Stranger Things - 2x8 The Mind Flayer - Group Reaction

Merry Christmas! We're back to react to Season 2 of Stranger Things! The Normies watch and review Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer! What did you think of this one?? Let us know below!
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[@cherrymartinez3398]

Steve reaction to eleven when she came in like "who is she"? Lol

[@grumiosspoon_]

“when did my son get an emo girlfriend???”

[@therealmindflayer011]

@@grumiosspoon_ LMAO

[@llx_z1828]

LMAOOO

[@aimanla5602]

well he hasn't recognise her yet

[@Checkpoint33333]

RIP Headphone users!

[@lylehimself9287]

LOL

[@SantierraCrume]

Exactly😂😂😂

[@heyitsme3586]

LukeForPlay I died 😢

[@wynaraxisto]

Exactly

[@DestroyKory]

12:13 I’m wearing headphones

[@stephanyfortunato2281]

I NEED THE NINE EPISODE. PLEASE

[@hannahvillanueva8757]

One of the best reactions of this season!!!! When bob died/left his gun 😂😂😂 yessss #RIPBob

[@RJ_-_-]

3:55 chris's shared trauma

[@TheNoviceOAO]

25:30 they did the same thing to barb in season 1. when they showed her in the upside down, she had slugs coming out of her mouth

[@ladyish0968]

eh i think GOT Breaking Bad and sopranos are better than stranger things but this show is very entertaining and great in its own way. i love fans who can enjoy multiple things at once. Noah schnapps acting is amazing for someone so young.

[@mathewwilliams5381]

You watched it early give it to us early😓

[@pjamese3]

Them lingering on Bob being eaten WAS necessary. It was the writer's/director's response to so many pfans believing Barb was still alive. They wanted no question about Bob.

[@felixgemund7249]

This show has completely spoiled me when it comes to child actors at this point. Like, everybody in this is great and just makes you care for these characters; and now I just have to compare every other movie and show to this. That moment in the Byers' shed and Eleven returning have to be some of the best stuff on television right now. The expressions one everybody's faces is enough to make you understand exactly what everyone is feeling, without the need for words. When Will starts turning from expressionless stare to almost crying; and then Mike's smile when he sees El... Urghh! I can never watch that without tearing up.

[@Jaguar470]

Another brilliant show with brilliant actors is Anne With An E

[@mrknowhere6457]

@Astro the only negative reviews I hear are about season 3.

[@Treacho]

@@mrknowhere6457 I personally liked it more than season 2 but every season are amazing.

[@memphistorin4443]

you probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot the account password. I appreciate any help you can offer me!

[@alfreduriel3275]

@Memphis Torin instablaster =)

[@michaelward8339]

And I'm pretty sure the lingering "Bob Buffet" shot was just to make sure they didn't get all the fan theories of him coming back like with all the Barb theories. Which I never really understood, even though they showed her corpse with a slug coming out of her.

[@cwilliams7630]

Lol savage

[@DDPK]

there was a slug that came out of will too...

[@chrisd7047]

I think it was a mix of tamping down the theories and getting their money's worth out of Sean Astin.

[@MystikalScopeProductions]

Chris D which still wasn’t enough because I feel like we barely saw Bob and I wanted to see more of him. I think it was a waste of Sean Aston truth be told. They did him the same in The Strain

[@chrisd7047]

MystikalScope Productions There is a possibility that the limitation is Sean, himself. Maybe he enjoys lending his name to projects he enjoys to help them get off the ground before moving on. I would have liked to see more of Bob, but "Bob Newby, superhero" will have a long shelf life.

[@IbbyB.]

"Bob the superhero" - Bob the Superhero

[@allyourmoney]

"Bob was delicious" ----Random demodog

[@katwebbxo]

@@allyourmoney Wow lol

[@blrlfrstfy2176]

allyourmoney messed up xD

[@ルカ-l9g]

I for some reason laughed when bob died 😬

[@thunderpantz]

This Wolfhard kid can crack you up in "It" by commanding a bully to fellate his father and pull your heartstrings in Stranger Things with a single smile. He's someone to watch.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Raina Siddall *improvised

[@kayyarainey1399]

ChrisTara lmfao go away. Why u hating

[@ishratmahjabin5614]

+ChrisTara why are you posting the same comment so many times? Stop being a hater n go away!!

