S3E07
The Bite
The group faces a critical moment in their battle.
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Stranger Things ā S03E07 ā Chapter Seven: The Bite | Full transcript [distorted cheering] [yelling and cheering] [āR.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.ā playing] āŖ Rockinā in the U.S.A. āŖ [squealing and laughing] āŖ Hey! R.O.C.K. in the U.S.Aā¦ āŖ [man] One for each of you. Thanks. [vendor] Have fun. āŖ R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. āŖ āŖ Yeah, yeah āŖ āŖ Rockinā in the U.S.A. āŖ [man 2] There you go. Yeah! [āThe Washington Post Marchā playing] [crowd cheering] [band stops] Now, doesnāt that just lift your spirits? [cheering] Letās give another big hand for the Hawkins High Marching Band! [cheering] I hope youāre all having a good time tonight. [crowd cheers] Are you having a good time? [cheering] [Larry] I canāt hear you! Are you having a good time? [loud cheering] [chuckles] I want you to know that we spared no expense to provide you with the very best entertainment that money can buy! [fair worker] Keep your arms inside. Uh-oh! Dad canāt get out now. Why do you two enjoy torturing me? Because itās fun. Yeah, Dad, ācause itās fun! Oh, here we go. [Ted groans] [Ted] Oh, boy. Hoo! But enough of me blabbering. Who here wants to see some fireworks? [cheering] Come on, now, you can do better than that. Who here wants to see some fireworks? [loud cheering] [āSemper Fidelisā playing] [Karen sighs] Uh, why are we stopping? Because I slipped Jimmy a five. You what? Come on, these are the best seats in the house. The best seats in the house. [fireworks popping] Oh! Happy Fourth of July! [cheering] [Karen] Whoa! [laughing] That was pretty, wasnāt it? Yeah. Yeah. [Karen gasps] [ominous synth music playing] [rustling in trees] Mom, the trees. What, baby? The trees are moving. [rustling continues] Why are you looking at the trees, baby? The fireworks. Look at the fireworks! [Karen laughs] That was a big one, wasnāt it? [thudding footsteps] [creature snarling] [theme song playing] [fireworks popping and crackling distantly] [crowd cheering distantly] [marching band playing distantly] [Eleven] He said he was building something. That it was all for me. Building somethingā¦ Is he talking about the flayed? He must be. So, heās building an army, just like we thought. Yeah, but heās not building this army to spread. Heās building it to stop Eleven. Last year, El closed the gate on him. I have a feeling that really pissed him off. Like, royally. And the Mind Flayer now knows that sheās the only thing that can stop him. But if sheās out of the wayā¦ Game over. He also said he was gonna kill all of you. Yeah, well, thatās nice. [faint screeching noise] [ominous synth music playing] [faint screeching noise] Do you guys hear that? [Nancy shudders] Itās just the fireworks. Billyā¦ When he told you this, it was here, in this room? [distant thudding noise] [fluttering sound] He knows weāre here. [trees rustling] [creature snarls] [creature screeches] [alarm blaring] [slurring] Jesus, slow down! [slurring] Yeah, what is this, like, the Indy 500? Itās the Indy 300. No, dingus, itās 500! Itās 300! Letās say a million. [both laughing loudly] What is wrong with them? I donāt know. [Erica] Dustin, watch out! [Dustin] Shit! [Steve grunts, yells] Oh! [Robin groans] You guys all right back there? [both groaning] Theyāre fine. Come on. We gotta go, now. Come on! Get out! Letās go! [Steve] Ow! [Steve] Weāre coming! Here goes nothinā. [Steve] This sucks. [beeping] [Robin and Steve whooping giddily] Hey! You look like youāre surfing! Surfing! Yeah! [Steve] Whoa! They seem drunk. Why would they be drunk? Iām a natural! Check it out! Whoop! [Robin laughs] Wipeout! [both