Stranger Things 4x01 'Chapter One: The Hellfire Club' | First Time Reaction

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Join Arianna and Maple as they dive into the highly anticipated fourth season of "Stranger Things" with Episode 1, titled "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club." In this episode, the gang faces new challenges and dark secrets as they navigate life in Hawkins and beyond. Watch as old friends reunite and new mysteries unfold, setting the stage for an exciting and intense season. Don’t miss Arianna and Maple's insights and reactions to the thrilling moments, character developments, and supernatural twists that define this season premiere.
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[@leandroapb]

“Move her outside, let her float away” is wild 😂

[@ChaoticGoodThings]

cracked me up 😭

[@aptx-ew8gq]

Idk It's kinda brilliant tho 😭😭

[@jennb3112]

took me outtttt

[@Ewokid87]

Holy shit that made me laugh 😆

[@felipegonzales5575]

top tier. made me actually cackle

[@MontgomeryWenis]

Why the flag though? "You can't spell America without Erica." That's why.

[@BoKnowsBrains]

Her great great grandparents earned the Stars and Stripes, before there was stars and stripes. Thats why we rep the stars and stripes. It symbolizes freedom for all Americans and not just white Americans. Whoever taught you to fear the stars and stripes did you a disservice. I've been in other countries around the world where they do not value American rights. Let me tell you.... when you see those Stars and Stripes you find relief. Thats not to say that the MIC is controlling policy out of the goodness of its heart. but be thankful that the monoparty hasn't decided that you should go fight........ yet.

[@dan_mnght]

Ah, the Feel Goodest of seasons

[@Etticos.]

It really is

[@noahangkotta8275]

This season is the most feel good season that has ever been feel good seasoned

[@John_Locke_108]

Ya know, it actually kinda was. Eddie really brought the feel good energy.

[@antonm_]

It's seasoned alright! 🧂😅

[@neil2444]

They totally hate this show though, right? ;)

[@mrudulamokal6552]

Fr fr🤡

[@freeheeler00]

This might just be the comment I came here for. Thank you sir!

[@maxducoudray]

Arianna gonna lose it at the final gruesome moment of this episode.

[@zissoulander]

This whole season went hard into the gruesome horror and I love it. They may not, though.

[@cctomcat321]

Was just thinking this season is going to be a lot of, "No... no... nuh uh... no."

[@smiffy68]

Oh my lord that final "unsettling Russian folk music" was a masterstroke. Well played Mr Editor. 😂 So good. Peak Arianna. I watched that last part about 3 times

[@mast3rNate]

“i’ve transcended the normal arts” was probably the funniest sentence i’ve heard from Maple yet lmao 😂

[@Bdawg.]

The "y'all could have waited another week" x4 lol.

[@TheRepublican777]

Lol Arianna's face when she said she doesn't know what the breakfast club us is lol

[@righteouslydefiant5362]

IKR!!! That's the same look I used to get from my Nonna when I messed up and was about to get it 😂😂😂

[@LilRedRasta]

justified

[@quannquann4578]

Diegesis and Sparty & Pudgy always react to Stranger Things episodes at the same time or around the same time haha.

[@maxducoudray]

S & P are watching them more often. They started later and passed the ladies here. But it’s fun to have both channels to compare.

[@kingkev6407]

FAXXXXXX I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

[@mermaidday6701]

S&P have finished season 4 on Patreon

[@kingkev6407]

@@mermaidday6701 yeppppppp

[@Dave965]

I'd love to see Addie watch this series. Her reactions would be priceless.

[@nancyberry1039]

Here's the timeline to date. Season 1 Nov. 1983 (the kids are in 7th grade. Steve was a high school junior while Nancy & Jonathan were Sophomores) Season 2 Oct. 1984 (The kids are still in middle school. Steve is a Senior. Nancy & Jonathan are in 11th grade) Season 3 July 1985 (summer break for everyone. Steve & Billy have graduated. Steve is working at Scoops Ahoy with Robin, who is same age as Nancy) Season 4 starts 6 months later in Spring 1986 (Erika is in middle school. The "kids" are now high school Freshmen.. Nancy, Robin, & Jonathan are seniors) Season 4 starts with a flashback to 1979 - 4 years before Will vanished into the Upside Down. Eleven is about 8 yrs old in the opening scene at Hawkins Lab. The Duffer Brothers have confirmed there will be a time jump for Season 5, but no word on how much or what year it will be at the start of it...