[@saachitinaikar7522]

thunderpantz so true!!..Finn FTW!😎

[@CALISUPERSPORT]

wtf did i just read

[@MsBambina123]

That Finn Wolfhard kid has a great future ahead!!!

[@evagrius3818]

Spirited_Sana Noah scharp you mean ? He was the best actor the whole season

[@sebastiianfelipe]

Finn has been the most successful he is on stranger things and the new it movie so he is doing big things

[@evagrius3818]

Maggie Greene Yeah but to be fair Noah didn't got enough screen time in the First season to show his acting and then came this season and hand down of the kid and the teen he is the best

[@evagrius3818]

ChrisTara winch one?

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

They all are! Can't wait, but I also don't want to watch too closely and create another messed up Former Child Star, ya know?

[@havok6280]

Given that we learned Papa might still be alive, we had to see Bob eaten to KNOW he's dead. Otherwise people would speculate that he survived some how...

[@AllisonWonderland]

They basically showed Bob being eaten 'cause all the fans were soooooo convinced that Barb was somehow still alive even after a freakin' slug thing came out of her mouth in the void scene, so I supposed they felt like that could happen again if they didn't confirm it with a stronger, more *final* visual. :P Also, for those (in the comments) saying the show is predictable... I beg to differ, 'cause in most reaction videos I've seen, many of the reactors' predictions are either wrong, or kinda misdirected. So, I think Stranger Things is a wonderful example of a show using twists, not for the sake of shock-value, but just because they know people will have certain expectations. And either way, just because you think something is gonna happen, and then it does, that doesn't make the writing bad (or you any smarter than the writers), but rather it makes the storytelling that much more comprehensive 'cause the writers lay out details that then you as an audience member are able to pick up throughout the story. :D

[@FiggityJones]

Honestly I binged this season just like last season and I still didn't understand how people didn't like some parts of this season xD just so fuckin' good

[@JDela10]

I enjoyed Season 2. Didn't really like most of Episode 7 if I'm honest, but I enjoyed it overall. I think the reason a lot of fans weren't too impressed is because Season 1 was a kind of cultural phenomenon that came out of nowhere. It had genuine mystery. You had no idea where Will was, if he was "alive" in any sense of alive. You didn't know anything about the upside down, why Will seems to be communicating through lights. There was the mystery of the Hawkins Lab and of Eleven's abilities. Season 1 also had genuinely spine-tinging creepy moments, like when the demogorgon follows Will home and he sees him through the window in the distance, or when the door was unlocked from outside etc. In fact, the first 8 minutes of Season 1 of Stranger Things was creepier and scarier than the ENTIRE of Season 2 combined. The Shadow Monster didn't have the same everpresent threat as the demogorgon, it was more of a distant threat. The demogorgon scenes in Season 1 were pretty good. That creepy fucker could smell your blood from the upside down and crawl through his own gates to snatch your ass and take you back into the upside. Also, the way it led Holly down the corridor to Will's bedroom with the lights was creepy as hell. Season 2 wasn't that mysterious. The biggest questions were answered right away. Where's Eleven? Oh she's with Hopper.. well OK then. What about the bad people at the lab, aren't they going to get revenge? Oh.. they're all gone and there's a likeable guy there now. Etc. Also, nothing much really happens in terms of action until the final 2 episodes. Most of the season is dedicated to character development, relationships and such. I don't think many ST fans didn't like it outright, they were just a bit underwhelmed and maybe concerned about the future direction of the show. Episode 7 might have given us a clue as to where it goes from here, and if it did, I don't think it will hold its status for very long. I mean how many shows have been done at this point about people with varieties of special powers? Heroes, the 4400 and so on. Do we really need yet another one? Etc. Also, the writing was a bit all over the place this season. There are a few weak points / kinda plot holes here and there. Like in Ep 7, Kali talks about how they have been hunting down and killing the bad men who hurt her. We see they have a whole wall filled with pictures and information on them. They are actively trying to track them down... but wait... Kali knows they worked in the Hawkins Lab! So why not just go to the lab, use her powers to sneak them in and kill them all? I mean.. did nobody point this out at a table read of the script? It seems a fairly major oversight to me. But ye I've written enough.

