Goosebumps S2 Has David Schwimmer, but Are There Other Reasons to Watch the New Chapter?
An adaptation of R. L. Stine's books that leaves little trace of the original source.
The second season of the teen series Goosebumps from Rob Letterman and Nicholas Stoller, a loose adaptation of the book series of the same name by R. L. Stine has arrived on Disney Plus.
Viewers can expect an all-new story, and this time Friends star David Schwimmer has been cast in a guest role.
What Is Goosebumps Season 2 About?
Twins Devin and Cece are spending the holidays with their father, Anthony, who lives in Brooklyn. The girl wants to go to the debate club and the boy wants to practice anger management: Devin has been suspended from school for fighting with a classmate.
Meanwhile, Anthony is doing some experiments in the basement. In addition, the man is overtaken by the past: 30 years ago, a group of teenagers, including Anthony's older brother Matty, disappeared in an abandoned fort on the coast.
Anthony receives Matty's sweatshirt from the missing boy's ex-girlfriend, now a police detective, Jen, and discovers traces of an unknown substance on the fabric.
The Vanishing Tries to Surprise the Viewer
The second season, titled The Vanishing, tries to look stylish and may even mislead the unprepared viewer at first. Banal dialogues are sometimes diluted with unexpected techniques like SnorriCam.
There are few such examples, but such flirting with the audience by the creators of the series cannot but please – the superficial story gets a little more depth, and what happens on the screen causes less yawning.
There's Almost Nothing from R. L. Stine's Works in Season 2
However, there is only the name and a few monsters from the books of R. L. Stine in the series, which is not surprising – the authors abstracted from the author's works in the first season and chose the way of a very loose adaptation.
In the new millennium, teenagers are not afraid of zombies or giant man-eating plants: the horror lies in the violation of laws.
The characters act like typical teenagers, but one of them occasionally breaks the fourth wall by mentioning that it is forbidden for an unauthorized person to climb into the sewer, or that an attempt to take revenge on a neighbor by climbing into the basement is not self-defense, but burglary.
The characters still break the law, but the meta-commentary hidden between the lines by the show's creators will definitely stick in the minds of the youngest viewers.
Rob Letterman and Nicholas Stoller have tried to fill the niche of teenage mystical fantasy that was left vacant after the cancellation of Riverdale. In this case, the authors are still lacking the smallest thing – memorable characters and a strong plot.