Steve pitches a study date, ninja-style
In the school bathroom Steve talks Nancy into a night out, promising to sneak through her window unseen. She calls him an idiot and says yes.
Nancy Wheeler & Steve Harrington
The high-school couple whose romance the Upside Down pulls apart. 25 scenes together, in story order.
25 moments · 38 min · by Favseen
- 01
- 02
Nancy and Steve study chemistry in her room
Flashcards, a strip-quiz proposal Nancy shuts down, a kiss she stops, and Steve's reply when she says she is not another notch.
- 03
Barb warns Nancy about Steve's party
Parked three blocks from Steve's house, Barb tells Nancy what the empty-house invitation really means, and notices the new bra.
- 04
Nancy shotguns a beer, Barb cuts her hand, Nancy goes in the pool
Nancy proves she is no cliché at Steve's party, Barb's attempt ends in blood, and Tommy shoves Nancy into the water.
- 05
Nancy sends Barb home from the pool
Soaked and heading upstairs with Steve, Nancy tells Barb to go home; Barb says this is not her, and Nancy insists she is fine.
- 06
Barb wakes alone in a rotting mirror of Steve's pool
Cold open: Barb comes to in a dark, decaying copy of Steve's backyard and something hunts her while Nancy and Steve are upstairs.
- 07
Steve's crew finds Jonathan's photos and smashes his camera
Tommy grabs Jonathan's bag, the photos from the party come out, and Steve breaks the camera while Nancy watches.
- 08
Nancy walks out on Steve over Barb and the beers
Steve is more worried about his dad finding out about the party than about Barb; he asks Nancy not to mention the beers and she leaves him standing there.
- 09
Steve apologises to Nancy and asks her to a movie
Steve admits he was a total dick, mentions the baseball bat, and offers a night of pretending things are normal; Nancy, busy with the funeral, says no.
- 10
Steve confronts Nancy over Jonathan
After the slur painted on the marquee, Steve accuses Nancy of lying about the night before and demands she finish her sentence.
- 11
Jonathan beats Steve in the alley
Steve insults the Byers family and Will; Jonathan snaps and pummels him until the police arrive and the kids scatter.
- 12
Steve knocks at the worst possible moment
Steve shows up at the Byers house to apologize and finds gasoline on the floor and Nancy pointing a gun at him just as the lights start to blink.
- 13
Steve comes back with the bat
Steve gets as far as the driveway, turns around, and swings a nail-studded bat at the monster while Jonathan lights the trap.
- 14
Nancy's Christmas present for Jonathan
Nancy stops Jonathan in the driveway with a gift he didn't expect; in the car, Will opens it and Jonathan finds out who helped pay for it.
- 15
Nancy marks up Steve's college essay
Steve's essay ties a basketball game to his granddad's war; Nancy gently tears it apart and Steve admits he may just work for his dad.
- 16
Nancy invites Jonathan to the Halloween party
Nancy won't let Jonathan spend Halloween alone with his records and a Vonnegut novel; Steve arrives in sunglasses to break it up.
- 17
The Hollands tell Nancy they've hired a detective to find Barb
Over KFC, Barb's parents reveal they are selling the house to pay Murray Bauman, and say they feel hopeful for the first time. Nancy cannot bear it.
- 18
Nancy breaks down over Barb; Steve asks for one stupid night
In the bathroom Nancy says everyone forgot Barb and wants to tell her parents the truth; Steve warns what the lab could do and begs for one normal night.
- 19
A new Keg King is crowned over Steve
Billy downs forty-two seconds and the party chants his name; Nancy pours herself pure fuel while Steve reminds her of their deal.
- 20
Drunk Nancy: 'You're bullshit'
Steve takes the punch bowl away; Nancy ruins her dress, accuses him of pretending everything is fine about Barb, and calls their love bullshit.
- 21
Steve confronts Nancy about what she said drunk
At the gym Steve tells Nancy what she said at Tina's party and who really took her home; he asks her to say she loves him and she cannot.
- 22
The Mind Flayer: the kids explain the hive mind
The party lays out the shadow monster as a hive mind and reaches for a D&D analogy. Hopper calls it a kids' game; Dustin says the manual is not for kids.
- 23
Morse code: Will spells out the answer
Will is talking without words. The group feeds him memories while Dustin and Lucas decode the taps letter by letter into a two-word instruction.
- 24
Demo-dogs surround the Byers house
Hopper orders everyone from the windows and Nancy takes the shotgun. The pack circles outside, then one comes crashing through, already dead.
- 25
Steve the babysitter sends Nancy off; Mike and Eleven promise
Steve tells Nancy to go with Jonathan and owns his new role as babysitter, then Mike makes Eleven promise he won't lose her again.