[@Mrsamj1989]

Billy was 17 when he died so I don’t think he graduated.

[@sherrijean03]

@@Mrsamj1989where are you getting him being 17? I don’t recall they ever mentioned his age on the show…but he most definitely was in the same grade with Steve and graduated… which even though it’s still cringy, him being “18” and out of high school is why all of the adult ladies around town keep eyeing him

[@nancyberry1039]

@@Mrsamj1989 No, he was 18 in season 3. When you watch episode 4 "Dear Billy" when Max is visiting the cemetery, you see on the gravestone that he was born in March 1967. My birthdate is April 1967. So Billy's birthday was about a week after mine. I graduated in June 1985 at age 18, as did Billy. Season 3 takes place in July 1985, about a month after school let out for summer break. Instead of going off to college, Billy got a job at the local pool & Steve at Scoops Ahoy once they graduated high school. Season 4 takes place in March 1986, around the time when Billy would have turned 19 yrs old.

[@nedzed3663]

That's right ladies, it's not The Thing rules this season, it's Nightmare on Elm Street rules

[@neil2444]

There does seem to be a theme in each season, doesn't there? Season 3 could have also been the attack of the body snatchers. Season 1 was classic monster flick horror.

[@woeshaling6421]

s1 was pretty much E.T. s2 has bits of gremlins and critters. s3 was a bunch of the thing with a plot combo with invasion of the body snatchers.

[@Quixotic1018]

Especially considering one of the guest stars this season, absolutely correct.

[@zissoulander]

@@neil2444 yes, the show moves between different 80s tropes/themes. Now that they're teens the horror has shifted to teen horror like Freddy Krueger instead of Goonies hijnks. With such a break between S4 and S5 Im curious if they're gonna go 'the college years' in the early 90s

[@MontgomeryWenis]

​@@neil2444Last season was _Invasion_ of the Body Snatchers.

[@Youtubintheuser]

So many weighted blankets will be needed for this season!!!!!! 😂

[@jordonvh91]

I’ve been waiting for this since the first time you two said “feel-good”

[@JanelleRae]

"Unsettling Russian Folk Music Playing" would be a great drag name

[@JeffKelly03]

Arianna, it's funny you've been referring to Satanic Panic being reflected in this show, because Eddie actually IS inspired by a real-life victim of that stuff, Damien Echols - one of the West Memphis Three. (Not a spoiler, since obviously it's an entirely fictional character whose story arc doesn't really reflect Damien's but it's pretty interesting nonetheless.)

[@jerodast]

It made me laugh for a second near the end when they were like "oh so he really DIDN'T do anything to her, it's just happening on its own and he was only there to do some drugs with her..." Like how funny would it be (meaning humorous AND out of character for the show) for the big D&D guy at high school to really be a devil worshipping murderer with evil warlock powers.

[@KublaVeruca]

Are you serious? Young Damien Echols was nothing like Eddie... I'm not taking away from the tragedy of the situation... Three dead kids and the young men wrongly convicted of the crime because of active ignorance... Horrible.... I don't recall if they even played D&D. They did listen to Heavy Metal music... My point is I never heard that Eddie was based on Echols...or inspired rather... I just didn't know... But it seems like s stretch to me...

[@JeffKelly03]

@@KublaVeruca He’s confirmed to be the main inspiration. Echols even commented on it when the season was first released.

[@laurakali6522]

When this first dropped, the Duffer Brothers put a disclaimer on this episode because the horrible school shooting in Texas had just occurred. This dropped on or around May 27 2022. Uvalde occurred on the 24th.

