Finished the season last night, and it was one of the best seasons of a TV show that I've ever seen. Other than a few issues that I had with it (namely, a few storylines and one of the three "villains") the show was fantastic! 9/10.
Spoiler review below.
Spoiler review below.
Best:
- The design of the main monster. Holy mother of God that is the creepiest thing I've seen in years.
- BILLY! He's the highlight of the season for me. The acting was on point, and unlike the other human antagonist (below) he was actually intimidating. And then his sacrifice killed me.
- ALL of the protagonists this season. Not a single bad character arc or character to be found. I like how they went against the cliche for Steve and Robin and made Robin a lesbian instead of another love interest. Not every boy-girl relationship actually turns into romance, and I'm glad that the writers get that.
- The emotions and humor of this season were on point most of the time. I haven't laughed this much at a TV show in years, and the finale broke me in half. Speaking of the finale.....
- The finale was perfection in every way. Flawless. The best episode of a TV show that I've ever seen. The visuals, humor, and emotion was on point.
- Two of the main plotlines of the show felt pointless to me, those being the reporter (Nancy and Jonathan) story and when the Scoops Troop going below the mall. Pointless, imo.
- The Russian antagonists were terrible, and felt like plot devices to bring the Mind Flayer back into the show. Not to mention that they were stereotypical.
- The first couple of episodes dragged a bit.