Stranger Things (s2, 2017)

Created by Duffer Brothers
9 episodes
@ Netflix
My rating: 3.8/5

Chapter One: MADMAX

Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak

Chapter Three: Pollywog

Chapter Four: Will the Wise

Chapter Five: Dig Dug

Chapter Six: The Spy

Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister

Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer

Chapter Nine: The Gate

I think the list of chapters above will help you visualised what was going on the show. Season 2 is already out on Netflix, so see it for yourself if you're a big fan from the previous season. I was expecting more thrills to come out from this season since Eleven, a kid who has special or kind of strange power to control things in strange way, was overcome by Demigorgon the monster and we're more hyped to figure out how could she be able to escape out from the other dimension inhabited by these ugly carnivores. It was Eleven who's responsible for opening the gate that gives way for monsters entering the real world and continuously roaming around in Hawkins town looking for the next victim. It was El's high pitch scream which breaks the laboratory wall and opens up portal for the hostile to hunt. But whoever triggers her to scream that out loud it was her Papa, the enemy. To understand more what I'm talking about you should watch the first one before jumping to the second one. Simply logic!

Now that she has opened it, is there a way to close the gate through her own strenght and makes the world a better place?

Here's the pilot episode opens Will Byers gradual recovery after the darkest trauma he'd encountered in alternate-dimension. Will's perspective is the chief thing that will help us to get to know more about the slimy monsters, and it wasn't El's, so don't let your eyesight off from him. The other characters were sort of distraction and went sideways from main objective. One thing I don't particularly admire from new casting was MADMAX. The new image kiddo all the way from California. Her role on this show is somewhat sluggish and I was annoyed every time she steps into the scene like I was right at the corner thinking why it takes Demigorgon too long to gulp this character alive. I don't know exactly, but that how it turns out for me. What producers were being planned was making her an element to provoke other kids as a form of love interest and for testing one's loyalty. Like really? I think what they needed to improve was a compelling script for MADMAX become more acceptable. Max is good at skateboarding, but still not very entertaining.

Another new cast from the show, that was quite opposite from what I thought of MADMAX overall character, was Bob aka newbie superhero at Hawkins besides Hopper. It was bubbly Bob encouraged Byers family to fight for good and stay alive no matter what daily risks are kept shadowing. His wisdom and special talent in computer programming saved the world. I liked him. So I guess, whatever Maxine or Max or Madmax flaws on the show could be tolerable, because of him maintaining the balance.

Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister. You might be wondering who's sister are they referring to whom? It was El's. She's not her biological sister or anything connected by blood, but instead her company or other patient from Hawkin's Lab. Kali has that quirks same as what El is capable of doing and also her punk appearance represents as rebellion which influence El to become one. Seriously, this whole episode is another overrated. It ran a single episode to introduce this lil girl and, I think, it wasn't much needed to elaborate that longer than 45 minutes or maybe again the staff were trying to show us 80's style of punk. Like "Yow! This is how convincing, fearlessly bitchin' we are in 80's. Millennials, show us what you got." Nevertheless, I have my own theory about this girl for the upcoming season 3. I think she's going to team up with El and together be called as heroes the "mind blowers" or something to fight back the gigantic monsters. Be ready to scream out loud for more surprising events.

Now if you'll ask me who's my favorite character for this season then it goes to William Byers. This boy nailed it. I thanked Duffer Brothers for making him a star for this season, 'cause if you remember the last time he disappeared his character was almost getting killed or should I say almost next to nothing. I barely see his own potential in acting because he's been cocooned at doom unlike from his friends Mike, Dustin, Lucas who moved freely from their feet. Will played by actor Noah Schnapp was absolutely great the entire episodes. I liked him screaming his lungs out, terrified and all, convinced me that he was possessed by hideous parasites and that he simply wanted to live the way normal kids did in his neighborhood. His soft character makes you think that he deserves a better life. He's very very convincing indeed.

And my favorite episode would be Chapter Eight. This is the beginning of all suspense. All emotions were plainly laid on the table. All in all the show was really entertaining except the first four, the suspense level was high, very imaginative. The cinematography was perfect. The only thing that bothers me is maybe the new casting and its slow pace to maintain the thrill. So for now, 3.8/5. 

Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama (2010)

My Rating: 5/5

I had finished to watch the first season of its animation and it was absolutely amazing. Each episode will turn your heart floundered; gawking intently by the monitor and wonder what happens next, who's going to be killed next, what strategem soldiers would do to keep their respective walls stolidly standing and secured people from colossal titans whose intimidating size and cannibalistic appetite will get rid of human existence in a nick of time, crushed them into pieces, eat them flesh by flesh. You would have winced aback watching humans get slaughtered. I loved it. I've been through monotonous job lately since class has intitiated in the past few weeks, but this anime and manga had literally kept my eyes wide open.

What makes this story conspicuous from the rest is not just all about the fantastic arts embellished throughout the volumes, but the ripple of heavy drama per se. It has political involvement as well, religious members were monitored by the authorities for the possibility of committing mischief. Who's there has capability to annihilate their prey aside from asking God's mercy? Who's there to emulate enemies run away from suffocation inside walls and be finally gained freedom? Its solutions are slippery somehow and only Eren, the main protagonist, and his key dangling which has been turned over by his father before he disappeared could mitigate their predicaments.

My favorite character is Hange Zoe. She's ebullient toward titans, studying its behaviours and somehow decipher their way of survival other than butchered humans. She makes me become madly insane. I laughed when she laughed and I cried when she cried for her two beloved titans were getting killed after they have been captured. Those two were under further observations, by the way. But the traitor! Urgh!!!

I can't wait to see the second season next year. Sooo excited! I highly recommend it to people of same age. Go, grab it!

The Martian by Andy Weir (2011)

My Rating: 5/5

Hats off to Mr. Andy Weir. I liked it very much. The whole intention of this book to be built up was visibly inundated all throughout the page. The human instinct to save one another. That link had rang a bell inside me. There's no qualms or rather counting how much it had cost on helping out or furnishing conventional call from impregnable epidemic around the globe, if the benefactors per se are invariably willing to support the needs. Powerful, indeed! The simple mercy and compassion could have sent me to heaven. This was the pontiff message back then when he came a visit to my country a year ago.

Mark Watney had been colonized the whole Red planet. Freza would have been so furious if somebody like human being had surpassed his capability to dominate the world. He had wrestled on Martian nature for a year and a half. Damn! It should have nearly killed him. He has the best wisecrack in the universe the rarest potential to sustain good vibes against downright dismal and barren land. He's very optimistic and his strength and desire to survive gives hope to people watching him, especially NASA experts. And not to forget to mention his being a legendary botanist that he grew potato, which his solely source of calories, inside his hab. He is invincible, smart-ass iron man. I cannot wait to see the movie.

Favorite Quotes:

"Astronaut are inherently insane! And really noble."

"It just not worth sacrificing so much usefulness for so little gain."

 I may not provide an adequate review or suffice information regarding its scientific relations, but why not give a try.

P.S. Commander Lewis of Ares 3 mission has her best collection of disco music. I started downloaded my own just in case I would be trapped in a remote island with Tom Hanks.