Dark, full of weird twists, deeper and more thoughtful. If something strikes and is appreciated from the fourth season weird things is its remarkable evolution. From a narrative experiment par excellence to a closer look at its story, the Netflix series has managed to step into maturity with ingenuity. One of the most surprising moments is how the script included one of the most emblematic games of the eighties in the story. It’s about how the game Dungeons and dragons it becomes the focus of several ideas of significant plot interest.
Not only at the level of context, but in a way that goes through the most important elements of the argument. A very effective narrative twist, thanks to which the fourth season weird things in a well-thought-out view of their own universe. From the very first parts, the series was distinguished by the fact that it created an inner world of considerable density. weird things he uses nostalgia as the cornerstone of several of his more complex ideas. But also as a driving force in how the show perceives the evolution of its characters.
The fourth season of the Netflix series in particular, which should elegantly show its lead quartet’s transition to adolescence, this game of references is spot on. This will not only help you understand how much the characters have matured in different directions, but also how this affects the series.
Pieces move across the Stranger Things board
The most obvious way to achieve this evolution is to postulate that the interests of four very young heroes have matured in new directions. While the narrative map has been expanded into three different scenarios, the original band also begins to tour new locations.. To begin with, the family of Byers Joyce (Winona Ryder), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and Will (Noah Schnapp) live in California. They all deal with grief, suffering and, of course, the mystery of Eleven, now a debilitated teenager and notorious adjustment problems.
The argument decides to use board rules and role dynamics to analyze everything that happens in Hawkins.
The rest of the group stays in Hawkins. And this is where Stranger Things strikes with its ability to use a seemingly trivial element to create something new. Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) are no longer just reflections of the show’s internal movements, but points of interest in something bigger. Both are part of the role play team Dungeons and dragons which dates back to the series’ first season. But it actually seems like their respective character arcs are game specific.
Especially when the argument decides to use board rules and role dynamics, analyze everything that happens in Hawkins. The decision gives the characters a new inner journey, as well as a perception of nature’s singular beauty.
And, as is often the case in adolescence, Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) is now more interested in being the popular kid than in solving imaginary mysteries, which distances him from the original group. This small gap is carefully and patiently explored in the story, which gradually expands to show that the uneven speech and rhythm that were so criticized in the previous season have been corrected in the current one.
A phenomenon that matures with its audience
During its first and already iconic first season weird things showed the tour a significant interest in the inner world of his characters. And he did it using the classic game Dungeons and dragons delve into his view of mystery, time and horror.
In the fourth season, this phenomenon is repeated. Now with the idea that both Mike and Dustin have evolved, and with them the sense of being extraordinary. weird things explore your own mythology with a sensitive ability to find the main points of your proposal.
And, in turn, he uses role-playing as a means to understand his new core story. Despite the fact that only six months have passed since the events of the third season of the series, the plot meditates on maturity. And he achieves that one of his greatest strengths is to do so on his own terms and to the extent that each of his symbolic elements gains strength.
Definitely: the series is darker, more disturbing and weirder than it has been so far. But this is from his conditions, when he travels to more unique places. A real story feat that the series backs up with clever eloquence and endearing sensibility.
Everything you need to know about Season 4 of Stranger Things
- Our Review Stranger Things Season 4 Vol. 1: an agonizing nightmare that lost its innocence
- How long are Stranger Things 4 episodes? We’ll tell you and be careful, they come with a surprise
- Everything you need to remember from previous seasons to enjoy the Netflix series.
- The film that the cast of Stranger Things should have seen before taping the final season
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