Things S02e08 - Watch Stranger

: The group realizes they must heat Will’s body to a point where the Mind Flayer’s "virus" finds the host uninhabitable.

: The group splits up—Hopper and Eleven go to close the Gate, while the others deal with the hive mind at the "Hub."

Dustin hit the carpeted floor of the Starlight Video store. The lights were normal. The clerk was still leaning on his elbow, staring at a small black-and-white TV. “You guys buying that or what?” the clerk asked. Watch Stranger Things S02e08

: After her journey to find her "sister" in Chicago, Eleven arrives at the Byers' home just in time to save the group from a Demodog attack.

As soon as his fingers brushed the tape, the lights in the store surged. The hum of the neon sign grew into a deafening roar. Outside, the sky shifted from a deep Indiana purple to a bruised, swirling red. They weren’t in the video store anymore; they were standing in the middle of the Byers’ living room, but the walls were weeping a thick, black ichor. : The group realizes they must heat Will’s

Dustin hit the counter with a stack of crumpled notebook sketches. “We need something with a hive mind,” he demanded, his voice cracking with the urgency of a boy who had seen a demogdog in his own storm cellar. “Something where the brain controls the limbs from a distance.”

Suddenly, the front door burst open. Eleven stood there, her nose bleeding, her hand outstretched. Her eyes weren't those of a child; they were the eyes of a soldier returning from a war no one else could see. She looked at Mike, and for a second, the terror of the Mind Flayer vanished, replaced by a silence so profound it felt like the world had stopped spinning. The clerk was still leaning on his elbow,

Eleven roared. It was a sound of pure grief and untapped power. The rift began to shrink. The shadow-monster lashed out, but she didn't flinch. She pulled from the memories of the lab, the anger of her "sister" Kali, and the love of the boy waiting for her in the hallway. With a final, explosive surge of energy, the gate slammed shut.