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Should I sing or should I go?

I'm long there.

We can begin.

We are going to do such beautiful things together, William.

Such beautiful things.

Sorry. Can you round up the troops?

Breakfast!

Coming!

Nance, come on.

Let me in or I'm gonna take a piss on the floor right here.

Sorry, Mrs. Byers.

Whiz away.

Wow.

Shit.

Breakfast!

Shit, dude, we overslept.

I thought you were setting an alarm.

I thought you were.

Holly,

can you pass the bacon?

Holly! Bacon!

Nancy,

just end the thing.

Be back at five or six. Let me know when you pick up anything.

Dude, come on. Hurry up. I'm coming.

Your jacket. Here you go.

Bye.

Bye. I'm so sorry. I can't help clean up. It's okay, Joyce. Really. I under...

Dan.

How much longer?

What do you want me to do, Ted? Huh?

Kick him to the street?

Is that an option?

Hey, wait up!

Wait up!

We gotta go.

Morning squawk, Mike.

We're gonna miss it.

Good morning, Hawkins. This is WSQK, the squawk.

That's a new one?

It's looking like a pretty regular day in Hawkins.

It's an exciting day for me, your friend, entertainer, and DJ Robin

Nice to meet you, a .k .a.

Rockin' Robin.

And why is it a big day for me, you ask? Well, it's my 500th broadcast.

Yeah, you heard that right, folks.

means it's been even longer since you've heard the sultry voice of Jimmy Fast

-Hands Lee. But while Jimmy was fleeing Hawkins even faster than he moves those

hands, yours truly was watching slack -jawed as the earth split open beneath

feet and coughed up that tsunami of mysterious dandruff. And now, I'm stuck

with you, my fellow quarantine compatriots.

And if I can be brutally honest, I couldn't be happier.

Because when you really think about it, why would you want to live anywhere

else? I mean, what town on earth can match our very impressive military -to

-civilian ratio?

And those free, mandatory medical checkups? I mean, very cool.

Because after we inhaled those springtime snowflakes, I mean, who knows

wrong with us? Maybe we're fine. Maybe not. No one really knows for sure. After

all, this was a natural phenomenon never before seen by man.

A phenomenon now covered up by a giant metal band -aid.

Quite the eyesore, but hey, great for sledding. So seriously, kids, stop

sledding on the giant steel band -aid. You are going to kill yourselves and

the men with guns.

They don't like it.

Not one bit.

While we're on the subject of things not to do, please steer clear of the

military access control zone, a .k .a. the MAC -Z, or as I... I like to call it

the Big Mac.

I have no idea what's going on in there, but I have a gut feeling there's a

pretty good reason they'd like you to stay away.

But hey, the rest of Hawkins is still there for you to enjoy.

Someday soon they're going to let us out of here.

In the meantime, be thankful that this is your home. Study for that test, enjoy

that TV dinner, and go on that date.

Which, by the way, is exactly what yours truly is doing tonight.

That's right.

Rockin' Robin has a date, ladies and gentlemen.

And now, who is this lucky someone?

Well, don't be so nosy, kids.

They know who they are.

That is, if you're listening, which I hope you are.

Because this next one, it's for you, babe.

Whoa, what's going on?

What the hell? What the hell?

I told you to stop thumbing your nose at the military. I was reiterating your

goddamn rules, encouraging compliance.

Right, there's no sarcasm there. Yes, and the dingus with the rubber chicken.

These are very serious people, Robin. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!

Henderson, you copy?

Henderson? Yeah, I copy.

God, you sound swell.

Let me take a wild guess. You're not calling to wish me a good morning.

Well, no, it's not exactly a good morning. We've got kind of a situation

here at the squawk. The signal, it's gone all wonky. I think Robin may have

finally pissed him off.

Doubtful. He was encouraging compliance.

Told you!

The remote radio had some more likely culprit.

Is the remote what?

Just read the manual, Steve. Come on, man. That thing might as well be in

And learn Greek.

Can't always be there to solve your problems for you, Steve.

Henderson?

Learn Greek.

You heard that tone.

You heard that, right?

What'd I

tell you about that shirt, freak?

Andy asked you a question, freak.

You deaf or what?

For his sake, I hope he is.

