Stranger Things 2: 9 Big Questions We Need Answering In Season 3
#JusticeForBob, anyone?
Stranger Things season two has been out for a short while now, which means most of us have already hoovered it up and potentially already rewatched it, as well. Overall, it didn't have quite the same impact as season one, but it was still a very entertaining, worthy follow-up to last year's surprise Netflix smash.
One way that it did equal season one was leaving all those loose ends untied by the end of the finale. Creators the Duffer brothers have been careful not to burn out the story all at once and are deliberately holding back information from us, dropping just enough morsels to keep us hooked along the way.
Season two, for instance, left us thinking about the Upside Down and its monstrous inhabitants, as well as wondering where the human characters' journeys will take them next time. There was also one episode that stood out like a sore thumb and has produced a lot of questions (not least: what were the writers thinking?).
As we wait another year for season three to arrive, we have a lot of time to ponder the answers to these mysteries and to theorise about what may come next.
9. Are Kali/Eight And Her Gang Going To Come Back?
While Stranger Things season two has been mostly acclaimed, many would agree that the show dropped the ball with episode 7. Moving the action to Philadelphia and cutting out all regular characters bar Eleven made for a hugely controversial instalment. Despite its unpopularity, though, the episode left some hefty plot threads dangling which we probably need tied up next season.
Namely, will we see Kali - or Eight, to give her her Hawkins Lab designation - and her gang of 80s punk vigilantes again? Eleven developed a firm sisterly bond with her over the episode but, in many ways, Kali's role in Eleven's story is over now that the latter has realised her home is Hawkins. And if Kali and co. don't return, there is an easy explanation for that. The last time we saw them they were being chased by cops. Maybe they got caught?
There's a sneaking suspicion that the episode was a backdoor pilot for a spin-off series about the gang, no doubt encountering more super-powered runaways like Eleven and Eight along the way. After all, Netflix would be mad not to want to capitalise on the show's success. However, given its reception, these plans - if they even exist - likely won't come to anything.