[@KACHANNEL101]

9:16 “shut up Dustin.” *Steve smashes through the wall* “uHM EXCUSE ME !? FIRST OF ALL DO NOT DISRESPECT MY SON-“

[@mindlessfun1207]

I think they stuck with Bob getting eaten so long so no one would ask is Bob will be back in Season 3, like people did with Barb in season 1.

[@canchaser2]

Does that mean we're getting episode 9 early?? That'd be the best Christmas present ever lol

[@promiscuousguy4888]

canchaser2 I hope so

[@lalalovenickie]

canchaser2 no next week Monday lol

[@promiscuousguy4888]

lalalovenickie so they're reacting to it now but we won't see it till next monday, that sucks

[@lalalovenickie]

The EpicNeZZ it’ll be a New Year’s Eve present loll but gaaahhh! I need the reaction now!

[@promiscuousguy4888]

lalalovenickie same

[@kartieirp1]

I still get emotional I've seen the ending 30 times.

[@fester2306]

Please do a two-part reaction for the finale!

[@ExpoInovacaoOficial]

fester2306 up

[@dani-jf7ms]

YES PLEASE

[@shirleycoriz6290]

steve is mom of the year🤰🏼👩🏼

[@outis_406]

I am always baffled that everyone instantly assumes its Ele opening the door. (even though it was) If we go back to the first season Wills door was opened (and Ele clearly wasn't there) So the demigorgans definitely have the power to unlock things as well (at least the full grown ones)

[@thadwill1506]

British Zombie End of ep 7, she was headed back to save them. So it was more than just wishful thinking.

[@JDela10]

To be fair, it's because the show is VERY predictable. I mean this was a powerful moment because of their reactions to her and hers to Mike, but it was a surprise to almost nobody. Had they managed to make her return more of a surprise, this would have been a legendary moment in TV.

[@outis_406]

I was honestly afraid that they might be pulling something with it. I usually try to expect unexpected things.

[@JDela10]

I think they made a mistake showing Eleven opening doors like that previously in the season. If they hadn't done that, it might have been more of a surprise to people when they saw her.

[@stefan3597]

The moment gets better and leaves a bigger cliffhanger if you watch ep 7 and 8 in different order. Then you see el entering with her badass clothes and next ep will be the backstory of why she's wearing the clothes and where she has been

[@billigmad3720]

Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you stay I'll be watching you Oh can't you see You belong to me My poor heart aches With every step you take Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you Since you've gone I been lost without a trace I dream at night I can only see your face I look around but it's you I can't replace I feel so cold and I long for your embrace I keep crying baby, baby, please Oh can't you see You belong to me My poor heart aches With every step you take Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you Every move you make Every step you take I'll be watching you I'll be watching you (Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take) I'll be watching you (Every single day, every word you say, every game you play, every night you stay) I'll be watching you (Every move you make, every vow you break, every smile you fake, every claim you stake) I'll be watching you (Every single day, every word you say, every game you play, every night you stay) I'll be watching you (Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take) I'll be watching you (Every single day, every word you say, every game you play, every night you stay) I'll be watching you

[@heyitsme3586]

Billig Mad this really relates to stranger things it’s so creepy

[@lottiespiers6589]

Why am I getting chills now???

[@iriszero4505]

At first I thought the song was so lovely but then it suddenly turn upside down......

[@rohanmandair3389]

Iris Zero ikr

[@aldendiaz1165]

I think they killed Bob because Joyce and Hoppers chemistry might bloom next season...

[@bertimusprime7900]

Characters with B names are not safe in the Stranger Things world. Justice for Barb and Bob.

[@katwebbxo]

Benny too from Season 1

[@shiladasgupta6691]

And billy

[@TerryNationB7]

When I watched the intro, my mind went to: Ripley: They cut the power. Hudson: What do you mean “they cut the power”? How could they cut the power, man? They’re animals!

