Stranger Things Season 2: 13 Big Questions We Need Answering
Will Barb still be A Thing?
It's officially happening!
Although Stranger Things is the TV show of 2016 - its combination of talented child actors, Winona Ryder, a compelling mystery, and bucketloads of nostalgia turning it into the year's most buzzworthy new series - it's taken a while for a Season 2 to be announced. Everyone knew it was coming, of course, with the creators regularly talking about it, but now it's properly, officially, 100% confirmed.
It's great news not only because of the quality of the show and how enjoyable and effortless it was to watch, in particular any scene with the kids, but there were a lot of mysteries left unsolved, and questions left unanswered.
The central storyline that ran through the show was wrapped up - Will was found and brought home, the monster apparently defeated - but there was definitely no bow on things, and the world created by the Duffer bros. is ripe for further exploration.
Season 2 needs to retain the charm, nostalgia, and sense of mystery that has made the show so huge, and it also needs to give us answers to some of these questions.
13. What Do The Episode Titles Mean?
Madmax. The Boy Who Came Back To Life. The Pumpkin Patch. The Palace. The Storm. The Pollywog. The Secret Cabin. The Brain. The Lost Brother.
They're the episode titles - or at least what seem to be the titles, appearing in the Season 2 announcement video - for the second season, which are very much keeping with the style of Season 1, which featured the likes of The Body and The Flea and The Acrobat. But what do they mean?
The Boy Who Came Back To Life could quite easily be referring to Will, and The Secret Cabin seems fairly straightforward, but what about the rest of them?