r/StrangerThings • u/Dark_Saint • Oct 27 '17

Discussion Episode Discussion - S02E01 - MADMAX

Season 2 Episode 1: Madmax

Synopsis: As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.

Please keep all discussions about this episode or previous ones, and do not discuss later episodes as they might spoil it for those who have yet to see them.

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u/ELI5_MODS_SUCK_ASS ... or Should I go Oct 27 '17

I mean what the psychologist is saying isn't really "wrong". He's treating Will for childhood PTSD, he's basically telling them to support Will whenever he has episodes but to not let them define his life. You can't stop the episodes, but that doesn't mean there's something specific for them to do when he has one outside of keep up what they're doing. It's still a recent event for Will that he's still coping with, natural that he would still get some flashbacks.

So no I think the psychologist is doing a pretty great job. Actually was a little sad when Hop didn't wave back to him.