laughing] Heās burning up. [Steve] Youāre burning up. One sec, one sec. Steve, Steve. [Steve] God, no. Ow! His pupils are super dilated. Maybe heās drugged. Ugh. Boop! Steve, are you drugged? How many times, Dad? I donāt do drugs. Itās only marijuana. This isnāt funny, okay? I need to know what they did to you. Are you gonna die on us? Boop. We all die, my strange little child friend. Itās just a matter of howā¦ and when. Theyāre gonna be looking for us up there, so I need you to tell me where you parked your car. Oh, can we make a pit stop at the food court? I would kill for a hot dog on a stick. Ooh! All right. Yeah, food. Yes, you can have as much food as you want, but only if you tell me where your car is parked. Uh-oh. Uh-oh? The carās off the board. What? They took the keys. The Russians, they took the keys. Like, forever ago. [Robin and Steve laugh] Thatās a bummer, right? [Robin laughing] [Robin and Steve] Oh! Oh, my God, that tastes so good. Ah! Steve, can you taste the air? I taste it! I taste it! Stop! Shit! Come on! Come on! [kids clamoring] [in Russian] Stop right there! [Robin] Okay, okay, okay! Woo! Why are we running? [Robin laughing] [Eleven grunting] [Mike] Yeah. Thatās good like that. Hey, get away from the windows. [all panting] [lamp squeaking] [rumbling] [electric crackling] [gasping] [breathing rapidly] Itās close. [leaves rustling] [branches snapping] [rumbling footsteps] [glasses clinking] [rumbling stops] Whereād it go? [Nancy exhales sharply] [shuddering breaths] [creature shrieks] [all gasping] [yells, grunts] [creature shrieks] [Jonathan grunts] [Jonathan yells] [grunts] [shrieks] [Jonathan groans] [shrieks] [creature wails, screeches] [shrieks] [creature wails] [shrieking in pain] [gasps] [creature shrieking] [creature screams] [Eleven yells] [creature shrieks] [Max yelps] Holy shit. [shrieking] [glass shatters] [shrieking] [panting] [creatures shrieking] [shrieking and barking] [yells] [whimpering shrieks] [panting] [roaring and shrieking] [Eleven screams] El! [screaming] [Mike] El! [all grunting] [creature roaring] [pumps shotgun] [roaring] [Mike] Pull! [Jonathan] Nancy, shoot it! [screaming] [snarling] [pained snarls] [Eleven screams] [Max] Come on! Lucas! [Nancy pumps shotgun] [yells] [roars] [Lucas grunts, yells] [shotgun fires] [roaring] [screaming] [kids straining] [creature roars] [yells] [Max] Pull! [shotgun fires] [creature screeches] [squelching] [roaring] El! El, you okay? [creature roaring] [shrieking] [screeching in pain] [monstrous chittering] [creature snarls] [panting heavily] [roaring] [Eleven panting] [creature shrieking] [roaring] [yelling] [pained screeching] [yells] [distant roaring] [Nancy] Go, go, go! [Jonathan] Come on, come on, go! [Nancy] Go! [Jonathan] Hurry up! Come on! [Mike] Everybody out! [Jonathan] Go! [Nancy] Go, come on! [creature roars] [Jonathan] Go, go, go, go! [Lucas] Come on! [Nancy repeating] Come on! [Lucas] Come on! Come on! [creature shrieking] [Jonathan] Get in. Right here. [Eleven wails in pain] Drive! Drive! [engine starting] [roaring] [Steve] Whoa! Where are we going? Just trust me. [Robin laughs] All clear. [score from Back to the Future playing] [Marty] Doc! What did I tell you?! Eighty-eight miles per hour! [Dustin] Come on. [metal clanging in movie] [Doc gasps] [Doc] The temporal displacement occurred exactly 1:20ā¦ You two, sit. No, no, no! These seats are too close! Dude, these seats blow. Then donāt watch the movie. We wanna watch it. Then watch it! Shh! Shh! Sorry. Whatever you do, donātā¦ goā¦ anywhere. Fine, Dad. [Robin snickers] [Doc] The appropriate question is āWhen the hell are they?