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Stranger Things S1E8 — Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

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Stranger Things•Season 1•Episode 8

Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

9.3/10 · 56,630 votesJul 15, 201654 min

Ranked #1 of 8 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

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.

Directed byMatt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street still

Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly still

Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

Chapter Four: The Body still

Chapter Four: The Body

Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat still

Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

Chapter Six: The Monster still

Chapter Six: The Monster

Chapter Seven: The Bathtub still

Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

Chapter Eight: The Upside Down still

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Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

Cast10

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Joyce Byers

David Harbour

David Harbour

Jim Hopper

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Mike Wheeler

Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Dustin Henderson

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown

Eleven

Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb McLaughlin

Lucas Sinclair

Natalia Dyer

Natalia Dyer

Nancy Wheeler

Charlie Heaton

Charlie Heaton

Jonathan Byers

Cara Buono

Cara Buono

Karen Wheeler

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Dr. Martin Brenner

Crew10

Matt Duffer

Matt Duffer

Director

Ross Duffer

Ross Duffer

Director

Dean Zimmerman

Dean Zimmerman

Editor

Ross Duffer

Ross Duffer

Teleplay

Matt Duffer

Matt Duffer

Teleplay

Paul Dichter

Paul Dichter

Story

T

Tim Ives

Director of Photography

Paul Dichter

Paul Dichter

Staff Writer

A

Amy L. Forsythe

Makeup Department Head

M

Malgosia Turzanska

Costume Design

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Episode Summary

"Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" is episode 8 of Stranger Things season 1. It scored 9.3/10 from 56,630 votes, ranking #1 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, it aired on July 15, 2016.

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