Stranger Things First Season Recap in 2 Minutes
Episode 1: The Vanishing of Will Byers Will disappears after hiding in family shed Joyce discovers Will missing the next morning Hopper begins investigation into Will’s disappearance Eleven escapes Hawkins Lab and reaches Benny’s diner Search party forms to look for Will in woods Episode 2: The Weirdo on Maple Street Mike and friends shelter Eleven Joyce receives a phone call she believes is from Will Eleven hints Will is alive but hiding from danger Barb is attacked near Steve’s pool Joyce experiences supernatural events at home Episode 3: Holly, Jolly Barb is attacked and dragged back into pool in Upside Down Joyce communicates with Will through the Christmas lights Steve tears Jonathan’s photos and destroys his camera Nancy realizes Barb is missing A body believed to be Will is discovered at the quarry Episode 4: The Body Joyce insists the body isn’t Will’s and has heard him Mike hears Will singing through the radio Will communicates with Joyce from Upside Down Hopper discovers state troopers staged the body recovery Nancy and Jonathan develop photos which show the Demogorgon Episode 5: The Flea and the Acrobat Hopper infiltrates the lab searching for answers Kids posit Will is trapped in the “Upside Down” Dustin discovers compasses point toward the dimensional gate Eleven misleads the trio; Mike and Lucas fight; Eleven disappears Nancy and Jonathan encounter the Demogorgon in the woods Episode 6: The Monster Jonathan rescues Nancy from the Upside Down Nancy and Jonathan plan to hunt the monster Steve sees Nancy and Jonathan in her bedroom Hopper and Joyce investigate Terry Ives’ claims Steve’s friends humiliate Nancy publicly with graffiti Jonathan and Steve fight and Jonathan is arrested by police Eleven saves Mike from bullies Episode 7: The Bathtub The trio escapes agents in a bike chase with Eleven’s help Eleven attempts psychic search for Will and Barb Eleven confirms Barbara is dead and locates Will at Castle Byers Hopper and Joyce go to the lab to save Will Nancy and Jonathan gear up to kill the Demogorgon Episode 8: The Upside Down Nancy, Jonathan, Steve trap and injure the Demogorgon Demogorgon attacks at the school Eleven destroys the Demogorgon Hopper and Joyce rescue Will Will coughs up an Upside Down slug Play Stranger Things word guessing game here