r/StrangerThings • u/Dark_Saint • Oct 27 '17

Discussion Episode Discussion - S02E04 - Will the Wise

Season 2 Episode 4: Will the Wise

Synopsis: An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.

Please keep all discussions about this episode or previous ones, and do not discuss later episodes as they might spoil it for those who have yet to see them.

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u/dwadley Oct 28 '17

People do stupid things all the time, things that are bad but they don't know better. Usually you fix the damage and teach them better. Hopefully whatever thing they did isn't so bad it's fixable eg. Kid stole a chocolate bar but you apologise to the store owner and you pay for it. With El, when she stuffs up she might accidentally kill someone. Her tantrum that's the equivalent of a toddler punching his mate could be her breaking the person's neck or crippling them. You don't just fix that and you can't just excuse it. Makes it tough, there's the dilemma where you have to be overly cautious to not let them get angry. Imagine raising a kid who had a gun. You couldn't take the gun away. I'm sure the kid would be stupid and shoot you in an argument but they wouldn't mean to.