Season 2 got a teaser for the Super Bowl and premeired in late October so this isn't much earlier if it's a November of December release.
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From Russia with love... - Stranger Things 4 Teaser (Spoilers, obviously)
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Season 2 got a teaser for the Super Bowl and premeired in late October so this isn't much earlier if it's a November of December release.
They probably revealed it on their own terms now because as it gets more into production and marketing comes out they can't hide it.
I'm not sure why they even kept it a secret at the end of S3. Trying to keep one of your leads under wraps while filming is almost impossible anyway and it would hamstring the marketing department when cutting trailers, etc. And prevent Harbour from being a part of the initial wave of the publicity tour for S4.
Plus he would have to dodge an onslaught of questions during Black Widow PR in a couple of months.
Ha, yeah. Frankly, the entire story of Stranger Things is total bullshit to me, I'm not interested in that stuff in the slightest. The cast is absolutely amazing though and makes watching the show a delight. Here's hoping season 4 won't forget the fun - but I would argue that if anything Stranger Things only became sillier as time went on, so I'm not worried in that regard.
Honestly, would they have been able to hide it? Harbour is a charismatic guy, he vibes well with the cast and i don't think they would have not included him on the promo / press tour prior to season 4.
Also, his exclusion would have made cutting trailers and promos super awkward i guess.
So it's probably better to reveal it right now and not weirdly tip-toe around the not-so-secret secret.
It's not like they didn't make it abundantly clear at the end of season 1 that Eleven wasn't dead.
It's not the reveal that he's still alive, that'll excite people, it's the thrill of when and how the protagonists are going to find out and when and how they'll team up again.
Also, his exclusion would have made cutting trailers and promos super awkward i guess.
So it's probably better to reveal it right now and not weirdly tip-toe around the not-so-secret secret.
It's not like they didn't make it abundantly clear at the end of season 1 that Eleven wasn't dead.
It's not the reveal that he's still alive, that'll excite people, it's the thrill of when and how the protagonists are going to find out and when and how they'll team up again.
Yeah, I'm not all that worried. I just don't want them to go Chris Carter all over the series and have some conspiracy or mythos take over. I had a bit of a scare when Eleven went on her own little adventure that one time, but that didn't go anywhere, thank jebus.
The ending of Season 3 was so clearly clearly clearly not his death, but people bent over backwards to insist it was for ????????? reasons,, so I don't get complaining about a reveal that was so obvious. If anything, it would suck massively for them to treat the extremely obvious thing as a big reveal down the line.
Love it. Knew he'd be back so I'm glad they just got it out of the way and revealed it now. For David's sanity I'm sure he's glad he doesn't have to keep hiding that he's back to the press and fans lmao. Also cool to see Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen from GoT) in S4.
It was always super obvious he was coming back. Never trust deaths in a tv show unless you actually see them die. They even had a voicemail from Murray Bauman right after S3 that you could find if you called a specific number, and it teased that Hopper was alive. David Harbour even changed his profile pic on instagram to the various numbers of the phone number over a couple of weeks to get people to call it.
It was always super obvious he was coming back. Never trust deaths in a tv show unless you actually see them die. They even had a voicemail from Murray Bauman right after S3 that you could find if you called a specific number, and it teased that Hopper was alive. David Harbour even changed his profile pic on instagram to the various numbers of the phone number over a couple of weeks to get people to call it.
Once they greenlit season 4, I knew Hopper would be back. I'm interested to see how he survived though.
I'm happy.
While S2 and 3 had their issues, the one thing I think they drastically improved on was the pacing. Most people could guess it was either him or Brenner, jerking us around for a bunch of episodes would not be that satisfying.
Not really.
It would make more sense for Brenner to be revealed as the person in charge of the Russian program.
He'd defect in a heartbeat if they allowed him to continue his research.
Looks like an interesting angle. At least they didn't have the audacity to tease it as if we didn't all know that he was alive
leaked yes, but this is an official channel by the producers.
What's wasted is a proper setup of having him killed. This is how you know the character is safe from ever dying because they won't fake out twice
This is where I'm at. In a series that drips with 80s nostalgia and homages, an off screen death is absolutely 150000% not an actual death. Even if Hopper wasn't The American there was absolutely zero chance he was actually dead.
Edit: To add to that, the fact that 11 "lost" her powers at the end of Season 3 so she can't just immediately reach out and find him was another giant arrow pointing to Hopper not actually being dead.
Also lol at thinking this negates his death and the impact of the letter. Everyone still thinks he's dead except for the audience, and when he's reunited with everyone he now gets to act on all the talk he talked in the letter. Fuck all the way off with giving characters breakthroughs and then killing them off so you never follow through on their growth.
Also surprised that people still don't get that they dialed the humor up in 3 to counterbalance the massive upswing in gore and body horror.
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Really excited for the next season. It was clear at the end of season 3 he wasn't dead. They didn't show the body. They didn't show the actual act of him dying.
I'm glad they didn't do the same thing some other shows have done recently and change the story due to people guessing things.
I mean, it's impossible for me to know if they've changed anything due to that, but so many people were guessing Hopper was still alive that I figure it would be the thing to change if they were going to change anything. I just don't want another Westworld season 2.
I mean, it's impossible for me to know if they've changed anything due to that, but so many people were guessing Hopper was still alive that I figure it would be the thing to change if they were going to change anything. I just don't want another Westworld season 2.
how are people still shocked by hopper being alive
they showed the gate remaining open coinciding with the voiceover "leave the door open 3 inches"
it was like the most obvious tell ever
they showed the gate remaining open coinciding with the voiceover "leave the door open 3 inches"
it was like the most obvious tell ever
people must truly not understand vert basic visual storytelling anyone through hopper was ever actually supposed to be dead. 'suddenly character disappears' is totally not how you kill of a character.
You're basing this on a 45 second teaser showing what most people already assumed would be the case?
Oh god that is fucking bullshit. I'm done with this series lol. 1st season remains perfect and untouched
I love the show. I'm good with it, it was obvious he was alive after last season and they're not going to kill the co-lead of the show anyway.
Yes, season 1 will always have a sense of mystery that you can't replicate once you let the monsters out of the box as it were, but I still enjoy the show a lot and hope they continue it into the early 1990s. Do it up.
Yes, season 1 will always have a sense of mystery that you can't replicate once you let the monsters out of the box as it were, but I still enjoy the show a lot and hope they continue it into the early 1990s. Do it up.
The season? People seemed to like it more than 2 but there were criticisms of the characterization for some of the cast.
