I agree. I don't know how else to do it. And even if they do an anthology, they really have to nail the casting like they did here, which will be tough.The kids are already looking a lot older. This is why I think it's a good idea to turn the series into an anthology series now.
Midway through season two and I love the evolution of Steve’s character.
Some of Dustin’s lines have me absolutely rolling too.
I'm hoping with the fact that the main cast are all going through puberty simultaneously, they will try and rush production of season 3. But common sense tells me that they will write it into the script and make a joke of it.I’m really sad that I have three episodes left of season two and will have to wait another...what...15 months before season three? Damn lmao.
I don't understand when people yearn to turn a show into an anthology, especially when the characters are such a big appeal of the show. The creators can explore other ideas their whole career, and without the burden of having to fit within the constraint of the Stranger Things title.The kids are already looking a lot older. This is why I think it's a good idea to turn the series into an anthology series now.
I don't understand when people yearn to turn a show into an anthology, especially when the characters are such a big appeal of the show. The creators can explore other ideas their whole career, and without the burden of having to fit within the constraint of the Stranger Things title.
Kids don't age well on screen, take GoT for example. Bran, Arya and Sansa have all aged well outside of their respective roles, and the characters have suffered in part because of this.
I don't understand when people yearn to turn a show into an anthology, especially when the characters are such a big appeal of the show. The creators can explore other ideas their whole career, and without the burden of having to fit within the constraint of the Stranger Things title.
As Rob said, in this case, the fear is the kids aging. The kids innocence and charm is a huge part of the show. The kids turning into pimple faced teenagers is going to change things. It's no one's fault, but I think it's a real concern.
I definitely get that season 1 has a certain innocence to its young leads that won't be maintained later, but I think it can work both ways. One of the powerful elements to the Harry Potter franchise is seeing a cast of characters grow up before your eyes and evolve as people. Coming-of-age themes don't stop at 13, and it seems the plan is to have the material reflect the growth of its actors, rather than forcing them into the roles they were. As for the aging, I would argue other than the character of Noah the remainder of the kids have already gone through the awkward transition between child and teen.Kids don't age well on screen, take GoT for example. Bran, Arya and Sansa have all aged well outside of their respective roles, and the characters have suffered in part because of this.
I definitely get that season 1 has a certain innocence to its young leads that won't be maintained later, but I think it can work both ways. One of the powerful elements to the Harry Potter franchise is seeing a cast of characters grow up before your eyes and evolve as people. Coming-of-age themes don't stop at 13, and it seems the plan is to have the material reflect the growth of its actors, rather than forcing them into the roles they were. As for the aging, I would argue other than the character of Noah the remainder of the kids have already gone through the awkward transition between child and teen.
I guess more of my point is that if/when you're going to wrap up the story with the characters, why should the creators constrain themselves by continuing the show at all with a different cast of characters? They might as well start completely fresh where their creative inspiration takes them, knowing they don't have to commit to a similar genre tale to live up to.
I'm definitely with you on this. The sci-fi stuff is just the superficial part of the show and basically just a device to explore how the people deal with problems. For instance, Eleven is a compelling character to me not because of her powers but because of her struggle to escape an abusive past and learn about normalcy/humanity. If anything, the missing character interactions with the kids off doing their own thing was one of my biggest issues for me as season 2 escalated. I don't need the kids to be static and replicate who they were at the beginning, but I'm hoping that the direction they take is with the heart of its core characters and their bonds with each other in mind.To me, my enjoyment of the show is solely about the kids and their interactions with each other. The upside down and all that is a complete after thought that I don't pay much attention too.
I get that his Dad is abusive and that they tried to show that to give the character a bit of sympathy, but they then turn around and make it seem like Billy gets enjoyment out of terrorizing Maxine. Also am I the only person that initially thought his aggressiveness towards Lucas was a race thing? I don't think they intended it to come off this way, but it sure seemed like it could have been. Thats fine if that was the angle that they wanted to take, but it wasn't and it was a distraction.
The rag tag group of criminals in episode 7 was cringe-worthy. Its like they were all comic book characters that we were supposed to believe lived in the real world.
The part with Billy and Mike & Nancy's mom was hilarious. Really great comic relief.