• JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    I said this elsewhere, but in season 3, all the real world, non-fantastical problems are critiques of Capitalism. Even the "pro-capitalism" little girl goes from describing Capitalism to Project Child Endangerment.

    Now this could all be a part of pacing and leading storytelling where you have to give the viewer what they expect to lead them where you want. But then, I noticed this last night after finishing my rewatch, when Dustin is radioing Suzie he interrupts her reading of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin. So even if there's anti-communism going on, I suspect there's a comrade on the writing staff.