All of the characters collide and piece everything together in such a satisfying and natural manner, the pacing is near perfect in its swiftness and excitement, the synth score is outstanding, the action is mesmerising (the van flip moment is unforgettable), the SFX are solid, Steve gets another well-deserved redemptive sequence (it was just great seeing him and the show acknowledge how awful Tommy and Carol are), the beats of humour are nice (Scott continues to be great), Joyce really proves how loving of a mother she can be with Eleven, the direction is strong, the sound design is on-point, the kids making-up in the opening is incredibly sweet (and it's good to see Lucas apologising for his mistakes, it's a solid first step for him to become a more likeable character), and overall it is an emotional, engaging and plain fantastic episode of television. The ending in which Nancy and Jonathan sneak into the police station is a little easy, and it's silly how Hopper thinks they can just break into the Hawkins laboratory again but I can excuse those hiccups given just how excellent the rest of the episode is.
Review of Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
