The Best Episodes of Stranger Things Season 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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