Dr. Owens Proves Himself
When accepting certain roles, actors must be aware that depending on the role, they might have a specific stigma associated with them for the rest of their careers, whether or not it is a positive or a negative association. And when it comes to Paul Reiser, he had a lot to come back from…

Paul Reiser played Carter Burke in the 1980s film, Alien, who no doubt left fans feeling all sorts of things towards him. So when fans saw him as Dr. Owens in Stranger Things, many people expected the worst. So I think it is fair to say that Dr. Owens has now put Paul Reiser back in our good books.