thicker skin, I was and still is very traumatizing. I am glad someone put it on film to show how hard it could be. Thank you Nat for all the amazing content
I was born in the late 80s and grew up in the nineties and I think this is nostalgic for me because most of the shows/movies I watched as a kid were from the 80s, so it's not exactly a nostalgia for something I lived through, but something I experienced in film.
This! I'd never found words for it, but being born in '88 with parents who had great taste in '80s music/media, this is exactly how this show feels for me too. Sure, '90s nostalgia notes hit me on an even more personal level, but this show still resonates in a special way.
I am so excited to see your reaction to episode 4!!!!! Also, I think it's just so golden that you were not spoiled with Hopper being alive!
It’s remarkable how much better the tension is in episode one when you don’t know Hopper is alive. I’ll never understand why they spoiled that reveal in the ad campaign.
I think they actually spoiled it immediately after Season 3 ended. Like they just straight up told everyone he was still alive.
I don't understand how anyone thought he was dead. I mean they didn't even try to hide it, who else could "The American" have possibly been?
@@Zylthis the American could have been Brenner.
Stoned Johnathon and Argyle at dinner was one of my favorite comedic scenes.
"This is such a fun season already!"
- oh dear, Natalie has no idea what's coming... :)
Nat, VHS was an analog medium that recorded video and audio on a film strip, and when you pause or stop the tape it stays in that place. Workers at video stores had to make sure all tapes returned were at the beginning, leading to "Be Kind, Rewind" stickers and eventually fines for not rewinding.
so basically vickie is an asshole?
@@LoreAndMyth nah she just forgot
Season 4 clearly got a huge budget bump!! And I can't express how much I love rewatching these with you! I love your reactions and commentary!
my first thought was: that this season is gonna mess you up emotionally!
Natalie telling Jonathan to make a sploof is absolutely amazing lmao, can't wait for this season of reactions!
I was so excited to see Natalie react to season 4 because to me it just feels different. Dunno faster pace, more straight forward? Wonder how she feels about it after all episodes.^^
Such a great season, I hope season 5 can keep up the momentum
just grinned ear to ear receiving this notification
Season 4 is personally my favorite season ngl. My favorites go from season 4,3,1,2. Loved the more thriller aspect of season 4 and the way the story progressed. Dustin and hopper are my most favorite charterers, but max was phenomenal in season 4
how much I would give to watch that season for the first time again. have fun Natalie
The Russian prisoner wasn't trying to break Hooper's leg. Hop wanted him to hit the metal ring around his ankle to bend it so it can be slipped off.
i can't even begin to explain how excited i am
Well Natalie, I was born and raised in southern California. I'm from the graduating class of 2003. And the bullying that you see happening with El is true. Even down to what you described as fake niceties we do lol. Except people didn't stop to stare at you while you get picked on. They just kept on walking like it's a normal thing. Just like when people ignore the homeless. I'm speaking from experience here since I was the one who got some of the bad treatment. The other thing that was getting sorta normal was the fights that would break out due to jealousy. We didn't have gang fights or racial fights. Oh and there was always that one kid who would pick on anyone for no particular reason except that they were bored. So I feel you Natalie. It also bothers me to see others being mistreated.
You bring up a few times how ridiculous it is that El’s bullying keeps happening in front of such large, complicit groups. I think that was a directorial choice to show how it feels to get bullied at that age rather than a realistic depiction. As a person who would be just a couple years younger than El and grew up in California, I gotta say kids were really ugly to each other in the ‘80s sometimes. And though it would only be a handful of bullies, adolescents developmentally always feels like EVERYONE is watching them and judging them. Poor El.
I just binged watched the entire season yesterday, and its definetely my favorite from the series! I esepecially liked the emotional aspect from some of the characters, Will and Max in particular made me tear up a couple of times. Cant wait for part 2 and 3
One thing you missed Natalie. In season 3 they showed that the Soviets had a machine in the USSR originally. Then they made one in the secret underground facility in Hawkins. Both of those machines opened portals, and the portals were linked to each other (They never explicitly say so on screen, but it's easy to put that together from what few clues are given out). So when Hopper jumped off the catwalk at the end of season 3, he ended up traveling through the portal in Hawkins to the one in the Soviet Union. *That's* how Hopper got there.
finally someone said it
Wait what? The portal’s aren’t linked, the Russian portal never even successfully opened. In season 3 episode 6 Alexei says that they couldn’t open the portal until they came to Hawkins because it was where the gate was opened before. It makes no sense to me why the portals would go from Hawkins to Russia because the whole point was to open a doorway into the upside down.
