Dungeons and Demogorgons - A Stranger Things Podcast

Is it way too early for a Season Five preview? Probably. But a few questions linger that warrant consideration: Will's connection to the Upside Down, Hopper's relevancy, and what time is the Pajama Jammi Jam? Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will become of Max? Is there a parallel with Stephen King's Talisman? Was this entire season an homage to David Carradine? Steve and Anthony conclude their coverage of season 4. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and Anthony cover the first hour of the season four finale. Anthony does a full conversion to the cult of Eddie and Steve talks about the night he got drunk with Metallica. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's take a look at Season 4 before Season 5 comes out…in a few years. In the meantime, can we appreciate how the Stranger Things fanbase is still around for this great show? In a season that could have easily gone wrong, so many things went oh so right and we couldn't be happier. Join us as we discuss things we missed in Season 4 and what a time jump into the early 90s could look like in Season 5. We'll be back with more Stranger Things coverage when Season 5 hits Netflix, we'll see you then! Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eleven gets her powers back, but has she completed the full jedi training? Have we seen the last of Dr. Brenner's magnificent mane? Does Steve have haunted dreams? And, yes, our first clue about season 5! Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That was a metalhead finale we can cheer for. It came down to the wire and Eleven's arms were extending while she screamed, of course. BUT the Duffer Brothers delivered a gut punch that made us remember why we love this show. While Jim is condemning pineapple pizza to The Upside Down, A.Ron is happy to report that this episode delivers in stakes, pacing, and surprises.  Got feedback? Send us a message at strangerthings@baldmove.com.  Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The kids are gearing up and you should too. They're all getting good bonding time before the final episode where we might lose one of the beloved kids. Nancy is smitten with Steve once again. Let's be honest, who isn't at this point? And we now have definitive proof that the clocks mean something, A.Ron would like his trophy now. Come back soon for our thoughts on the next mega episode! Got feedback? Send us a message at strangerthings@baldmove.com.  Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will there be time travel in season four? Will Steve be killed, stuck, or become a vampire? What 1986 song will save Nancy? Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony gushes about his favorite episode of the season. Steve proposes his theory that every character of the Breakfast Club has a parallel in season four. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and Anthony celebrate the return of Dr. Brenner, discuss the limits to Eleven's powers, and the varieties of SpaghettiOs. We also opine over a few potential plotlines for season 5. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is the highpoint of the season so far and perhaps one of the best of the entire series. Max continues to impress. The shootout scene is thrilling, shocking and effective. Also Steve and Anthony do a deep dive into playground karate and cassette tapes. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and Anthony break down the Scoobie Doo parallels. Max continues to be the emotional keystone for season 4. Also, Andre the Giant was the perfect face for Honeycomb cereal. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and Anthony roll our way through season 4 (episode 2) with discussions of video stores, the amazing acting of Sadie Sink, and breakfast burritos. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand-up-comic Steve and Dr. Anthony are back to cover season four of Stranger Things: The Hellfire Club. We dissect the importance of Lucas's hair, the first hints of a trauma theme, and debate Eddie's over-the-top personality Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season of Stranger Things brought on the 80s nostalgia and lots of great moments. We have opinions, you have feedback, let's talk about it! Listen in on Vecna theories, relationship analyses, and your hot takes on your favorite (or least favorite) Stranger Things Season 4 moments. We're now looking forward to a big, shiny bow to tie up this entire journey in the rest of this season and the next. Which theories of yours were correct?  Got a theory? Submit your thoughts to strangerthings@baldmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode has big portal energy. We got the twist we were hoping for, but it leaves the question: which came first, the Vecna or the egg? We're getting nervous about those wounds on one of our beloved characters. And we're gearing up for Hopper's next superhero-esque move.  Submit your thoughts for our wrap-up episode at strangerthings@baldmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the finale right around the corner, we're hoping for some surprises. The characters are still in transit, but we feel like they're building to something big with Eleven's backstory. While waiting for her powers to return, we're also anticipating the death of one of our favorite characters, and enjoying Murray and Joyce's adventures. The Satanic Panic is causing the sweeping up of the members of the Hellfire Club, so now is not the time to let people know that I play a Tiefling. Submit your thoughts for our wrap-up episode at strangerthings@baldmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ha! You thought Nina was a person? We totally didn't. Nope, haha, we always knew. Speaking of never being confused, we've got some theories and predictions that we're holding tight to. We're witnessing the point of no return and an escape that could only happen in the 80s, nothing to do with Kurt Russell in New York though. And how many modems can you recognize just by the sound? I guarantee it's more than me, but less than Jim and A.Ron.  