Because I thought I was pretty damn clear when I said I didn't want to see

in that shirt.

Yeah, well, you also told me to stop screwing your mom, and that didn't stop

did it?

Something funny, Anderson?

Let go.

Hellfire is over.

You hear me? Let go.

Or what?

What are you going to do?

Stop! Stop!

It isn't the traitor.

Remember that time my sister kicked your ball so hard you lived for a week?

Yeah, if you touch Dustin again, I'll kick him so hard they'll pop like water

balloons. I say kick away.

Stop this meathead from reproducing and further infecting the world with his

unique brand of idiocy.

Hope you brought a change of clothes, Henderson.

No one wants to see that shit.

We've got to stop provoking them, man. Oh, so this is my fault.

For what? Wearing a T -shirt? You know it's more than just a T -shirt.

Look, I can't just be like you guys and turn the other cheek while they spread

their bullshit about Hellfire. About Eddie. Eddie never gave a rat's ass

what those mouth breathers were saying about him, and you know it. You know

he would care about is finding and killing Vecna. Do you seriously think I

care about that, Mike?

Really? I think you're fighting two battles. We need to be fighting one.

right, Dustin. What if you get hurt? Like, seriously hurt?

You're drawing attention.

Remember what Hop said.

We need to keep our heads down. Follow the rules. Blend in. Stay focused on our

next crawl. Can you even hear yourselves right now?

Blend in.

Follow the rules. That's not what we've ever done.

Jesus Christ. We stay true to ourselves.

We're supposed to stay true to our friends.

We stand up for what's right, no matter the cost.

You're not listening to us. No, you're not.

Dustin.

Terrifico shit huh Not

her

Another goddamn burnout sir Get her out of here

12 minutes, 33 seconds.

It's a new record.

So, how are we feeling?

Okay.

Okay? Come on, that was 12 .33.

Four seconds too slow. I lost one second on the climb, two seconds at the log.

Hey. I can make my bus jump sooner.

That'll save me two more seconds. That gets me under 12 .30.

Elle, you have to take it easy on yourself. You think Henry's going easy?

know what I think?

I think we still have some more of that waffle mix.

And I think we should celebrate this record time with a stack of those.

And then maybe we could watch a Miami Vice marathon.

I can beat the time. Reset it.

You're tired. You're going to injure yourself. Reset it.

Hey, how you doing?

Austin Milbarge, ID 45289 -er.

That's me.

I swear to God, this stupid thing does not exist.

Come on, try ducking again. He turned off his walking. What's up with him

lately? Don't even get me started. Yeah, please don't. Hey!

Got it.

Wait, wait, wait. There it is, yeah.

Remote radio head. Yeah.

And where exactly are we going to find this remote thingamajig?

I don't see it.

It's there somewhere.

It's got to be.

Oh, I guess somebody's got to climb to the hippy top of this bad boy and...

Without a harness or anything, it seems kind of dangerous.

Hey, Kay, job for good old Steve Harrington. No third person, please. Hi.

I actually think this might be a better job for Jonathan Byers.

I don't like one quarter monkey, do you? I got this, Byers.

Don't sweat it.

Uh, bolted.

Unless you want to fry.

Yeah, I know.

I've made it yet.

Whoa.

Dude, what are you doing?

I got this, dude.

Don't sweat it.

What is it about your presence that brings out their inner Neanderthal?

I thought grocery delivery wasn't until tomorrow.

Me too.

Hey! Come on!

Never fails.

I fixed it!

Dan has brought a full sack today.

A fresh telemetry tag.

Gearsers and hens keep these things.

Enough bullets and shells for Hop to start a small war, if he should so

Anyone order a salad?

Grenade? Salad? I hid the grenades under the, um, what is it?

Gatorade for Elle's battery.

So is that Gatorade?

Let me get one of those. Sure thing.

But I don't think it's going to go too well with... Peanut butter.

Oh, God,

I missed you.

Thanks. Don't worry, Mr. Byers. I got you a present, too.

I know you're allergic to jazz, but just give it a whirl. I think you'll find it

quite engaging.

And for the station manager...

The reason for my premature delivery.

A burn?

Tonight? But that's... Too soon. I know. Whatever they're doing in the Upside

Down evidently needs a serious injection of resources.

