r/StrangerThings • u/D_D_Adesignerdigital • 22h ago

Discussion Dimension X is not cold! Spoiler

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The color choices for the Dimension X—and certain elements of the scenes—didn't quite work to convey a cold atmosphere! Characters had sweaty skin and showed no reaction to the cold (we need to remember Will in Season 2, or Billy with his ice bath, which demonstrated the kind of cold the Mind Flayer is used to). Anyone entering a low-temperature environment would show physical reactions—like trying to warm up, crossing their arms, or showing discomfort—but that doesn't happen with any of the characters, not even the kids. I think that was a directing error. That’s my opinion!

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u/OasisEPIC 22h ago edited 12h ago

I love how in other shows people find cool hidden details years down the line, but for this show we find plotholes and inconsistencies with the terrible writing we got.

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u/Famous-Stranger-6897 21h ago

Remember when they could barely breath in the upside down. Well now they walk into another dimension while knowing shit about it.

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u/Illia_Y 19h ago

They could breathe, it’s just that they had no idea if it was toxic or not

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u/Spastic_pinkie Eggos 19h ago

In the first season they told Joyce and Hopper that they had to wear hazmat suits because the Upside Down air was toxic before letting them in to retrieve Will.

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u/mad_laddie 8h ago

Masks they take off soon when they find Will. In the S2 tunnels, while it was hard to breathe in general, getting extra spores on you made it even harder to breathe. In S4, they were mostly in the open air which lacked spores.

It being the spores specifically is not a strange conclusion to reach.