The host is “your Dungeon Master” as the panel discusses the Stranger Things finale.
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- your Dungeon Master
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CurtisRyanDaniGuest appearance: Dani
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By way of introduction.
Joining “from the right side up,” Ryan pretends to be excited to discuss Frasier before accepting the Stranger Things detour.
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- from
- the right side up
Brad is said to be locked in Russia by a convoluted Soviet plot. The guest is someone the panel would entrust all its guns to under supernatural attack; she celebrates “no Brad, no Frasier.”
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- convoluted Soviet plot
- we'd entrust all of our
- guns to her
- no Brad
- no Frasier
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Welcome to Reverse Psychology. This is a bonus episode discussing Stranger Things, which wrapped up their series finale over New Year's. If you have not yet watched, please be warned, this will be full of spoilers. If you don't want the ending ruined, you should pause here, watch the show, and then come back to us after you've seen Eleven, writing a Demogordon, and laying waste to all of Hawkins. I'm your Dungeon Master, Curtis Sheck. Joining me from the right side up, it's Ryan Sansone. Curtis. Hello, I am so excited to talk Frasier with you tonight. Uh, back up. We are setting aside Frasier for a full episode because we're here to talk about that show Stranger Things. Oh, yeah, okay. That'll work too. I could do that. That's actually gonna be a nice palate cleanser. Brad would be with us, but because of a convoluted Soviet plot, he's, uh, locked in Russia somewhere in some gulag, so he won't be with us. Instead, we have somebody who, if we were under attack by supernatural monsters, we'd entrust all of our guns to her. It's Denny Stevens. Oh, I'm so ready for this. So you're telling me no Brad, no Frasier. What? Best episode ever. Yeah, we're just stuck with the Demogorgons.
Comic bits and episode moments.
Conversation excerpt
Love ↗
Let's start by talking about what we love about this show. What are the things that you just, as a whole, Stranger Things, it grabs you?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 8 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: DaniSource excerpt ↗ 04:44
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Steve Initial
Steve the Hare Harrington
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Steve Agreement
This might be a problem because it's also a big reason I love the show.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 05:01
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Hair Choice
Question / challenge
If you had to choose, lose the hair or lose the Harrington? Like if it was that hair on someone else or that face but with like a bald head, which would you choose?
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Participant cited: DaniSource excerpt ↗ 05:10
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Bald Answer
I'd still take them bald.
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RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Aesthetic
I assume what the 80s looked like really well.
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- Answer qualification: Like, you feel like you're there.
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Aesthetic Agreement
They do a great job, hair included, but also, like, everything. The whole aesthetic is there.
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Will Highlight
I think one of the most impressive things they did, especially this season, was they took the worst part about the show, which was absolutely Will Byers.; They made all of it worthwhile this season.
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Atmosphere
This is a fun show to watch, but also has great creepy atmosphere.
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Logistics
But like, and they do that very well. But the actual like logistics of how they move the characters around is just, it's phenomenal.
Conversation excerpt
Dislikes ↗
Well, let's talk about the things that kind of annoy the fuck out of us in this show. What do you not like?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 4 recorded contributions
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Callie Dislike
Callie.
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Russian Dislike
the entire Russian subplot in season three is just awful.
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- Answer qualification: It's badly written.; It doesn't make sense.; And these Soviets in Soviet uniforms were able to build the deepest tunnel of all time.
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Jonathan Dislike
I think Jonathan Byers is a pretty terrible character, actually.
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- Answer qualification: And he has almost no redeeming qualities to him at any point.
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Climbing Dislike
And then they have this bizarre choice in the finale where they're like, all right, guys,; we'll take breaks.; We'll camp for the night.; Like, we're really going to take our time climbing this tower.
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- Answer qualification: I don't understand how they got so quickly up to those cliffs.
Conversation excerpt
Side Characters ↗
Who is your favorite character in the show?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 4 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: DaniSource excerpt ↗ 21:13
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Danny Side
Now, see, that's so tough because I did really like Dipshit and Delightful Derek this season.; But I also love Murray's character.
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Participant cited: DaniSource excerpt ↗ 21:41
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Murray Reasons
Question / challenge
Why don't you tell us what you like about him and we'll see.
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Murray Answer
I like his one-liners.
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- Answer qualification: Early on in his character, he was really able to read people and it really took him off guard.; Season three, I really liked his character with Alexei or Snirnoff.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 22:17
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Bob
Bob the Brain.
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Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 23:17
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Argyle
Argyle
Conversation excerpt
Main Characters ↗
Is there more you have to say?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Danny Steve
I like his character arc.
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- Choice: Steve Harrington
- Answer qualification: I think he was just doing it because he wanted to seem cool, right?; He goes and immediately goes to try and apologize.; And then here he goes, gets roped in with Dustin.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 28:47
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Robin
Rockin' Robin
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- Answer qualification: I think what they give her to do is a lot of fun.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 29:35
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Robin Bit
Question / challenge
What's your favorite bit from Robin?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Robin Dj
Making her a DJ at a radio station was a brilliant move for the final season.
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Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 30:16
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Dustin
Dustin
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- Answer qualification: But, you know, it's like an easy pick.