That's a lot of cargo. I figure a supply drop this big takes two hours minimum.

Which gives Hopper plenty of time for a crawl. Maybe tonight's the night we

finally find that bastard.

And end it.

Hey there, Jake.

You up for a little field trip?

I'm telling you, he's lost his mind.

He actually told me he wanted to start Hellfire again.

What? Why did he say that?

This weekend. He was talking about finding the lost sheep.

And we thought the shirt was bad.

I'm telling you, he's lost his damn mind.

Who's lost his damn mind?

Uh... The... Andy.

Andy. Andy lost his mind. Yeah. Yeah. You weren't like when he came at you

morning. Yeah, that was messed up.

Yeah.

It's rude.

Hey there, friends. This is Rockin' Robin. Sorry about the abrupt departure.

hope you survive without me. We had some annoying technical difficulties.

But to make it up to you, we have a very special treat that's sure to turn your

day up.

Side down.

Holy shit. Already?

Paper, paper, give me paper.

Come on, come on, come on. Will, hurry up.

Now, before you start bumping, here's a few fun facts about the boss.

She was born Diane in the north end of Detroit.

Very Gordy, that's Gordy with a G, signed her to Motown in 1961.

And one is the key number, because between 1964 and 67, the Supremes had

songs at the top of the chart. That's right, ten.

Then in 78, she tried to make it big in the movies with The Wiz, which was a

colossal floperoonie. But in my personal opinion, I still dig it. I mean,

Michael Jackson as a scarecrow?

Give it a chance.

But make sure you bring your supersized popcorn, because this movie has a

runtime of over two hours.

All right, class dismissed.

I hope you were taking notes. There will be a test later.

Take it away, Diane.

Crawl tonight.

Come on.

All right.

So, assuming Murray's intel is correct, the supply convoy is set to reach

Hawkins at 10 sharp.

Meaning, I want Hopper in the tunnels and on route to the maxi no later than

Lucas, we'll take our usual observation post.

Barring unusual traffic, I expect the convoy to reach the maxi at 10 .15.

Once the burn starts, Mississippi can cover. We'll signal Hopper. We'll make

move. And now the crawl begins.

Hop is now in the upside down, traveling at what I hope to be a gentle 30 miles

an hour, which will allow you and Harrison to follow along on the right

Just remember, try and keep the telemetry signal within. Negative 60 and

negative 70 dB.

Easy peasy. I expect the convoy to take the same route as last month. Main to

Cornwallis, one turn.

But if you guys hit any red lights... I'll blow right through. Only if there's

no MPs around.

Remember, if you guys get pulled over, we lose Hop.

We're toast.

I got it. You're going to travel up Cornwallis for about six miles.

And as the convoy reaches the shell station here... We radio hop into

Which will drop the old man at the border of G1.

Where he'll have two whole hours to search for Vecna, which is ample time.

cleared zones much faster.

So, all in all, I'm going to another successful crawl.

Is there a problem?

Um...

No. No, I mean, I think it's good.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's good. It's really good. It's just, um... Zone G1 is not that

exciting? Or Vecna -y?

I mean, what does it have? A Circuit City, a couple of houses, and a... Big

What are the chances Vecna's shopping for Lucky Charms? Doesn't matter. We

to the plan. We break into the Upside Down the only way we can. Through the

Gate, under the cover of a burn. Once inside, we search one zone at a time,

methodically. Until we figure out wherever the hell he's been hiding.

Unless... He's already dead.

Again, your plan is great. It's just... Does it crawl what?

Are we in the 30s now?

And not a single baddie in sight?

Elle can't find him in her bath.

And Will hasn't had his goosies since the shaking quake.

Goosies? And last we saw Vecna, he was roasting like a turkey and pumped full

lead. And that was before he fell three full stories. So you ever think that, I

don't know, we're scouring a battlefield that we already, like...

One. Have you forgotten what he showed Nancy?

Hawkins on fire. Karen, Holly, everyone dead.

Yeah, man, he also showed Max, her brother, walking around with a big hole

his chest. That's what he does. He gets in your head and he tries to scare you.

Yeah, well, he did a good job because I am scared.

And you should be scared, too, because if he's still out there, he's planning

end our world, so... We don't stop looking.

