Will quotes from Stranger Things

Will

It was a seven. The roll, it was a seven. The demogorgon... it got me. See you tomorrow!

Lucas

You're just not nimble enough, but you'll get there someday. But until then... [chuckles] Princess Daphne is still mine!

Dustin

You know, whatever. I'm still tops on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug".

You sure about that?

Dustin

Sure about what? You're kidding me, nonononono. Move, move! [He checks the top scores on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug"] Aw, no no no no no... NO! No! No...!

Will

Seven hundred and fifty-one thousand, three hundred points?!

Mike

That's impossible!

Dustin

Who- who's "MADMAX?"

Better than you.

Will

Is it you?

[Scoffs] You know I despise "Dig Dug".

Lucas

Then who is it?

Dustin

Yeah, spill it, Keith.

You want information? Then I need something in return. [Grins at Mike]

Mike

No. No, no, no, no way! You're not getting a date with her!

Lucas

Mike, come on, just get him the date.

Mike

I'm not prostituting my sister!

Lucas

But it's for a good cause!

Dustin

No, no, don't get him the date. You know what? He's gonna spread his nasty-ass rash to your whole family!

Acne isn't a rash, and it isn't contagious, you prepubescent wastoid!

Will

[Discussing his visions] It's like... like, I'm stuck.

Mike

Stuck in the Upside Down?

Will

Well, you know how in a ViewMaster, when it gets, like...

Mike

Caught between two slides?

Will

Yeah, yeah, like that. Like, like one slide's our world, and... and the other... the other slide is the Upside Down. And... and there was this noise. Coming from everywhere. And... I saw something.

Mike

The Demogorgon?

Will

[Shakes his head] No. It was like... this huge shadow, in the sky. Only... it was alive... and it was coming for me.

Mike

Is this all real? Or is it like the doctors say, all in your head?

Will

I don't know. Just... just please don't tell the others, okay? They won't understand.

Mike

Eleven would.

Will

She would?

Mike

[Smiles] Yeah. She always did. Sometimes, I feel like... I still see her. Like she's still around... but she never is. I don't know. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy.

Will

Me, too.

Mike

Hey, if we're both going crazy, we'll go crazy together, right?

Will

[Smiles] Yeah. Crazy together.

Dustin

His name is D'Artagnan. pPicks it up] Cute, right?

Mike

"D'Artagnan?"

Dustin

Dart, for short.

Max

And he was in your trash?

Dustin

Foraging for food. You wanna hold him?

Max

No, no.

Dustin

He doesn't bite.

Max

I don't want to. [Dustin drops Dart into her hands] Oh, God, he's slimy!

Lucas

Ugh, he's like a living booger! [Passes Dart to Will]

Will

Oh, God, ugh! [Passes Dart to Mike, who stares at it]

Mike

What is he?

Dustin

[Grins] My question exactly. At first, I thought it was some type of pollywog.

Max

"Pollywog?"

Dustin

It's another word for tadpole. Tadpole is the larval stage of a toad.

Max

I-I know what a tadpole is.

Dustin

Alright, then you know that most tadpoles are aquatic, right? Well, Dart, he isn't, he doesn't need water.

Lucas

Yeah, but aren't there non-aquatic pollywogs?

Dustin

Terrestrial pollywogs? Yep, two to be exact. Indirana Semiplamata and the Adenomera Andreae. One's from India, one's from South America. So how did one end up in my trash?

Max

Maybe some scientists brought it here, and it escaped?

Mike

Did you guys see that? It looks like something is... moving inside it.

Dustin

Whoa. [He grabs Dart as it tries to escape] It's okay, it's okay, I got you, little guy. I know you don't like that, it's okay. [Looks up] And there's another thing. Reptiles, they're cold-blooded. Ectothermic, right? They love heat, the sun. Dart hates it, it hurts him.

Lucas

So, if he's not a pollywog, or a reptile...

Dustin

Then I've discovered a new species.

Will

I can't remember.

Joyce

I need you to try.

Will

I- I was on the field. And... it all just went blank. And then... you were there.

Joyce

[Shakes her head] Will... I need you to tell me the truth.

Will

I am!

Joyce

This shape. I saw it on the videotape of Halloween Night. It's the same shape as your drawing. These episodes that you're having, I think Doctor Owens is wrong, I think they're real. But- but I can't help you if I don't know what's going on. So, you have to talk to me! Please. No more secrets, okay? [Will nods] Okay. Did you see this thing again, on the field?

