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Stranger Things S3E5 — Chapter Five: The Flayed

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Stranger Things•Season 3•Episode 5

Chapter Five: The Flayed

8.5/10 · 42,257 votesJul 4, 201952 min

Ranked #4 of 8 in Season 3•matches the season avg

Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.

Directed byUta Briesewitz

Written byPaul Dichter

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Seasons5

Season 3 Episodes8

Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? still

Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?

Chapter Two: The Mall Rats still

Chapter Two: The Mall Rats

Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard still

Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard

Chapter Four: The Sauna Test still

Chapter Four: The Sauna Test

Chapter Five: The Flayed still

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Chapter Five: The Flayed

Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum still

Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum

Chapter Seven: The Bite still

Chapter Seven: The Bite

Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt still

Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt

Cast15

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Joyce Byers

David Harbour

David Harbour

Jim Hopper

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown

Eleven / Jane Hopper

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Mike Wheeler

Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Dustin Henderson

Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb McLaughlin

Lucas Sinclair

Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp

Will Byers

Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink

Max Mayfield

Natalia Dyer

Natalia Dyer

Nancy Wheeler

Charlie Heaton

Charlie Heaton

Jonathan Byers

Joe Keery

Joe Keery

Steve Harrington

Maya Hawke

Maya Hawke

Robin Buckley

Crew4

Paul Dichter

Paul Dichter

Writer

Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director

T

Tim Ives

Director of Photography

N

Nat Fuller

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Chapter Five: The Flayed" is episode 5 of Stranger Things season 3. It scored 8.5/10 from 42,257 votes, ranking #4 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Uta Briesewitz and written by Paul Dichter, it aired on July 4, 2019.

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