ā You see, Einstein has just become the worldās first time traveler! Sorry. Sorry. [Doc] I sent himā¦ into the future! [Dustin sighs] Okay, itās official. Iām never having kids. What are we doing here? Weāre laying low. Cooling off. Like Oswald. Oswald was found in a theater and shot to death. A week later. The point is, his plan didnāt work. Only because it was a setup. What? He was just a patsy. Tell me youāre joking. Shh! [Erica and Dustin] Shh! We need to get outta here. All right, you watch Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Make sure they donāt go anywhere. Where are you going? To find us a ride. [Doc] Look out! [DeLorean zapping] [brakes screeching] [Marty] Docā¦ Whatās happening? I have no idea. [Marty] Are you telling me that you built a time machineā¦ [Alexei speaking Russian] Whatās he saying? Heās showing me the location of the key to turn off the machine. [speaking Russian] Sorry, ākeys.ā Two keys. [Alexei speaking Russian] T-woman rule. T-woman rule? Yeah, two men, two keys, like aā¦ nuclear launch. But, uh, to retrieve the keys, there is a vault. [speaking Russian] And to open the vault, you need to enter Planckās constant. Planckās what? Planckās constant. Itās a very famous number. All right, so we get the keys, and then we turn the machine off. Thatās what he says. All right, well, that shouldnāt be too hard. We can do this. Joyce, did you hear the part where he said the place was like an impenetrable fortress? Yeah, but there has to be a way in. Yeah, there is. Our military. Who are coming. Well, we donāt know that anymore because you yelled at them like it was a parent-teacher conference, and then you hung up on them, so we donāt know what the hellās going on, because now weāreā¦ Wait, wait, what are we doā¦ Oh! Wait, thatās right! Weāre on our way to rescue our children from the big, bad Fourth of July celebration! You know what, if you canāt handle this, then just turn around and drop me off first. What are you gonna do? You gonna walk back to Hawkins? I will do anything if it gets me away from you! Children! Children! Children! This interminable bickering was amusing at first, but itās getting very stale and weāve still got a long drive ahead of us. So, why donāt you two cut the horseshit and get to the part where you admit your sexual feelings for one another? Whoa! You are way off base, buddy! Oh, spare me, spare me, spare me! Yes, yes, heās a brute. I know. Probably reminds you of a bad relationship, and, gosh, youād really like a nice man to settle down with, but, admit it, youāre real curious to know what heās like in the sack. And you. Ha! Well, youāre just a big manbaby whoād rather act tough than show his true feelings, because the last time you opened your heart, you got hurt. Owie. And now, rather than admit these feelings, youāre dancing around one another with this mind-numbing and frankly boorish mating ritual. So, please, for my sake, either quit your bickering, or pull over, tear off those clothes, and get it over with already! [gasps] [deep sigh] [in Russian] What was that? [in Russian] I told them they should have sex. They have not had sex? No. [snickers] [chuckles] [both laughing] [Joyce mutters] [Alexei speaking Russian] [both laughing] [Murray laughs] Oh! Oh! [Murray and Alexei continue laughing] [tires squealing] [glass shattering] [Eleven groans] Okay, get her down. [Nancy] Okay. Lemme see. Oh, shit. [groans] Whatā¦ Whatā¦ Hey, what are you doing? Iām cleaning the wound. No, first, we need to stop the bleeding, then clean, then disinfect, then bandage. I skateboard. Trust me. Mike, hold this. [groans] Keep the pressure on it, nice and firm, okay? Weāre gonna need water, soap. Yeah, okay. All right. Does any of this help? No. Go get me a washcloth and a bowl. A bowl? Lucas. Go. [stammers] Okay. [groans] [Nancy] What did that thing look like to you? Like