Dustin hides his new find from his mom with a fake ghost trap
Dustin's mom asks about Halloween night; he deflects with a rigged ghost trap and evicts his turtle Yertle to make room for a new guest.
S2E3 · Chapter Three: The Pollywog
20 moments · 29 min of essential viewing in a 51-minute episode.
Moments, in order
Dustin feeds the creature nougat and names it d'Artagnan
Dustin coaxes the strange thing from his trash with a candy bar, decides it is cute, and christens it d'Artagnan.
Eleven counts 326 days of Hopper saying soon
A triple-decker Eggo breakfast sours when Eleven demands to see Mike; Hopper's promise of soon has reached day 326, and her anger shakes the cabin.
Dustin's curiosity voyage hits the library's five-book rule
Dustin tries to check out ten books at once; the librarian holds the line on five, and he does not take it well.
Bob tells Will the Mr. Baldo story: stand your ground
Driving Will to school, Bob Newby recalls a clown who haunted his dreams for months until he stopped running and told it to go away.
Hopper shows Eleven her new home
Hopper walks Eleven through his grandfather's dusty cabin, admits it takes some imagination, and tells her this is where she lives now.
Cabin cleanup montage to Jim Croce
Hopper drops the needle on a record and he and Eleven sweep, scrub and rebuild the cabin to You Don't Mess Around with Jim.
Hopper lays down the three Don't Be Stupid rules
A trip wire for an alarm, curtains always drawn, a secret knock, never out alone: Hopper's house rules for keeping Eleven hidden.
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.
Dustin presents Dart to the party as a new species
In the AV room the boys meet the slimy thing from Dustin's trash; he rules out tadpoles and reptiles and claims a brand-new species.
Bob tells Joyce he likes everything that comes with her
Bob confesses his feelings, mentions kids bullying Will on his camera tape, and admits he never punched back; now he gets to date Joyce Byers.
Hopper demands the lab convince him the rot is contained
With a map of dead crops three miles wide pointing at the lab, Hopper reminds Dr. Owens of their deal and insists he prove there is no leak.
Nancy and Jonathan on the weight they both carry
On the bleachers Nancy wonders if she meant what she said drunk; Jonathan admits Will came home changed. Nancy proposes skipping fourth period.
Eleven asks Hopper if she has a mother
Hopper reads Eleven a bedtime book about an orphan; she asks about her own mother, then remembers wandering alone, asking the way to the school.
Joyce calls Bob at RadioShack to play the Halloween tape
Bob talks Joyce through a VHS-C adapter in jargon she cannot follow; once the tape plays she sees the kids taunting Will and his panic.
The party argues Dart is from the Upside Down, then he escapes
Will says he saw something like Dart last year; Dustin's True Sight theory and Death Star defense end when the trap opens and Dart bolts.
Nancy calls Barb's mother from a payphone
After a stiff run-in with Karen at the store, Nancy phones Mrs. Holland and arranges a secret meeting, warning that the line is dangerous.
Mike names the party roles and refuses the new girl a spot
The new girl asks why Mike hates her; he lists paladin, cleric, bard, ranger and a mage called El. She offers to be zoomer, until her board is yanked.
Dustin finds Dart in the bathroom and keeps him for himself
Dustin radios that he has found Dart, then quietly reclaims him; the others arrive to an empty bathroom and realize nobody knows where Will is.
Will stands his ground against the shadow
Alone on the field with Bob's words in his head, Will stops running and shouts at the towering shadow to go away, and it turns on him.
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