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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
    9.0/10(257 votes)

    S4:E7

    As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
    8.7/10(548 votes)

    S4:E1

    El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
    8.7/10(257 votes)

    S3:E8

    Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
    8.6/10(303 votes)

    S4:E9

    With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Chapter Eight: Papa
    8.6/10(289 votes)

    S4:E8

    Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
    8.6/10(274 votes)

    S2:E8

    An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
    8.6/10(330 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Chapter One: The Crawl
    8.5/10(417 votes)

    S5:E1

    November, 1987. The gang evades the military to scour the Upside Down for Vecna — but fails to notice a threat lurking closer to home.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
    8.5/10(1925 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
    8.5/10(392 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Chapter Four: The Body
    8.5/10(388 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Chapter Nine: The Gate
    8.5/10(278 votes)

    S2:E9

    Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
    8.4/10(399 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Chapter Seven: The Bite
    8.4/10(239 votes)

    S3:E7

    With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Chapter One: MADMAX
    8.4/10(410 votes)

    S2:E1

    As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Chapter Six: The Monster
    8.4/10(311 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
    8.2/10(559 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
    8.2/10(261 votes)

    S4:E2

    A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
    8.0/10(292 votes)

    S2:E2

    After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
    8.0/10(365 votes)

    S3:E1

    Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
    7.9/10(250 votes)

    S3:E2

    Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Chapter Two: The Vanishing of...
    7.6/10(205 votes)

    S5:E2

    After a vicious attack at the Wheeler home, Mike and Nancy confront the cost of secrecy, while El and Hopper embark on a rescue mission.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
    7.0/10(283 votes)

    S5:E8

    As Vecna prepares to destroy the world as we know it, the party must put everything on the line to defeat him once and for all.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Chapter Seven: The Bridge
    6.0/10(238 votes)

    S5:E7

    On the anniversary of Will's disappearance, the party reunites to prepare for a battle with world-altering implications.

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    Writer:Matt Duffer

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Matt Duffer Ratings Summary

"Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab" is the best rated episode written by Matt Duffer. It scored 9.0/10 from 257 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on May 27, 2022. It is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club".