going from that scared little boy in episode one to this manipulative and smug kid was extremely jarring (in a good way) and so fascinating. the fact that owen cooper hadn’t acted before this blows my mind. his performance here was amazing and erin doherty was spectacular too. their conversations flowed seamlessly and everything felt so real. meeting a boy with his mentality is fucking terrifying, because you know what he could turn into. or i guess what he already has turned into.