[@cristindallos1570]

How about Burke looking the camera while his men were massacred?

[@TerryNationB7]

Yeah, we had the redemption of Carter Burke :)

[@havok6280]

Terry Nation I thought Mad About You was his redemption...

[@Kinobambino]

13:02 so did I. I think a lot of people could tell he was gonna just be that character who we would love just to die.

[@Mayhemm007]

People always freak out when Bob leaves the gun behind, but do you really think it would have helped him?! The demo-dogs shrug off rounds from an assault rifle. What good is a 9mm pistol wielded by an untrained computer nerd?

[@Akkatlah]

Hopper had no trouble killing them

[@MrGameonthis]

That little hand shake at 0:28 was fucking adorable.

[@dopeydoberman6636]

MindofJay they sauced man SHAWSHED

[@kylekarenson5355]

The House of Black & White is lit af.

[@vettyjuanco7705]

Two parts of episode 9 please!!!!

[@RobinK]

Perfect way to end my day. Merry Christmas!

[@Jeremiah8rown]

Loving all the Stranger Things love. Such a good show

[@adan5439]

Best episode ever

[@1981pdog]

Agreed

[@FrshChees91]

i was the same at the end of this episode. i turned to my gf and said, "you know we have to watch the last one, right?"

[@haymaker710]

Marketa is dressed like Barb

[@Dannydarko27]

I think they focused so much on Bobs death because when Barb died everyone thought she was alive, so they had to show that Bobs actually dead.

[@jonghyun5079]

My ears exploded But thank you for the reaction

[@BigM33100]

Fun fact, the guy who played Bob wanted to have a really brutal death scene. There's a cut out shot where he vomits up blood as he's being eaten

[@Ineptatpiano]

I wasn’t too into the show last season, I dunno what was wrong with me tbh, but this season I was hyped from the getgo and binged the whole thing in one sitting 👌🏻

[@DESPAlRR]

when you said, "we are going to skip the walking dead" I threw my laptop across the room and screamed Fuckkkkk YESSSSSSSSS LOL

[@14dfree]

EnigmaaBoss it's dumb because plot armor

[@14dfree]

goodbyehoes wat

[@tehohaislimau3258]

RIP bob He was a great man and character

[@onesweetangel1017]

I knew the moment Bob left the gun in that room that it was all over for him. But they were probably already going to kill him off at some point anyways.

[@1utube01]

I dont know if TWD's Dale's death and pan-out was exactly the same, but Bob's vacant stare into a pan-out camera reminded me of that. With the demogordons acting like the zombies tesring their stomachs out.

[@fester2306]

To be fair, guns don't seem to have much effect on demidogs, so I doubt his leaving the gun made any difference. He was dead the minute he knocked over the mop no matter what.

[@Someone-xn6yh]

I'm sad they didn't include one of the best scenes in the entire series, which is Joyce and Jonathan and Mike trying to reach Will. Also yes, it absolutely is one of the best shows to ever have existed and I cannot understand how people can even say that season 2 (or 3) isn't every bit as amazing as 1. There's only one show that I can say with certainty is better than ST and that's saying a lot.

[@Nicole-uf1sf]

"They should take that town and push it somewhere else."' Lmao everyone ignores what the new guy says but he's funny as hell

[@ahklegend4265]

R.I.P BOB he was a great man

[@TrinidadBatman]

Drunk Chris & marketa are goals man, I watched this drunk of some wine and I was totally on their wave, merry Christmas everyone!!!🎄🎄🎉🎉🎊❄️

[@kylekarenson5355]

Chris' Happy Human Holiday sweater is awesome. I want one.

[@Newcents88]

We were filled with holiday spirits

[@BhBc8f8]

@@Newcents88 😒

[@theblitzwitch8468]

Your reaction to Bob’s death is the best I’ve seen!! At least he died a hero....I’m trying to look on the bright side ^^

[@Udon5]

2 parts of episode 9 reaction please, Thanks

[@shootermanplus1812]

I feel ya Marketa. Made me cry too

[@716olli716]

u mean overreacting to everything

[@bhelliom3]

Chris saying it’s his fav show ever validated a suspicion I had when he was super quick to defend an episode when someone said it was kinda slow in the middle and chris was like, “slow where?” without hesitation. I remember binging the fuck out of this show, being completely glued to my screen well after sunrise and having no regrets.

