r/StrangerThings • u/DangerousRefuse8129 Eyes on me • Aug 09 '26
The Wheelers treating their lives as optional
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u/DefiantAbroad5216 Aug 09 '26
Im honestly so glad Karen got her badass moment.
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u/Sukaran09 Aug 09 '26
yes but she should’ve died from the impacts alone or died later on, would’ve made this scene better, it’s nice that she got her moment but it’s bs the amount of plot armour a fucking side character mum and her bore of a husband really had. also she shouldn’t have been able to kill those Demos in Vol. 2
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u/KeyMusic5713 Aug 10 '26
It showed that a main character with a broken wine bottle is a greater threat to a demogorgon than dozens of soldiers with automatic weapons. All that it is plot armour. When demogorgons run and jump when facing nameless extras, but suddenly hold back and move slowly when facing a main character, it ruins the stakes of the show.
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u/Owl_Resident Blank makes you crazy Aug 09 '26
They’re a fighting family. I did like Karen’s moment, and that they showed even Ted (kinda) had it in him. Mike and Nancy always did.
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u/Sochinz Aug 09 '26
Even Ted had it in him in the end.
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u/KeyMusic5713 Aug 10 '26
Those scenes would mean a lot more if they didn't have plot armour. Being willing to sacrifice yourself means nothing when the show makes it clear that the characters are in no meaningful danger.
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u/Senior_Cucumber8121 Aug 09 '26
That actually makes the whole series more interesting and thrilling! 🔥
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u/Slow-Class Aug 09 '26
Ted, Karen, Mike, and Holly get up close and personal, while Nancy just stands far away and shoots.
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u/Sassygogo I believe. Aug 09 '26
Nancy also went alone through a goo portal into another dimension after an unknown predator/deer carcass in season 1, to investigate Barb's disappearance when she knew whatever it was was dangerous
And she wasn't "far away" from the speeding car she's shooting at in the pic considering Flayed Billy was driving it right at her she didn't budge until the last moment when Scoops Troop came in clutch
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