Like their occasional use of PG-13 salty language, this otherwise throwaway story beat is another tease reminiscent of the kind of adult-ish yet kiddy humor ’80s movies didn’t shy away from. Mike brings her some fresh clothes (androgynously bland sweats), and as a riff on her ambiguous alienated personality, when she goes to pull off her soaking hospital gown, all three boys freak out and scream, turning around or averting their eyes in unison. The trio (now minus Will) bickers over what to do with this strange mute girl. Cut to the group back in Mike’s basement, their de facto secret headquarters. 19.The Weirdo on Maple Street immediately addresses the episode one cliffhanger, in which Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) find the runaway girl (Millie Bobby Brown) alone, wet, and scared in the woods. As the “Stranger Things” moves forward, she might get left behind, but time will tell if childhood flashbacks will continue to be a part of the show. Luckily, in Season 2, with the introduction of more of Jane’s past, “Mama” shifts from being a passive object of sympathy to someone who’s fighting for her lost daughter in ways the audience may not have realized before. “Stranger Things” has a way of setting up some characters to simply be victims. But we’re still hoping for a bigger arc in Season 3. That the character isn’t really built to give as much as this talented actor, writer, and director can, well, that’s not Becky’s fault. But seeing Amy Seimetz in anything only makes us want more Amy Seimetz and more from Amy Seimetz. She does her best with the random, unknown niece who shows up at her doorstep, and she’s tried her damnedest with her sister, whose trauma is unimaginable. Becky Ivesīecky means well, and she actually helps Eleven quite a bit when they find each other. Still, what Nancy (Natalia Dyer) went through wasn’t all that important for anyone outside the Barb truthers, and her relationship with Jonathan didn’t play out all that well.
It’s doubtful anyone in the cast wanted to be saddled with a storyline generated by viewer demands, but at least it made sense for Barb’s best friend to be hung up on her death. NancyĪnother teen who’s overshadowed by their younger sibling, Nancy’s main prerogative in Season 2 is finding justice for Barb. Paul Reiser was just trying to fix the previous operator’s mistakes.) The stiff and awkward Jonathan just can’t compete with the rest of his family. (Seriously, it’s good they got closure for Barb, but the lab didn’t need to be shut down. That leaves Jonathan to a dull will-they-won’t-they romantic arc with Nancy and a mission to shut down a laboratory that’s already rid itself of its problems. After all, most of the show’s action is driven by what’s happening with Will, and while Jonathan is involved in helping his brother overcome his demons, Joyce mostly takes care of her youngest son’s problems. Played by Charlie Heaton, Jonathan Byers is the forgotten brother. Billy MayfieldĮmotionally abusive scientists can suck it. All we’re asking is for a little more attention for Mike and Nancy, who you may have noticed, have each been going through a bit of a rough time lately.
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Wheeler’s apathy seems relatively harmless, as he follows in a line of ’80s movie dads who seem to have absolutely no idea what’s going on in the lives of their children. Have we mentioned that some of the dads on this show aren’t the greatest? By comparison to the other monster fathers on this list, Mr. If the show ever brings him back, he’s going to need a massive mea culpa to be anything other than a cautionary tale about how not to be a horrible absentee opportunist father.
After Joyce discovered that he was only consoling the family in an attempt to squeeze a few dollars out of tragedy, she rightfully sent him packing and the show hasn’t looked back since. The only thing keeping Will’s dad from bringing up the moral caboose is that, in his most scumbag of moments, he provided some momentary, fleeting comfort. His new wife must already be regretting their marriage. He’s a totally garbage character with no redeeming qualities. Mayfield’s hate-filled, slur-spewing attacks.
Verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive, there’s no excuse for Mr. This is the poisoned apple tree that begat Billy.