[@nathaniel04]

“I like how complex they make their characters, it’s not just black and white.” Uhhh I think it is.

[@Bantanbuji]

I cried when Bob died. He will always be a superhero 💙 Side Note: Bob is smarter than Albert Einstein

[@JokeRatedR]

Eleven is a Rock Star 🤣😂🤣😂

[@benhammel9886]

I have no problem with Bob leaving the gun. But I do have a problem with how Bob died. He just stops and stares at the person he loves while a fucking monster bangs against the door behind him? And then they pull a "T-Rex out a nowhere" and have a demidog jump on him from out of the shadows. What, nobody saw the deadly demon dog in the room with them? His death just felt so contrived. And I do think this season has problems. Characters not communicating to each other, keeping certain characters apart, episode seven - look, I don't hate this episode, but I don't like it either. To me, it feels more concerned with setting up season 3 than dealing with the here and now. And it does interrupt the flow of the story. Yeah, yeah. I don't matter as much if you're binging it... but it still grinds the story, which was really picking up steam, to a halt - but, for me at least, none of these problems affect my enjoyment of this season. I think it is just as good as season 1, but its more uneven and the highs are higher and the lows are lower.

[@katwebbxo]

New subscriber here. I've been binging your Stranger Things reactions. This one was the best so far lol. Poor Bob. 😭

[@kloeygranger8492]

This show has so many scenes that remind me of The 100 lol, for instance: - When Hopper and Joyce found will in the upside down and they had to do cpr and hopped beat on his chest // Bellamy in Gabriels tent after Clarke and Josephine have their battle in s6 and Bellamy beats on her chest to get her to wake up - Will tapping Morse code on the chair to communicate to hopper while the mind Flayer is in control //// Clarke tapping A-L-I-V-E in Morse code on her arm to tell Bellamy she’s still alive inside her head while Josephine is in control of her body - and there’s another one I can’t remember rn

[@brunettexanadu]

*this episode made me cry*

[@SylviiTea]

21:55 Pdub, that was a great attempt at wiping Maddie's tears. lmaooooo xD

[@lucasM005]

samwise over frodo! of FUCKING course man.. SAM is the fucking man

[@lottiespiers6589]

12:15 HOLY SH*T RIP MY EARS I HAVE HEADPHONES ON FOR CRISE SAKE!!

[@zerokira01]

I feel you 👂💥💥💥

[@DestroyKory]

12:13

[@bannyn]

and if you think about it will is telling them to close the gate knowing that it would kill him. he's willing to give his life to save the others

[@feverray8307]

The finale will blow your mind

[@N7AslansHobbit_Ry]

Where is the girl in the red sweater from? Her accent is so beautiful. Maybe a Deutsch speaking country? I really liked her input about the universality of the show and how it doesn't ride on just the nostalgia of 1980s American pop culture.

[@katwebbxo]

I was just looking in the comments for the answer too. And I also liked her point about that.

[@katwebbxo]

Just looked on her Twitter and she's Czech I believe.

[@ardaiyitanr2294]

Fucking Sam man, I fucking cried so much...

[@ulireinhart1887]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO SFM AND THE MILEVEN REUNION WAS AMAZING I CRY EVERY T

[@Ashley-xd9ik]

This is my favorite reaction lol

[@mikelant6802]

This show took it to the next level... They had to and I believe this season is better than season 1. Aside from GoT no other show has kept me on the edge of my seat. I don't know how they will do season 3. Love to all The Normies ..Feliz Navidad from Cancun

[@kianhorn8209]

Sean Astin actually wanted that last gruesome shot of his character, and the Duffers wanted to make a very definitive death so fans don’t Barbafy this making everyone think maybe Bob could have survived

[@akya]

Marketa We know you are quite involved in the show but for our ear's sake, pls control the yelling..