[@Wraiven22]

Ugh still heartbroken over that massacre. Never let those cops or the people in government enabling it to keep happening live it down.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

Yup, instantly recalled the disclaimer; shame what can stick in the mind even vicariously experiencing this wretched world...

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

Murray taking Self Defense Classes because he has survivors guilt is 😭

[@Etticos.]

🎶Chrissy wakeee uuuUUUUP I DON’T LIKE THISSSSS🎶

[@ChasingAmy97]

Breakfast club reaction next. Ariana and maple together

[@1979ikimus]

I was waiting of this season since the first reaction . They are going to be so scared.

[@johnsmooth1229]

Why is Lucas bad? He is welcoming his friends to support him as he grows and expands and is still willing to fit in their old activities with them. No one is supporting him as he tries to explore life options.

[@trade5374]

I said the same thing. He did nothing wrong, Max puts down his passion for basketball and his invite then he gets called bad?

[@zedge527]

Exactly! OMG, a teenager doesn't want to be bullied anymore and would like to be popular! How callous! 🙄 He can like basketball AND D&D and he had every right to want his friends to come to his game. Nothing he said or did was unreasonable.

[@JohnnyGingy]

He was just bad at expressing himself. Which is fine.

[@jerodast]

That whole storyline was classic tropes of friendships evolving and needing to readjust to each other as people branch out and grow up. The show has always leaned toward the side of the outsiders - look at god damned ANGELA here - so not a shocker the initial reaction is to suspect Lucas's decision to pursue the "popular" image, especially when all of his friends were basically against him on this. But once he explained himself it was clear nobody was really in the wrong. Also some nice moments (in this ep as well as later) to show that Eddie's instinctive hostility towards the cool kids can be an overreaction.

[@jerodast]

​@@trade5374 Literally every other one of Lucas's friends on the show gave him shit for his basketball thing, but it's definitely all about the girls on the channel just having it out for us poor men. Okay bud 😄 They said a few critical words at how he phrased things, then sympathized with him in the end, but I guess some skin is too thin for even that...

[@sdhartley74]

"you can't spell America without Erica!"

[@scottscaleshredder2369]

Yep! And that my dear Arianna is the reason for the flag. 30:52

[@elkins4406]

I love the implication that Erica's now letting her freak flag fly to the extent that she's actually wearing an American flag as a cape to middle school. That's...a ridiculously extreme turnaround. Even uber-nerd Dustin was distressed when he realized that he and his friends were the only ones dressed up for Halloween back when *they* were in middle school. I wonder if her little posse of friends that she used to hang out with at the mall still talk to her.

[@JohnnyBNerdy]

This season and the first episode in particular is heavily influenced by A Nightmare on Elm Street. Even the ending with Chrissy floating up and getting crunched on the ceiling is a direct tribute to the ceiling kill from NoES. Even the monster's clawed hand = Freddy Krueger This is my favorite season.

[@mrdilgames6546]

Seeing Arianna get more traumatized the longer this show goes on is a highlight of my day sometimes.

[@marybruun9621]

Eddie has good teeth? And he's British too! 😀 The actor who plays Eddie is in the new A Quiet Place: Day One. Also, notice Dustin rolls an 11 against Vecna and it's not enough

[@sdhartley74]

oooh, that is spooky! I hadn't put that together 😲

[@jerodast]

Ahhh that's cute. I mean the way El is now, pretty clear she would have some trouble against the new monster/demon.

[@naveenmagapu4670]

This is where the real story begins.

[@hugoleyva6432]

I love them both reacting , they crack me up when they're disgusted

[@AzaMinis]

When Maple said "I don't know what that is" to Breakfast Club, I had the exact same reaction as Arianna at the same time. LOL

[@jgreenbelt]

Okay we need a breakfast club upload reallllll quick! Edit: also just an FYI for this season so you'll are prepared if you have ever seen A Nightmare on Elm Street this season is basically if that monster did all the drugs.

