Jonathan pulls Nancy back through the tree
Cold open: Nancy is lost in the dark other world while Jonathan shouts to guide her back to the opening in the tree.
S1E6 · Chapter Six: The Monster
20 moments · 25 min of essential viewing in a 46-minute episode.
Moments, in order
Tommy and Carol tease Steve for being in love
Parked outside the Wheeler house, Steve admits he is worried about Nancy and gets roasted for having feelings.
Hopper realises the lab child may not be Will
Joyce retells the lab child's room; Hopper connects the drawing and Benny's diner to Terry Ives and fears he has been chasing another kid.
Nancy asks Jonathan to stay the night
Shaken after the woods, Nancy does not want to be alone and asks Jonathan to stay, lights on, neither sure they are safe.
The shark theory: the monster hunts by blood
Awake at night, Nancy and Jonathan reason that the creature hunts alone and smells blood, and decide to test it; then Karen walks in.
Dustin lays down the rule of law
Mike blames himself and Lucas for Eleven leaving; Dustin calls all three of them out and orders a handshake or banishment from the party.
Lucas refuses the handshake and goes to the gate alone
Dustin invokes the Bloodstone Pass to keep the party together, but Lucas calls Eleven a traitor and leaves to find Will by himself.
Papa tells Eleven not to turn away this time
Flashback: Brenner coaches a frightened Eleven in front of observers to reach for the thing that is calling her.
Eleven raids the supermarket for Eggos
A wandering Eleven brushes off a store clerk, loads up on frozen waffles and walks out as the staff shout after her.
Hopper and Joyce meet Terry Ives
Terry's sister lets them in, but Joyce's plea about Will and Jane meets a woman who cannot answer anything at all.
Dustin on best friends and goblins with zero intelligence
Riding without Lucas, Dustin tells Mike the fight is about jealousy, and they settle whether you can have more than one best friend.
MK Ultra: Terry, the LSD and the isolation tanks
Terry's sister explains the CIA study that paid her sister to take psychedelics and float in sensory-deprivation tanks while pregnant.
Jane, born with abilities
The sister insists Terry miscarried, yet Terry has spent twelve years believing a gifted daughter was stolen by the government.
Monster hunting: Nancy buys bear traps
At the hardware store Nancy reflects on how fast life changed from shopping with Barb to buying traps with Jonathan.
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.
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.
What Hopper would give for a chance
Driving away from Terry's house, Joyce despairs of finding Will; Hopper reminds her the girl surfaced five nights ago, so they still have a chance.
Only love makes you that crazy
At the station Nancy says Jonathan is not her boyfriend; the officer suggests someone should tell him that, then Jonathan brings her ice.
Eleven saves Mike at the quarry
Troy holds a knife to Dustin and counts Mike down to the cliff edge; Mike jumps, and Eleven catches him and breaks Troy's arm.
Eleven confesses she opened the gate
Drained after the quarry, Eleven apologises and calls herself the monster; Mike tells her she is the one who saved him.
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