Chapter 9 lays down the groundwork for what we can only hope will be another edge-of-the-seat experience in the episodes to come.

A Proper Thump" - In the Upside Down's woods, Steve thanks Nancy for helping him become a better person. Don’t miss the chance! Come and grab one gift for you or your friend. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. If you want a different style, you can visit Anynee Store According to the Duffer Brothers, this episode includes more visual effects than the entirety of Season 3.This is the only season finale where the characters have indisputably lost. Vecna, though injured, is still alive, and successfully opens a new gateway in Hawkins.

One of my absolute favorite things about Stranger Things is how it gives everyone in the group a chance to have their hero moment, to solve some puzzle, or fix a problem. No one is just dead weight along for the ride and the series is always stronger for it. Even silly stoner Argyle becomes an asset! If you touch her again, I will kill you, again,” Eleven tells him. For as fierce and threatening as that sentiment is, this mind fight takes a turn in Vecna’s favor real fast. He’s so happy to see Eleven because now she can watch as he kills all of her friends and destroys Hawkins before destroying the world. He ends up bringing both Eleven and an unconscious Max to his mind lair and tying them up with those vines. Now, if you only remember two things about Vecna after all of this they should be that the guy hates moisturizer but really loves a monologue. I mean, the amount of yammering this guy does! I guess it’s hard to fault him too much since this time the yammering he does reveals information that completely rewrites everything we thought we knew about the Upside Down and … all of Stranger Things, really. No big deal or anything. This is the final episode where Matthew Modine is listed as part of the main cast. Modine's name appeared during the opening credits sequence, even though his character, Dr. Brenner, was killed-off during the previous episode. Joe Keery revealed that when attempting to axe the vines inside the Creel House, he inadvertently lost his grip and caused the butt of the axe to hit and break the camera.In the Upside Down Munson trailer, Dustin and Eddie have weapons in hand as the bats crash against the windows, with Eddie realizing they're on the roof. Hearing noise from the vents on top, a bat pops through and causes the pair to stab at it vigorously. At the Creel House, the trio crawls up the stairs and is about to enter the attic when a random earthquake alerts Vecna of the trio's presence. The vines take Robin and pin her against the wall, and soon take Nancy and Steve as they attempt to help, placing the trio in a chokehold. A Realm Unspoiled By Mankind" - Vecna reveals he has led the invasion of Hawkins since the beginning. In the Upside Down, Steve, Nancy, and Robin open the Creel house door and navigate carefully. El walks through the skate park and eventually finds Max as a younger child, but tells the boys that she can't interact with her. When Will asks if anything is off in the memory, El finds an out-of-place DJ station on top of a bridge. Max sits at a table in the Snow Ball and waits for the next phase, only for the decorative balloons to begin to explode blood. The record on the DJ table warps to play Ella Fitzgerald's Dream A Little Dream of Me as it begins to affect the memory of the skate park as well. In the Snow Ball memory, the banner and flowers begin to decay as flakes begin to fall. Thunder and lightning begin to surround both memories. At the Hawkins Memorial Hospital, Max is comatose with casts covering the entirety of her limbs. Lucas reads to her while Erica and Susan Hargrove, Max’s mother, sit by her bedside. The Party arrives, and Lucas embraces Mike, Will, and El as he tells them the doctors aren't sure when Max will wake since it was a miracle she's even alive; her heart stopped for over a minute and she died clinically. El sits on Max's bed, holding her hand, and reassures Max that she will always be by her side. Using her powers, El transports the Void in Max's mind, only to find it completely empty as El screams Max's name.

In Russia, the fully grown Demogorgon is the only monster still alive. It approaches Hopper, who grabs a sword after running out of ammo. Nancy, Steve, and Robin find Vecna's body in the attic. With Eleven, Vecna tells her that she thinks she and her friends have won, but it is just the beginning of the end. He insists that she had already lost, but El replies that it was he that didn't succeed. Hopper runs to the Demogorgon and cuts off its arm. Dodging it, Hopper finally kills the monster with a decapitation to the head. Joyce and Hopper embrace while Murray cheers as Dmitri and Yuri arrive inside a functioning Katinka. Is Caleb McLaughlin the MVP of the season? In this episode, he’s so great in both the fake-out “Max is actually in the Vecna trance” scene when Lucas turns on her, squaring off against Jason, and during Max’s death scene. The wailing! I’ll never get over the wailing! Other contenders for the title are Sadie Sink, Joseph Quinn, Joe Keery, and the demobats. Discuss! The Tyburn Tree" by Makeup and Vanity Set - In the Void, El observes Max and Lucas in the Creel attic. Will is confirmed to have feelings for Mike, and Jonathan is shown to know and love him regardless. The imagery of the balloons bursting with blood encapsulates the merging of joyous memories with the ominous undertones of the Upside Down.Fulfillment time: 2-5 business days. It might be increased to 6-7 business days or longer during special occasions (Christmas season, New Years, affected by disasters, Pandemic, etc.) And just when you’re invested in this high-stakes chase, the story pulls on the emotional heartstrings. Lucas tries to lighten the mood with an adorably quaint note-passing scene. We Go Out Tonight" - Dustin, Nancy, Steve, Robin, and Eddie sneak into the Munson trailer and access the Gate. Hiiiiiiiii" - Max and Lucas silently reconcile by using their notepads, with Max accepting Lucas' offer for a date at the movies. Over at the Upside Down Creel house, it’s not long before the vines take hold of Robin, Steve, and Nancy, trapping and strangling all of them. As if Steve Harrington hasn’t been choked out enough already this season! Anyway, things seem dire for that group, too.