that thing in the hospital, only bigger. Yeah, a lot bigger. Like, Tom and Bruce, they merged to become one, right? Andā¦ And Driscoll kept saying how she needed to go back to the sourceā¦ Wait, you think Driscollās in there? Maybe. Andā¦ Andā¦ And maybe Heather and Janet, too, and God knows who else. I donāt know how weāre gonna kill this thing, but if we doā¦ We kill all the flayed. Andā¦ we end this. Maybe. All I know isā¦ we need El. [Lucas] Bowlā¦ Bowlā¦ Bowlā¦ Why wouldnāt it be with the cereal? I donāt know. What else do you use a bowl for? Iā¦ I donāt know. [Lucas sighs] Oh, shit. Satanās Baby. You ever shot one of these suckers? No. Is it sweet? Thatās an understatement. [Max] That doesnāt look like a bowl. Nah, itās way better. There is a reason this warning label says ā18 or older.ā This sucker is filled with 150 grains of black powder. AKA gunpowder. Strap two of these together, and itās bigger than an M80. Five of them, weāve got ourselves a stick of dynamite. You wanna kill that thing with fireworks? Do you have a better idea? Uh, yeah. Eleven. Against that thing? Sheās gonna need some backup. Oh, my God. [Lucas scoffs] Hold this. [Mike groans] Does that hurt? Uh, not bad. Youāre gonna have an awesome scar. Youāll look even more badass. Bitchinā. Yeah, bitchinā. [chuckles] Elā¦ Yeah? Iāve been meaning to tell you something. Itās just, being broken up, itās been hard. [distorted radio chatter] Andā¦ I like that you and Max are friends now. Itās just, I was jealous at first, andā¦ and angry. And thatās why I said all that stupid stuff. And itās like I wanted you all to myself. And now I realize how unfair that is. And selfish. And, likeā¦ Iām sorry. I just, like, Iāve never felt like this, you know, with anyone beforeā¦ andā¦ [sighs] You know, they do say it makes you crazy. What makes you crazy? You neverā¦ You never heard that termā¦ You know, like the phrase, likeā¦ āblank makes you crazy,ā like the wordā¦ āGirlfriendsā? No, no, no, no, notā¦ not girlfriends. āBoyfriends.ā No! No, no, not boyfriends either. Itās likeā¦ Itās like a feeling orā¦ [softly] A feelingā¦ Yeah, like somethingā¦ Like, old people say it to each other sometimes. Old people? Yeah. What I wanna say isā¦ that I justā¦ I know that Iā¦ [Dustin speaking via radio, garbled] [static popping] [Dustin, distorted via radio] I repeatā¦ this is a code red! [score from Back to the Future plays] Dustin? Mike? [Mike] Dustin! Mike! Oh, my God, you have to listen. I know Iāve been MIA, and Iām sorry, itās not because Iām mad. I mean, I actually was mad, but itās also because I was trapped underground in a secret Russian base. [garbled radio audio] Dustin, youāre going way too fast. I canāt understand you. I know that sounds insane, but the Russians have infiltrated Hawkins! The goddamn Russians! And nowā¦ theyāre usingā¦ to open the gate. Dustin, youāreā¦ youāre breaking up. And now theyāre after us and we donāt have a way out of here, so I need you to come and get us. Can Nancy drive? [garbled radio audio] Dustin, youāre cutting out. Mike? Dustin, you there? Mike? Mike, do you copy? Dustinā¦ [powering down noise] Shit! Not now. Please, not now. Mike! Dustin! Mike! [static hissing] What is it? Do you have any batteries? Double-A? Why would I have batteries? I always carry batteries. Then whatās the problem? I need eight. Eight? Shit. Guess weāll have to go to plan B. Plan B? Whatās plan B? [film score crescendos] Whereā¦ are they? Thatās amazing. So, like, I wasnāt totally focused in there or anything, butā¦ Iām pretty sureā¦ that mom was trying to bang her son. Wait, wait, the hot chick was Alex P. Keatonās mom? Yeah, Iām pretty sure. But theyāre the same age. No, but he went back in time. [snickers] Then why is it called