Discussion for episodes 301-303, "Suzie, Do You Copy?" through "The Case of the Missing Lifeguard"

Seemed like a discussion thread per episode was too much last time, so we're going to group them up the way we're podcasting them!
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Podcast 1-3 are planned for today 7/4.
Podcast 4-6 are planned for Monday, 7/8.
Podcast 7-8 are planned for Tuesday, 7/9.
Oh well... loving ST3 so far.
I love what they’ve done with Billy. I really hated his character last season and I wasn’t looking forward to him being more prominent this season, but making him the possessed villain is great.
My one eye roll was the number of songs they squeezed into the first episode. That was a little much.
Poor Will, though. It must be terrible when you’re still a little kid but your friends have all turned into hormone-raging sex pervs. :-(
As for the bus system, if I remember correctly, they did the same thing in Fargo season 2. A small Minnesota town (smaller than Hawkins, presumably) in the 70s had a fairly extensive bus system. Implausible, but not a big deal (to me) I guess.
According to the a study done recently, 18 cities in Indiana have bus systems. Big ones like Indy and Fort Wayne and small ones like Marion, Richmond, and Valparaiso. https://www.fwcitilink.com/pdfs/ITA-Ridership-Profiles.pdf
It wouldn't surprise me if the bus routes sprouted up in Hawkins along with the mall. I agree it was a shock to see at first along with the string quartet in Enzo's, but having grown up in Hoosierland myself, I know that it is often a place with many contradictions and surprises.
Very much enjoying Season 3 and the BaldMove coverage!
And on another level, that's "Robin"'s dad Ethan Hawke there as well.
It also serves as a Disney-level subtle cross promotion move, as Netflix's Dark Crystal prequel miniseries is set to release on September.