Something is coming.

Something hungry for blood.

A shadow grows on the wall behind you,

swallowing you in darkness.

- It is almost here.

- What is it?

What if it's the Demogorgon?

Oh, Jesus, we're so screwed

if it's the Demogorgon.

It's not the Demogorgon.

An army of troglodytes

charge into the chamber!

- Troglodytes?

- Told ya.

Wait a minute.

Did you hear that?

That... that sound?

Boom... boom...

Boom!

That didn't come from the troglodytes.

No, that...

That came from something else.

The Demogorgon!

- We're in deep shit.

- Will, your action!

- I don't know!

- Fireball him!

I'd have to roll a 13 or higher!

Too risky.

Cast a protection spell.

- Don't be a pussy. Fireball him!

- Cast Protection.

The Demogorgon is tired

of your silly human bickering!

It stomps towards you.

- Boom!

- Fireball him!

- Another stomp, boom!

- Cast Protection.

He roars in anger!

Fireball!

- Oh, shit!

- Where'd it go?

- Where is it?

- I don't know!

- Is it a 13?

- I don't know!

- Where is it?

- Oh, my God!

- Mike!

- Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

- Mike!

- Can you find it yet?

No, I can't find it!

- Mike!

- Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Mom, we're in the middle of a campaign!

You mean the end?

Fifteen after.

- Oh, my God! Freaking idiot!

- Why do we have to go?

- Mom, wait, just 20 more minutes!

- It's a school night, Michael.

I just put Holly to bed.

You can finish next weekend.

- But that'll ruin the flow!

- Michael...

I'm serious, Mom.

The campaign took two weeks to plan.

How was I supposed to know

it was gonna take ten hours?

You've been playing for ten hours?

- Dad, don't you think that 20 more...

- I think you should listen to your mother.

Dang dumb piece of junk.

Oh, I got it!

- Does the seven count?

- It was a seven?

Did Mike see it?

Then it doesn't count.

Yo, hey, guys.

- Does anyone want this?

- No.

Yeah.

No, I don't think...

Yeah, he's cute.

Barb, no, I don't think so.

- Barb, you're not...

- Hey, Nancy.

There's a slice left if you want it.

- Sausage and pepperoni!

- Hold on.

- There's something wrong with your sister.

- What are you talking about?

- She's got a stick up her butt.

- Yeah.

It's because she's been dating

that douchebag, Steve Harrington.

Yeah,

she's turning into a real jerk.

She's always been a real jerk.

Nuh-uh, she used to be cool.

Like that time she dressed up as an elf

for our Elder tree campaign.

Four years ago!

- Just saying.

- Later.

- It was a seven.

- Huh?

The roll, it was a seven.

The Demogorgon, it got me.

See you tomorrow.

- Good night, ladies.

- Kiss your mom 'night for me.

Race you back to my place?

Winner gets a comic.

- Any comic?

- Yeah.

Hey! Hey!

I didn't say "go"!

Get back here!

I'm gonna kill you!

I'll take your <i>X-Men 134!</i>

Son of a bitch.
Mom?

Jonathan? Mom?

Hello? Hello?

<i>And that's it</i>

<i>for</i> News Center <i>this morning.</i>

<i>Thanks for joining us.</i>

<i>Let's hand off now to Liz

at the news desk.</i>

<i>All right, thank you, Donna.</i>

<i>Turning now to local news,</i>

<i>we're getting reports of surges

and power outages all across the county.</i>

<i>Last night, hundreds of homes

in East Hawkins were affected,</i>

<i>leaving many residents in the dark.</i>

<i>The cause of the outage is still unknown.</i>

<i>power will be restored

to all remaining homes</i>

<i>within the next several hours.</i>

Mmm.

<i>In other news,

you might wanna stay home tonight</i>

<i>or at least pack an umbrella.</i>

<i>We turn to everybody's favorite

morning weather guy, Charles.</i>

Where the hell are they?

- Jonathan?

- Check the couch!

Ugh, I did.

Oh... Got them.

Okay, sweetie, I will see you tonight.

- Yeah, see you later.

- Where's Will?

Oh, I didn't get him up yet.

He's probably still sleeping.

- Jonathan, you have to make sure he's up!

- Mom, I'm making breakfast.

