Chapter Five: Split the Party

6.8/10 · 314 votesSep 17, 202629 min

Ranked #8 of 8 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

Danger scatters the party into smaller groups running for their lives. Mike comes up with a theory to explain what's powering the flowers' eerie glow.

Season 2 Episodes8

E1 6.8

Chapter One: A Haunting in Hawkins

E2 6.9

Chapter Two: The Mine

E3 6.8

Chapter Three: The Curse of Bloodaxe Bill

E4 7.2

Chapter Four: The Séance

E5 6.8Now viewing

Chapter Five: Split the Party

E6 7.0

Chapter Six: The Lich

E7 7.1

Chapter Seven: The Golem

E8 7.2

Chapter Eight: Count to Five

Cast7

Brooklyn Davey Norstedt

Eleven (voice)

Jolie Hoang-Rappaport

Max (voice)

Luca Diaz

Mike (voice)

Elisha Williams

Lucas (voice)

Braxton Quinney

Dustin (voice)

Benjamin Plessala

Will (voice)

Odessa A'zion

Nikki (voice)

Crew3

Philip J. Allora

Director

Hugo L. Morales

Editor

Caitlin Schneiderhan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Chapter Five: Split the Party" is episode 5 of Stranger Things: Tales from '85 season 2. It scored 6.8/10 from 314 votes, ranking #8 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Philip J. Allora and written by Caitlin Schneiderhan, it aired on September 17, 2026.

Chapter Five: Split the Party

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Season 2 Episodes8

Cast7

Crew3

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Episode Summary