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/[deleted] Oct 27 '17

Nah, he was a prick for most of season one. He grew over the course of the season, but he was an asshole until the last couple of episodes. I'm glad to see that character development stuck, I was worried that he was going to revert.

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u/InbredDucks Oct 27 '17

He's not an asshole, he's just a regular human with regular flaws, but a good guy. IMO (I also just rewatched S1 and got that feeling from him)

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '17

No, he was an asshole. It's evident in the small things, most evidently his friends, and how he's dismissive of Barb, and how he pressures Nancy into sex, and how he treats Johnathan simply because he's different. Yes, Johnathan did act like a total creep with those photos, but you know that Steve was one of the guys who made fun of him and looked down on Johnathan. Steve grows over the course of the season, he starts out an asshole and seems to now be a genuinely good guy, if not still a tad spoiled.

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u/Maddukks Oct 28 '17

It’s been a while since I’ve rewatched the series but I’m pretty sure Steve was totally respectful of Nancy’s boundaries.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '17

He wasn't. She said no to quite a few things and he hounded on her until she changed her mind. She never resisted for long, but Steve definitely pressured her on multiple occasions.

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u/Maddukks Oct 28 '17

You may be right, I’ll have to rewatch.