I think Hopper just jumped down below the blast and then got picked up by the Russians who were evacuating from the Hawkins base.
Having Hawkins and Russia connected by portal would also really help to explain how the Russians managed to build such an elaborate base there without anyone noticing.
@@tasnica2438 They explain it as bribes and a ton of smuggling. But that doesn't explain everything in enough detail. It also fails to explain how they're getting away with having so many people in their facility, very few who speak English without an accent, all wearing Soviet uniforms. Back in the 80's you couldn't get away with that without getting called out for it (if not having the FBI/police called on you). Big plot hole if the machines didn't have connecting portals allowing travel directly to and from Hawkins.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 I'd accept even unreliable, unstable portals that they only used to transport equipment, with Hopper simply getting lucky and surviving the trip mostly unharmed. Consistent supplies alone would ensure that the obvious Russians wouldn't need to go out in public often.
Yaaaay! Finally! This season really brought me back into the series. I did like both seasons 2 and 3, but I didn't find them as compelling as the first one.
Love it. This was the season I was waiting for. Great job.
I love the song "Tarzan Boy". First time I heard it was in the movie TMNT 3. That song is also used as a intro theme for a fan favorite AEW Wrestler named Tarzan Boy.
For young Eleven, it was a combination of a young actress and tech. In fact, the actress playing the young El actually was given tips by Millie Bobby Brown, who actually stayed on set to help make sure that young El's performance was consistent with how she was portrayed in Season 1.
Also, about the D&D Campaign delay request reaction, you've clearly never played D&D before (one of the most common issues with playing a D&D is groups having difficulties in coordinating their schedules, especially for campaigns, which are often played via multiple sessions. Even the well known Critical Role crew have had that issue a few times).
One thing I love about season 4 is how empowering it is towards young girls through Erica. She got some of that in season 3 of course but especially this season she rocks. The main cast is very young already and it’s nice for younger people to see themselves in the world saving main characters but to have a middle school girl (who often get made fun of the most for literally anything especially things they like) that with her actions alone are the key to saving the world is so amazing and powerful. I needed a character like that when I was that age and I’m glad young people have her now
I had the same first impression of Eddie. Ends up top 3 best character arcs by far
Seeing that Max was next literally ripped out my heart, that whole end scene of ep3 is dramatic and really good!
Yes! I was waiting for you to start season 4. Can’t wait to go on this ride with you.
I know me too, this will be wild.
FINALLY!!! I thank the Lord that I lived long enough to see these reactions!
I’ve been waiting for this reaction. After watching the movie “The Binge” on Hulu with Grace and Eduardo, I was pleasantly surprised to see Natalie show up in the movie, (she plays Grace’s best friend) and have been wanting to see how Nat reacts to her ex-cast mates in the new season :)
Omg I cannot wait for your reaction to 2 major twists... Won't spoil anything but absolutely cannot wait!
So I was the same age as the Stranger Things kids at that period. This show is very resonant. Well, I had way less friends get eaten by otherworldly monsters.
Anyhoo, yeah, the whole D&D Satanic Panic was such a thing. My aunt gave me this pamphlet about the dangers. She was concerned! I patted her hand and reassured her.
Yeah, there were all these stories about someone's brother's friend's father was a sheriff and they totally found a bunch of gamers sacrificing children etc etc.
Except none of it ever happened. All of it was complete media hysteria. Hoo boy. Thankfully I was in the NE and we didn't have quite the bible-thumping element that gave it teeth elsewhere.
Luckily I avoided the satanic panic in the '80s. My mom played before I did.
@@tonysanders2332 I was lucky in that my parents weren’t super religious and didn’t take any of that seriously. Both valued imagination and were into SciFi and fantasy.
Heck, I went to see one of the Lord of the Rings movies with my mom and she started explaining all the ins and outs I didn’t know at all, heh.