Even if it takes a hundred more crawls. A thousand.

We don't stop until we're goddamn sure that wrinkled, noseless, rotting bastard

is dead and gone and never coming back.

Everyone in?

I want to see Vecna's heart on a platter.

I just wish I could do it myself.

For Eddie.

For Eddie. For Eddie. On three.

Kill Vecna.

One, two, three. Kill Vecna!

Oh, no!

Military man.

Military man.

Okay, start putting it on.

Hey, are you okay? Yeah, yeah, it's okay. It's okay. I'm fine. Was it him?

Was it Becca?

I don't know. I just had this crazy feeling, and then the sky was spinning,

and... I don't know. I guess maybe it's nothing, right?

I don't know.

Maybe I just get nervous sometimes before calls.

Yeah, I get nervous, too.

But the sky doesn't spin for me.

It never spin for you?

Maybe it's close.

Okay, walk six o 'clock not a second later, right six o 'clock. Are you okay?

Yeah. Okay, sure. I'll take it

Let's get you off.

Careful, careful.

Are you okay?

All right, my beers.

Playtime's over.

Come on.

Wisdom to unlock.

Holly?

Hi.

And she can tell a girl if you go a little too far.

Are you just going to stand there, Sergeant Ramirez?

Or did you have something to report?

Sorry, Dr. K.

Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Sullivan, he tracked down that lead we spoke about

and... It was a tremendous success.

No, unfortunately.

I see they don't teach sarcasm in the ROTC.

It was good news. Sullivan would be here himself.

The trumpet.

Then confetti, I have no doubt.

Don't worry.

It doesn't bite.

It does on occasion strangle.

Was there anything else?

A new lead, perhaps, to offer more false hope?

Not yet, Doctor.

Sergeant.

Please tell your commander that I am running into a wall here.

People are dying, innocent people.

I need the girl.

The last run. What was my time?

I'm not sure. I didn't see. I was distracted by Diana Ross.

I saved four seconds.

Highly doubt that.

No, no. It was very fast.

Got one second on the climb, one with the log, two on the bus. Well, great.

did that today. You can do it again tomorrow.

The crawl is tonight.

Pop, if I'm under 1230, I can come with you. That is what you promised. Yeah, I

promised that. I promised it.

But I didn't see it.

So blame Diana.

think i could make the time did you i think you can but no not today i don't

think you made that time are you saying that i lie no i'm saying you're mistaken

i'm not mistaken okay so you're on your sixth run you totally drained

and you just happened to break your second record of the day right before a

crawl i don't think so kid you saw the time i saw you look down You have to let

me go with you. You want to find Henry so bad, don't you? So bad. Do it. Do it

from the tub.

Do it remotely.

You're not coming with me.

Not today.

End of story.

Why

are you

being so hard on her?

I'm not being hard on her.

She's just trying to help.

Yeah, well, it'd be great if Will could help, but you keep that kid wrapped in

bubble wrap.

Come on, that's different.

Hey, now, look at her. She's... she's ready.

37 crawls.

You know, the only thing I found down in that damn place are soldiers, lots of

them, and they're all looking for one person, Elle.

So there's no reason to put her life on the line and bring her down there.

Especially not for some recon mission.

Well, if it's just some recon mission, then what's with all the guns?

It's in case I run into trouble.

Or in case you run into him.

No. No. I run into that psychic freak I'm tucking tail and running.

I'm nuts.

I'm nuts.

But I'm not that nuts.

I'm going to need Al. I know that.

I know that.

It just presents to me why there's no point in risking her life over some

recon crap.

I want her prime, but I want her safe.

Safe until the very last minute, okay?

Okay.

But her time on that last run, did she make it?

With a second despair.

Oh my god.

It's just a corn snake, dude.

Guys, it's just a corn snake.

Holly! Holly!

Holly.

What are you doing?

Come on, I really have to get going.

Sorry.

They took me away.

Is this about your mystery friend again?

Mr. What's -It?

He's only trying to help.

Help? How?

By protecting me.

He said that there are monsters in Hawkins.

And they like to eat kids like me.

Monsters aren't real, Holly.

I don't believe you.

I know you're scared because of everything that's happened.