Back to the Future? He has to go back to the future because heās in the past. So, the future is actually the present, which is his time. Whā¦ What? No, no, itās my turn. Youāve had enough. [Robin grunts contentedly] [gentle synth music playing] [echoing] Wow. [twinkling] [echoing] Hey, Robin. You gotta check this out. [grunts] Check thisā¦ Thisā¦ The ceiling, itās beautiful. [echoing] Oh, wow. [chuckles] Oh. [Robin chuckles] [grunts] [grunts] [Steve groans] [synth music distorts] [twinkling] [Steve grunts] [Robin coughs] [Robin retches and spits] [cheering] [carnival music playing] [Hopper yells] Stay here, go over the plans with Smirnoff. I can help look. No, youāll scare the children. Jim, if this is about earlierā¦ Stay put, Freud! You hear me? Stay put! [Murray sighs] [kids screaming and laughing] You know, say what you will about Kline, he certainly knows how to throw a party. Iām sorry about him, by the way. Who, Larry? No, Murray. Heās a sick individual who likes to get under peopleās skin. So, letās not let him, you know, get under our skin. Iām not, I havenāt. I just, you seem a little more quiet than usual. I justā¦ I just wanna find the kids. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [Larry] Iāll give it my best shot. [bell clanging] [Larry exclaims] [man] You won yourself a bear! Thank you. Here you go. [chuckles] [photographer] Mayor Kline! [photographer] One more, one more. [photographer] Big smile. There we go. [cheering] Watch it! [man 2] Happy Fourth, dick. [panting] [dialing on car phone] [line ringing] Come on, come on, come on! Pick up, pick up, pick up, you commie bastards! [ominous synth music playing] [freezer humming] [pull-tab clicks loudly] [whispers] Quiet. [whispers] Oh, sorry. How do you even drink that? Because itās delicious. [Mike and Max] What? Itās like Carpenterās The Thing. The original is a classic, no question about it. But the remakeā¦ [slurping loudly] [satisfied sigh] [smacking lips] Sweeter, bolderā¦ better. Youāre insane. So, you prefer the original Thing? What? No, Iām not talking about The Thing, Iām talking about New Coke. Itās the same concept, dude. Uh, actually, itās not the same concept. It is the same concept. No, itās not. [yells] Yes, it is. Hey. Sorry. Sorry. Did youā¦ find him? [Lucas] The movies? Dustinās so freaked out about the gate, he decides to go watch a movie? Yeah, makes total sense. Youāre positive he said āgateā and not āgreatā? Yeah, like, āThis movie Iām watching is great.ā Sounded like āgate.ā Which would explain how the Mind Flayerās still alive. Yeah, we just have to shut it again. Then the monster dies. But if not, we always have Lucasā fireworks. Keep mocking my plan, Max. Keep mocking it. I wanna hear you say it again, because you keep doubting me. You keep doubting me! [Max] Ridiculous. [Lucas] Will? Weāre gonna prove āem wrong, right? [eerie synth music playing] [screeching] [Steve groans] The ceiling stopped spinning for me. Is it still spinning for you? Holy shit. No. You think we puked it all up? Maybe. Ask me something. [in Russian accent] Interrogate me. Okay. Interrogate you. Sure. Umā¦ When was the last time you, uh, peed your pants? Today. What? When the Russian doctor took out the bone saw. [laughs] Oh, my God. It was just a little bit, though. Yeah, itās definitely still in her system. [laughs] [groans] [Robin] Ohā¦ All right, my turn. Okay. Hit me. Have youā¦ ever been in love? Yep. Nancy Wheeler. First semester, senior year. [imitates gunshot, chuckles] Oh, my God. Sheās such a priss. [Steve] Hm. Turns out, not really. [scoffs] Are you still in love with Nancy? No. Why not? I think itās because I found someone whoās a little bit better for me. [chuckles] Itās crazy. Ever since Dustin got home, heās been saying, āYou know, you gotta find your Suzie. You gotta find your Suzie.