I told you this a thousand times.

Will! Come on, honey.

It's time to get up.

- He came home last night, right?

- He's not in his room?

- Did he come home or not?

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

- No.

I got home late.

I was working.

You were working?

Eric asked if I could cover.

I said yeah.

I just thought we could use

the extra cash.

- Jonathan, we've talked about this.

- I know, I know.

You can't take shifts when I'm working.

Mom, it's not a big deal.

Look, he was at the Wheelers' all day.

- I'm sure he just stayed over.

- I can't believe you.

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I can't believe you sometimes.

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That's disgusting.

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- You're disgusting!

- Hello?

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Hi, Karen.

It's Joyce.

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- Oh, Joyce, hi.

- What the hell, Mike?

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- Hey!

- Quiet!

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- Language.

- Are you kidding?

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Was that Will I heard back there?

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Will?

No, no, no, it's just Mike.

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Will didn't spend the night?

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<i>No, he left here

a little bit after 8:00.</i>

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Why? He's not home?

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Um, you know what? I think

he just left early for... for school.

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- Thank you so much. Bye.

<i>- Okay. Bye.</i>

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That's weird.

I don't see him.

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I'm telling you, his mom's right.

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He probably just

went to class early again.

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Yeah, he's always paranoid

Gursky's gonna give him another pop quiz.

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Step right up, ladies and gentlemen.

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Step right up and get your tickets

for the freak show.

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Who do you think would make more money

in a freak show?

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Midnight, Frogface, or Toothless?

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I'd go with Toothless.

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I told you a million times,

my teeth are coming in.

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It's called cleidocranial dysplasia.

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"I told you a million times."

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Do the arm thing.

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Do it, freak!

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God, it gets me every time.

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- Assholes.

- I think it's kinda cool.

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It's like you have superpowers

or something.

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Like Mr. Fantastic.

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Yeah,

except I can't fight evil with it.

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So, did he call?

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Keep your voice down.

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Did he?

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I told you, it's not like that.

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Okay, I mean, yes, he likes me,

but not like that.

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We just...

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made out a couple times.

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"We just... made out a couple times."

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Nance, seriously,
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you're gonna be so cool now,

it's ridiculous.

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No, I'm not.

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You better still hang out with me,

that's all I'm saying.

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If you become friends with Tommy H.

or Carol...

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Oh, that's gross!

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Okay,

I'm telling you, it was a one-time...

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Two-time thing.
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You were saying?

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- Steve...

- Mmm-hmm?

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- I have to go.

- In a minute.

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Steve.

I really, like...

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Seriously, I have to go.

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Wait, wait, wait.

Let's...

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Come on, let's do something tonight, yeah?

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Uh... No, I can't.

I have to study for Kaminsky's test.

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Oh, come on.

What's your GPA again? 3.999...

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Kaminsky's tests are impossible.

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- Well, then, just let me help.

- You failed chem.

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- C-minus.

- Well, in that case...

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So I'll be over around, say, like, 8:00?

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- Are you crazy? My mom would not...

- I'll climb through your window.

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She won't even know I'm there.

I'm stealthy, like a ninja.

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You are crazy.

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Wait, wait, wait. Just...

Okay, forget about that.

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We can just...

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We can just, like, chill in my car.

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We can find

a nice quiet place to park, and...

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Steve... I have to study.

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I'm not kidding.

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Well, why do you think

I want it to be nice and quiet?

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You're an idiot, Steve Harrington.

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Meet me at Dearborn and Maple at 8:00.

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To study.

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Good of you to show.

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Oh, hey, morning, Flo.

Morning, everybody.

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- Hey, Chief.

- Damn! You look like hell, Chief.

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- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

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Well, I looked better than your wife

when I left her this morning.

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While you were drinking or sleeping,

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or whatever it is you deemed

so necessary on Monday morning,

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Phil Larson called.

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Said some kids are stealing

the gnomes out of his garden again.

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Oh, those garden gnomes again.

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Well, I'll tell you what,

I'm gonna get right on that.

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On a more pressing matter,

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Joyce Byers can't find her son

this morning.

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Mmm.

Okay, I'm gonna get on that.

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- Just give me a minute.

- Joyce is very upset.

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Well, Flo, Flo, we've discussed this.

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Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.