[@TheRepublican777]

It sucks that all Will wanted last season was to play D&D and they were not interested but now that he is gone and the girlfriends are gone they join a D&D club that Will would have loved to be a part of but he is in California with no friends anymore

[@missjemmac]

I think Eddie would have scooped up Will the Wise immediately ♥️

[@TheRepublican777]

@@missjemmac yes for sure

[@TomVCunningham]

Actually, Joyce, Will, Jonathan and Eleven don't move to California until early October. So the school year would've started and Will should've met Eddie actually.

[@TheRepublican777]

@@TomVCunningham I figured she didn't put him in school because they had probably been backing up since September and they are moving so why have him even start at that school when they are leaving, but I guess just to keep him up to date in school so I guess there is a chance he met or saw Eddie but we don't know how soon into the school year they met him and became part of his club I figured it couldn't have been right away because they said that nobody wanted to be their friend until they met Eddie so it had to have been a few months in before they met him I don't think will got to know him before he left

[@missjemmac]

@@TomVCunningham a month isn’t really enough time. Doubt they woulda been in school if they knew they were moving

[@taj561]

Yo her face when she heard you didn't know the breakfast club was MINE. I felt SEEEEEEEEN lmfao. Like HOWWWWWW???

[@jerodast]

It's extra funny to me hearing someone admit that who runs a REACTION CHANNEL currently featuring a show about HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTERS. It's like she just blew off a prerequisite course for her senior thesis and was hoping nobody would notice haha.

[@RunningTogether]

Awesome reaction! Loving this and looking forward to the rest. A reaction to The Breakfast Club would be great too! A classic! Maple, I’m sure you could sell your arts and crafts (dice or whatever) with all the followers you have here. 😜👍 ST4 is going to be great, glad they’ve gotten here! 👍

[@TheRepublican777]

She is bulimic because her mom always made her feel fat talking about her weight and making fun of her for it even though she wasn't fat her Mom was her bully

[@elkins4406]

I feel like whether a viewer jumps immediately to "teen pregnancy" or to "bulimia" with Chrissy probably has a lot to do with the sort of high school they attended. They're both reasonable assumptions after the first scene in the bathroom, but it's interesting to me that viewers usually seem to jump to one or the other, hardly ever considering both as possibilities. (Later scenes make it far more clear that bulimia is her issue, IMO.)

[@TheRepublican777]

@@elkins4406 I thought pregnancy at first too but as soon as I heard the mom talking in that voice in the bathroom and what she was saying I thought oh her mom is her enemy it's her fear she is bulimic.

[@iamBlackGambit]

Omgosh!! You missed dialog when you talked about the breakfast club!!!!!!!! Crissy said do you have anything stronger! Which yall didnt hear cause you were talking over the scene!!!!😠

[@Bigsteelguy4]

This is just the beginning, of Season 4, i knew you both were going to struggle with this one. But i'm telling you stick with it, because this season is phenomenal, darker but better than previous seasons combined.

[@estoy1001]

What's with the flag? You can't spell "America" without "Erica".

[@CrazeeAdam]

IMO Sadie Sink (Max) deserved to be nominated for an Emmy for this season, unsure if she was or not? But she was great, along with Eddie's actor.

[@brewdaly1873]

Y'all should watch The Legend Of Vox Machina. It's an animated series based on an actual D&D campaign, specifically Critical Role's first campaign. It's got a lot of voices you'll recognize, including Travis Willingham (Roy Mustang) Laura Bailey (Lust, and Anna from the The Last Of Us part 2), Ashley Johnson (Ellie in The Last Of Us games, and Ellie's mom in the show), Grey Griffin (Azula), Lance Reddick, David Tennant, Stephanie Beatriz, Tony Hale and many, many more.

[@planet_gardener4031]

Seconded

[@LeeIIIOKC]

Not seeing the Breakfast Club is criminal! SMH

[@JDBrockin]

Annnnnndnd Season 4 Begins! lmao Love Eddie and the Hellfire Club. BBEG in this Season is top tier. Kudos to Maple for jumping in her first one shot of D&D as well! Even teasing making resin dice too, haha. Awesome! #DiceGoblin

[@neospock5034]

At last! The feel good season!! Let the celebration begin!! 😜😂😂

[@parajay6575]

You guys skipped the best part of Eddie's introduction....not cool...