Will

[Nods] Yes.

Joyce

What... what is it?

Will

[Tearfully] I don't... know. It's almost... more like a feeling.

Joyce

Like the one you had that night at the arcade?

Will

Yes.

Joyce

Wh-what does it want?

Will

[Crying] I don't... know. It came for me, and...and I tried. I tried to make it go away. But it got me, Mom!

Joyce

Well, what does that mean?

Will

I felt it... everywhere. Everywhere. I- I still feel it! I just want this to be over!

Joyce

[Hugs him] It's okay, it's okay, hey. Listen, look, look at me. I will never, ever let anything bad happen to you ever again. Whatever's going on in you, we're gonna fix it. I will fix it. I promise. I'm here.

Joyce

[To a possessed Will] Do you know what March 22nd is? It's your birthday. Your birthday. When you turned eight, I gave you that huge box of crayons, do you remember that? It was 120 colors. And all your friends, they got you Star Wars toys, but all you wanted to do was... draw with all your new colors. And you drew this big spaceship, but it wasn't from a movie, it-it was your spaceship. A "rainbow ship" is what you called it. And you, you must have used every color in the box. I... I took that with me to Melvald's, and I put it up, and I told everyone who came in, "My son drew this." And you were so embarrassed. [Chuckles tearfully] But I was so proud. I was so, so proud.

Jonathan

[Going to sit opposite him] Do you remember the day Dad left? We stayed up all night, building Castle Byers, just the way you drew it. And it took so long, because you were so bad at hammering. You'd miss the nail every time. And then it started raining, but we stayed out there anyway. We were both sick for like a week, after that. But we just had to finish it, didn't we? We just had to.

Mike

Do you remember the first day we met? It was... it was the first day of kindergarten. I knew nobody. I had no friends, and...I just felt so alone, and so scared, but... I saw you on the swings, and you were alone, too. You were just swinging by yourself. And I just walked up to you, and...I asked. I asked if you wanted to be my friend. And you said yes. You said yes. It was the best thing I've ever done.

Joyce

Will, baby... if you're in there, just please... please talk to us. Please, honey, please, can you do that for me? Please. I love you so much.

Will

[As the Shadow Monster] Let me go.

Lucas

[About Eleven and Mike] They do this every time!

Max

It's romantic!

Will

It's gross!

Dustin

It's bullshit!

Mike

[Following Will] Will, come on! You can't leave, it's raining! Listen, I said I was sorry, alright? It's a cool campaign, it's really cool! We're just, not in the mood right now.

Will

[Turns to him angrily] Yeah, Mike! That's the problem, you guys are never in the mood anymore! You're ruining our party!

Mike

That's not true!

Will

Really? Where's Dustin right now? [Mike doesn't respond] See? You don't know, and you don't even care, and obviously he doesn't either and I don't blame him! You're destroying everything, and for what? So you can swap spit with some stupid girl!

Mike

(defensive) El's not stupid! It's not my fault you don't like girls! [Will stares at him, at a loss for words] I'm not trying to be a jerk, okay? But we're not kids anymore. I mean, what did you think, really? That we were never gonna get girlfriends? That we were just going to sit in my basement all day and play games for the rest of our lives?

Will

[On the verge of tears] Yeah, I guess I did. I really did. [He gets on his bike and pedals away through the rain]

Mike

Whoa, dude. That's the donation box.

Will

I know. I'll just use yours when I come back. I mean, if we still want to play.

Mike

Yeah but what if you want to join another party?

Will

Not possible.

Mike

You should have told me she was having trouble!

Will

Well I didn't know they were gonna be here, Mike.

Mike

Yeah, but you knew she was having trouble for like, a year, and you didn't tell me.

Will

I- I didn't know she was lying to you.

Mike

Which is why you decided to be a douche to her all day?

Will

I wasn't being a douche!

Mike

You were! You were! You were rolling your eyes, you were- you were moping! You were barely talking, you basically sabotaged the whole day!

Will

Well she was lying to you, Mike! Straight to your face ever since you got here! And- and I've been a total third wheel all day, it's been miserable. So sorry if I wasn't- wasn't smiling.

