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Linnea Berthelsen as Kali Prasad Stranger Things, season 2

If you wanted to show mercy, that is your choice. But don’t you ever take away mine. Ever. Do you understand?

Do you think there’s a chance Will has scenes with Kali, or that the follow is just Noah being friendly?

If she's really back he's gonna have scenes with her and El in the finale most likely!

I have found nirvana

I've seen your posts about Kali x Steve pairing and I'm not against the idea, but I'm having a hard time comprehending what exactly would make them fall for each other. Steve's not a lab kid like she is, so he's not in a position to understand her struggles as well as others could (unless there's something about that regarding him yet to the revealed on the show). Do you have any ideas on the foundations that any potential relationship of theirs might have? Parental issues? Leadership pressure? Looking for a peaceful life?

Also Eleven almost certainly is more experienced in relationships due to her being with Mike, and I can't get the image out of my head of Kali going to her asking for tips. The idea of the older sibling asking the younger sibling for romance advice really cracks me up and feels super sweet.

Anon, I love this message. Thank you for giving me an excuse to think about Them.

I tend to see it as Steve basically falling in infatuation at first sight without even knowing who she is, and shooting his shot with his affable doofus charm. She is unimpressed at first (though secretly attracted to him) and she always makes sure to keep a straight face even when she finds his silly jokes funny, cause even though she has stopped murdering people and is trying to be a better person, any show of interest is vulnerability to her and vulnerability is off limits.

She would be very standoff-ish for awhile with him. Finding out she's El's sister, and about her history, would only make him fall for her even harder. The depths of her rage would scare him sometimes, but ultimately he would love her strength and conviction. The longer she stays in Hawkins, the more she is entranced by the way he takes care of all the kids, how maternal he is. She only has a few blurry memories of her own parents from before she was taken, and watching him with them always brings them back stronger than ever. On Kali’s side, it would be a slow burn. She didn’t trust anyone when she first arrived in Hawkins, even El, but Steve wins her over without her realizing it is happening. He would accept pretty quickly that she doesn’t seem to reciprocate his feelings and he would happily be her friend while pining away, just like he did with Nancy. It would take a long time, but she would be the one to initiate the first kiss. 

The thing I see that connects them is they share a desire for a calm stable home life. It's canon for Steve that a loving family is his priority. I think for Kali, the fact that her life after the lab essentially became her collecting her own found family and being their self-appointed caretaker indicates a real yearning for connection & intimacy she can't find through vengeance. 

When it comes to Steve not understanding her past, I don't think that's necessary. As much as I love a little shared trauma, I feel like that's not something either Steve or Kali needs in a relationship. They are both people who need a fresh start–someone who meets them where they're at, instead of being bogged down by whoever they were in the past. For Kali in particular, I think what she needs most is someone who will listen, believe & validate the depth of her trauma, and do their best to comfort her in every possible way. And I think Steve would not only want to be that person, but he would be really good at it.  

I think it would be years down the line before Kali would become a person who would even be willing to go to anyone for advice, but I agree that her asking El for help in planning the perfect anniversary date or something would be amazing. She would be so out of her depth, especially because Steve is such a romantic he would always be doing little and big things for her and she probably would feel like she needs to match his gestures in some way (even though he doesn't need that at all).

I just had this awesome stranger things 4 volume two theory!!! Credit goes to @.dizay on tiktok for pointing this out.

So in the tiktok the user points out that in the D&D game in the first episode Dustin couldn’t beat Vecna when he rolled an ELEVEN. This foreshadows El being unable to beat Vecna alone, just like Brenner said. But at the same time as the D&D game is being played, Lucas wins the basketball game at the last second by scoring the winning shot. Guess what number he is? EIGHT!!! THIS could foreshadow Eight, aka Kali, coming to El’s rescue near the end.

Imagine this: El has just lost against Vecna, and a majority of not all of the cast have been captured and/or killed by Vecna. Vecna is making his victory speech that we hear in the trailer, and as he’s about to finish El off, the striking blow goes THROUGH her! He, along with the audience, realizes this was an illusion and that everyone is getting away!

Having Kali come back would be EPIC! I’ve always wondered what else the Duffer brothers were going to do with her, especially because she appeared only in season two and was never mentioned again. They’ve proven with clock noises throughout the series that there has been a plan this whole time, so I don’t think they’d introduce Kali just to further El’s arc in season two. I think they WANTED us to forget about her, so when she comes in and saves the day it’s even more amazing! This theory is supported by the fact that Kali was referred to briefly by Vecna during El’s time at the lab, and I don’t think she’s ever been mentioned before this outside of season 2.

Even if this theory is totally wrong, I still believe Kali will be back! Lucas getting the winning shot could be foreshadowing Kali’s triumphant return next season instead of this season. Who knows honestly, this show is so good at getting you thinking you know what’s up and then it turns out you actually don’t. Can’t wait for volume 2!!!

Let's just hope that they actually add him in future 😭🙏

why do I have to see Murray’s balding ass???? according to the duffers and stranger things writing process, he’s served his purpose—should’ve been gone after S3 if not S2 so why do I have to see him over and over again? why did this fucker get a call so he can keep pointing out the obvious?

they’ll keep the raging z*onist but not Kali (Eleven’s sister character who was meant to just be edgy but brought so much depth to herself AND El, 008, test subject with fucking powers that would be beneficial in taking down Vecna) or Argyle (literal ride or die who got roped into the upside down business, was shot at with his friends, buried a dead body, drove across the country to reunite the group, is linked to the group in multiple ways, played a similar role as Robin’s in ST3 but apparently he doesn’t get to stay).

they’ll keep the ugly, old white guy who is just a companion at this point but not the POCs that go MIA after they’re used to further the plot for a white main character.

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Brenner Bingo!

There are others.

A lot of what went on in S2E7 is building to what Eleven's motivation will be in S3.

It's important.

Shitting on El’s character and episode 2x07 in order to show how other characters are supposedly more important is lazy thinking. Try justifying how 2x07 isn’t important without diminishing El’s character OR sounding racist. Try it. If you want to shit on any character in this show, maybe pick on the ones who weren’t narratively important to s2. Like, um, idk, B*lly?

I loved it but then again I'm a sucker for 80s punk and anti-establishment subculture aesthetics.

Also it has a Dr. Brenner cameo.

I know it was all in Eleven's head but still... Marty!

Hey y’all, just wanna ask y’all what you thought of Stranger Things, Season 2, Episode 7 (the lost sister… the one with Eight in). I know that people have very mixed feelings about it, so I just want to ask y’all what you think.

Concerning Eight Conjuring Brenner...

I don't think that Eight/Kali projected Brenner in Eleven's mind, I think Brenner remotely used Eight as a conduit to reach out to Eleven.

EL HOPPER + KALI PRASAD STRANGER THINGS | S02E07 “The Lost Sister”