Submit your thoughts for our wrap-up episode at strangerthings@baldmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vecna isn't the only horrifying thing that you see this season. Shedding the skin of the fun, breezy Stranger Things that we started with a few years ago, this season is going down darker roads. We have to sit with these characters through more adult situations as they try to navigate these with kid solutions. And it is starting to seem that Hopper is likely evolving into a Steven McQueen-esque superhero. Maybe.  Submit your thoughts for our wrap-up episode at strangerthings@bladmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Those icy blue eyes of the Vecna have us transfixed when the episode isn't being a little clunky. The relationships in this show deliver in the teenage angst department. Jim can't relate to the angst because he's always been popular. But the real question to the duality of existence, can someone be both a monster and superhero? Is it a choice each of us have to make? Can one perspective exist with the other? Are we reading too deeply into this? Will I mysteriously disappear if I keep asking questions?  Have your own questions or comments? Submit your thoughts for our wrap-up episode at strangerthings@bladmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Someone take care of these kids! Eleven/Jane is being bullied and Will, easily the most traumatized child in Hawkins, is hurting and wants his friends back. We hope life is kind to this cinnamon roll of a person, but this is Hawkins. A.Ron is putting on Dustin's thinking cap and has some theories to present. How is everyone with guilt or dark secrets going to be affected by Vecna? We're dying to find out.  Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stranger Things is back with a moodier season and we're here for it. Hawkins, Indiana is haunted and harassed once more by…STRANGE things (I couldn't help myself). The kids are growing up and growing apart while finding their place in the world. And who is this monster for this season? Mind Flayer 2.0, some sort of Soul Reaper, someone who spent way too much time in the sun? We're ready to find out.  Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Steve cover The Weirdo on Maple Street. We talk about 1980's police work and how Poltergeist influenced the Duffer Brothers. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Contact Steve and Anthony: PST@baldmove.com  Follow Steve:  Instagram  Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Ausburne (stand-up comic) and AnthonyLeDonne (academic) rewatch the perfect pilot episode. We discuss Hopper's homage to Chief Brody in Jaws, if Steve Harrington is a bad fit for Nancy, and how Eleven discovers a better way to eat french fries. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Contact Steve and Anthony: PST@baldmove.com Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Join the discussion: Discord | Reddit | Forums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us Wednesday, April 8th for a Twitch Watch Party of the first two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Club Bald Move members have access to watch the episode and chat with us. Check out our Club Bald Move page to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content for as low as $4 a month! Join the Club! Follow us: YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to put Netflix's Stranger Things 3 to bed until next time. Speaking of next time, what's the deal with Hopper? How will we even get the gang back together next time, with them scattering tither and yon? Is it really possible we'll get more Stranger Things by Christmastime? We consider all this plus your closing thoughts and feedback! Visit the Pin:Y store to check out the Stranger Things enamel pin on sale now. Also, please check out this great video by stalwart fan Travis G. showing off the many pop culture references and visual easter eggs from Stranger Things 3! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finish Netflix's Stranger Things 3 with the finale episode, "The Battle of Starcourt". We found it gross, hilarious, thrilling, and touching, which means we thought it was a pretty great ending to a pretty great season of Stranger Things. I can see how people who are kind of sick of the nostalgia pandering, the product placement, and skeptical of some of the more outlandish breaks in the action to allow for drama, but we loved every minute of it. But what did you think? We'll be back next week to talk more in depth about how we felt about the season, what we think about the teaser for next, and to consider your feedback. Send it to us using the links for email and forums below! