Getting ready for the Snow Ball
Joyce films Will's dance moves, Karen photographs a mortified Mike, Lucas's sister ambushes him with a kiss, and Dustin hunts for his hairspray.
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Same episode, in order
- 01Mike confronts Hopper for hiding Eleven for 353 days
- 02Eleven meets Max, sees Will, and agrees to close the gate
- 03Billy charms Mrs. Wheeler at the front door
- 04Demo-dogs, and why closing the gate could kill Will
- 05Steve the babysitter sends Nancy off; Mike and Eleven promise
- 06Hopper and Eleven in the truck: the black hole and Sarah
- 07Dustin and Steve stuff Dart's dead cousin into the fridge
- 08On the bench: the kids plot the tunnels, Steve says no
- 09Steve stonewalls Billy at the Byers' door
- 10Steve vs Billy brawl, and Max ends it with a syringe and a bat
- 11Steve wakes up with Max at the wheel of Billy's car
- 12Dustin's party-rules speech gets Steve into the hole
- 13Hopper finds Owens and asks him to give Eleven a normal life
- 14Dustin gets a face full of spores, then the party finds the hub
- 15Jonathan begs Joyce to stop as the heaters torture Will
- 16Joyce burns the shadow out of Will, and Jonathan radios: Close it
- 17Dustin says goodbye to Dart with a bar of nougat
- 18The Demo-dogs come running and the party scrambles for the rope
- 19Eleven closes the gate
- 20The news: Hawkins Lab admits to Barb's death
- 21Owens hands Hopper a birth certificate, and Hopper asks for one night out
- 22Getting ready for the Snow Ball
- 23Steve's pep talk: pretend you don't care, slay 'em like a lion
- 24Snow Ball arrivals: pure fuel, Dustin's hair, and two first dances
- 25Dustin gets turned down, and Nancy asks him to dance
- 26Hopper and Joyce share a cigarette outside the gym
- 27Eleven arrives at the Snow Ball and Mike asks her to dance
- 28Every Breath You Take: the Snow Ball slow dance
In playlists
Mike Wheeler's Best Moments
The leader of the group of friends, the first to shelter Eleven. Played by Finn Wolfhard.
Dustin Henderson's Best Moments
The group's curious, sharp-tongued scientist, never without a theory. Played by Gaten Matarazzo.
Lucas Sinclair's Best Moments
The group's skeptic, quickest to question Eleven and to act. Played by Caleb McLaughlin.
Joyce Byers's Best Moments
Will's mother, who refuses to believe her son is gone and will tear her house apart to reach him. Played by Winona Ryder.
Nancy Wheeler's Best Moments
Mike's older sister, pulled from her own high-school life into the search. Played by Natalia Dyer.
Will Byers's Best Moments
The quiet boy whose disappearance on his way home sets everything in motion. Played by Noah Schnapp.
Karen Wheeler's Best Moments
Mike and Nancy's mother, holding the Wheeler household together. Played by Cara Buono.
Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson & Lucas Sinclair
The party: the three boys, their walkie-talkies and every argument. 70 scenes together, in story order.
Joyce Byers & Will Byers
A mother talking to her lost boy through fairy lights, then nursing him back. 34 scenes together, in story order.