Stranger Things 1x8 'The Upside Down' | First Time Reaction

[@brettcloud8550]

"Yeah Steve with the nail bat!" The start of a wonderful relationship between man and nail bat.

[@sadi5713]

the Bat character growth is insane.

[@StayFractalesque]

Steve wants to be Neegan when he grows up..

[@jordonvh91]

my favorite in the show

[@itsonlysound]

Steve/Nail Bat are *the* OTP of the series

[@ozarkscarguy540]

That moment Steve looks in the house then runs in is one of the best moments in this series. Also this is one of the best episodes of the whole show.

[@cheetos1231000]

Steve cares about Nancy. He's just a little bit misguided sometimes

[@ozarkscarguy540]

@@cheetos1231000 Steve cares. Full stop.

[@hoya1178]

@@ozarkscarguy540 Lol, Steve gets so much credit for doing the bare minimum

[@JDela10]

​@@hoya1178 - the bare minimum? When's the last time you fought an interdimensional monster with a baseball bat to protect a loved one? 😂

[@SneeGG]

@@hoya1178 he beat up a monster from a different dimension with a baseball bat

[@aidanfarnan4683]

14:57 Mape and Arianna: *Screaming, grossed-out, afraid.* Us: "Such a feel good show!"

[@deonaustin9575]

You guys haven't seen anything yet. Keep the tissues at hand.

[@SaiyanHeretic]

Cozy vibes

[@neonoires]

That scene with Will and the CPR gets me each time. I cry so much.

[@jerodast]

You mean that scene with HOPPER and the CPR :P

[@CataRDJ]

I love how emotional they got with Hopper's flashbacks. He's my favorite character of the whole show ❤️🥺

[@CharlieOscarDeuce]

Can we all appreciate how a single 80s era suburban mom crossed into an alternate dimension to find her son? then a month later is making thanksgiving dinner like normal. I always loved how unconventionally badass Joyce Byers is.

[@adambarker9524]

It’s Christmas dinner

[@d.jparer5184]

She couldn't have done any of that without hoppers help. Hopper is the badass, Joyce is just a mom who loves her son. That's extremely admirable but I wouldn't call her badass lol.

[@toyactv]

The highlights of this reaction 1. Arianna and her lobster hands when she is scared 2. Both of ya'll singing Disco Inferno when Jonathan burned the Demigorgon Both were hilarious

[@dnllrnt]

"MIKE! I FOUND THE CHOCOLATE PUDDING!" I nearly pissed myself when that happened. So much joy in that delivery.

[@propain243]

“I knew she was hoarding it!” 😂

[@derekdecker555]

Steve’s redemption arc is really great and, apparently, that’s largely thanks to his actor Joe Keery being an all around good dude. If I’m not mistaken Steve was originally just meant to be a dick/bully but everybody involved in the show liked Joe so much that they reconceptualized the character.

[@jennb3112]

it’s been a while so i might be wrong but weren’t they also planning on killing steve off this first season too? amazing

[@vCrux]

@@jennb3112ya im pretty sure the duffer brothers said in an interview that originally the demogorgon was supposed to get him at the end.

[@jerodast]

I heard Batman was originally just gonna be a misguided vigilante but everyone liked Michael Keaton so much they decided to make him a superhero.

[@TheRepublican777]

I love how it was Nancy's bat that Jonathan put nails in it for his weapon and it became Steve's weapon for the rest of the series lol just give Steve something to swing and he can win a fight lol Steve grew bravely that day because of his love for Nancy he wasn't about to let that thing kill her

[@nintenmetro]

What I loved the most about this episode was Steve redeeming himself by stepping in and of course Mike, Dustin, and Lucas standing up for their newfound friend Eleven. One of the greatest things about checking out your reactions is that it reminds me of when I started watching this show. It was back when season 2 had premiered. People were raving so much about this show that I binged the first season. Thankfully, season 2 was already available by the time I caught up. We can’t wait for more.

[@TorchySmurf]

Not having to wait for season 2 and yet Arianna is still able to give us a year's worth of message board theory 😂 💛

[@TheYeti6000]

21:56 that “yeah, I’m ok” is lowkey good facial acting. Especially for a child actor.

