Why change what’s already aired?
I think we’re all familiar with director’s cuts in films. It seems like even when the movie is done, you can always go back and tinker.
But director’s cuts in TV are something new. Usually, when an episode airs, there’s not enough money or time or even control to go back and change things. But that’s exactly what’s happening now with Stranger Things. The Duffer brothers have been quietly going back to seasons one and two and changing things.
Some viewers who have the DVDs of those seasons noticed that they cut out a peeping Tom scene in the first season where Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton) spies on Nancy (Natalia Dyer) from a bush, snapping photos. Now, in the story, the two are together. And that moment seemed lewd, so they nixed it.
The same goes for a small season two plot hole, where they mention Will’s birthday when it was already his birthday. That has been removed too.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
