Emmy Catch-Up: Stranger Things

Stranger Things: Season 4, Episode 6 “Chapter Six: The Dive” (B+)

Jason didn’t have too hard a time radicalizing the entire town when the police didn’t do much to comfort them, and the fact that there is a demonic entity threatening all of Hawkins means that they’re likely to get close enough to see what’s going on but still assign blame to the wrong people. Though I’ve been in favor of the group staying together, we got to see the big kids go off on the boat claiming a size limit and then leave behind the younger kids, which worked out well since Max was able to think quickly to distract from what was happening on the water while Steve put his swim training to good use. It’s about time all their parents realized they weren’t where they were supposed to be, and I enjoyed Erica’s reaction to the idea of calling the movie theater to find out if they were actually there. Eleven’s time-looped memories were quite disturbing, and even if Dr. Brenner has good intentions now, he did a lot of damage to her and the other kids in the past. Fortunately, there was comic relief in the form of Suzie’s know-how, the chaotic situation at her house that involved some strong acting and an unexpected romance for Argyle, and Murray and Joyce made the best of their situation to turn the tables on Yuri and go with a version of his plan that would work to their advantage. I’m sure that the super-sized finale will have plenty of intense moments and a cliffhanger that I’ll be fortunate to be able to speed through given how late I’m watching it.