[@TheRepublican777]

Steve bought Jonathan a new camera to replace the one he broke and had Nancy give it to him

[@StayFractalesque]

Sheesh. BIG BABIES! ..this is a feel-good show girls, get with the program..

[@theguydudety]

I'm so thankful for this story line lol

[@jaygeeeeee]

Ugh when you rewatch Ep 1 & you see Hopper's daughter's drawing on the wall 😭

[@Traveler89_89]

Yall singing disco inferno when Jonathan burnt the demogorgon was sending me. 😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@spazzout1k350]

😂😂

[@daved2352]

Hoppers backstory is so heartbreaking, the show does a great job of feeding it out bit by bit to us. Also Steve has the greatest heel turn I've ever seen. Can't wait for you guys to watch season two

[@jerodast]

Greatest face turn?

[@CataRDJ]

Ariana's hair looks so pretty

[@guitarman0551]

Maple, Arianna, you guys are the best! Watching your reactions, especially with this show, really gives this old man joy. Rewatching Stranger Things through y'all's eyes is almost as seeing it for the first time... again. Bless you both. Can't wait for season 2.

[@novakaneiii8231]

the only thing "feel-good" about this show is that 80s nostalgia feeling. the show only gets more and more traumatizing.

[@jatilq]

17:35 PTSD when this song started. Need to rewatch the series to appreciate the last seasons.

[@onecoolghoul]

I know! They're not ready to hear that song again

[@jerodast]

I bet Hopper was making deal with God at that moment to not have to watch another child die like that.

[@anitasmith7764]

I think it was GENIUS for them to give Lucas his moment with the Wrist rocket!! With it seemingly “taking down” the Demogorgon! No it technically wasn’t Lucas but I know most of us were secretly hoping it would have some awesome effect on him, and it did! (Not technically but they STILL gave us that moment!) ❤❤ SO COOL!

[@TheHAMMER91]

“I can’t lobster! I’m not near the mic enough!” Haha

[@HerHollyness]

So many people didn’t understand that Hopper sold the kids out when this first aired. It was weird seeing it al over Reddit and stuff - loads of people asking, “How did they know they were at the school?” And I was like 🤦‍♀️ Glad you got it LOL!

[@utf59]

You guys are lucky. All the questions y'all are asking at the end can be answered whenever you want. We who viewed the series when it came out had to wait. And wait...

[@lilchief1117]

Steve's character progression throughout the course of season 1 is just so well-done. Can't wait to see y'all get into season 2!

[@inflewence]

Watching y'all sing Disco Inferno, in unison, should've cost me money😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@John_Locke_108]

Been a while since I last rewatched this season. Forgot how awesome this finale was. Jealous that y'all get to start seaosn 2 with no long wait.

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Man I haven’t rewatched season one in awhile. I forgot how amazing and emotional it is, I cried along with you!!

[@Diegesis]

felt exactly the same way about season 1

[@corporealghoul]

Holy shit you two have the best reaction for stranger things ever. I see you are currently on season 4. Can't wait to get there. I'm sure you guys are absolutely losing your minds.

[@jlilley73]

Wow Arianna's energy is SO HIGH in this video, I love it 😆 What is this lobster business???

[@jayfrancelf]

Lol at her thinking the slingshot blasted the monster into the wall. Great reaction

[@Dannydarko27]

Man I forgot how hype this finale was,

[@MetastaticMaladies]

Hopper left the food in the box for a reason

[@FilthyAstronaut]

Steves arc is the best, and it only gets better.

[@freeheeler00]

agreed

[@CoryGasaway]

Easily the best character on the show. 1. Steve 2. Max 3. Hopper 4. Joyce 5. El 6. Every other character equally

[@freeheeler00]

Yeah, Steve and Max arguably have the most growth of all the characters throughout the show. @@CoryGasaway

[@yabeguns1ezu]

but it doesnt tho

[@isabadacoo]

100%, his redemption arc is legit and awesome. Nancy & Jonathan become pretty predictable too, so it stands out alot.

[@centerstagemediaoutlet2268]

Yo i forgot the Hopper bringing Will back to life scene. Seeing it with yall crying was alot for me just now

[@Etticos.]

