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Coworker went insane because I recommended Stranger Things

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If anyone hasn’t watched Stranger Things and is planning to, this thread contains spoilers.
Stranger Things Season 1 had just hit the streaming services, and the hype was building. A couple of us were chatting about it at work when Mary—who had just joined the conversation—wanted to know what we were talking about. I told her about the show, raved about how much I was enjoying it, and recommended she give it a shot. She thanked me and said she’d watch it over the weekend.

Mary, by the way, was a pretty weird and annoying person. She held a handful of odd opinions, and she was never wrong. Debating her was like a math problem in a universe where the answer was always “yes.” She also had a temper and would snap over the tiniest things, turning the workplace into a mood‑swamp.

Monday came, and Mary was angry as ever. She cornered me in the breakroom and demanded to know why I’d recommend such a “disgusting” TV show to her. I asked her what was wrong, and she launched into a tirade.

She started talking about the episode where Barb gets taken into the Upside Down. According to Mary, it “utterly traumatized” her because she could’t stop picturing her own daughter in that situation. She wagged her finger and yelled, “I’m a mother! Why did you recommend that show to a mother?? I couldn’t sleep all night thinking about what that poor girl went through!” She then lectured me: “When you have a child, you won’t want anyone recommending things like that to you. So you need to think things through more carefully in the future.” I wasn’t about to tolerate her nonsense, so I rolled my eyes and walked away. She brought it up to other coworkers all day, repeating how “shaken” she was.

It’s worth noting that Mary has a son as well, but she didn’t seem to care about Will Byers in the same way she cared about Barb.

Comments (because Reddit is a party)​

  • What a nut!
  • I’m a mother, I watched Stranger Things with my daughter. We still do!
  • Is this sub just all AI posts?
  • Obviously, Mary's a fruitloop, but I'm kinda glad someone gave a shit enough about Barb to mention it.
  • We all felt for Barb! But not in a “I’m going to yell at a coworker and blame him!” kind of way. She also didn’t give a shit about Will or Eleven.

TL;DR​

A guy recommends Stranger Things, Mary goes into a full-on Upside Down panic attack, and the office gets a whole lot more dramatic. If you’re a parent, maybe just stick to The Office for work talk.