Stranger Things : Hopper is a borderline abusive drunk

Hopper is a borderline abusive drunk

One scene resonates with me: backstory first, Hopper was upset Mike and his daughter Eleven were spending so much time together in her bedroom. He threatened Mike to keep them apart. Mike lied to Eleven saying he can't see her, because he was scared of Hopper.

He didn't even care how much these two loved one another, and that he was damaging their relationship by what he did.

But what irks me is… Hopper comes home drunk, sees Eleven's door closed. He rushes and stomps toward the door, with alcohol, piss drunk, shouting, "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU…"

…and opens the door, revealing Eleven is with Max, her girl friend.

He is relieved and (sadistically) smiles, happy that Max is with a girl and not with Mike. You'd think it'd be appropriate to feel sadness that his daughter can't spend time with her boyfriend. His daughter's sadness is his happiness.

What was Hopper going to do if Eleven was with Mike? He looked as if he was going to beat her. The way he stormed in there, drunk, kicked open the bedroom door…

He was also an asshole before this when he kept Eleven cooped up in the house, not taking her out on Halloween which she wanted. Yeah I get that he wanted her to be "safe," but there are limits: you can't keep someone locked in a house all day with no social life for years on end. He made her stay in her room locked up all day with no outside life. I don't like the way he treats her. He has abusive alcoholic written all over him.

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No he wasn't. He was a caring father.



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He should have taken her out for Halloween. I would have had her wear a mask, and then wear the ghost sheet on top of that, that way you get extra protection. Easy fix.

It wasn't right what he did with the TV, either.

And being drunk around your daughter…and coming home drunk…is NEVER caring. Given that he's an alcoholic, he should never raising a kid by himself without a wife or someone in the house.

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You're totally wrong.



😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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Do you think this behaviour is normal?

-Drove home drunk.
-Assumed Eleven was in her bedroom with Mike, barged through her bedroom door…drunk, and angry, to say the least.

Exactly what would he have done if it had been Mike in there? Because it certainly looks like he was about to kill him, and beat his daughter.



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Sounds like someone's jealous.




😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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What?? Nice dodge.

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PS You're either an idiot, or a troll, or both!



😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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Exactly what would he have done if it had been Mike in there? Because it certainly looks like he was about to kill him, and beat his daughter.

You know what? I barely watch that show. But based on that short clip I think PE you are going off the deep end. Could you, like dial back your delusion. The scene was the final cut. What are you talking about now. There is no indication in that scene of anything you are suggesting. There are no "what if" in the plot of that episode.

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What??

Why does your brain work in a completely retarded way?

“There are no what ifs in the plot of that episode”

This doesn’t make any sense. You need to work on the way you process information. It’s getting old.

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This doesn’t make any sense. You need to work on the way you process information. It’s getting old.
Perhaps if you explained yourself better or clarified your delusions, instead of automatically assuming that there is something wrong with the rest of us. Duh.

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Obviously your brain is the retarded one, moron!







😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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AS THE FATHER OF AN 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER…WE WATCH STRANGER THINGS TOGETHER AND ENJOY THE HOPPER/ELEVEN RELATIONSHIP…YOUR ASSESSMENT IS INCORRECT AND QUITE THE STRETCH.☠

“I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions.”

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Amen and well said, Mr. VSV!



😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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So kicking your kids door in drunk shouting is completely acceptable behavior?

Or out of convenience, are we just going to ignore that and say he’s a caring father?

Thought so.

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😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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Re: Hopper is a borderline abusive drunk

He's an idiot, or a troll, or both.



😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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That's PE the vegan guy, seems whichever of his many accounts that he currently is using, you always come to this same conclusion.

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And your point would be…..??



😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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That by now you should know that he's an idiot AND a troll.

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I know that, but I never get tired of pointing it out.



😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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I agree kicking in a child's door while drunk is very inappropriate.

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^Someone with sense.

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Inappropriate but not abusive. I watched the clip and the two kids hardly reacted to it.

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He was also an asshole before this when he kept Eleven cooped up in the basement, not taking her out on Halloween which she wanted. Yeah I get that he wanted her to be "safe," but there are limits: you can't keep someone locked in a basement all day with no social life for years on end. He made her stay in her basement locked up all day with no outside life. I don't like the way he treats her. He has abusive alcoholic written all over him.

You seem mad. Is this like your origin story?

Bring. More. Sheep.

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Nope! Both my parents never drank. There was a lot of speaking in tongues and old men in cloaks though….

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say what

Bring. More. Sheep.

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😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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They were swingers.

Bring. More. Sheep.

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This series needs to end, it’s getting repetitive now.
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