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Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 30:25
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Hopper
Hop
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- Answer qualification: Other than his hair, what do you love about him?
Conversation excerpt
most punchable moment ↗
So, you know, what happened in this series that makes you want to punch one of these stupid kids?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 32:20
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Duffers
the Duffer brothers
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- Answer qualification: I am not going with a kid to punch out the gate.
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Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 32:28
Finale Emotion
We had to do everyone's emotional wrap up and then we fight the mind flare and then we go do it again for every character again.; Can we have more comedy spread out?; It was exhausting.
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- Answer qualification: I actually loved that they had that much time dedicated to the epilogue.
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Participant cited: DaniSource excerpt ↗ 35:48
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Danny Punch Prompt
Question / challenge
Danny, do you have a punchable moment?
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Participant cited: DaniSource excerpt ↗ 35:53
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Max
Max.
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- Answer qualification: Well, I know I already talked about my dislike of Kali, so I'm going to go a different route.; It character was well-written, but boy, did I want to punch them in the face.
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Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 36:10
Max Discussion
She was taking a whole lifetime to get out of there.
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- Answer qualification: When it's time to run, you don't do the walk to slowly run.; Like, I get the dramatic effect they were going for her, but it just clanged.
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Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 38:02
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Brenner
Dr. Brenner.
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- Answer qualification: I went with a more traditional villain for my punchable moment.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 38:34
Villain Objection
I mean, you hate Marty, but haven't you picked him for a punchable moment?
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- Claim: But I don't think you can pick a villain.
- Answer qualification: Brenner remains the eligible nomination; the concession is a joking response, not withdrawal.
- Ryan: “I concede.”
Conversation excerpt
Rating ↗
For this final season, was it good, bad, or ugly?
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 2 recorded exchanges
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 40:17
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Unevenness
Question / challenge
What's the unevenness?
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- Answer qualification: This could, if I was going to mark it ugly, what was it?
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Unevenness Answer
It was the cliffs, but it was.; Beyond just that, I think the other thing is so much of the dialogue was exposition.; There was just so much to explain.
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- Answer qualification: I much prefer like all the character stuff we get at the very, very end.
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Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 44:56
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Ryan Rating Check
Question / challenge
Ryan did you give in your rating it a good bad or ugly?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Ryan Good
I said good.
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- Choice: good
Conversation excerpt
Landing ↗
they stick the landing?
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 1 recorded contribution
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Landing Answer
and this was fantastic.
Conversation excerpt
Familiarity ↗
Are you familiar with Conformity Gate?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 2 recorded contributions
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Familiar Yes
Yeah.
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Familiar No
When you wrote it in the notes I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
Conversation excerpt
Theory Context ↗
Supposedly there is a conspiracy theory online that none of this really happened.
Source details
- Answer qualification: That there is a secret finale that has not yet aired and that will drop.
- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Rock Speculation ↗
Like what how what could that rock possibly be?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded contributions
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Gay Rock
So that was a gay rock.
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- Answer qualification: joke
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Cosmic Rock
I assume it's a cosmic entity.; I assume that came from space.
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Cosmic Restatement
That came from space
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- Answer qualification: It's just far away.; Because a wormhole would connect two points in space I think.
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Abyss Rock
I think I think that's that that rock came from the abyss and somehow they got it.
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- Answer qualification: There's a ship or something.
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Meteorite Rock
My guess is that it's just like a meteorite came down from space and there's one random; fat guy is walking around with it till Henry jumps him and then you know touches his; hurt hand and suddenly he can talk to a weird dust cloud.
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- Activity premise: Let's ruin the play for Danny right now.
Conversation excerpt
Alive ↗
Elle alive or dead in your mind?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 4 recorded exchanges
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Alive Initial
I believe she's alive.
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Alive Following
Of course I believe.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 56:18
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Weigh In
Question / challenge
So did you weigh in?
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Weigh Answer
Of course I believe.
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- Answer qualification: I was a little bit skeptical in the second watch through.; It seemed a little less plausible but at the end of the day neither answers all that plausible; so why not believe?
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CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Dani Belief Recall
alive
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- Claim: you have expressed that you believe
- Answer qualification: I agree.
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- Answer qualification: Where do you land?
Conversation excerpt
Last Words ↗
Any last words on Stranger Things before I get us out of here?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 3 recorded contributions
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Prince
We didn't talk about them playing Prince.
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Eddie
Hated Eddie.; Loved Eddie's death scene.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Season Two
I think season two is better than season one.
Conversation excerpt
Signoff ↗
For myself, Ryan and Danny, we believe.
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- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Technical ↗
I'll leave and come back.
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- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Bonus ↗
Throw out like your wildest unrelated thought.
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 1 recorded contribution
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Bonus Answer
I'm so glad Taylor Swift got dethroned.
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- Answer qualification: Talk about like the housewives or something.; You know, something controversial.
Conversation excerpt
Bonus Followup ↗
Steve Harrington.
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- Question: By who?
- Answer qualification: No, he's a musician.; Steve Harrington sings.; Yeah, he dethroned Taylor Swift.
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