But the crazy stories people tell, I mean, I get scared sometimes, too.

No, you don't. Are you kidding?

Everyone in Hawkins is scared shitless. Anyone who says they aren't are full of

it. Like that mouth breather in your class, what's his name again?

Derek? Yeah, Derek.

He probably wets his bed every night.

Do you know who I turn to when I get scared?

Mike the Brave.

He goes on these adventures called dungeon crawls. What's a dungeon crawl?

Basically, he explores these underground worlds where he fights monsters and

evil wizards and sorcerers and stuff.

But Mike the Brave is never scared.

So whenever I'm feeling frightened or nervous, I just imagine that he's at my

side. And I feel better.

So maybe the next time you get scared, you don't need this Mr. What's -It.

Maybe you just need...

Holly the Heroic.

Holly the Heroic?

I was going to wait a few more years, but...

She's

a cleric, which means she has divine powers. She can cast spells of

to ward against evil spirits. Even cooler, she can cast a dimension door,

can teleport you to anywhere you visualize.

I mean, come on. Can this lame -o, Mr. Whatsa, do any of this?

No.

She'll keep you safe.

I promise.

It was this weird feeling.

Like something I really haven't felt before.

Mike thinks it could mean that maybe Vecna's close.

That he's finally re -emerged.

And if he has...

Maybe we'll find him tonight.

What do you think, Lucas?

Yeah, I think we'll find him this time for sure.

You want to play the tape? I'm just, I'm going to go grab a Coke or something.

Caffeinated. Could not be a long night.

You want one?

No, I'm good.

Thank you.

Robin. Brock and Robin.

So I have good news and I have bad news. Okay, what are you doing here? A good

friend of mine said bad news first always, so I have to cancel our date

Of course.

But the good news is I made us a reservation.

8 p .m. tomorrow night at Enzo's.

Enzo's?

Okay, how exactly are we going to be able to afford that? You mean how am I

going to afford it? Because you, my dear, are paying for nothing.

Double how, then?

I stole some money off a dead guy they just wheeled out of here. Okay, that's

not funny. His name is Mr. Pentergast, and he was very nice.

And very rich.

Robin. Look, dinner's on me, okay?

But, uh, maybe for dessert I could, uh, I could see you in this hat.

And, like, only this hat.

I hate you.

I hate you.

Is there any pants I could get you to wear? Who's that?

Don't worry, Eddie.

Eventually they'll get bored.

You should really keep a better eye on your pets, Henderson.

It's dangerous out there.

Shouldn't be left alone like that.

Hey there, freak.

Long time no see.

Hiya.

Something funny, Henderson?

No, I... I was just thinking...

In Eddie's last campaign, I defeated Vecna's Fleet Acolyte by casting

Spray.

1d8 turned up a 7.

Violet. Is that supposed to be English, freak?

Well, Violet, Prismatic Spray is the deadliest.

You know why?

It causes blindness.

No fire dies with you, Henderson.

And it dies tonight.

Dustin,

this is Lucas. Do you copy?

Over.

Dustin, do you copy?

Over.

Dustin, you're an hour late, man. You're making us nervous. We need you here at

the squawk.

Dustin, if you can hear us, please respond.

Over. I just got off the phone with his mom. She hasn't heard from him either.

Christ. He'll show. He always shows. He's trialing us.

Come in, Dustin.

Are you there? Earth to Dustin.

Serious, man. Playing.

Do you think...

Dustin is okay?

I hope so.

He was acting weird today.

Weird how?

Just angry, scared, reckless.

Not himself.

Hopper's the same.

Not himself.

Maybe it's just getting to us. You know, being stuck in here, not knowing where

Vecna is.

No end in sight. I mean, we're really starting to lose this.

I mean, we really need to catch a break.

And maybe we will, because earlier Will had a feeling.

If Will has a feeling... Then it means something.

So maybe tonight's our break.

Maybe even our last crawl.

We find Vecna, and we end this once and for all.

And then what happens?

You mean after you totally demolish Vecna?

In my campaigns, if the party wins, then they all live happily ever after.

Happily how?

Well, usually what happens is the party doesn't return to their local village

because too much has happened.

They've seen too much, so they travel to a faraway land, a peaceful land,

somewhere beautiful with, like, three waterfalls or something.

