Martin Brenner quotes from Stranger Things

Martin Brenner

Six.

Joyce

What?

Martin Brenner

Six. Six people have been taken this week. This thing that took your son... We don't really understand it. But it's behavior is predictable. Like all animals, it eats. It will take more sons. More daughters. I want to save them. I want to save your son. But I can't do that. Not without your help.

Joyce

Stop. I know who you are. I know what you've done. You took my boy away from me! You left him in that place to die! You faked his death! We had a funeral. We buried him. And now you're asking for my help? Go to hell.

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.

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!?