The thrilling Netflix original "Stranger Things" dropped its much-anticipated second season on Oct. 27, and we thought five days was more than enough time to let people watch before we breathlessly dissected it on this week's episode of OnMilwaukee's Postgame Tailgate podcast.
Did we like it? Yes. Did we have issues? Yes. Sports editor Jimmy Carlton and pop culture editor Matt Mueller dive into the upside-down world of Hawkins, Indiana, to discuss the sequel's (too many?) similarities to its smash-hit first season; the development (or non-development) of old and new characters; the controversial seventh episode; the shadow monster's gender and more. The guys also hand out season 2 awards, including MVP, Most Improved Player and Rookie of the Year.
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Born in Milwaukee but a product of Shorewood High School (go ‘Hounds!) and Northwestern University (go ‘Cats!), Jimmy never knew the schoolboy bliss of cheering for a winning football, basketball or baseball team. So he ditched being a fan in order to cover sports professionally - occasionally objectively, always passionately. He's lived in Chicago, New York and Dallas, but now resides again in his beloved Brew City and is an ardent attacker of the notorious Milwaukee Inferiority Complex.
After interning at print publications like Birds and Blooms (official motto: "America's #1 backyard birding and gardening magazine!"), Sports Illustrated (unofficial motto: "Subscribe and save up to 90% off the cover price!") and The Dallas Morning News (a newspaper!), Jimmy worked for web outlets like CBSSports.com, where he was a Packers beat reporter, and FOX Sports Wisconsin, where he managed digital content. He's a proponent and frequent user of em dashes, parenthetical asides, descriptive appositives and, really, anything that makes his sentences longer and more needlessly complex.
Jimmy appreciates references to late '90s Brewers and Bucks players and is the curator of the unofficial John Jaha Hall of Fame. He also enjoys running, biking and soccer, but isn't too annoying about them. He writes about sports - both mainstream and unconventional - and non-sports, including history, music, food, art and even golf (just kidding!), and welcomes reader suggestions for off-the-beaten-path story ideas.
