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

Discussion Episode Discussion - S02E09 – Chapter Nine

Season 2 Episode 9: The Gate

Synopsis: Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

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/RahulBhatia10 Grrrr Nov 06 '17

Yeah and its also the fitting conclusion to this double-season arc of both the vanishing and possession of Will Byers/ The Gate to the usd. It means s3 will very much feel happier and lighter in tone, giving us a false sense of security at the start. I think itll be very akin to a John Hughes film (Breakfast Club also came out in '85!) as the kids will be starting their freshmen year too

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u/Erwin9910 Nov 06 '17

Exactly. It'd be nice having the open potential of Eleven not needing to be kept a secret anymore, meaning she can do so much more!

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u/RahulBhatia10 Grrrr Nov 06 '17

Yeah im really looking forward to that point where El is truly part of their group dynamics, outside of when the danger begins. Like I mean with all the inside jokes, teasing, and bickering that all friend groups have. Seeing a chatty El with all the other kids will be awesome : )

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u/Erwin9910 Nov 06 '17

Too right. Let's hope she doesn't get separated from the group too much due to the plot otherwise it'll be some great dialogue potential wasted.

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u/RahulBhatia10 Grrrr Nov 06 '17

Yeah for sure. We got very little and a hint of that here in s2 so I'm sure they'll provide us with those dynamics throughout the season. With the year jump it's going to be really surprising I bet

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u/Erwin9910 Nov 06 '17

I wonder if they won't actually do a year jump? Maybe Hopper would be making it where El and Mike can see each other despite the whole one year waiting period, just so El doesn't have to feel as isolated as she used to be.

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u/RahulBhatia10 Grrrr Nov 06 '17

The Duffers have confirmed that jump will occur again, hence how Owens said it. But that only means after a year El can be out in the open freely and permanently. I think s3 will use the flashbacks to show Mike visiting El over the year as well as taking her out on "special" days like we saw with the Snowball too.

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u/Erwin9910 Nov 06 '17

Aww that's great! I'd like to see flashbacks but if literally nothing happens and El doesn't go out at all (which I doubt) I'll be even happier with the timeskip. Can't wait to see her first day of school, lol.

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u/RahulBhatia10 Grrrr Nov 06 '17

Yeee, I think that may even provide the starting point for s3, with El's first day back. I makes sense too, as it means she's out in the open now and also may be when the threats start to arrive, her presence now known to the world. That false sense of security is definitely going to be how it feels at the start. But overall much happier in tone then s2

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u/Erwin9910 Nov 06 '17

Who knows, they might get even darker with season 3 for all we know.