It’s been really difficult to bite my tongue during the moments of Steve slander during this series (though well deserved), but now you can see Steve rules. His character growth is awesome.

[@adammcateer539]

I feel Arianna needs giant plastic lobster hands to hide behind from now on.

[@quilaviper]

Man I'm so hyperfixated on this show right now and am bingeing reaction videos lol, yours have been some of the most entertaining so far, I love your guys' energy and discussions at the end! And as somebody who cried like a little b*tch at like, every single season finale lmao, your tears are first of many to come 😂 Season 4's finale in particular DESTROYED me. Excited to see y'all continue this series!!

[@captainkaa]

14:22 I hate that thing but I'm proud of it 😂

[@tumbleheart4664]

Season 1 is freaking goated.

[@rromano158]

"I think Mikey likes it." They don't really explain why Hopper put the Eggos in the box in the woods, but there are theories that I will not go into yet until you have seen a specific episode it the next season.

[@candidapple]

the crying.. you're both gonna go THROUGH IT

[@massdriverone7583]

"i don't think we've seen the end of the upside down..." It is about to get so. Much. Worse.

[@brownsey1]

I love the shots in the house with the coloured lights. These were some of my favourite scenes when I first watched Stranger Things.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Hop is my favorite character.

[@Athasin]

Chad: Its a feel good show. Maple & Ari: Bawling their eyes out.

[@dogman6687]

The fact that Chad originally pitched this as a "feel good show" is kind of telling of how far its fallen/changed since season 1 lol... Dont get me wrong there are still a lot of enjoyable moments in the next few seasons but i think if the show was a one and done its legacy would have been among the best television series ever

[@jbrister123]

Best feel good show ever. Here's to you both continuing the series!

[@Danstraightedge]

The Steve turn is complete. Now we all love him and he gets even better.

[@cloudwatcher608]

I love listening to you theorize about the show at the end here. Personally, my favorite part of Stranger Things was theorizing about it after seasons 1 and 2. The mystery was so rich and interesting. I didn't love the way the show goes after that, but that's just my opinion, it's still a fantastic show with great characters.

[@todderickson2435]

I think I'm enjoying rewatching this series with you two as much as any other reactors I've watched it with. Your insights and genuine emotions are amazing. Also, Arianna, that shirt is awesome! 😊

[@scottredding7357]

“I hate that thing, but I’m proud of it!”

[@Ulmaramlu]

So fun watching you two react to this show! It is so interesting how you focus on different things than I do while watching. I hope you continue to watch all the seasons just to see your sometimes very different opinions on what is happening :)

[@DoomScroller7]

Season 2 please!! 🙏😂

[@davidholaday2817]

Don't worry, they will.

[@jamalbayliss8523]

this show and fullmetal is gonna put this duo through the ringer

[@SweetsourGamer]

I hope you two enjoyed this feel good experience, lol. Now for the next 3 seasons!

[@Keladinus]

After 4 seasons, I still don't think this show's topped the emotional impact of when Hopper and Joyce save Will.

[@TheRepublican777]

I must say I really enjoy you ladies reactions y'all remind me so much of me and my best friend when we were younger, she had black hair and white skin even though she was full Hispanic and I have olive tan skin and colored blonde hair, I really have medium brown hair and at the time I was thin and in shape, now I have two kids and not skinny anymore lol but just the way y'all talk reminds me of us. We haven't talked in ten years I don't know why, I know I got busy with my family but we would still talk sometimes and try to meet up at a restaurant to catch up once in a while but one day she asked me for a favor I said I couldn't do it because the thing she wanted to use had gotten broken and i told her i needed to buy a new one, that was the last time I ever talked to her I tried calling her on her birthday and for weeks at a time she never answered or called me back, now I have changed my number and I don't have hers anymore because of my knew phone all of my old numbers are stuck in my old phone that won't turn on so I can't get them out, but she never called me back for years before I even got my new phone I even left her voicemails, i was wondering if something bad happened to her but i would think her mom or sister would have got my number from her phone and let me know after all we grew up together in my neighborhood. I just figured she would eventually call me we usually went long periods of time without talking but not to return a phone call for this long is odd. Sorry for the long story lol I'm just trying to say watching y'all brings back memories of how we used to be lol.

[@CommadoreGothnogDragonheart]

Feel. Good. Show.

