Summary: Dustin captures Dart and puts him in the cellar. Mike goes to Will's place and joins in with the plan. Hopper gets trapped in the vines and Will sees him. He goes with Joyce, Bob and Mike to save Hopper. The lab people arrive and burn the vines, which has a very big effect on Will. Nancy and Jonathan meet with Murray with a plan to shut down Hawkins lab. El goes to meet Jane and discovers what happened to her in the past.
The Good: This had more decent story continuity. Dustin was a highlight once more as he worked to keep Dart under control. The scene when he drew out Dart was extremely tense and had a very exciting and funny ending when Dustin smashes Dart into the cellar with a hockey stick. It was a fun little scene to watch and was easy to enjoy on the surface, despite its flaws (see: The Bad). This is mostly due to Dustin's charm which kept him likeable. His team up with Steve was also a welcome surprise and I'm interested to see where it goes. Will and Mike continue to work well together. Will has been spectacular this season and his scenes with Mike have been really enjoyable to watch. I like the scenes with him trying to piece thins together while under pressure, and the Bob storyline was also a good inclusion on the basic level, though it had issues (see: The Bad). Nancy and Jonathan working with Murray was nice too. I had almost forgotten about him, but I'm glad to see him again. I am excited to see where the story goes as it is the biggest unknown for me in the show right now. Lucas and Max's story was fine for what it was. Max has been extremely bland so far which takes away from it, but Lucas was at least likeable so I was somewhat into the storyline. I won't call it bad, but it wasn't particularly good either. El meeting Terry again was nice. It was sweet to some level and it felt like a long time coming. El learning the truth about what happened to Terry was very sad and a very good reveal too. It was great to get some meaning to the words she always repeats. The flashback sequence was a brilliant little short story showing the tragic fate of a character. The Bad: This episode had a few major issues plaguing it. Hopper was completely idiotic at the start of the episode. I had assumed that he would go back out and tell somebody what he found while coming back with some protection because the vines were obviously some foreign substance. But he didn't do that and stupidly poked his face around. He deserved to get what was coming to him. Why he didn't tell Joyce about what he realized in the last episode is utterly beyond me. That storyline had other problems too. How is Will able to make a perfectly to scale map inside of his house and how can they measure the distance properly, especially with some drawings on the wall. It's pretty convenient and Bob realizing it was a map was even more convenient. Nobody is that smart. I also didn't like that Bob just dropped his serious conversation with Joyce upon making connections with the map. It was pretty stupidly written honesty. And why on earth would all of them go into the vines without protection like Hopper? They had time to get something to protect themselves at least. The Nancy and Jonathan as a couple conflict felt forced and inorganic. It did nothing for me. The Unknown: Will people believe Nancy's story? Who will it be told to? Why did the lab people conveniently show up? Did they detect Hopper or something? Or did they follow Joyce's car, which would make little sense since Hopper went there before them. Why did they burn the vines? Surely they would have tried to get the people out first. And why would Will and Mike just stand there and let them do it? What is their motive for doing this? Were they aware of the vines or did they just notice them and blast them with fire? Why did that effect Will? What is his connection to the vines exactly? So many questions, I really hope they are answered in the next episode. Best Moment: The Terry flashback was wonderful and told a brilliant story in a short amount of time. Character of the Episode: I'll pick Dustin again for being so damn charming. Conclusion: This was a weaker episode of Stranger Things. There were writing flaws, and the story wasn't as exciting as the last episode. Hopefully things pick up again next episode. Score: 57
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