The Best Episodes of Stranger Things Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.3/10(56630 votes)

   #1 - Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

   S1:E87/15/2016

   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.

   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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   9.1/10(49366 votes)

   #2 - Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

   S1:E77/15/2016

   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.

   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writer:Justin Doble

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   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writer:Justin Doble
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   8.9/10(49606 votes)

   #3 - Chapter Four: The Body

   S1:E47/15/2016

   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

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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   Director:Shawn Levy

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
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   8.8/10(50207 votes)

   #4 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

   S1:E37/15/2016

   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

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessica Mecklenburg

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   Director:Shawn Levy

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessica Mecklenburg
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   8.8/10(47171 votes)

   #5 - Chapter Six: The Monster

   S1:E67/15/2016

   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.

   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessie Nickson-Lopez

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   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessie Nickson-Lopez
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   8.6/10(61648 votes)

   #6 - Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

   S1:E17/15/2016

   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.

   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
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   8.6/10(47373 votes)

   #7 - Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

   S1:E57/15/2016

   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.

   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Alison Tatlock

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   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Alison Tatlock
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   8.3/10(51076 votes)

   #8 - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

   S1:E27/15/2016

   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.

   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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   Directors:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

   Writers:Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer