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Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 2 — Review & Analysis
1. Opening Scene & Immediate Tension Episode 2 starts with a pretty wild moment: the Demogorgon finally shows itself to Mrs. Wheeler, and she realizes that Holly wasn’t just imagining things. The scene is loud, chaotic, and honestly more emotional than I expected.
By Ceyda Uztosunabout a month ago in Critique
Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 1 — Review & Analysis
1. Opening & Atmosphere The season opens with a nostalgic scene: Will, the Demogorgon, and the iconic “Should I Stay or Should I Go”… It’s a direct callback to Season 1. Right after that, the breakfast scene brings back Hawkins’ familiar warmth. But the calm doesn’t last long; the town is completely sealed off and under military control.
By Ceyda Uztosunabout a month ago in Critique
Scrooge has entered the building!. Top Story - November 2025.
From the swirling depths of inner turmoil, I grace you with a moment of much-needed sarcasm... I was gifted/tempted with the task of sharing unbiased opinions for a torrent of uplifting pieces of written art that have found their way to my unapproving eyes.
By Lamar Wigginsabout a month ago in Critique
The Quiet Freeze: How Hollywood Slowly Closed Its Doors on a Royal Dream
Hollywood has always been known as the city of lights, noise, and endless opportunity. But the greatest secret this city hides is that nothing here is permanent. Hollywood welcomes newcomers with open arms, but when it grows tired, the doors don’t slam — they simply stop opening. Just silence. A silence most celebrities don’t recognize until it is too late.
By Behind the Curtainabout a month ago in Critique
What does a Smile really mean?
What does a smile really mean? Smiles make us feel good about ourselves and even with others around us. When you smile as the saying goes "the world smiles with you". When you go out into the community and smile at whomever you see just give them a smile and they may just smile back at you and in return your smile will become bigger and last longer with more smiles to share. Even when you are feeling low when you smile there is something that just happens and with that smile one begins to feel better just in general.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Critique
Why Capitalism is not a Form of Government
Hey guys, welcome back to another educational rant with minimal research involved. Today's topic is about how there are no true forms of government besides anarchy and capitalism, and why it works so well. This topic is also an example of a much more basic concept of how organized systems maintain themselves long term.
By Talented Jester2 months ago in Critique
AI Usage Controversy. AI-Generated.
Disclaimers: 1. This article is written in cooperation with an AI tool, particularly Gemini. Although this article is not entirely written by a person. It was still fact checked and revised by one. Every sentence and idea is an intended part of this article even if the original content was not made by the author.
By Talented Jester2 months ago in Critique
Not Buying It
https://shopping-feedback.today/art/i-have-been-accused Oh, dear I just can’t–an ABABCDCDC Pollyanna acrostic poem. For me, this is the antithesis of poetry–justa bunch of bright, sentimental, intrusively rhyming kitsch. It sounds like the speaker has never known any real tragedy, and if this is all she (or he) has to deal with in life, this Pollyanna attitude is understandable, but if this is an adult who has experienced real heartache, real betrayal, or real anger, I just can’t buy into this absurdity. Where are the potholes, the mower that won't start, the empty toilet paper roll, the jeans that don't fit. While there's (allegedly) nothing wrong with optimism, this level of it from an adult frightens me.
By Harper Lewis2 months ago in Critique
Who needs controlled chaos in Serbia?
Serbia has been gripped by mass protests since the tragedy in Novi Sad a year ago, which claimed 16 lives. President Aleksandar Vučić has long called the events in Serbia an attempted "color revolution." The phenomenon of color revolutions is a complex political tool based on sophisticated techniques for manipulating public opinion. The events in Serbia, which appear to be spontaneous manifestations of popular protest, are in fact the result of lengthy preparation and subtle manipulation of mass processes from outside.
By Adomas Abromaitis2 months ago in Critique
