“You’re pretty cute, you know that?”

Dustin coos at the creature that is very much not cute at all.

The slug seems to prefer the cold, cowering in the shade away from the tank’s heat lamps.

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to the librarian and just runs out with the books he needs while she’s turned around.

Eleven wants to know when “soon” iswhich day?

“Did I ever tell you about Mr. Bob offers when he brings up Will’s nightmare.

And then Will, like a zombie, came back from the dead.

But Will and Mike stop them just in time, saying it was a stupid prank.

And things get worse when Nancy can’t or won’t tell Steve she loves him.

Eleven left the cabin and asked a very confused mother which way the school was.

Mike angrily deflects: They don’t need anyone else.

Max asks about El, but Mike claims she was different.

El was their mage.

“I could be your zoomer,” Max offers, zooming around on her skateboard.

“That’s not even a real thing!”

Jealous, she flings Max off her skateboard but disappears before Mike can chase her down.

He runs away until he’s outside the building and sees the massive monster from his nightmares.

Turns out Upside Down monsters are a little harder to deal with than Mr. Baldo the clown.

Dustin, grabbing books from the library

“Why’s he gotta kick the door?”

about Hopper, dramatically leaving the sheriff’s office

“Hey kiddo, would you like a balloon?”