Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.
- Erica Sinclair
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs soon as Will mentions the WarGames (1983), a cue from that movie's musical score starts playing.
- GoofsThe opera about Nina was apparently written in 1786. No wonder Nina's lover did not return to the train station where she awaited him - trains had not yet been invented .
- Quotes
Jim Hopper: I used to think I was cursed. Ever since I was 18. Got some letter of induction in the mail. Uncle Sam wants me to go fight some war in the jungle. Charlie's moving south like a plague 'cause of commie bastards like you, and... you know, I'm happy enough to go. Prove to my old man I'm not the piece of shit he thinks I am. I get over there, I must test well, and they put me in the Chemical Corps. There I am. I'm just... a kid, you know. I'm 18 years old, 8,000 miles away, and I'm mixing up these... 55-gallon drums of Agent Orange. With just these kitchen gloves, you know? We used to clean out these buffalo turbines after a run and just be inhaling the stuff. No masks, nothing. "It's not chemical warfare. It's just herbicide to kill plants. Harmless." That's what they told us. And then I got back to real life, and these guys I worked with, the ones that made it back, they started trying to get back to normal, you know? Having families. And then things started going wrong. Kids born stillborn. Dead in the womb. Crooked spines, eyes popped out. The horror... dollowed us, clung to us. My wife Diane, she wanted a baby. I did too. We had a baby, and she was, um... She was born healthy. She was perfect, you know. Sara. And then she died. It wasn't an easy death. She... suffered. I knew the risks, but I, um... I hid them. And then Diane left me. She didn't blame me. Not with words. After that, I was just... I just hid myself in drugs and alcohol. And then people started coming into my life. This girl El, and Joyce just happened, and I told myself they needed me. But that wasn't true. That's a lie. They didn't need me. I needed them. I needed them. You were right, what you said last night. I knew the risks, breaking out of here, but I did it anyway. The minute I sent for Joyce, the minute I sent for her, I sentenced her to death. Just like I did with Sara. Everyone I love, I hurt. See, I was wrong this whole time. I wasn't cursed. I am the curse.
- ConnectionsReferences Apocalypse Now (1979)
On a negative note, the California story arc is not Interesting at all. That doesn't help that we really don't get much screen time with them this episode. Which is a shame as Argyle is hilarious every time he is on screen.
Unlike Mike and Will. Murray is getting some amazing character development. S4 has giving Murray some well deserved screen time. Him and Joyce are a unexpected duo that really does thrive, especially in this episode.
We get some quality Eddie screen time which is great to see Eddie who is another great addition to the stranger things cast. Joseph Quinn, plays Eddie's pure terror which gives me goosebumps.
Overall this episode did lack Action but it definitely progressed the story and characters. I'm sure we are going to get some solid action in the 2 remaining episodes of Vol 1.
- ethangeorgephillips
- May 29, 2022
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Filming locations
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(Nina Project desert location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1