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Best Episodes of Stranger Things
Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
S4 Ep7
8.7
27th May 2022
As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.
Chapter Nine: The Gate
S2 Ep9
8.6
27th Oct 2017
Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
S3 Ep8
8.6
4th Jul 2019
Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
S4 Ep9
8.5
1st Jul 2022
With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.
Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
S1 Ep8
8.5
15th Jul 2016
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.
Chapter Four: Dear Billy
S4 Ep4
8.5
27th May 2022
Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
S2 Ep8
8.4
27th Oct 2017
An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
S1 Ep7
8.3
15th Jul 2016
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 Six: The Spy
S2 Ep6
8.3
27th Oct 2017
Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
Chapter Seven: The Bite
S3 Ep7
8.2
4th Jul 2019
With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
Worst Episodes of Stranger Things
Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
S2 Ep7
7.5
27th Oct 2017
Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
S3 Ep2
7.7
4th Jul 2019
Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.
Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
S3 Ep1
7.8
4th Jul 2019
Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
Chapter One: MADMAX
S2 Ep1
7.8
27th Oct 2017
As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
Chapter Five: The Nina Project
S4 Ep5
7.8
27th May 2022
Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.
Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
S1 Ep2
7.9
15th Jul 2016
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 One: The Hellfire Club
S4 Ep1
7.9
27th May 2022
El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
S4 Ep2
7.9
27th May 2022
A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
S1 Ep1
7.9
15th Jul 2016
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: Trick or Treat, Freak
S2 Ep2
7.9
27th Oct 2017
After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.
Stranger Things Episode Guide
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
S1 Ep1
7.9
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep2
7.9
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep3
8.1
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep4
8.2
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep5
8.1
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep6
8.2
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep7
8.3
15th Jul 2016
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
S1 Ep8
8.5
15th Jul 2016
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.
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
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The best rated episodes of Stranger Things are:
Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab S4E7 rated 8.7
Chapter Nine: The Gate S2E9 rated 8.6
Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt S3E8 rated 8.6
Chapter Nine: The Piggyback S4E9 rated 8.5
Chapter Eight: The Upside Down S1E8 rated 8.5
Chapter Four: Dear Billy S4E4 rated 8.5
Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer S2E8 rated 8.4
Chapter Seven: The Bathtub S1E7 rated 8.3
Chapter Six: The Spy S2E6 rated 8.3
Chapter Seven: The Bite S3E7 rated 8.2
The lowest rated episodes of Stranger Things are:
Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister S2E7 rated 7.5
Chapter Two: The Mall Rats S3E2 rated 7.7
Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? S3E1 rated 7.8
Chapter One: MADMAX S2E1 rated 7.8
Chapter Five: The Nina Project S4E5 rated 7.8
Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street S1E2 rated 7.9
Chapter One: The Hellfire Club S4E1 rated 7.9
Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse S4E2 rated 7.9
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers S1E1 rated 7.9
Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak S2E2 rated 7.9
The first episode of Stranger Things aired on July 15, 2016.
The last episode of Stranger Things aired on July 01, 2022.
There are 42 episodes of Stranger Things.
There are 5 seasons of Stranger Things.
Yes.
Stranger Things is set to return for future episodes.