[@andromidius]

Angela reminds me so much of a bully I knew in school. Very smarmy, not very bright, utterly full of herself. Didn't last long. Turns out being friendly with teachers has its perks and they look the other way when I delt with bullies in the only way they understand. She always gave me looks afterwards, but never tried to pick on me again.

[@kingkev6407]

My TWO FAVORITE REACTORS watching the greatest show of all time 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hassansulaiman3848]

Greatest show in your opinion 😂

[@akira410]

[unsettling russian folk music]

[@aptx-ew8gq]

You both are the scream queens 🤣 and i live for this 37:00

[@CrazeeAdam]

The sad thing is.. people who played DND and liked heavy metal like Eddie (named after Eddie Van Halen), really were frowned upon and looked down on in the 70s and 80s.. and.. even worse happened at times.. as DND was considered the "Devil's game" at times, people linking it to witchcraft and sorcery, and turning kids "evil". But Eddie is so so good and awesome! What a great character to introduce. This season is super intense and honestly really emotional. And it's one of the most "real" seasons when it comes to certain things.

[@laurakali6522]

Many metal bands were sued. Parental labels became a thing. Metal was very misunderstood.

[@CrazeeAdam]

@@laurakali6522 mmhmm. Same with rap when it started to get big.. because people blame things they don't understand. And just blame what their kids like, for how they act, when in all reality how they are acting has nothing to do with Metal, rap, or DND

[@phxy]

I'm pretty sure he's named after Iron Maiden's mascot and not Van Halen. 🤔

[@ravenward626]

"Feel good show" 🙃

[@seanna619]

This season of stranger things is one of the best seasons of any show I've ever seen. It gets insane in such a great way. LOL. It's a lot scarier than the other seasons, but it's amazing. LOL, I cannot wait for season 5.

[@mermaidday6701]

After seeing that, you have to be ready to watch some Ted Lasso now, right?!

[@lynetteoliva1256]

Hey girlz, loved your reaction, then again usually do. Ariana, u wouldn't be saying u love the period of "Satanic Panic", if u lived thru it. My younger brother was into D&D. - I was carpooling w/my uncle's wife home from college, & had to listen to Christian Radio while in her car. The preacher was saying that games like D&D promoted evil & made people give in to murderous tendencies. I grunted @ that, & my aunt glanced over @ me saying "U don't agree?" I sighed & said. "No, I don't." She asked, "What do u believe about those types of games?" "U really want to know?" She glanced @ me again & answered "Yes." "Ok," I responded. "1st off, games like that don't 'make' anyone do anything. It's fantasy! It has nothing to do w/Satan. My brother plays Dungeons & Dragons. Do u think my brother is evil?" Her eyes widened in surprise & then she answered. "I didn't know your brother played that game, & of course, I don't think he's evil." I added, "It's not the game, it's the person. If the person is already unstable, then yeah, they can take it too far, but it's still on the individual." I had only heard of a couple of cases where the game was taken too far. One was some guy that still believed he was in the game & he stabbed someone w/a real sword. It was on the news. Anyway, that's all I have to say about that. - O, Chrissy is not pregnant. She's bulimic. That's why her mom was continually telling her she let her dress out for her. It was her mom's way of telling her she's fat. - I despise bullies. Poor El, being picked on like that. She's struggling to deal w/the world as a whole & without her powers. I was bullied sophomore year of high school so I kind of know what it's like for her. I kept turning the other cheek until that person physically pushed me. Sick of it, I fought back, & weirdly enough earned my bully's respect. She never bothered me again & even became friendly towards me. Like I said, "weird".

[@nonagrey3422]

oh my god can you NOT talk over important dialogue PLASE??

[@Diegesis]

how are they gonna know whats important? and if they dont talk enough then i'd have to cut it out anyways. there's a method to the madness

[@aaronmahinay7777]

This is the best season! Get ready for the rollercoaster!

