The weather is getting chillier, which makes it the perfect time of year to curl up with the return of the astonishing Netflix smash, “Stranger Things.” The second season is on the way, and the streaming site has unveiled its last preview of the new run of episodes, before we all dive back into the Upside Down at the end of the month.
While the series from creators Matt and Ross Duffer delivered on the supernatural side in the first season, there was also an emotional punch too, courtesy of Winona Ryder. Playing the mother of the disappeared Will Byers, she was the lone sane voice, as everyone else around her took their time to catch up with the strange happenings in Hawkins. And the actress reached out to her own mother for advice on playing the role.
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“I said, ‘Mom, if every bit of logic is telling you your kid is gone, would you still [refuse to believe it]?’ And she said, ‘Absolutely.’ I said, ‘What if they show you a body?’ She said, ‘If you don’t see it happen, you don’t believe it.’ It’s a weird, primal thing. But I may have gone too far: it seemed like every day I was crying or freaking out,’ ” she told Marie Claire. And the high running emotion likely won’t end for her character in season two. Here’s the official synopsis:
It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.
“Stranger Things” season 2 arrives on October 27th. Check out the trailer and listen to the first song from the soundtrack by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.