[@fanatic709]

Admit you've experienced the "feel good."

[@ProfeTa6]

I've seen all of the show so far and know it front to back but this episode still manages to reduce me to a pile of tears. I know it will happen again. But yeah "feel good".

[@willmendoza8498]

Forgot how many feels are in this episode

[@bhelliom3]

The comments here saying season 2 is garbage…. what the fuck? Hard disagree.

[@jeremywoods3734]

Welcome to the love of Steve!

[@ladyd751]

I....can't.....lobster!! 😂😂😂😂 I can't make myself small enough!! That killed me off 😂😂😂

[@CoryGasaway]

"Character growth, Steve!"....Yep. Enjoy.

[@JPShadow]

every time all i hear is "welcome back to diet jesus" lmao

[@Ld.801]

lol as soon as I heard the hopper flashback music I was all ohhhh they finna cry 😂🤣😂😂

[@Thee0therkingjames]

Bruh I googled maple… I had no idea maple no idea.

[@noelyap9847]

I feel good. Don't you feel good?

[@islaythejabberwokky]

Yo but your theories at the end really slapped tho, that could have totally been a thing

[@davidpothier6823]

You guys are delightful but I'll be real I laughed way too hard when Ariana thought the slingshot sent that thing flllying

[@antonytjp]

7:04 I can’t lobster 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I can’t lobster either Ariana 🤣🤣🤣

[@ayaadthefriend]

I hate that thing but I'm proud of it. Ever since this video started i just have a big grin on my face. Y'all are awesome..

[@wisdomsoptional]

Congrats you two! Let's go Season 2!!!

[@BB13131313]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Stranger Things was originally intended to be a stand-alone miniseries turned anthology with each season centered around a new story and characters, but they knew they had a good thing and continued the S1 story..

[@yw1971]

I see you agree that this was 'a feel good show'.

[@phohead]

Now, I Know who Arianna reminds me of. Mary Katherine Gallagher when she gets nervous.

[@Diegesis]

hahahaha

[@richardsanchez9073]

Well done, ladies. Thanks.

[@havok6280]

What a feel good finale!

[@marjalap793]

Omg you girls are so great!! Use a lot of tissues for the next season!! ❤❤

[@jamalbayliss8523]

i cant wait till they post season 2 and 3 and 4, i'm in this now

[@wacngininnek8809]

Nancy got to shot the ones that killed her BF but it was still sad to see her witness will and his friends in hospital ❤

[@memorieswithouthomes1438]

Wasn't Steve supposed to die but they liked Joe Keery so much they changed it?

[@MattSamma]

-Starts out as a jerk who antagonizes the protagonists. -Disheveled. -With a hurt face. -Redeems himself in epic fashion. -Becomes a favorite. Clearly, Steve is the Zuko of Stranger Things.

[@allisonslocum6948]

Yesss

[@theInsaneDoctor]

Spoiler alert One thing that I noticed watching their reaction is that the same story beats of season 1 happened in season 2 and 3 but they just keep scaling up. They start separated, they each gather some information then they all come together and then 11 puts her hands up and kills the monster.

[@ghandiman]

Now, don’t you feel good?! I feel good 😊

[@f2pgamer828]

ohhhh reactors are crying - this must be a feel good movie! ^__^

[@ramongallegos2851]

Off to season 2 love your guys reaction in this season can’t wait to see more of stranger things

[@animusnocturnus7131]

Oh, you'll have SOOO much time with this show. :)))

[@A2Z83]

That was my immediate thought about him leaving the eggos that shes accessing it somehow across dimensions

[@monygemini88]

The most feel good show on streaming! 😂😂😂

[@LudusAurea]

Steve starts off rocky but he’s great as the show goes on. Season 2 gonna show you. And 3.

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Stranger Things!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@SisyphusOfSodom]

Steve is the greatest character in this entire series. When you were all hating on him, I was laughing in my beard lolll He's awesome.

[@AbeVicious]

It's like them and their dislike for Richie in The Bear

[@hall1739]

The character growth of Steve may be the best part of Stranger Things haha.

[@davidholaday2817]

SO ready for the next season!

[@fen3184]

Gratz on finishing your feel-good show... 😂