Jane Ives quotes from Stranger Things

[Whispers] Pretty.

I can get you a real bed and you can stay here with me, if you want. How's that sound? [Eleven nods] I want to help you, but to do that, I need you to talk to me, okay? Doesn't have to be now, doesn't have to be today. But when you're ready. Okay?

[Turns around] ... Okay.

[Noticing] Oh, yeah, that. That happens sometimes. [They come into the hall] Old house, bad wiring. [Another light flickers] Or if you ask my crazy Aunt Shirley, it's... [she notices Eleven following the lights] haunted.

Sweetie, really, it's just the wiring.

No. [She turns and heads into the living room, where a lamp is flickering right next to Terry] It's Mama. [She kneels next to her and wipes blood from Terry's nose]

Sunflower. Rainbow. Three to the right. Four to the left.

[Following Eleven] I... I don't understand.

Four-fifty.

She knows I'm here.

She wants to talk.

I'm looking for my sister.

Axel

Aww, Shirley Temple lost her sister; so sad.

I saw her. Here. [Reaches into her bag]

Uh-uh! Hand outta pocket. Slow.

Axel

Gimme that shit.

Is that Kali?

"Kali?"

Axel

How'd you find us? Who else knows you're here?

No one.

Axel

So what, then? Poof? You just show up like magic, with that picture?

Stay calm, she's just a kid.

Axel

A kid who could get us all killed! [Draws a switchblade] If I have to ask again, Shirley, you're gonna start losing things, startin' with those pretty little locks of yours, yeah?

Come on, Axe, put down the knife!

Axel

How did you find us?!

I saw her.

Axe!

Axel

[Grabs El's arm and raises the knife] That's not an answer!

Axel

Jesus, Jesus Christ! Get off! Shit, Shit!

You're a terrible dancer, Axel.

Axel

I told you, stay outta my head!

So we're threatening little girls now, are we?

Axel

She knows about you!

She had this.

Where did you get this?

[Takes it back] Mama.

Your mother gave this to you?

In her... dream circle.

Axel

[Scoffs] "Dream circle". I think she's a schizo or something.

Says she's looking for her sister.

Axel

Yeah, like I said, schizo.

Jesus!

[Handing Kali the knife] I saw you. In the rainbow room.

What is your name?

Jane.

Sister.

Sister.

And this... memory your mother shared, that is your only memory of me?

Yes.

And how long have you been with this... Policeman?

Three hundred and twenty-seven days.

And this policeman, he thinks he can work out some sort of deal with these men to set you free?

Yes. He says soon.

He's naive, then. We will always be monsters to them, do you understand? [El nods sadly] Now let me guess: your policeman, he also stops you from using your gifts? [El nods] What you can do... is incredible. It makes you very special, Jane.

Wait. Do you have a gift?

Different. I can make people see, or not see, whatever I choose.

Is that why you made the man with the crazy hair dance?

;Laughs] Axel is not so fond of spiders, so...

You made him see spiders?

[Nods] But it doesn't have to be scary.

This butterfly, it isn't real. I've just convinced your mind it is. Think of it as a kind of... magic.

Are you real?

[Smiles] Yes, I'm real.

Everyone you see here was in some way responsible for what happened to us.

... You hurt the Bad Men?

(sarcastically) No, we just... give 'em a pat on the back.

You... kill them?

They're criminals. We simply make them pay for their crimes.

Axel

Damn, Shirley, what's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost.

We can't all be fighters, I guess.

I'm a fighter. I've killed.

And these men you killed, did they... deserve it?

They hurt me.

And they still want to hurt you. To hurt us. We're just making the first move. Come.

I was once just like you, you know that? But that's why I'm hard on you, because I see in you my past mistakes.

[Sharply] They were kids.

Does that excuse that man's sins? Were we not also children? (El looks away) I remember the day I came to the rainbow room, and you were... gone. So, when my gifts were strong enough, I used them to escape, and I ran. I ran away as far as I could. And it was there, far away, that I... I found a place to hide. A family. A home. Just like you and your policeman. But... they couldn't help me. So, eventually, I lost them, too. So, I decided to play the part; to stop hiding. To use my gifts against those who hurt us. You're now faced with the same choice, Jane: go back into hiding and hope they don't find you, or fight, and face them again.

Face who?

The man who calls himself our father.

[Shakes her head] Papa is... dead.

Dr. Martin Brenner

That man tonight disagreed.

[Stands up] You're not real.

All this time, and you haven't looked for me? Why? Because you thought I was dead? Or because you were afraid of what you might find?

[In tears] Go away.

You have to confront your pain. You have a wound, Eleven, a terrible wound. And it's festering. Do you remember what that means? Festering? It means... a rot. And it will grow. Spread.

Get out of my head.

And eventually, it will kill you.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

This isn't a prison, Jane. You're always free to return to your policeman. Or stay, and avenge your mother. Let us heal our wounds. Together.

Jane, get in.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but I have to go back. My friends... my friends are in danger.

Axel

This isn't time for a talk! We gotta go right now!

Your mother sent you here for a reason, remember? We belong together. There's nothing for you back there; they cannot save you, Jane!

No...But I can save them.

