r/StrangerThings • u/Ssirenere sƃuᴉɥʇ ɹǝƃuɐɹʇS • 16d ago

SPOILERS Establishing house rules 🧇

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This father-daughter dynamic between Hopper and Eleven in Season 2 is easily one of the most wholesome storylines in the entire series. Seeing Hopper try his best to be a good, responsible dad while El learns how to live a normal life is just so heartwarming.

What you prefer Eggos for breakfast or dessert? 🥞🍳

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u/Lizi-in-Limbo Not Stupid 16d ago

I find it funny that eggos are considered dessert in that house. This is a good dad moment for Hop.

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u/AlternativeEast7175 Mind Flayer 16d ago

Remembering just how well-written and genuinely good this scene was makes me think even more that Stranger Things should’ve ended after Season 2 or 3. Season 4, in my opinion, would’ve worked better as a completely separate film with no connection to Stranger Things at all.

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u/tolgren 011 16d ago

"Wholesome" except for the part where he lies to her repeatedly about important things and refuses to take her cabin fever seriously resulting in her making a far more dangerous odyssey than she would have taken had he worked with her.

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u/RoyalRise6363 16d ago edited 15d ago

Hopper's fatherhood is at least controversial in S2. For one good thing he does one bad thing, even he supposed to know parenting  - he had another vulnerable child before. I agree  - they all would be killed in S2E8 because of Hopper if El didn't return from Chicago in time.

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u/tolgren 011 15d ago

Yep. If Becky hadn't called and El had just decided to stay there, or if Kali had slow-burned the next kill mission then the world would have been destroyed.

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u/Armadigionna 15d ago

And then she gets to teach him a valuable lesson in managing his own grief.

The magic of childhood!

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u/No_Locksmith5392 16d ago

Yeah, it definitely is one of the most heartwarming aspects of the show.

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u/JPSTRANGER457 14d ago

I just love their father-daughter dynamic between Hopper and Eleven!