ā Wait, whoās Suzie? Itās some girl from camp, I guess his girlfriend. To be honest with you, Iām not 100% sure sheās even real. But thatās notā¦ thatās not really the point. That doesnāt matter. The point is, this girl, you know, the one that I like, itās somebody that Iā¦ didnāt even talk to in school. And I donāt even know why. Maybe ācause Tommy H. wouldāve made fun of me orā¦ I wouldnāt beā¦ prom king. Itās stupid. I mean, Dustinās right, itās all just a bunch of bullshit anyways. Because, when I think about it, I shouldāve been hanging out with this girl the whole time. First of all, sheās hilarious. Sheās so funny. I feel like, this summer, I have laughed harder than I have laughedā¦ in a really long time. And sheās smart. Way smarter than me. You know, she can crack, like, top secret Russian codes andā¦ You know? Sheās honestly unlike anyone Iāve ever even met before. Robin? [tapping on stall] Robin, did you just OD in there? No. [sighs] Iā¦ am still alive. [deep sigh] [Robin] The floorās disgusting. Yeah, well, I already got a bunch of blood and puke on my shirt, soā¦ What do you think? About? This girl. She sounds awesome. She is awesome. And what about the guy? I think heās on drugs, and heās not thinking straight. Really? āCause I think heās thinking a lot more clearly than usual. Heās not. Lookā¦ he doesnāt even know this girl. And if he did know her, likeā¦ like really know her, I donāt think heād even want to be her friend. No, thatās not true. No way is that true. Listen to me, Steve. Itās shocked me to my core, but I like you. I really like you. But Iām not like your other friends. And Iām not like Nancy Wheeler. Robin, thatās exactly why I like you. [Robin scoffs] Do you remember what I said about Clickās class? About me being jealous and, like, obsessed? Yeah. It isnāt because I had a crush on you. Itās becauseā¦ she wouldnāt stop staring at you. Mrs. Click? [chuckles] Tammy Thompson. I wanted her to look at me. Butā¦ she couldnāt pull her eyes away from you and your stupid hair. And I didnāt understand, because you would get bagel crumbs all over the floor. And you asked dumb questions. And you were a douchebag. Andā¦ And you didnāt even like her andā¦ I would go homeā¦ and just scream into my pillow. But Tammy Thompsonās a girl. [softly] Steve. Yeah? Oh. Oh. Holy shit. Yeah. Holy shit. Steveā¦ did you OD over there? No, I just, uhā¦ just thinking. Okay. I mean, yeah. Tammy Thompson, you know, sheās cute and all, butā¦ I mean, sheās a total dud. She is not. Yes, she is. She wants to be, like, a singer. She wants to move to, like, Nashville and shit. She has dreams. She canāt even hold a tune. Sheās practically tone-deaf. Have you heard her? [Robin chuckles] All the time. [singing atonally] āŖ You see me now tonight āŖ Shut up. āŖ You see meā¦ āŖ She does not sound like that. She sounds exactlyā¦ Thatās a great impersonation of her. She does not. You sound like a Muppet. She sounds like a Muppet. She sounds like a Muppet giving birth. [both laughing] [sings like Kermit] āŖ And if you could hold me tight āŖ [both sing atonally] āŖ Weāll be holding on forever āŖ Exactly. [laughs] I know! Okay. What the hell? [both laugh] [intense synth music playing] [creature shrieks weakly] [monstrous screeching] [cheering and laughing] [Alexei, in Russian] And why all this? If I just turn the keys, itās like turning off a car. But then the car still works, does it not? [in Russian] Yes. And do you want the car to still work or do you want it to explode? I want the car to explode. Good. Then do this. Just make sure you are nowhere near it when it does. It is not pretty. Turns people into dust. And thenā¦ Itās