

He asks Joyce if there was something else he should've been dreaming about, and they finally kiss!. The former police chief brushes off his months of imprisonment and says the whole time he dreamed about their date, specifically the food they'll eat at Enzo's. Hopper and Joyce have a moment while they're changing clothes she sees his scarred back and goes to comfort him. Yuri leads them to a barn that houses the smallest helicopter I've seen (named Katinka, apparently), along with a phone they can use to contact Owens (while assuming the KGB is listening to every word). Instead of hanging out a bit and investigating (maybe getting some intel on what the hell the Russians have been up to all series), they find a hidden tunnel and flee in a stolen truck.

On the way out they find that Monsters of the Upside Down museum teased in the Volume 2 teasers, including a demodog splayed out mid-dissection and thrashing on the operating table.

While the kids are preparing to face Vecna in episode 8, Hopper, Joyce, and Murray are escaping from the Russian prison, with former guard Dmitri and two-faced smuggler Yuri in tow. Will may have given Mike that whole "you're the heart of the group" speech, but the bowl-cut aficionado has really been the one keeping the party together over four seasons.Ĭourtesy of Netflix Alive: Hopper, Joyce, and Murray He finally says it later while she's in the middle of the Vecna fight, thanks to Will prompting him to finally share his feelings during their emotional van talk in episode 8. There's some emotional scenes, where Jonathan tells Will he'll always be there for them, and Mike comes closer to telling El that he loves her. (Another idea from Argyle, the stealth MVP of the finale). The fivesome sets up shop in a nearby Surfer Boy franchise, turning the pizza dough freezer into a sensory depravation tank.

Then she can piggyback (hence the episode title) off her friend and face down Vecna. She astral-projects to hear Max's plan to kill Vecna, and with the group stuck in Nevada, El makes her own plan to tap into Max's mind from afar, like she did with Billy at Starcourt. Thanks to Argyle's tracking skills, the group makes it to the bunker just in time to give El a ride after she takes down the military helicopter (in the coolest show of her powers this season). As Brenner asks his "child" for forgiveness, El doesn't give that to him, staying silent and turning her head as he dies. He even flees the bunker to carry her to safety, but before he gets far, he's shot down by awaiting snipers. The power-hungry scientist will not let go of Eleven, believing that everything he's done has been to protect her. (It was as many fans guessed: she girl fell into a coma after over-extending her powers, and lost her memories.) El immediately wants to leave to go save her friends, but Papa refuses, and knocks her out just before the cavalry comes.
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Brenner gave Eleven the full rundown of the aftermath of her Vecna fight. Half of the two-parter's body count is wracked up in episode 8, which brought the anti-Eleven military faction to Dr. Read on to learn the fates of our favorite characters, including who died and who survived. It also answered our final few questions about Vecna/Henry Creel/One's connection to the Upside Down, while leveling Hawkins and making huge strides in bridging the gap between the surface world and the dark dimension. The season 4 finale was mostly a feature-length set up for the '80s-set paranormal hit to go all out in the fifth and final season, when fans will get the epic showdowns and high body counts we were expecting. pretty mid? Yes, what happened to and did have us shedding tears, but it wasn't the blood-soaked battle I expected from the streaming giant's marketing. After dominating both the Netflix Top 10 and social media feeds near constantly since Volume 1's release last May, Season 4, Volume 2 has revealed the conclusion of the season was. The monthlong return of Stranger Things has finally come to a close.
