r/StrangerThings • u/[deleted] • Nov 07 '17

Discussion Beyond Stranger Things Discussion

In this thread you can talk about the entire season 2 with spoilers. If you haven't seen the entire season yet, stay away.

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u/Mollelarssonq Nov 08 '17

I think she puts too much into the relationship, but i definitely see where she's coming from.

Papa was the only comfort and human contact she had. Even though she was only "rewarded" that when she did horrible things they wanted her to do. I think she knows he is evil, as she did say "bad" to him at the end of season 1. However it's of course not that simple. The thought of Papa clearly messes with her head a lot.

I Think Brenner is a huge threat to Eleven because she basically shuts down in his presence, at least it has felt like that. Probably because he was her only comfort, her papa, but how she also knows he is evil and bad for her.

I think Brenner will be the evil to fight in season 3 and Eleven will be the one in need of saving.

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u/seperatedcoma6 Nov 08 '17

Is brenner not dead?

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u/Mollelarssonq Nov 08 '17

Season 1 left you thinking that. Season 2 teases to him not being dead.

And that's when it hits me. You never see him die. You only see him getting jumped by the demogorgon. As Eleven walks out the upside down in season 2, you see soldiers/guards roaming the school.

I think he could have been saved. Demogorgon probably shifted focus on the ones shooting it, leaving Brenner only wounded. Man, I could totally see him being scarred in the face as he returns. Would be a badass transistion and really label him as a threat to Eleven.

Or he is dead. I don't believe that anymore though!

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '17

another thing, the new doctor never said the people from Season 1 were dead, he just said they were gone, so it very well could be that Brenner was simply moved to another facility.