9.6/1043,129 votesLoading...#1 - Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2022
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
9.4/1039,316 votesLoading...#2 - Chapter Four: Dear Billy
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/27/2022
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.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Paul Dichter
9.3/1028,540 votesLoading...#3 - Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: N/A
9.3/1026,936 votesLoading...#4 - Chapter Nine: The Gate
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/2017
Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
9.2/1024,231 votesLoading...#5 - Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2017
An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
9.2/1032,136 votesLoading...#6 - Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/4/2019
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
9.1/1022,392 votesLoading...#7 - Chapter Six: The Spy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2017
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.
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writer: Kate Trefry
9.1/1034,311 votesLoading...#8 - Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/1/2022
With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
9.0/1024,354 votesLoading...#9 - Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Justin Doble
8.9/1024,794 votesLoading...#10 - Chapter Four: The Body
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.9/1022,631 votesLoading...#11 - Chapter Four: The Sauna Test
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/4/2019
A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Kate Trefry
8.8/1025,191 votesLoading...#12 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessica Mecklenburg
8.8/1023,319 votesLoading...#13 - Chapter Six: The Monster
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessie Nickson-Lopez
8.8/1020,912 votesLoading...#14 - Chapter Five: Dig Dug
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2017
Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writer: Jessie Nickson-Lopez
8.7/1021,521 votesLoading...#15 - Chapter Seven: The Bite
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/4/2019
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.6/1023,481 votesLoading...#16 - Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Alison Tatlock
8.6/1022,837 votesLoading...#17 - Chapter Eight: Papa
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/1/2022
Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.5/1029,808 votesLoading...#18 - Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.5/1020,702 votesLoading...#19 - Chapter Three: The Pollywog
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2017
Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Justin Doble
8.5/1020,445 votesLoading...#20 - Chapter Four: Will the Wise
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2017
An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Paul Dichter
8.5/1020,640 votesLoading...#21 - Chapter Five: The Flayed
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2019
Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Paul Dichter
8.5/1020,830 votesLoading...#22 - Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/4/2019
Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Curtis Gwinn
8.5/1020,631 votesLoading...#23 - Chapter Six: The Dive
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/27/2022
Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.
Director: Nimród Antal
Writer: Curtis Gwinn
8.4/1025,464 votesLoading...#24 - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2016
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.3/1021,148 votesLoading...#25 - Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2017
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.
Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Writer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
The Best Episodes of Stranger Things
Every episode of Stranger Things ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Stranger Things!
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMysteryAction & Adventure
Network:Netflix
Best Episodes Summary
"Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab" is the best rated episode of "Stranger Things". It scored 9.6/10 based on 43129 votes. Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer and written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, it aired on 5/27/2022. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chapter Four: Dear Billy".