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We resume our mini-marathon of Netflix's Stranger Things 3 with the penultimate episode, "The Bite". In which many people are forced to confront their true feelings for other characters, with mixed results. The Mind Flayer is running roughshod over the backwoods of Hawkins, while the thus un-merged Billy stalks down El to eliminate her as threat. The big question in our minds is whether the Duffer Brothers took the long off season to come up with a new way to resolve inter-dimensional threats, or are we in for another screaming session from El? Let's find out together! Just one more episode left! We'll be wrapping up our marathon of Stranger Things 3 today, but our coverage isn't over. Next week, we'll have our thoughts on ST3 as a whole, look forward to next season, and will consider your feedback, so make sure you get it in using email and forum links below! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mind Flayer's grotesque plan comes into focus in episode six of Stranger Things 3, "E Pluribus Unum", the meaning of the title seeming obvious in retrospect. Aside from the citizenry of Hawkins literally pulling themselves together to stop El and the gang, we get some very sympathetic backstory for Billy, Dustin throws a tea party for Erica, Robin and Steve share a moment in a Soviet medical torture facility, and Mike confesses his love for El. Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our mini-marathon of Stranger Things 3 with "The Flayed", as things continue to get grosser for the Hawkins residents who find themselves "flayed" by the Mind Flayer. What's the big MF doing with all these chemicals? Is there any hope for the Flayed? Will Hop and Joyce succumb to their smoldering sexual tension? Stay tuned! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We resume our mini-marathon of Stranger Things 3 as we consider "The Sauna Test". All the kids except Dustin are on board with the return of the Flayer, Nancy gets a pep talk from her mom about finishing her investigation, Dustin, Steve, and Robin recruit Erica for Operation Child Endangerment, as Hopper and Joyce put the squeeze on slimy Mayor Kline about his shady dealing ins Hawkins! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our mini-marathon of Stranger Things 3 continues with "The Case of the Missing Lifeguard", a Nancy Drew title if we've ever seen one! We talk about evil Russians, telepathic prank phone calls, and Suzie! We can't believe we haven't talked about Suzie yet! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our mini-binge of Netflix's Stranger Things 3 continues with "The Mall Rats". Which fits, since most of the non-upside down action takes place at Starcourt, and the rest involves rats that explode into facehuggers. Join us in a conversation about the horrors of teenager courtship, being abducted and consumed by unnatural monsters, and the Wander Indiana license plate. Support Bald Move: Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Hawkins! Stranger Things 3 is off to a fast start, as we catch up with all of the characters, see how the town is changing, establish the various emotional stakes, and uncover a secret Russian program to open their own tunnels into the Upside Down! How is this connected with the exploding rats and the Bryer's fridge? Today (July 4th) we're going to watch and record podcasts for the first three episodes of the season. Monday, we'll consider the next three, and wrap up the third season on Tuesday with the final two. Then, the week after, we'll be doing a wrap up pod and considering your feedback. Send in feedback via the links below! Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 It's that time of year again, but this time an entirely new time of year... Summer!  What threats will Hawkins' Heroes face this time around?  We're one week out so it's time to speculate and get hyped for Stranger Things 3.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron are still feeling the love for Netflix’s Stranger Things 2, as we go through the mailbag and return to Hawkins, Indiana one last time until Stranger Things 3!  We discuss interesting death theories, differing opinions on episode 207, D’art Demogorgon theories, growing up a geek girl in the 80s, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We conclude our epic Stranger Things marathon — which really has been a month long obsession — with the spectacular, extremely fulfilling, finale of season two, “The Gate”.  Maybe you can say the climax is a rehash of last year.  But everything else works in just the way you’d hope and hits all the right emotional and character notes and feels so satisfying that it feels mean spirited to harp on a quibble here or there.  We feel that this was the perfect follow up the the original Stranger Th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ladies and gentlemen, Bob the Brain.  Founder of the AV Club.  Hero to all. Shining star that burns so bright.  This is your episode, Bob.  We’ve got one more episode of season two of Stranger Things left before our marathon is over.  Let’s get to it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day three of our Stranger Things marathon continues!  We’re back, and so is Eleven (or I suppose we’re going to have to get used to Jane, yeah) as she makes a connection to a long lost sister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will sets a trap, and Hawkins Lab is about to be rocked!  That’s where we have to leave things as day two of our Stranger Things season two marathon draws to a close.  We’ll see you tomorrow for what’s sure to be the thrilling conclusion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hopper’s the one in need of a hero in this one, and A.Ron is gratified to see Bob the Brain step up.  Our season two marathon of Stranger Things continues! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will’s just chillin’ in this episode, and D’art has a snack.  Day two of our Stranger Things marathon begins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices