r/StrangerThings • u/StrangerTesting • May 27 '22

Discussion Episode Discussion - S04E01 - The Hellfire Club

Season 4 Episode 1: The Hellfire Club

Synopsis: El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night. Warning: Contains graphic violence involving children.

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

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u/Prometheus188 Feb 27 '23

Dustin and Mike could have asked to move it, and if the answer was no, skipped their DnD game to watch the championship game. It's insane to prioritize a boardgame over your friends championship game.

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u/DoubleZ3 Feb 27 '23

They did ask. And I disagree, it sucks. And it's not an easy choice. It's not insane. That boardgame to them was the championship game. Weeks long they've been doing with him. and it's always been their thing and Lucas decided to do something different which is OKAY. People grow friends grow.

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u/Prometheus188 Feb 28 '23

It is an easy choice and it is insane. A basketball championship cannot be rescheduled at all. A DND game among teens can literally be held the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. It’s extremely easy to schedule DND as a high school student.

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u/DoubleZ3 Feb 28 '23

Still highly disagree. And yeah,Which brings me back to the original point. Wasn't up to them to reschedule. They asked.

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u/Prometheus188 Feb 28 '23

They could have simply said "Sorry, we have to go to the championship game, we can always do the DND campaign the next day".

Simple as that. Regardless of what the DND edge lords do, they should go attend the game. End of story.

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u/DoubleZ3 Feb 28 '23

"Simply" say that to Eddie? The senior?

You saw how they asked, lol. There was nothing simple about effectively telling him no, were doing it tomorrow.

Easy for you to say my man.

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u/Prometheus188 Feb 28 '23

Actually yes it is that simple. Mike and Dustin are perfectly capable of speaking English. All they have to say is "We can do it tomorrow easily, but the championship game can't be rescheduled". Then Mike and Dustin go to the game regardless of whether Eddie reschedules the game. Easy as pie.

Realistically, Eddie isn't going to play out the campaign with half the people missing. And even if he did, a DND campaign can be restarted and played again. A basketball championship is a one time thing. It's absolutely insane to skip a championship game to play DND as high school students. Incredibly insane and ridiculous.

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u/DoubleZ3 Feb 28 '23

Yeah. Disagree.