over. [chuckles] And I become an American citizen and join in the fun, yes? Who said you had to be an American to join the fun? [carnival music playing] [crowd cheering] [in Russian] It doesnāt get more American than this, my friend. Fatty foods, ugly decadence, rigged gamesā¦ [in English] Fifteen tickets, please. [cheering] They are rigged, these games? [in Russian] Yes. [balloon pops] They do not look rigged. Thatās just it, my dear Alexei. They have been designed to present the illusion of fairness! But itās all a scam, a trick, to put your money in the rich manās pocket. That, my dear friend, isā¦ America. But, heyā¦ knock yourself out. [carnival barker yelling] Where are you going? To get us the closest thing to food I can find. Hey. Hey. [Joyce] Karen. [carnival barker] Step right up! [Karen]ā¦feel the wind push you back and itās gonnaā¦ [Ted] Hold on. Do we have seat belts? Hey, Karen. Joyce! Oh, my gosh! How funny to see you here! Where are the kids? Iā¦ I havenāt seen them. I donāt think theyāre here yet. You three, up against the wall! No, where are they? Oh, my gosh, I can hardly keep track these days. Uh, they were at, uhā¦ Dustinās, then Lucasās, then Maxās. Maxā¦ You know how it is. Summer! [alarm blaring] Probably getting into some kinda trouble. [ride door whirring] Last warning, you two. Up against the wall! Hold the ride! On your life, Magnum. [all exclaiming] [Ted murmurs] Woo! Here we go! Holy smokes! [Ted] Holy smokes! [rapid carnival music playing] [Doc] Roads? Where weāre going, we donāt need roads. [cheering] [indistinct chatter] [door hinge creaking] [Dustin] Andā¦ blend. [woman] It is so good! Well, shit, that worked. Course it worked. We just have to get on the bus with the rest of these plebes, and home sweet home, here we come. Uh, Dustin? What? Yeah, we might not wanna go to your house. Why? Well, I mightāve told them your full name. What is wrong with you? Dude, I was drugged. So? So? So, you resist. You tough it out. You tough it out like a man. Oh, yeah, itās easy for you to say. Guys? Sorry for the inconvenience. Have a pleasant evening. Abort. [suspenseful music playing] Abort. Abort. [panting] [Steve] Shit. [Robin] Okay. [Steve] Come on, letās go, letās go. [onlookers cheering] Thatās three green! And hereās dart number four! [carnival music playing] [cheering] One more for the big prize! You can do it, mister! [bell ringing] [loud cheering] [man] We have a winner! [barker] Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Get your tickets right here! Murray! [in Russian] Look! Itās not rigged! Ah! [laughs like Woody Woodpecker] Itās not rigged. [Murray laughs heartily] [ominous music playing] [carnival audio fades] [silenced gunshot] [in Russian] Traitor. [faintly] Alexei! [feedback whining] [clownās laughter echoing in slow motion] [resuming normal volume] Alexei! [carnival audio resumes] [in English] Oh, no. Oh, my God. Letās go. [Alexei grunts and coughs] Easy. [Alexei groans] [in Russian] Keep pressure on it. Iāll get you help. Iāll get help. [suspenseful synth music playing] [indistinct chatter] [crowd cheering] Jimā¦ Jim. Jim! They got Alexei, Jim! Jim! Alexei! They got Alexei, Jim! [exhales sharply] We gotta go. We gotta go. What? [Hopper] Letās go. They make an odd couple, donāt they? Well, itās like they say, thereās someone for everyone. [carnival music playing] [bell ringing] [Karen sighs deeply] [suspenseful music playing] [crowd exclaims] [male vendor] Who wants a hot dog? Find Murray, get the car, bring it around back. Okay. [recording of cackling laughter] [in Russian] Heading to āBig Top.