Stranger things s2

Synth soundtrack, ’80s references, monsters – the boys are baaaaack...

So here’s some soft-focus scene-setting as we get a clip from an Eggo commercial that debuted in 1979 in the US. We’re baaaaaack...

At first glance, it seems the guys are dressed up as Ghostbusters for Halloween, but why is nobody else at their school in costume…?

Will (Noah Schnapp) was rescued from the Upside Down a year ago, and it looks like he’s being monitored. Is he at the Hawkins Lab?

Something’s at the door... This shot could have been rescued from the cutting room floor of Close Encounters, and we love it.

“Eleven!” yells Mike, and here’s the lady herself. But how will Eleven come back and is she – as this shot hints – stuck in the Upside Down?

Um, what’s Sheriff Jim Hopper (David Harbour) up to? Looks like he’s burying something – or is he digging something up?

This looks like Mike having a bit of a meltdown. Perhaps because, so far, there’s been no sign of (sob) Barb.

The big reveal! You thought the demagorgon was terrifying, but it seems we’re getting a brand new (HUGE) monster in season two.

Will

Looks like a nice expansion of the first season and I love the shot of the tentacles in the red sky: very Cthulhu/Zenith. I just hope they don’t hit the nostalgia button too hard.

Rich

This wouldn’t be Stranger Things without an Amblin-esque shot of the guys on their BMXs. But what are they pedalling away from?!

Oh, hello flamethrower! Seems we’re back at Hawkins Laboratory, where security’s been stepped up a bit. What are they up to now?

Has Will been having prophetic nightmares? It certainly seems that way – somebody’s been scribbling scary pictures in their notebook.

Cue credits. Will the number two be added to the show’s opening credits when it lands on Netflix? We sort of hope it is. And we can’t wait.

It’s amazing how quickly the theme music has become iconic! Not much to go on here, but more than enough to whet the appetite – what the hell is that giant spider beast?

Nick

The Ghostbusters cosplay is just a little too on the nose – hey, kids! The ’80s! – but the sight of a giant, marauding, cross-dimensional spider-beastie has me sold.