Eleven is at once unbelievably strong and completely defenseless. To me, El’s character in Stranger Things is all about finding great power in unexpected places. But, for me, my love for the show is, at its heart, all about Eleven.īefore I explain anything more, just a warning, this article contains spoilers if you haven't finished the season yet! All of these are reasons to love Stranger Things. Let’s count some of those reasons: There is the awesome '80s esthetic there’s the dark-and-troubled police chief refusing to give up on a case, sneaking into places he doesn’t belong, and researching potential leads on microfiche in this place called a library there are the smart, goofy, and adorable under-supervised children tackling adult problems better than the adults there’s the plot centering on a scenario that literally every parent ever has feared: the disappearance of their child, and a determination we know we’d summon to never give up on our kid as long as there was some glimmer of hope.

There are a whole lot of reasons to love Stranger Things. In fact, I may have started re-watching it already. But while I wait, I'll most certainly be re-watching Stranger Things… if not for myself, but for the message Stranger Things' Eleven sends to young girls like my own. This has me, and a whole bunch of other Netflix viewers, extremely excited. I understand that Stranger Things 2 is supposed to be more of a sequel than a continuation of the series, but it seems like it will pick up the story a year later, and a number of the characters will return. Are you all as excited as I am about the news that Netflix confirmed a second season of Stranger Things, Stranger Things 2, due out next year? I literally did a happy dance upon hearing the news.

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