: Back at the Byers' house, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, and an unexpected Steve Harrington set a trap for the Demogorgon . While they manage to injure it, the creature eventually retreats to Hawkins Middle School where the other children are hiding.
: Trapped in the school, Eleven uses the full extent of her telekinetic powers to disintegrate the monster. In doing so, she also disappears, leaving the group devastated. [S1E8] Over
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: Joyce Byers and Chief Jim Hopper enter the Upside Down after Hopper strikes a deal with Dr. Brenner. They successfully find Will, who is being kept alive by a biological tether, and perform CPR to revive him. In doing so, she also disappears, leaving the
: The story jumps ahead one month to Christmas. Will is home and seemingly recovered, but a final scene reveals he is still connected to the Upside Down, as he coughs up a slug-like creature and has a brief flash of the other dimension. Alternative Series S1E8 Titles
This episode concludes the first season's primary mystery regarding the disappearance of Will Byers and the threat from the alternate dimension.