Lucas's walkie warning: the bad men are coming
A frantic, half-audible call from Lucas reaches Mike's basement: the lab knows about Eleven and is on its way.
S1E7 · Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
18 moments · 20 min of essential viewing in a 42-minute episode.
Moments, in order
Mike spots the fake repairmen and flees
Mike interrupts Karen's phone call to ask about repairs, realises the van outside is the lab, and leaves with a one-line exit.
The bike chase and the flipped van
The boys race through Hawkins on bikes with lab vans closing in, until Eleven sends one flying overhead.
Lucas and Mike make up: friends don't lie
After the chase, Lucas takes back calling Mike a traitor and the party's rule gets said out loud.
Brenner asks the Wheelers to trust him
Shown a photo of a girl with a shaved head, Karen and Ted deny everything until Brenner tells them Mike is in danger.
Joyce tells Jonathan he is not alone
At the station Joyce lays into Jonathan for hunting the monster himself and reminds him he has a family.
Troy tells Hopper the girl can make you fly
Troy's mother storms the station demanding an apology, and Hopper learns a shaved-headed girl who hangs with the losers broke his arm.
Steve turns on Tommy and Carol
Steve refuses to laugh at jokes about Nancy and Jonathan, calls his friends what they are, and walks out of the pharmacy.
Nancy and Hopper radio Mike: We're here
Nancy uses the AV room ham radio to reach her brother; the boys debate a Lando Calrissian trap until Mike finally answers.
Waiting in the bus: shut up about Lando
Dustin paces and panics that the chief set them up, Lucas has had enough of Lando, then headlights appear.
The acrobat and the flea: Eleven tries to find Will
Nancy hugs Mike and notices her dress; the boys explain the Upside Down with a flea and a tightrope; Eleven reaches and comes up empty.
Dustin calls Mr. Clarke about curiosity doors
At ten on a Saturday Dustin phones his science teacher for sensory deprivation tank plans, and learns they need 1,500 pounds of salt.
Nancy and Mike: no more secrets, and Eggos
Setting up the pool, the Wheeler siblings swap confessions, Mike reveals what Eleven eats, and both deny any crushes.
Joyce thanks Eleven before the bath
Fitting the goggles, Joyce tells Eleven she is brave, thanks her for Will, and promises to stay with her the whole time.
Eleven finds Barb in the Upside Down
In the void Eleven calls Barb's name and finds her; she surfaces screaming one word while Joyce holds her, then names Castle Byers.
Eleven reaches Will: Mom is coming
Eleven finds Will in his fort and relays Joyce's message to hold on; she comes out of the water shaking and is told she did good.
Joyce insists on going for Will: He's my son, Hop
Hopper wants Joyce to stay back; she refuses outright and tells Jonathan to watch the kids before they head for the lab.
Hopper and Joyce walk up to the lab fence
Hopper's plan is to let himself get caught; guards swarm them at the gate as The Clash plays out the episode.
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