[Enraged] Carol, for once in your life, shut your damn mouth!
TTommy
Hey, what's your problem, man?
You're both assholes, that's my problem! [Gets up and shoves Tommy]
TTommy
Are you serious right now, man?
Yeah, I'm serious! You shouldn't have done that!
TTommy
You mean call her out for what she really is? Oh, that's funny, cause I don't remember you asking me to stop
I should have put that spray paint right down your throat.
CCarol
What the hell, Steve?
You know, neither of you ever cared about her. You never even liked her. Because she's not miserable like you two! She actually cares about other people.
CCarol
[Mockingly] The slut with a heart of gold!
I TOLD you to watch your mouth!
TTommy
HEY!' [Shoves Steve into the car behind him] I don't know what's gotten into you man, but you don't talk to her that way!
[Shoves him back] Get out of my face!
TTommy
[Aggressively grabs Steve by the collar and shoves him backwards again] Or what?! Or what?! You gonna fight me now too?! Huh?! You gonna fight me now too?! Because you couldn't take Jonathan Byers! [Whispers threateningly] So I wouldn't recommend that. Here, let me get the door for you, buddy. [Steve drives away] That's right. Run away, Stevie boy! Run away! Just like you always do. That Nancy's turning you into a little pussy! That's right, Harrington, run away! Run away! [scoffs]
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.
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.
Just hold on a little longer, okay? He's gone, the Bad Man's gone. We'll be home soon, and my mom? She'll get you your own bed, and you can eat as many Eggos as you want. And... we can go to the Snow Ball.
[There is a loud shriek as the gunfire outside dies down]
[The door crashes down and the Demogorgon enters the classroom, the lights flickering]
Get the wrist rocket, get the wrist rocket, now!!
Go go go go go! Get the rocks, get the rocks, get the rocks!
[Lucas shoots a rock at the Demogorgon and hits it's head, but it only roars with rage]
Kill the bastard! Kill it now!
[Lucas fires again, to no effect; the Demogorgon advances on them as Dustin passes Lucas more ammunition]
Get, get, get- come on, kill it, bastard!
Hit him again! Keep going, keep going!
Kill him! Get, get, get... come on, go, go, go!
[Lucas hits the Demogorgon again, to no effect. As he fires a fourth rock, the Demogorgon is suddenly flung across the room by El's powers, slamming against the blackboard. El stands and walks past the shocked boys, her expression fierce]
[El uses her powers to push Mike back; she approaches the struggling Demogorgon. As she reaches it, she glances back at Lucas, Dustin and Mike]
[Sadly] Goodbye, Mike. [She turns to the Demogorgon] No more. [Both the Demogorgon and El scream as she uses her powers to rip it apart; Lucas, Dustin and Mike cover their ears. When the lights return, El and the Demogorgon have vanished]
LDLucas and Dustin
Eleven!
[Tearful] El! El, where are you?! Eleven?! El?!
You're just not nimble enough, but you'll get there someday. But until then... [chuckles] Princess Daphne is still mine!
You know, whatever. I'm still tops on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug".
KKeith
You sure about that?
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...!
Seven hundred and fifty-one thousand, three hundred points?!
[Dustin gives him the finger]
KKeith
[Scoffs] You know I despise "Dig Dug".
KKeith
You want information? Then I need something in return. [Grins at Mike]
No. No, no, no, no way! You're not getting a date with her!
Mike, come on, just get him the date.
I'm not prostituting my sister!
But it's for a good cause!
No, no, don't get him the date. You know what? He's gonna spread his nasty-ass rash to your whole family!
KKeith
Acne isn't a rash, and it isn't contagious, you prepubescent wastoid!
[Checks his watch] Aw, man, my Mom's gonna murder me!
So go home, I'll radio when she comes.
Oh yeah, nice try. You just want me out of here so you can make your move.
Oh cause you're such a threat.
That's right! She will not be able to resist these pearls. Grr...! [Spotting something] Ten O'Clock!
[Max comes out arguing with her brother]
They're arguing! They're arguing!
I I I see that! [About binoculars] I don't even know why you need those. God, you're so stupid.