Mike

Yeah, whatever, man. [Begins walking away]

Will

Well what about us?

Mike

[Turns back around to face him] What?

Will

Well you're mad that I didn't talk to you? Seems like you made it super clear that you're not interested in anything I have to say.

Mike

That's just not true.

Will

You called maybe a couple times. It's been a year, Mike. Meanwhile, El has like, a book of letters from you.

Mike

That's because she's my girlfriend, Will!

Will

And us?

Mike

We're friends! We're friends.

Will

Well we used to be best friends!

Mike

[Sighs] Well then, maybe you should have reached out more, I don't know. Why is this on me? Why am I the bad guy? [Will doesn't respond]

Angela!

Uh oh. Look who it is.

She looks upset.

You ruined my day!

Oh no. Did we embarrass you in front of your boyfriend? [Chuckles]

[crying] I want you to say sorry to me. And I want you to tell my boyfriend that it was just a joke. And that we are really friends.

Or what? [Mockingly holds out her hand] You're gonna hurt us with your mean stare again? [Laughs mockingly] Sorry you can't cry to teacher today. You'll just have to cry to your daddy instead. Oh, wait. Can't do that either.

[Looks at Chad] Oh ho ho ho!

Hey!

Angela!

[Shocked] Oh shit! Angela, you okay?! Angela! You okay?!

[Horrified] Oh, my god!

Oh my god, what do we do?

No, no, no, don't! [Angela yelps in horror at the sight of blood]

You're okay! You're okay!

Will

Oh... oh, my god!

Mike

Holy shit, El! What did you do? What did you do!?

Brenner

What have you done? What have you done!?

Mike

Thanks, by the way.

Will

For what?

Mike

For knocking some sense into me. I mean, I was being a total self-pitying idiot.

Will

I didn't say it.

Mike

You didn't have to. [Chuckles] Hey, also about the last few days...

Will

You don't have to say anything. I... I was being a total jerk to El. I deserved it.

Mike

No. No, no, no. You didn't deserve anything. Listen, the truth is the last year has been weird, you know? And I mean, you know, Max and Lucas and Dustin, they're... they're great. They're great. It's just... It's Hawkins. It's not the same without you. And I feel like maybe I was worrying too much about El, and I don't know, maybe I feel like I lost you or something. Does that make sense?

Mike

I have no idea what's gonna happen next. But, whatever it is, I... I think we should work together. I think it'll be easier if we're... we're a team. Friends. Best friends.

Will

[Touched; close to tears] Cool.

Mike

[Smiles] Cool.

Mike

I should have explained myself. Cause maybe Eleven would have taken me with her and things would have been different then. But I didn't know what to say.

Will

Sometimes, I think it's just scary to open up like that. To say how you really feel. Especially to the people you care about the most. Because what if... what if they don't like the truth?

Will

Can I show you something?

Mike

[Smiles] This is amazing. Did you paint this?

Will

Yeah- yeah, I mean- I mean- I mean El... asked me to, she commissioned it basically, I mean she told me what to draw. Anyway, my point is, see how you're leading us here? You're guiding the whole party, inspiring us. T-that's what you do. And see your coat of arms here? It's a heart. And I know it's sort of on the nose b-but that's what holds this whole party together, heart. Because, I mean, without heart, we'd all fall apart. Even El. Especially, El. These past few months she's been so... lost without you. It's just- she's so different from other people. And when you're... when you're different, sometimes.... you feel like a mistake. But you make her feel like she's not a mistake at all, like she's better for being different. And that gives her the courage to fight on. If she was ever mean to you, or if it seemed like she was pushing you away, it's probably just because she's scared of losing you, just like you're scared of losing her. And-and if she was going to lose you, I-I think she'd rather get it over with quick, like ripping off a band-aid. So yeah, El needs you, Mike. And she always will.

Mike

[Smiles] Yeah?

Will

[Emotionally] Yeah. [He turns away and begins silently sobbing, a hand over his mouth]

Mike

Let's hope One is dead and rotting.

Will

He's not. Now that I'm here, in Hawkins, I can feel him. And he's hurt. He's hurting. But he's still alive. It's strange, knowing now who it was this whole time, but... I can still remember what he thinks, and how he thinks. And he's not going to stop. Ever. Not until he's taken everything. And everyone. We have to kill him.

Mike

And we will. We will.