ā Northeast side of the fair. [carnival barker] Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Get your tickets to the Big Top here! [barker speaking indistinctly] this side of the Mississippi. Hey! Get your kids outta here! Police! Get āem out of here! Go! [barker] You, sir! Step on up! I see you eyeing the maze! Donāt be surprised! Donāt be scared! [crowd cheering] [barker] Step on up, sir! [recording of cackling laughter] [eerie male voice] Do you dare enter the cave of horrors? You never know what you might find around the corner. [recording of eerie giggling] Donāt show your fear in the presence of the tiger. [tigerās roar sounds] Or you may never escape this cave alive. [tigerās roar sounds] [Hopper yells] [fighting grunts] [gasps] [screams] [panting] Alexei! Oh, my God. Iā¦ I just left for a minuteā¦ for a corn dog. [Joyce cries] A stupid corn dog. Oh, God. Oh, no. [man grunts] [carnival music playing] [fighting grunts] [man groans] [Hopper yells] [Hopper grunts] [man wails in pain] [man groans] [Hopper yells] [intense synth music playing] [indistinct chatter] [panting] [indistinct male voice on radio] [man on radio, in Russian] Vasilev, are you there? Vasilev? Answer! [male voice continues in Russian] [tigerās roar sounds] [recording of cackling laughter] [carnival music playing] What are you doing? Hey! Larry. Joyce. [Joyce grunts] [Larry wails in pain] Ooh! [groans] [man] Yeah, lady! [suspenseful synth music playing] [silenced gunshots] [Hopper] Hey. [silenced gunshots] [men speaking Russian] [gasps] [recording of cackling laughter] [gasps for air, groans] [Grigori coughs] [man, in Russian] Comrade! Get off me! [recording of cackling laughter] [sighs] Goddamn! Son of a bitch! [grunting] [groans] [grunts] Hey! [Hopper] Hit it. Hit it! Go! Go! Alexei? [man on radio, in Russian] On the lower levelā¦ Hey, translate. Weāve found the children. They are still in the mall. Lower level. [in Russian] Keep all entrances locked down. I repeatā¦ Keep all entrances locked down. [squeaking sound] [quietly] Everyone, get over here. I found them. [kids panting] [panting] [car alarm wailing] [all gasping] [horn honking] [in Russian] What the hell? [intense synth music playing] [men groaning] [steam hissing] [metal clattering] [dramatic synth music playing] [laughing] You flung that thing like a Hot Wheel! [Dustin grunts] Lucas? What are you doing here? Ask them. Itās their fault. True, yeah. Totally true. Itās absolutely our fault. I donāt understand what happened to that car. El has superpowers. [Robin] Iām sorry? Superpowers. She threw it with her mind. Cāmon, catch up. Thatās El? Whoās El? Iām sorry, who are you? Iām Robin. I work with Steve. She cracked the top secret code. Yeah, which is how we found out about the Russians. Russians? Wait, what Russians? The Russians! Those were Russians? Some of them. What are you talking about? Didnāt you hear our code red? Yeah. Couldnāt understand what you were saying. Goddamn low battery. How many times do I have to tell you with the low battery? Well, everything worked out, didnāt it? Worked out? We almost died. Yeah, but we didnāt, did we? [Steve] It was pretty damn close. [Lucas] Okay, Russians? As in, theyāre working for the Russian government? [Eleven panting] [Dustin] What are you not comprehending? Am I not speaking English? We have a full-blown Red Dawn situation. [droning sound] [Max] So this has nothing to do with the gate? [Dustin] It has everything to do with the gateā¦ [droning sound intensifies] [Eleven grunts, groans] Whoa, whoa, whoa. El! El! [whimpering] [Erica] Whatās wrong with her? Whatās wrong? My leg. My leg. Her leg, her leg. Okay. [Eleven panting] Get that off. Okay. [all exclaim in disgust] [Erica groans] [gasps] [intense synth music playing] [grunting] [wailing] El! El! [wailing] [Mike] El! El, are you okay? El! El! El! [screaming] [intense synth music playing] [monkey screeching]