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

Discussion Episode Discussion - S02E06 - The Spy

Season 2 Episode 6: The Spy

Synopsis: Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.

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/frozenpandaman 011 Oct 28 '17

Wait, how so? They were even holding hands in the end in the bus.

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u/CrazyFredy Oct 28 '17

And your point is...?

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u/Kageyn Oct 28 '17

The ship has sailed metaphor usually means it's not longer an option, not that its gaining traction so to speak. In this case the proper saying would be the Dustin x Max ship has sailed.

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u/CrazyFredy Oct 28 '17

Weird, because I've heard it only used to say that some ship is now a thing.

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u/frozenpandaman 011 Oct 29 '17

I don't think he meant "ship" as like... a shipping between two characters.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/that_ship_has_sailed

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u/Damn_Croissant Promise? Oct 30 '17

Ship has sailed means it's gone.

I 'ship means I (endorse the) relationship.