[@cliveklg7739]

Sadie tops my list for acting this season. Matthew Modine (Papa) used to be a heart throb. He was also Joker in "Full Metal Jacket". Other good films with him: Memphis Bell, Gross Anatomy, Wind, And the Band Played On (fantastic docudrama). He has a pretty huge filmography, I'm barely scratching the surface of all the stuff he's been in.

[@jerodast]

Sadie was perfect from day 1 but she definitely takes a step up in what's asked of her this season! and handles it!

[@BB13131313]

I really like Season 4.. and yeah The Breakfast Club is definitely my favorite 80s film!

[@cherrypi_b]

Girls, stop talking about so much other stuff instead of watching :D There is dialogue happening and stuff! Makes me so fidgety while watching, damn...

[@MrZampanov]

why the flag? because you can't spell AMERICA without ERICA! THESE COLORS DON'T RUN!

[@laurakali6522]

If you watch the Breakfast Club, you have to also watch, Pretty In Pink, Less Than Zero, and About Last Night.

[@theheretic569]

If this episode got you jumping, you might want to wait two weeks before you ladies proceed with this season. (watch The Breakfast Club) 😉

[@christophervillalba4139]

Maple and Ariana need Ted Lasso, like yesterday.

[@sethcarnius3548]

I can't wait till they react to 4x4 😊

[@Coneyislandqueennn]

31:08 maples lore is interesting

[@dubya_tee_eff]

This is the "feel good" season. 😅😂

[@jordanmathenia1966]

This season is so good.

[@laurence4352]

WATCH THE BREAKFAST CLUB RIGHT NOW! its a right of passage,

[@pohia]

Sincerely, good luck to you guys this season

[@jatilq]

I know I'm old as F***, but she does not know about Breakfast Club?!

[@nathanjacobus3577]

Definitely need to put Breakfast Club on Maple's watch list!!

[@f2pgamer828]

This is such a feel good first episode. So much fun. Cheers ladies ^_^

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Let's go! This season is so good!

[@WhyNotCollect]

Oh the reactions this season are going to be GREAT😈😂🔥 *remember it's a feel good show* lol

[@neonoires]

This is my favorite season opener of the show. It was like a true teen slasher movie. I don't mind when the show focuses more on the real world problems the characters are having at times.

[@adamcapoferri6903]

NGL, I love Season 4, everything just comes together finally.

[@Uhlbelk]

Yall were sooo happy at 34:00, 3 minutes later......

[@TheRepublican777]

Robin is still in school remember in season 3 he told Dustin that he wasn't interested in Robin because she was still in school and in band. I think Nancy and Jonathan finally graduate after this spring break

[@John_Locke_108]

Can't wait for the 60+ minute reactions for the last two episodes.

[@filw3522]

Thank you for not waiting another week I. AM. EXCITED

[@kevinchhom9739]

Right, so we definitely need a Breakfast Club with Maple next!

[@stubentley]

Already psyched for a Breakfast Club reaction!

[@nikkijadesola23]

Okay now Maple *HAS* to react to the breakfast club!!!

[@Spill_Eviction]

Steve graduated after season 2 (not shown) season 3 John and Nancy were on break moving into their senior year. Season 4 their senior year halfway over.

[@ShhzhshsSjahajaj]

OMFFGGG IM LATEEEE.... GOING TO WATCH RNN ....😂❤❤ Btw .. i love your reactions ...❤😊

[@TheRepublican777]

Brother and sister both winning the games lol

[@bulletmccarthur]

When is the Breakfast Club reaction coming out?

[@fajenthygia5760]

If it makes you feel better, NO ONE was ready for...this. It's like the Duffer Brothers took all of their stress nightmares from the writer's strike and channeled them into the new season.

[@AbeVicious]

Didn't this come out before that strike? Season 5 should be that season you speak of.

