Despite the chemistry between Nancy and Jonathan, she's gone back to dating Steve. The boys, including a recovered Will, are once again playing Dungeons & Dragons in Mike's basement. Season one ends by flashing forward one month later. Right as it's about to eat them for dinner (or whatever it plans on doing with them), Eleven reawakens and uses the last of her powers to blow up the Demogorogon - and herself. Eleven passes out from using too much of her powers, so the boys fight off the monster with Lucas's slingshot in the meantime. The bloody remains of the guys Eleven killed attract the Demogorgon, who takes out the rest of the men and seemingly kills Brenner (there's never a shot of his dead body, though, so we can't be sure if he's truly dead). Luckily Eleven makes quick work of most of them using her powers, but the skirmish takes a massive physical toll on her. Brenner and his army of gun-toting men show up to Hawkins High after Hopper and Joyce leave. They manage to light the monster on fire, and it disappears - is it really dead? A Showdown at the High Schoolĭr. Nancy and Jonathan are joined at the Byers house by a remorseful Steve, and together the three booby trap every inch of the home. Hopper and Joyce manage to get inside the Upside Down and save Will (he has a nasty tentacle down his throat but is otherwise unscathed). Hopper and Joyce leave the kids to break into Hawkins Laboratory, while Jonathan and Nancy try to lure the Demogorgon to the Byers' house. Hopper and Joyce's Dangerous Rescue Mission The bad news? Barb (remember how the Demogorgon got her?) is really, really dead (and it looks like her dead body is being used as a nest for the Demogorgon's eggs).Įveryone Calm Down - Stranger Things Season 2 Will Address the Barb Situation The good news? Eleven is able to see where Will is. The gang - Sheriff Hopper, Joyce, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas - rig one up in the Hawkins High school gym using anything they can find. Brenner used to put her in inside the lab. Eleven Sees Will in the Upside DownĮleven reveals that she can locate the missing Will Byers if she's in a sensory-deprivation tank, similar to the one the evil Dr. A whole lot of crazy sh*t happens, OK?! If you're in the same boat, don't worry - we went ahead and rounded up everything you need to know about the finale before the new season drops on Oct. Check out the teaser below.The premiere date for Stranger Things season two is getting closer by the day, which reminded us of one very important question: um, what happens at the end of season one, again? Listen, it's been a long time, and there are certain parts of the plot that we'd totally forgotten about. It might not be "the best spring break ever", but it's sure to be a memorable one for the characters. She narrates a letter to Mike (Finn Wolfhard), which reveals that the teens plan on meeting up for the upcoming spring break, saying: "We will have the best spring break ever." In the teaser, we see her adjust to her new high school where she and Will (Noah Schapp) are attending but it appears that even with a new setting for her, Eleven still struggles to fit in. In case you missed it over the weekend, 'Stranger Things' season four is gearing up for a 2022 release date.Īnnounced during 'Stranger Things Day' on November 6 ("celebrating" the date in 1983 when Will went missing during season one), Netflix released a new trailer for the series, as well as the episode titles for the upcoming entry.Īt the end of season three, we saw a newly-depowered Eleven ( Millie Bobby Brown) leave Hawkins with the Byers family months after their final showdown with the Mind Flayer. Transporting us to the other side of the US, we got a snapshot of what life is like for Eleven and Will in their newer, sunnier surroundings.