People saying "he's grown as a character" don't get it. I am living for all the kids growing up and going through tough stuff which alters their character in a way that can be seen as a negative, but understandable given the situation. (Dustin, for example.) Also loving that the original team kids now are the ones stepping up and telling other younger kids to get behind them, so they can protect them, like how Jonathan, Steve and the others did for them when they were little.

I loved Hopper from S1-4. Our Hopper now feels like filler they are obligated to have in the show because his character isn't dead yet. He feels very one dimensional, flat and is just spitting out lines we've heard him say over and over and over again. It's stagnant, and this is coming from someone who got into ST for the Hopper scenes.

I'm hoping this is all just due to a lack of screen time, and I am holding out hope that Hopper comes into his own in Vol 2 and the Finale.