[@fajenthygia5760]

@@AbeVicious Damn, you're right

[@tambourinesmusicmachine]

I would buy a Diegesis 20-Sided Die

[@jerodast]

Knowing now that Maple has literally already learned how to make them and they have been covering Stranger Things for this long, I'm shocked they haven't ALREADY been selling channel dice sets!

[@tambourinesmusicmachine]

@@jerodast Dude! That sounds amazing! I would buy a full set in a heartbeat Maybe Maple can work on getting a set made for the release of Season 5 of Stranger Things

[@deadringerrr]

this seasons about to go craaaazyy

[@flightdub6056]

If I only could, I’d make a deal with god…..

[@marshallprince2583]

Thanks in advance for The Breakfast Club!

[@incogneato790]

Ah, the D&D Satanic Panic. My parents and I had to have a bit of a conversation about that after I joined the Balrog Society at school. We didn't have t-shirts though.

[@DKZK21]

This season is so good, I'm so excited we are finally here. I've been looking forward to this since they started this whole series.

[@Bertavious87]

MAPLE NEEDS TO REACT TO BREAKFAST CLUB NOW!!!!!!!

[@ThePharaz]

This season no more 1st through 3rd gear. It's time for Full Throttle, pedal to the metal, strap in, and pray like there's no tomorrow. When the teacher drags away the mean girl and she begs Jane to say she didn't do anything, I wish Jane would have said, "I can't tell a lie." - Harry Potter

[@Roook30]

I can't wait for the reactions to this season. It's such a ride

[@phredmanson]

Now you need to watch Breakfast Club

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

Jason (the football player at the pep rally who gives me the ick) will eventually become a Congressman, the Governor of the State of Indiana, and then serve as a one-term Vice President in 2016. He'll probably also refer to his own wife as "mother".

[@unrelatedcoma]

cool fanfic but the real guy youre referencing was a fixture on the east coast scene in the 80s because hes NYC born and raised

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

@@unrelatedcoma dude it was a joke about a religious right-wing nutcase. Stop getting offended by a joke. Isn't that what you all tell us?

[@wyalves]

Arianna's face at the end was peak feel good!!

[@zetzle]

i know an eddie. you prolly know an eddie. we love eddies. they're the weird kids, probably undiagnosed add/adhd, into music, sell weed at a solid price, they aren't gross to the girls you're with, don't judge you when you say you've had enough, bad at school bc they can't sit still to save their life but smart as fuck, did back stage tech in high school to hang out with his theater kid friends without having to actually Be a theater kid

[@jerodast]

Being a long time DM I feel like he is practically the theater kid too though :) But maybe not officially in school productions or anything.

[@julianpinder8166]

I didn’t realize how much Mike and Dustin were tripping about the basketball game and hellfire. One can easily be rescheduled, while the other literally cannot be

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

Yes, but Lucas is trying to be somebody he really isn't. While Dustin and Mike are just being themselves. And as anyone who has seen the whole season knows {S P O I L E R S} even Lucas regrets trying to fit in. Besides, Mike couldn't reschedule... he was going out of town.

[@jerodast]

@@FLQueerLiberal1982 Scheduling is always the bane of D&D haha. It's not exactly fair to put it all on basketball, after all Mike's trip involves far fewer people than the game does, maybe HE should reschedule :P If Lucas is good enough and wants to be on the team, he should do it, but it does mean he'll have to accept scheduling will be harder while games are still happening, and his friends will have to decide how much they can reasonably accommodate him. A good compromise leaves nobody happy!

[@elkins4406]

@@jerodast Yeah, as an adult I'm sympathetic to Lucas, especially since it's clear that none of his friends have ever gone to any of his games. His appeal to them was moving: he wants his friends' support for something that means a lot to him. That's a reasonable ask. As a teen, though, I confess that I'd have been totally outraged by one of my friends (a) blowing off the climax of an entire semester's D&D campaign for some *sportsball* thing, and (b) announcing his desire to be popular as if it were in any way natural to not want to be among the "nerds and geeks." That would have felt like such utter and complete *treason* to me as a teen! So I get both sides.

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Steve and Robin have such a cute friendship