Stranger Things: Season 2

On October 28, 1984, a woman with the power to make people see things and with a tattoo reading "008" on her arm is part of a gang that robs a bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flee the cops using those powers 008 have. Hawkins, Indiana, prepares for Halloween. Maxine "Max" Mayfield, a new girl at school, captures Dustin and Lucas's attention. Joyce is dating her old high school classmate Bob Newby. Hopper investigates a field of mysteriously rotting pumpkins and conspiracy theorist Murray B

Flashbacks reveal that after killing the Demogorgon, Eleven awoke in the Upside Down. She escaped back into the real world, but hides in the woods after seeing government officials interrogate Mike at his home. In present time, it is Halloween and Eleven asks Hopper if she can go trick-or-treating. Hopper insists that she remain hidden until he and Owens come up with an arrangement that would allow her to live a normal life, which frustrates the homebound Eleven. More pumpkin fields rot across t

Flashbacks reveal that Hopper found Eleven in the woods and agreed to take care of her in his grandfather's old hunting cabin if she agreed not to leave the cabin. In the present, Bob encourages Will to face his fears, not understanding the nature of Will's episodes. Nancy persuades Jonathan to help her tell Barb's parents the truth. They arrange a meeting with Barb's mother in a public park the following day, fearing that Owens may be tapping the phone lines. The creature Dustin found in his tr

Joyce and the kids awaken an unconscious Will. Joyce takes Will home, but finds him acting strangely, scribbling furiously on pieces of paper and demanding that the house be kept cold. Eleven returns to the cabin and argues with Hopper over her sneaking out, destroying the cabin's windows in a fit of rage. Joyce calls Hopper and together they discover that Will's scribbles line up. Hopper recognizes that the drawings represent vines, and he leaves. Nancy and Jonathan are captured by Owen's agent

Hopper becomes trapped in the tunnels and passes out. Mike sleeps over at the Byers' house to help Will recover. Will has a vision of Hopper, leading Joyce to recruit Bob's help to determine its meaning. Bob identifies Will's drawings as a map of Hawkins and the pumpkin field as the place Hopper was going. Nancy and Jonathan take the tape of Owens' admission to Murray, who realizes the public will not believe the truth and suggests watering it down to make it more palatable. Lucas reveals the tr

Will is rushed to the lab, demonstrating memory loss. Owens theorizes that the shadow monster is a virus that has spread to Will's brain and is controlling him, and that the creatures from the Upside Down share a hive mind. Therefore, damaging the tunnels will be lethal to the now-infected Will. Nancy and Jonathan spend the night at Murray's, who forces them to admit their feelings for each other. The following morning, the trio send copies of the tape of Owens' admission to numerous newspapers

Eleven travels to Chicago, Illinois, and finds the other girl from Terry's memories, named Kali. Realizing they have similar tattoos and were both experimented on by Brenner, Eleven and Kali consider themselves sisters. Kali can project images into people's minds and leads a street gang to seek revenge on Brenner. Eleven tells them that Brenner is dead, so the gang decide to kill the man who tortured Terry instead. Kali helps Eleven hone her abilities by demonstrating that channeling her anger i

The pack of Demodogs attack the lab, killing all of the scientists minus Dr Owens. Will is sedated, after Mike deduces he is a spy, so that Will doesn't know where they are. Mike, Joyce, Hopper, Bob, Owens, and an unconscious Will escape and take refuge in a room when the power goes out. Bob leaves and manages to restore the power and open the doors. Mike, Hopper, Joyce, and Will escape, with Owens staying to guide Bob. After hiding from a Demodog, a broomstick falls to the floor, triggering a c

Mike is angry at Hopper for hiding Eleven from him. The group and Eleven come up with a plan to close the gate without killing Will. Hopper and Eleven go to the lab while Joyce, Jonathan, Nancy, and an unconscious Will go to Hopper's cabin to burn the Mind Flayer out from him. Meanwhile, Steve, Mike, Dustin, Max, and Lucas, stay behind to stay safe. Billy arrives to find Max and has a fight with Steve; after Steve was knocked out by Billy, Max sedates Billy and makes him promise to leave them al