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Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

Episode number: 1

Overview: On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.

Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

Episode number: 2

Overview: Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.

Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

Episode number: 3

Overview: An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

Chapter Four: The Body

Episode number: 4

Overview: Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.

Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

Episode number: 5

Overview: Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.

Chapter Six: The Monster

Episode number: 6

Overview: A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.

Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

Episode number: 7

Overview: Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.

Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

Episode number: 8

Overview: Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.