the way the Russian soldiers are being portrayed in this show is so fucking absurd. they have no prereferral vision no camera and can be bodied by ransom 18-year-olds in 5 punches. like what the hell? I feel they're trying to keep the Dustin Steve storyline lighthearted because they have a 10-year-old with them but the tone is so low takes it makes no sense within the context of the show. Plus Erica didn't really need to be there if it meant undercutting the tension of the show.
Also, shout out to my new top ship Alexei/Joyce because honestly, I'll ship anything to keep her away from Hopper (who continues to suck btw truly an unethical cop whose licence needs to be revoked). I'm not completely against the Ternanator subplot even though the homage is diving straight to pastiche but I'm really not convinced this Russian plot is going to be all that interesting. the show didn't bother to establish any Russian officials as characters with motivations and personalities so it's hard to latch onto them as antagonists.
Also, I feel so robbed of substantial Lucas Max moments in this season. We agonize over the Mike El break-up but never really unpack what Max and Lucus' relationship is like. They could have been a good contrast to the two in open communication and being together without abandoning their friends but they're just so background. It's weird that we never really see them in a romantic context like with Mike and El.
Shout out to Nancy and Jonathan for their tag team kill at the end of the ep (even if it wasn't fully fatal) it's nice to see people other than El rack up a body count
Review by TshepisoBlockedParent2023-03-27T08:14:14Z
the way the Russian soldiers are being portrayed in this show is so fucking absurd. they have no prereferral vision no camera and can be bodied by ransom 18-year-olds in 5 punches. like what the hell? I feel they're trying to keep the Dustin Steve storyline lighthearted because they have a 10-year-old with them but the tone is so low takes it makes no sense within the context of the show. Plus Erica didn't really need to be there if it meant undercutting the tension of the show.
Also, shout out to my new top ship Alexei/Joyce because honestly, I'll ship anything to keep her away from Hopper (who continues to suck btw truly an unethical cop whose licence needs to be revoked). I'm not completely against the Ternanator subplot even though the homage is diving straight to pastiche but I'm really not convinced this Russian plot is going to be all that interesting. the show didn't bother to establish any Russian officials as characters with motivations and personalities so it's hard to latch onto them as antagonists.
Also, I feel so robbed of substantial Lucas Max moments in this season. We agonize over the Mike El break-up but never really unpack what Max and Lucus' relationship is like. They could have been a good contrast to the two in open communication and being together without abandoning their friends but they're just so background. It's weird that we never really see them in a romantic context like with Mike and El.
Shout out to Nancy and Jonathan for their tag team kill at the end of the ep (even if it wasn't fully fatal) it's nice to see people other than El rack up a body count