[@C21EB]

"they should zoom it back in" lmao!

[@EKS511]

Sean Astin actually asked them to make his death really gruesome. He wanted to go out like Quint in Jaws.

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

The most heartbreaking thing imo about Bob's death is that they delay it---like he doesn't get attacked or killed in a random hallway, or while he's completing his mission or anything. No, they let him get to the door and let the viewers have hope before destroying us

[@meleksudeparlak6541]

Please watch dark 1x1!!! thiss iss amazingggggg👏👏

[@tjgamingplayz3530]

I saw mike that he walks towards eleven

[@thrice87]

Yeah Will never said “the mom”. He said “you’re...you’re mom”. Wouldn’t even remotely make sense for him to say “the mom”.

[@gigimc]

he didn’t physically say it, but his expression, the context in which he said it, it could very well have been ‘the’ - the point is the creature was blocking his recognition so Will was scrambling to remember

[@thrice87]

gigimc Yeah I know what was happening. But if he were to say “the” mom instead of what he actually said, it would imply that Will is pretty much completely gone like homegirl in the video was trying to get at. But because he didn’t say that at all, it showed that Will is still in there somewhere (and homegirl needs to pay more attention lol). It’s a small nitpick. She just tends to read into things incorrectly and it’s kinda cringey lulz

[@Mokkari77]

Yeah, I agree this season of STRANGER THINGS was great.

[@macuna1995]

Totally totally love this episode, as well as the actual episode of Stranger Things, lololol. Sooo awesome.

[@kloeygranger8492]

18:02 “after your mom tortures you and interrogates you where do you go?” *flashbacks to Abby torturing and interrogating Clarke in the polis tower in s3 of The 100*

[@1981pdog]

BEST episode ever period.i was a wreck damm

[@macie1987]

Why does the screen of the actual series keep disappearing and coming back again, it’s really annoying, but nice vid anyway.. 🙂

[@Kate-yd8yk]

They saying in bad taste but the actor requested a horrible death. Just watch the series of behind Stranger Things 2 where they talk about it.

[@AB21]

That was a great shot of all Demodogs eating Bob. It served its purpose it wasnt unnesessary at all.

[@nikolademela4320]

It is really annoying when u guys start talking and you cut out the video clip.

[@ProdByWatson]

Whats up NIGGETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Stranger Thinks. Bob the rain was great character. Too bad the Demogordons got to him. And it was great seeing lemon return back to Joe and the Gang. And I love Hooper's character. Hooper and Juice would make a great relationship for the show.

[@RobinK]

^I'm having what he's having.

[@clayhopkins665]

I couldn't help but giggle the whole time I was reading this lol

[@EpicRoblox]

Bob the real Super Hero

[@darktheg.o.d5541]

Merry Christmas Rip Bob he will be missed

[@juliansmit3770]

Why they did my man Bob like that? 😭😭😭

[@jessesmotherman8211]

I've seen the whole show before and I still cried during this reaction. Maybe there are flaws, but I haven't seen them. I think it's one of the best shows there is.

[@vasectomy_]

Don’t get me wrong, I love these reactions. Jus wanted to ask if you guys are going to react to the punisher?:)

[@14dfree]

Vibiinjojo they better

[@CALISUPERSPORT]

prob not, they're wasting too much time on cartoon shows

[@onesweetangel1017]

Omg, your reactions to how Bob died were priceless- I'm glad I wasn't the only one that reacted to it like that. LOL-

[@veewooshi9882]

he actually did not say THE mom. He said you're mom

[@judemiller]

24:30 Did Marketa just make a Lil Dicky reference lol

[@politure]

haha nice catch

[@gryphon0468]

Notification squadddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@crimsonghoul8983]

Season 1: Horror Season 2: Thriller Season 3: Action Thriller with 80's Hollywood Movie tropes Season 4: Action Horror with Satanic Panic

[@RobertMorgan]

Maybe he'll survive, that's why they're spending so much time on him... That's not how this writing works...

[@zeus20071991]

Micky's gonna be the greatest dad ever