‘Stranger Things’ Bits: The Return of Kali, Season 2’s Scientific Error, Fan Art, and More

Posted on Friday, November 24th, 2017 by Ben Pearson

During Dustin’s explanation about tadpoles and pollywogs in season 2, he refers to a species of frogs whose tadpoles develop outside the water called Indirana semipalmata. But in an interview with The Verge, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ paleontology curator Christian Kammer points out that particular genus hadn’t been discovered yet:

Stranger Things 2 is supposed to take place in 1984, but it discusses a frog genus (Indirana) that wasn't named until 1986. #unforgivable #GOOFS #tookmerightoutofit

— Christian Kammerer (@Synapsida) November 11, 2017

While the error is real, at least Kammerer has enough of a sense of humor to realize that his comment “may be the most nitpick-y and pedantic comment about anachronisms that has been made thus far.”

GeekTyrant points out that Stranger Things: The Game gave pychic blast powers to Max, the new female character introduced this season, when that character wasn’t shown to have any powers in the actual show itself. Is this foreshadowing something more from her in season 3? Probably not, since her “damage” move has since been swapped out with a decidedly less supernatural “coin toss” move.

During Vulture Festival in Los Angeles this past weekend, the Duffer Brothers teased the return of Kali (aka Eight), Eleven’s secret lab sister who appeared in season 2’s most controversial episode. Here’s what they said (via Indiewire):

“It would feel weird that we wouldn’t resolve that storyline,” said Matt Duffer. “Chances are high that she comes back.”

Ross Duffer added, “We’re in very early days of Season 3…That’s not an official announcement.”

Dart's hungry. Give him a snack. He'll eat anything. Or anyone… https://t.co/eKURd20F29 pic.twitter.com/y5sOZtqT7G

— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) November 8, 2017

If you find yourself with literally nothing else to do, you can head over to FeedDart.com and upload photos of your friends, loved ones, or pets to have a digital Dart take a bite out of them.

And finally, BleedingCool has a list of some new Stranger Things merch that fans will soon be able to get their hands on, including brand new Funko Pops and a plush nesting version of Dart in which smaller versions of Dustin’s beloved pet Demogorgon fit inside each other.