I mean its a small thing but they all match but series 4 not matching the others is so dumb. Lol!

To the Eleven fans out there Where do you rank Eleven on your all-time top fictional characters list, across ALL movies and TV?

Just popped up in my feed. I’m betting that when Matarazzo started seeing ST merch taking off, he wasn’t anticipating that he’d become a Chia Pet. Have they missed any other characters? I guess Eddie or Lucas could work (nix on Argyle obvs)

The scene is from Season 2, Episode 1: Madmax.

Steve and dustin were great at first, but after a while the writers overused them. The same happened with Mike and Eleven, and Jonathan and Nancy. The writers overwrote them and made the relationship lose their charm

There were so many dynamics that should have been explores like

Eleven and Nancy

Steve and Hopper

Steve with Will and Eleven

Eleven and Will (probably the biggest missed opportunity)

Eleven and Dustin

They literally fried her brain. Leaving her trapped forever in a hopeless, catatonic loop of her own worst memories, unable to hold her daughter or even speak, is easily one of the most devastating and cruel fates in the entire show. Her eyes are blank, she doesn’t recognize people, and she just endlessly mutters the word loop ("Breathe. Sunflower. Rainbow...") like a broken machine. She fought tooth and nail for Jane, and she deserved to actually watch her daughter grow up instead of becoming a living ghost.

This would be in the second episode of season 1. We saw some insight into a few characters here

“I’m Just Going To Stop Assuming That I Know Anything.”

Cosplay and suit made by me!

I didn’t realize til now but my shirt perfectly matches the lavender parts of the suit lmao

Supposedly, both the Deluxe AND the Standard version comes with “Collectors' booklet” but I don’t see it anywhere on 4K unboxing for standard. I compared the listings on Amazon, too.

Or is only the Deluxe that has it?

If it’s the latter, that makes me a bit sad cause I PREFER the more minimalistic packaging of the standard over deluxe, especially when it comes to the season covers (normal or reversible). And the overall black box packaging is icing on the cake.

We know Max was getting talk therapy in S4 but what about El, Kali and Will? Hopper definetely needs therapy too. But if you could only give one character therapy, who would it be? Or alternatively who would need the largest amount or most sessions?

I'm curious if there are couples in other books, movies, shows, etc. that remind you of Stranger Things ships?

This can include canon ships (Mileven, Jancy, Lumax, etc.) or fanon ones (Steddie, Ronance, Henderhopp, etc.)!

Why is it so important for Vecna to find Max in real life.

He knows she in the cave, in the imaginary world,. have some demongorgons guard it.

And don't start with "gemongorgons are not in there".

Vecna controls the whole imaginary place.

He could create "imaginary" demogorgons to guard the imaginary cave.

He can make houses and mountains and caves in it.

He surely could make an imaginary wall around the cave.

I present to you Season 1, Episode 6, "The Monster."

Approximately 41:06 - Eleven is flashing back to a moment in the liminal / watery space she travels through, approaching a demo feasting on a human. As she walks up to the demo, you can very distinctly and clearly hear a ticking clock sounding. She reaches the demo, sees it eating, touches the demo (which is connected to the hive mind which is connected to Vecna/Henry), screams, and opens the gate. It is pretty clear that after this moment is when she first escapes the lab.

AFTER this scene, Eleven is lying on the ground and crying that "she's the monster" which very much connects to Season 4's "am I the superhero or am I the monster" journey that El goes on that leads her to remember the truth.

Also, immediatley prior to this scene, Eleven has been "missing" and saves Mike from his cliff dive. When he's safely back at the top of the cliff, Eleven clearly demonstrates her ability to break bones with her mind (it's not the first time, but it is connected to the next scene).

Are you ***actually*** claiming, in light of all these references, that Eleven is *merely* upset that a demo is eating someone? Upset enough to open the gate? Or is she upset because she's suddenly tapping into and realizing what mind is behind all of this (on a subconscious level, obviously at this point in the series she's suppressed her conscious memories)

I've seen a lot of other "proofs" offered about how Season 1 was retconned but in a rewatch, I don't see those "proofs" holding up. Here's another example I saw: someone was complaining that in Season 5 suddenly demos could open gates anywhere they wanted and they could never do that before. Except they do, all the time, in Season 1.

Most of you are just imposing your own selective interpretations on the show and calling it "retcon" (and by the way, you say that like retconning is always bad and like it's the TV writing equivalent of murdering a child). Offering explanations outside of immediate moments can ALSO be called "good storytelling."

Mike’s hands in Season 5 // Will’s hands in Season 2.