How ironic. Even though this is a non-stop exhilarating and action-packed season's finale episode, the most brilliant sequence - according to me, at least - takes place at the beginning, when the hunky Billy Hargrove smoothly seduces an overwrought & half-naked Mrs. Wheeler with his bad-boy charisma... While Ted Wheeler is asleep in his chair, of course! Brilliant. Can't wait to see more of Billy's character in season 3 or 4.
What more can I say or write about the whole of season two, and "chapter 9: the Gate" in particular? It's perfect. I've been contemplating whether I should give a rating 10/10. I seldom do this. 9/10, like I already rated few episodes, means pretty darn amazing. A perfect 10 for me means that every nerve and every emotion in my body is flabbergasted. This was the case; I must be honest about it. Even when everything is settled and the danger is gone, the episode remains brilliant with a fantastic epilogue taking place at the annual Snow Dance.
But first, there's a feisty & fiery finale! The group splits up in three. Usually, in horror terms, that's a terrible idea, but here's it's necessary. Joyce, Jonathan, and Nancy need to exorcise the Demogorgon out of Will. Hopper and El return to Hawkins' Lab to close the gate. Steve and the boys (and, of course, Mad Max) should wait, but obviously decide to do something more useful, namely lead the Demo-dogs away from Hawkins' Lab. "The Gate" offers supreme action & excitement left, right, and center. Was season two overall better than season one? I daresay it was, even though it started of slowly and knew a little mid-season dip. And I have a feeling seasons 3 and 4 will be even better. I'll be watching, time after time...
What more can I say or write about the whole of season two, and "chapter 9: the Gate" in particular? It's perfect. I've been contemplating whether I should give a rating 10/10. I seldom do this. 9/10, like I already rated few episodes, means pretty darn amazing. A perfect 10 for me means that every nerve and every emotion in my body is flabbergasted. This was the case; I must be honest about it. Even when everything is settled and the danger is gone, the episode remains brilliant with a fantastic epilogue taking place at the annual Snow Dance.
But first, there's a feisty & fiery finale! The group splits up in three. Usually, in horror terms, that's a terrible idea, but here's it's necessary. Joyce, Jonathan, and Nancy need to exorcise the Demogorgon out of Will. Hopper and El return to Hawkins' Lab to close the gate. Steve and the boys (and, of course, Mad Max) should wait, but obviously decide to do something more useful, namely lead the Demo-dogs away from Hawkins' Lab. "The Gate" offers supreme action & excitement left, right, and center. Was season two overall better than season one? I daresay it was, even though it started of slowly and knew a little mid-season dip. And I have a feeling seasons 3 and 4 will be even better. I'll be watching, time after time...