Full spoilers for Stranger Things episode “The Mind Flayer” continue below. Make sure to read all of our Season 2 reviews here.
Stranger Things has a way of ripping your heart out at just the right moments. “The Mind Flayer” is a tour de force in the art of agony. As entertaining as this season has been, you just want the anguish to stop, so the town of Hawkins can finally take a breath. This is the most brutal of episodes for our cast, and it was executed to near-perfection.
This is an excellent episode for this season. Superhero Bob Newby deserves an MVP award. Upon first seeing him, I thought he was a spy for the Hawkins Lab, but he’s proven that theory wrong in spectacular fashion. Both Bob and Dr. Owens attempt at escape was a tense and wonderfully atmospheric experience. Our brave Radioshack employee never stood a chance, but it’s hard not to root for the guy. His death was shockingly gruesome.
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Stranger Things has a way of ripping your heart out at just the right moments. “The Mind Flayer” is a tour de force in the art of agony. As entertaining as this season has been, you just want the anguish to stop, so the town of Hawkins can finally take a breath. This is the most brutal of episodes for our cast, and it was executed to near-perfection.
This is an excellent episode for this season. Superhero Bob Newby deserves an MVP award. Upon first seeing him, I thought he was a spy for the Hawkins Lab, but he’s proven that theory wrong in spectacular fashion. Both Bob and Dr. Owens attempt at escape was a tense and wonderfully atmospheric experience. Our brave Radioshack employee never stood a chance, but it’s hard not to root for the guy. His death was shockingly gruesome.
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