Yes! I'm in Southern Spain having a break. Food is on, a beer is open and I thought I'd see what's on YT. This is perfect! 🙂
OH MY GOD SEASON 4 IS HERE. I’ve been waiting for ever for Nat to get here 😆😂😂
I love the sound effect captioning... "flesh distends wetly", etc.
Best thing to come out this year, followed by Wednesday. Easily. I was flabbergasted just how damn good this season was!
Enjoy!
So true. Wednesday and season 4 of this show are both 10/10s.
This has been one of my most anticipated reactions!!! So excited!!!
2:21 lovely wretch! I keep falling for this
Your observation regarding Will vis-a-vis Mike is incredibly insightful and beats that of other reactors I have watched by four whole episodes.
Finally!
Wow, I'm surprised seeing a 3rd episode reaction too, honestly thought there'd be a 15 minutes long discussion lol
Hello there! And we reached season four! Really loving your reactions here 😊
Btw, those sponsors takes are really fun, that was a loud drop 😂
i really love the way you are saying the stuff that happens.its so like calm
I'm with you on this. I loved Hop and I was happy to have him back. But, if you're going to kill off a character, keep them dead. I'll never like it even though it seems to happen in almost every show now.
Yesssss Christmas has come early been waiting for this 😊
Ted is the glue who holds all this together.
Dude I love your hair. It's unintentionally giving me Eddie vibes, and I adore that.
Season 4 has the best episode of any show in the history of cinema.
lol
Oh, I love that you're reacting to season 4! The previous season was so good, but I love everything about this one!
Hot damn, an hour of pure Natalie Gold! Your longest video if I'm not mistaken. But of course, that's nothing compared to S4 of Stranger Things! Buckle up Nat, you're in for a real doozy!
The last two episodes alone could be a 2 hour video.
With VHS tapes, constant pausing caused added tension to the physical tape, as it was being spooled by a drive wheel. You could always tell the most re-watched or paused scenes by the sudden appearance of horizontal glitch lines.
It was absolutely a thing.
Okay but Natalie calling Lucas "Luke" made my blood boil every SINGLE TIME
Oh...okay
It's not that bad, dude.
Natalie highly recommend that the final episode should be it’s own video because that Doris so long and so packed with information it really should be it’s own video
yes im so excited! this is the best season. because they had to shut down filming due to covid they were able to spend more time writing the script and it is amazing!
The perfect thing Nat is the Duffer brothers are probably your age, but they captured the feel of a prior decade perfectly and mad3e it accessible to everyone.
watching shows must be so interesting/different when you know the people that are in it
"There is a storm coming" at the end of ep.3. fits so perfectly. Dance With The Dead slaps so hard as an artist.
When a I was a teenager I went to a private school for 4 years... And what happened to Eleven and worse thing was very common. I was so depressed. There were violently xenophobic, racist and classist. And they would gather in circles to bully people. It's was just like American movies.
Thank you so much for going right into season 4. I was worried we'd have to wait a year or so before you got to it.
Honestly Nat. Your uploads fully make my day better. Eddie is cool but Argyle is the best character in season 4.
Can’t wait till you watch episode 4. To me, it has one of the best scenes in history. Music, execution, emotion. God I love this show lol
Natalie, how you feel about Hopper's death was the exact same for me except just imagine... I stayed off social media when S3 came out, binged the whole thing, cried the entire last episode and then some.
Went straight to Twitter and everyone had figured out that the American in the post-credit scene was Hopper. So all my tears were for nothing. I know most ppl were like "we didn't see the death" rule but when a character dies I believe it fully always.
it's finals week and honestly this is what it's gonna make me go through it 😭💕
you're not surviving this season
Your reaction video is so amazing as always, very sincere and thorough, it always a pleasure watching your video, sometimes I get even more joy than actually watch these series myself.
By the way，did you notcie the Russian who called Joyce is Jaqen H'ghar from Game of Thrones?
Finally you made it to season 4 , you r up for a ride now
I love your new brand deals, you're good at making people want to buy things lol
fun fact , that bloody rollar skate is on display at the skating rink where they filmed all the "california" scenes, it pretty cool to see irl!
Hopper went through the dimensional hole at the end of Season 3 and ended up coming out the other end in Russia where the Russians had been trying to open their own hole. That is how he ended up in Russia.
Yuhhhhhhhhh I’ve been waiting for this one 🎉