They all start again.

Together.

Do you think that could be real?

For us?

Yeah, of course.

I mean, now the three waterfalls part, but the other stuff, yeah, of course.

If Ekna's gone, then what's stopping us?

Hey, lovebirds!

Chief's almost ready.

Let's do this.

Come on.

Here. Good luck.

Tag's active.

Copy.

Harrington, you getting any signal? Tag is active.

Yeah, just give me a second.

Hey, anybody know how the Henderson's wheelie thing works?

Uh, any ideas?

There's a safety lock.

Look for a small switch under the wheel.

There should be a safety lock under the wheel safety lock real necessary

Okay,

get a signal

pretty quiet though

Okay, signal's holding a steady 90 dB.

But how exactly am I supposed to monitor this and drive without Henderson?

Uh, hear anything from Inspector Gadget?

Nothing. I can do it.

I can monitor.

No, you're staying here.

No, Mom, I helped Dustin set up the antenna. I know how to work it. Out of

question. It's just a wheel. It's not just a wheel. Jonathan, you can work it,

right?

Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I think so.

You better not think. You better know.

You lose me out there, I'm not coming home.

I can handle it.

Comfortable back there, Byers?

You want me to get you a pillow?

Just focus on driving.

Try to get back to me in one piece, okay?

What?

Sorry, I'm just looking at you.

You get more beautiful every day.

How is that fair?

You didn't answer my question.

I know.

You didn't answer mine.

Nobody. Well, she's hardly the first child to have an imaginary friend. I

wouldn't be so worried if she was five years old, but she's not five anymore,

she, Ted? In fact, do you even know how old your daughter is? Oh, you're

ridiculous. You don't even know how old she is. I'm not talking to you when

you're like this. Is that for this one tonight, or are we already on to number

two? It doesn't matter.

Walk to Crow's Nest. Anything?

Over.

Negative. Not a peep.

Do you have to choose so loud?

Sniper's too gum.

You're not a sniper.

Package incoming.

Four trucks.

Outer east gate on main.

We got action.

Four trucks. Outer east gate on main.

Burner's heading for the gate.

Burn commencing in five, four, three, two, one.

Trucks moving in trucks moving in

Am

I clear Clear to the east east

is clear and to the west

Hold. We got a straggler.

Come on. Come on, get the hell out of there.

Come on.

Clear.

He's in.

He's dead.

Open sesame.

It's what?

Jonathan, signal.

Snagged it.

Should I move?

No.

Hold.

Hold. Hold.

Hold.

Go!

Van? It's on the move.

Hopper, can you hear us okay?

Yeah, yeah. Well, I'm glad.

Good. Good. Okay. Hard part's over.

I mean, speak for yourself. I still got to jump out of this thing.

Is it me, or are we moving faster than normal?

A little faster.

Just aim for the grass.

I'm going to go over the asphalt, but not any mentions of grass.

What's going on? Hopper!

We're losing him! Wait, what?

Stop! Stop!

We got him.

Hopper, do you copy?

Hopper!

Yeah, I copy.

What the hell happened?

I don't know.

We just planned to stop.

Why would they stop?

The soldiers.

They know he's there.

We don't know that.

There are too many.

He can't take them.

Do you copy?

Joyce?

Anyone?

What happened?

I saw it.

What? What did you see?

Contact Hopper, the boy, tell everyone what's going on.

Right, right.

Think you can get the power back on?

I can try.

You do?

You call my house, you tell everyone to get the hell out of there.

Amen.

Boy, you turn me inside out and round and round, upside

down.

Boy, you turn me inside out and round and round.

Instinctively, you give to me the love that I need.

I cherish the moment with you.

Respectfully, I say to thee, I'm aware that you're cheating.

appeal. You always play the field. I'm crazy to think you're all mine.

As long as the sun continues to shine, there's a place in my heart for you.

That's the bottom line.

Upside down.

Boy, you turn me.

Instinctively you give to me the love that I need. I cherish the moment with

you.

Respectfully I say to thee, I'm aware that you're cheating.

But no one makes me feel like you do.

Side down.

Boy, you turn me inside.

And round, round, up, side down.

Boy, you turn me. me inside out and round and round