[Max's brother impulsively drives off with Max giving her brother the finger. Dustin and Lucas follow her inside the arcade]
[Hopper arrives at a cabin deep in the woods. He steps over a tripwire as he approaches the door and knocks six times. Several bolts unlatch and the door opens. He walks in, notices the TV is on, and turns it off]
[Noticing a half-eaten Eggo waffle on the table] Hey, what'd we talk about?
[From the next room] No signal.
No signal. It's eight-one-five. You're late.
Yeah, I lost track of time. I'll signal next time, all right? [El enters the room and sits across from him] And, uh, it's eight-fifteen, it's not eight-one-five.
Now, what'd we talk about? Dinner first, then dessert. Always. That's a rule, yeah?
[Hopper is cooking breakfast. He turns around and is startled by El wearing a bedsheet over her head]
Sure is. But right now, it's breakfast, okay? [He puts the food on the table] Come on, let's eat.
Who wouldn't see you? [Sits down]
What are you talking about?
You want to go trick-or-treating? [El nods; after a pause Hopper shakes his head and stands up] You know the rules.
Yeah, so you know the answer.
No, but they wouldn't see me.
[Puts his hands on her shoulders] I don't care, alright? You go out there, ghost or not, it's a risk. We don't take risks, alright? They're stupid. And?
[Angrily] We're not stupid.
Exactly. Now you take that off and sit down and eat. [Sits down] Your food's getting cold.
[El does so, looking irritated]
Alright, look: how 'bout... I get off early tonight, I buy us a bunch of candy, we sit around and get fat, and we watch a scary movie together. How's that for compromise?
C-O-M-promise. Compromise? How 'bout that's your word for the day, yeah? It's something that's kinda in-between, something like... half-way happy.
[Nods] Five-fifteen, yeah. Sure.
[Shrugs, nods] Half-way happy.
[Max and Billy are driving]
God, this place is such a shithole.
No? [Buzzes down the window and holds his nose] Mmm, you smell that, Max? That's actually shit. Cow shit!
I don't see any cows. [Buzzes the window up again]
Clearly, you haven't met the high school girls. So what, you like it here now?
Then why are you defending it?
It's just, we're stuck here, so...
Mm, you're right. We're stuck here. [Glares at her] And whose fault is that?
[Under her breath] Yours.
Did you say it's my fault?
You know whose fault it is. Say it. [Pause] Maaax... say it. SAY IT!!!
[He floors the gas pedal; Max looks up and is shocked to see Mike, Lucas and Dustin riding directly ahead of Billy's car]
Really, everyone dressed up last year.
Oh, these your new ape-friends?
No! No, I don't know them.
Oh, then I guess you won't care if I hit 'em then, huh? I get bonus points, I get 'em all in one go!
No, Billy, stop, it's not funny.
[Dustin notices Billy closing in on them]
[They all try desperately to outrun Billy]
Billy, come on, stop! This isn't funny! Stop!
Oh, shit shit shit shit shit...!
[Max yanks the steering wheel; at the last minute, Billy's car swerves into the other lane, barely missing the boys]
[Laughs maniacally] WHOOO! That was a close one, huh?!
[Bob dances with Joyce on Halloween]
You playing Frankenstein to my Dracula? You're stiff as a board; relax.
He's fine, ok? Jonathan's with him.
I know. It's just... every time he's away from me, it's like I- I can't function. I- it sounds silly, I know.
No, it's not silly. It's not silly. [Pause] What if we were to move out of Hawkins? Together?
[Grins] Yeah, Whoa Nellie, right? No, I just- I- I been thinking about what you said. I mean, how you've got all these memories here, and you wish you had enough money to move. My parents are selling their house in Maine. There's a RadioShack nearby; I'm sure they'd take me on. We could just... [he sees the worried look on Joyce's face and glances away] My turn to be silly, now.
No, it's fine; wine makes me crazy.
It's just so hard to explain, it's just- this- this is not a normal family.
Well, it could be. [Looks at her encouragingly] Could be.
[Joyce hugs him; the doorbell sounds]
Finally. [Puts in his Dracula fangs and heads for the door] Victims!
[Drunk] You wanted- you wanted this.
No I didn't want this, I told you to stop drinking-
No, it's not bullshit, okay?
No, it's not bullshit, Nancy.
No YOU. You're... bullshit.
You're- you're pretending like- like everything's okay. Y'know like- like we didn't- like we didn't kill Barb! Like-like it's great. Like we're in love and we're partying. Yeah let's party. Let's party, we're partying. It's bullshit.
