Stranger Things
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Well, were you able to catch your breath?
And thats what it feels like, right?
Remember how this entire series began with four little nerds playing D&D in the basement?
It all felt so simple then!
Now helicopters are falling from the sky in the Nevada desert.
TheStranger Thingsworld is a wildly different place.
Hawkins is a wildly different place.
And its all set to become even more so if Vecna has his way.
He shows Nancy a fiery Hawkins under a dark cloud under siege by monsters.
There will be no difference between the real Hawkins and the Upside Down version of their home.
Max points out that Vecnas clock always chimes four times before killing.
Hes been telling us his plan this whole time, she says.
Then they realize that if Vecna is looking to make four separate gates, he must make four kills.
And hes already made three.
They also know that when Vecna kills, he goes into the Upside Down Creel-house attic.
Thats when Max volunteers as bait.
Shes still marked by Vecna.
She wont put some other kid with no idea what theyre up against in danger.
Vecna uses his victims worst memories against them.
Our girls back, baby!
Shes lifting a 10,000-pound tank before breakfast, you know?
When she hears what theyre up to, she immediately wants to get to them in Hawkins.
To have any shot against Vecna, theyll need her, and she knows it.
Super glad to see thatStranger Thingsis not giving this monster a redemption arc.
Thats exactly what happens in the back half of this episode.
Like, seven times, at least?
It is all her fault, he tells her.
His anger led to Eleven opening that first gate in 1983.
But for plot purposes we march on!
In the desert, hes shot down by the helicopter hovering above waiting for them.
The boys have finally tracked Eleven down thanks to Suzies coordinates and some military-truck tracks.
It is the sweetest.
Brenner is barely alive, and with one of his last breaths, he frees her.
She knows what real family is now.
He has no power over her anymore.
Quite the wet-blanket move during this happy reunion, Eleven!
The hitch, of course, is that theyre still in Nevada.
Over in Indiana, the gangs plan has already been put into action.
Eleven might already be too late.
More Strange Things!
We are waiting!)
Plus, they find a container full of the shadow particles from the Upside Down.
Joyce realizes they could give Owens a call and see if he can help.
Its too many reminders of how close everyone is!
Someone is not long for this world!
So the jocks are still on the hunt for Hellfire.
You know he will do something stupid at the worst time imaginable.
If were trying to avoid angry hicks, maybe we shouldnt go to some store called the War Zone.
Erica truly is the wisest of all of them, isnt she?
Of course, Will is using Eleven as a stand-in for himself.
He tries to muffle his tears not to give away his true feelings for Mike.
Jonathan can see his brother in pain, though.
That line about how when youre different, sometimes you feel like a mistake is especially gutting!
Even Vecna knows that no one cares about Ted!
Feels wild, but I think I might follow up myStranger Thingsviewing with aMad About Yourewatch.
I hope hes not still cuffed to that pipe in the bunker!