Mike

Eleven?

Mike?

Max

Is that...?

Mike

I never gave up on you. I called you every night. Every night, for...

Three hundred and fifty-three days. [Mike looks shocked] I heard.

Mike

Why didn't you tell me you were there? That you were okay?

Because I wouldn't let her. [To Eleven] The hell is this? Where you been?

Where've you been?

Mike

[Realizes, angrily] You've been hiding her. You've been hiding her this whole time! [Angrily shoves Hopper behind his back]

[Angrily grabs Mike] Hey!!

So what, we're just not gonna talk about it, huh?

About what?

Oh, I don't know. I'm just curious why, all of a sudden, you look like some kinda MTV punk? [Pause] I'm not mad, kid. I just wanna know where you've been. That's all.

To see Mama.

Okay. How'd you get there?

A truck.

"A truck?"

A big truck.

"A big truck?" Whose truck was it?

A man's.

A man's?

A nice man.

Okay. So, let me just get this straight in my head: so, a nice man in a big truck, he drove you to your mama's? And then what, your- your aunt Becky gave you those clothes and that makeup?!

I... I shouldn't have left.

Hmm-mm, No. No, this isn't on you, kid. I should've been there. I should never have lied to you about your mom... or about when you could leave. A lot of things I shouldn't have done. Sometimes, I feel like I'm... like I'm just some kinda black hole or something.

"Black hole?"

Yeah, it's a... y'know, it's this thing in outer space. It's like... it sucks everything towards it and destroys it. Sarah had a picture book about outer space, she loved it.

Who's Sarah?

Sarah? Sarah's my girl. [Looks at her] She's my little girl.

Where is she?

Well, that's kinda the thing, kid. She, uh... well, she left us.

Gone.

Yeah. The black hole. It got her. And, somehow... I've just been scared, you know. I've just been scared that it would take you, too. I guess that's why I get... so mad. [Shakes his head] I'm so sorry. For everything. I can be so... so...

Stupid.

[Chuckles] Yeah... stupid. Just really stupid.

I've been stupid, too.

I guess we broke our rule. [Eleven smiles tearfully] I don't hate it, by the way. This whole... look. Kinda cool.

[Smirks] Bitchin'.

Okay, sure. [Smiles] "Bitchin'".

Mike

Do you want to dance?

I... don't know how.

Mike

I don't either. Do you want to figure it out?

Hi. [Her classmates look bored] For my hero I... I chose my dad. [Angela and her friends make a face] And for my visual aid, I made a diraoma of our cabin.

More like diarrhea. [Everyone laughs]

Quiet, everyone. Let's be respectful. [The classroom quiets down]

[Picks up a figure from her diorama] This is my dad. His name is Hopper. He made the best eggos, and we liked to watch Miami Vice on Fridays. [Meanwhile, as Will watches the presentation, the girl next to them touches his foot with her own, looking at him flirtatiously. He moves his foot away]

[Holds up another figure] This is Mr. Fibley. He is a squirrel. [Her classmates laugh again. Will nods at her encouragingly] And this is the alarm that my dad made. [Angela raises her hand] Uh, I was never scared because... beca- because... [Glances at her teacher]

Uh, Angela, let's save questions until the end of Jane's presentation.

Yeah, sorry, I'm just like, confused. I thought this was a presentation about a historical hero.

My dad was in the newspaper.

Your local paper? [Laughs mockingly, the other classmates doing the same] I just don't think that's what Mrs. Gracie meant by historical. This is supposed to be about famous people.

My dad is famous. He saved lots of lives, in a mall fire. He was a hero for people. And he was my hero too! [Her classmates give each other looks]

That's not what I'm saying at all. But, it's okay. [Sarcastically] I am so sorry, Mrs. Gracie. I didn't mean to interrupt. I just wanted clarity on the rules of the assignment.

Well, technically, you are correct. [Angela smirks, and Jane/Eleven begins to tear up, lip trembling] But Jane has decided to do her father. So, please, continue with your presentation, Jane. [A tear falls down Jane/Eleven's cheek, and she takes a few deep breaths]

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!?

[to Brenner] The Gate. The Mind Flayer. So many dead! All because of you, because you could not stop! You could not let him go! I came here to try and understand who I was. To see if I... If I was the monster. But now I know the truth. It is not me. It is you. You are the monster.

Max, are you okay?

Max

Huh?

Are you okay?

Max

Yeah. Are you... Are you real? Di... Did I make you?

I'm real.

Max

How?

I piggybacked from a pizza dough freezer.

Max

What?

[To Vecna, about Max] If you touch her again, I will kill you again.

Vecna

All I needed was someone to open the door. And you did that for me. Without even realizing it. Didn't you? And when you did realize, you chose to resist. So I sought a means to open my own doors. I sought... your power. So, don't you see? Once again, you have freed me.

No. You don't have to do this. You can still stop this.

Vecna

It is over, Eleven. Your friends have lost. There is nothing... nothing you can do to stop this now. Hawkins will burn and fall. And the rest of this senseless, broken world. And I will be there. I will be there to pick up the pieces when it does. And remake it into something... beautiful. There was a time when I had hoped to have you by my side. But now I just want you to watch.