[Heartbroken] You don't love me?
[Discussing his visions] It's like... like, I'm stuck.
Stuck in the Upside Down?
Well, you know how in a ViewMaster, when it gets, like...
Caught between two slides?
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.
[Shakes his head] No. It was like... this huge shadow, in the sky. Only... it was alive... and it was coming for me.
Is this all real? Or is it like the doctors say, all in your head?
I don't know. Just... just please don't tell the others, okay? They won't understand.
[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.
Hey, if we're both going crazy, we'll go crazy together, right?
[Smiles] Yeah. Crazy together.
[El uses a blindfold and the TV static to enter the mental dimension of the Upside Down and listen to Mike as he tries to contact her on the two-way radio]
It's Day 353. I had a bad day today. I dunno, I... guess I wish you were here. I mean, we all do. If you're out there, just... please, gimme a sign.
[El crouches in front of him in the Upside Down. For a moment, Mike appears to meet her eyes]
[El reaches out to try to touch his face, but after a moment Mike irritably shuts off the radio and walks away. In the real world, El pulls off the blindfold and cries silently]
[In a flashback, as Hopper and El set up the defenses around the cabin]
Okay. This is called a tripwire. It's like an alarm. You, uh, set it up like this... and then, anybody gets close, it's gonna make a loud noise like, uh, gunfire. Bang. [Pause] Those bad men aren't gonna find you, alright? Not way the hell out here. But we'll take some precautions. There's gonna be a couple ground rules. Rule number one: always keep the curtains drawn.
[In the present, El opens the curtains]
Rule number two: only open the door, if you hear my secret knock. [Demonstrates]
[In the present, El unbolts the door with her powers]
And rule number three: Don't ever go out alone... especially not in the daylight.
[In the present, El steps out onto the sunlit porch]
That's it. Three rules. I call 'em the, uh... "Don't be stupid" rules. 'Cause we're not stupid, alright?
[In the present, El walks away from the cabin]
[As she steps over the tripwire] Not stupid.
What do you think? Where were you this morning?! I missed first period!
I figured Jonathan would take you.
What are you talking about?
Jesus, you really can't handle your alcohol. Uh... you remember going to Tina's party last night, right?
I... remember dancing, and... spilling some punch, you got mad at me because I was drunk and then you took me home.
No. Yeah, see, that's where your mind gets a little fuzzy. That was your other boyfriend, that was-- that was Jonathan.
It's pretty simple, Nancy; you were just telling it like it is.
Um... apparently, uh, we killed Barb, and, uh, I don't care, 'cause I'm "bullshit" and, and our whole relationship is "bullshit". And, uh, pretty much everything's just bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. Oh, yeah, also... you don't love me.
I was drunk, Steve! I don't remember any of that!
So that makes everything you said just what, just bullshit too?!
CClassmate
Harrington! Dude, we need you, man; that douchebag's killing us! Let's go!
Steve stares at Nancy; when she doesn't answer, he walks away]
I think that you're bullshit.
[Dustin shows Mike, Will, Lucas and Max the "pollywog" he found]
His name is D'Artagnan. pPicks it up] Cute, right?
And he was in your trash?
Foraging for food. You wanna hold him?
I don't want to. [Dustin drops Dart into her hands] Oh, God, he's slimy!
[She passes Dart to Lucas]
Ugh, he's like a living booger! [Passes Dart to Will]
Oh, God, ugh! [Passes Dart to Mike, who stares at it]
[Grins] My question exactly. At first, I thought it was some type of pollywog.
It's another word for tadpole. Tadpole is the larval stage of a toad.
I-I know what a tadpole is.
Alright, then you know that most tadpoles are aquatic, right? Well, Dart, he isn't, he doesn't need water.
Yeah, but aren't there non-aquatic pollywogs?
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?
Maybe some scientists brought it here, and it escaped?
Did you guys see that? It looks like something is... moving inside it.
[He shines a lamp directly on Dart, who flinches and shrieks, startling them]
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.
So, if he's not a pollywog, or a reptile...
Then I've discovered a new species.
[As he strokes Dart, Will has flashbacks of the larvae he coughed up last year, as well as the noises from his visions of the Upside Down, which sound just like Dart]
