He later calls into his home radio to try communicating with Eleven, who’s long gone.
“I know that I’ve been gone too long,” he says.
“I want you to know that it’s not about you and it’s not about our fight.
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I want you to know that I’m not mad.
I’m just sorry about everything.”
It’s heartbreaking how much she’s come to mean to him.
And what have you done?
Joyce at least has Bob by her side.
He assumes Bob is a doctor.
Will says he’s never seen Dr. Owens in his life, eitherand the same goes for Hopper.
Overall, he only recognizes his mother and his best friend, Mike.
He indicates a spot where the creature is vulnerable and could perhaps be neutralized.
Owens describes the situation as a virus attaching itself to Will, duplicating itself, and essentially hijacking him.
In a smart bit of editing, however, they’re repeatedly pulled toward each other out of temptation.
At long last, they succumb and kiss passionately.
But things are not so joyous when they return home.
Jonathan also notices a Polaroid camera that isn’t his own in the house.
“Someone else has been here,” he ominously warns.
Grudgingly, she goes along, jumping out her window so as to go unseen by her still-raging stepbrother.
Dustin and Steve, meanwhile, are enjoying some unexpected bonding time.
They team up from there, forced to go about catching Dart alone.
Steve also bestows grooming and cologne tips.
(Apparently, women in the ’80s liked “Farrah Fawcett spray.”
Their back-and-forth is unexpectedly sweet.
They hatch a plan to catch Dart while also protecting themselves.
Even as night falls, it’s obvious the plan isn’t going to work without a little tinkering.
Dart doesn’t show up, which means “cow” bait is no longer working.
He might be in the mood for something a little more tabooyou know, human.
Dart finally appears, and he’s enormousfear overcomes Steve’s face, but he stands strong.
But then another “Dart” appears.
Before long, Steve and the kids are surrounded by Upside Down monsters.
The monsters jump to the roof.
Did Steve intimidate them?
No, Steve assures.
“They’re going somewhere.”
Hopper recognizes the location, for one: “That damn graveyard.”
Just before the harrowing, thrilling final sequence of the episode kicks in, Will apologizes to his mother.
“I’m sorry,” he says.
“They made me do it….
I told you, they upset him.”
Back in the Upside Down, we see a fog settle inwe know creatures are coming.
Will may yet be too far gone.
But, he warns, it’s only getting worse: “They’re almost here.”
Best Quotes
Steve: “How do you know [Dart’s] not just a lizard?”
Dustin: “Because its face opened up and it ate my cat.”
“Commie bastards sure know how to make a spirit, am I right?”
