The Duffers have said they wanted to experiment with a different kind of film/vibe, which I think is a huge part of it. But also, the core idea isn’t actually bad - Eleven’s life has been deeply traumatic in ways that are different from the other characters, and it makes sense that she would need to both investigate…

I actually really enjoyed that episode...

Personally I don’t get all the hate. I like that they delved a bit more into the backstory of a different experiment and I liked seeing all the punk stylings of the ‘80s again, even if it was a bit of a mishmash.

I think it was just set-up they felt like they needed for Season 3.

You shut your filthy mouth about Six!

Less is often more with a Doctor outfit. 9 had a leather jacket. 10 had the trenchcoat and the sneakers. 11 had the wonderful tweed jacket and bowtie combo. 12 had whatever he wanted because Peter Capaldi is awesome.

I don’t like how they’re not taking safety into account. I mean, it’s gotta be dangerous for me to open the door and lean out to vomit at these heights.

Seconded.

I can’t wait to talk about eating Porg next week when The Takeout arrives on AV Club. But I’ll start now...I’m guessing a nice Portuguese aioli would be just scrumptious with baby Porg.

As an American, I’d like to say I will slaughter, cook, lather in barbecue sauce, and consume those adorable veal cousins. FUCKIN AMERICA, BITCHES! YEEEEE-HAW!

If China existed in the Star Wars universe, then porgs would be endangered since Chinese men would think eating porg eggs would give them big boners.

I didn’t realize that they hired David Cronenberg as a concept artist.

Roy Halladay died yesterday. As a lifetime Phillies fan, he was a part of the modern “golden era” for us. Great example to the kids on how to work HARD at whatever you do. And more importantly, let your actions speak for yourself rather than pride, and team first.

I’m still in shock that anyone drinks Jim Beam no matter who the sexy-sexy spokesperson is.

Based solely on his films I’ve seen I get the impression Nolan thinks he’s a bit more clever than he actually is, it’s nice to see that translates to his real life opinions as well

We’re still doing written episodic reviews if you want to hate-read.

I got “Hanson performs the loving ode, “Penny And Me” which seems even creepier!

I often complain about terrible television but in this case anyone still watching this show is getting exactly what they deserve.

I really hope his Miles’ Spider-Man replacement is somebody who gets the character.