Stranger Things

1. S01E01Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will ByersJuly 15, 2016 8.0On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government l
2. S01E02Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple StreetJuly 15, 2016 7.8Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
3. S01E03Chapter Three: Holly, JollyJuly 15, 2016 8.3An 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.
4. S01E04Chapter Four: The BodyJuly 15, 2016 8.3Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely
5. S01E05Chapter Five: The Flea and the AcrobatJuly 15, 2016 8.2Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dime
6. S01E06Chapter Six: The MonsterJuly 15, 2016 8.5A 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 exp
7. S01E07Chapter Seven: The BathtubJuly 15, 2016 8.4Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on
8. S01E08Season's bestChapter Eight: The Upside DownJuly 15, 2016 8.6Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare fo

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Chapter One: MADMAXOctober 27, 2017 7.9As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pum
2. S02E02Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, FreakOctober 27, 2017 8.0After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth abo
3. S02E03Chapter Three: The PollywogOctober 27, 2017 7.9Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
4. S02E04Chapter Four: Will the WiseOctober 27, 2017 8.0An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
5. S02E05Chapter Five: Dig DugOctober 27, 2017 8.3Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. "Bob the Brain" tackles a difficul
6. S02E06Chapter Six: The SpyOctober 27, 2017 8.4Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bo
7. S02E07Chapter Seven: The Lost SisterOctober 27, 2017 7.0Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
8. S02E08Season's bestChapter Eight: The Mind FlayerOctober 27, 2017 8.5An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
9. S02E09Chapter Nine: The GateOctober 27, 2017 8.5Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?July 4, 2019 7.4Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something
2. S03E02Chapter Two: The Mall RatsJuly 4, 2019 7.4Nancy 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
3. S03E03Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing LifeguardJuly 4, 2019 7.6With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawk
4. S03E04Chapter Four: The Sauna TestJuly 4, 2019 8.0A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful
5. S03E05Chapter Five: The FlayedJuly 4, 2019 7.8Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.
6. S03E06Chapter Six: E Pluribus UnumJuly 4, 2019 7.8Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.
7. S03E07Chapter Seven: The BiteJuly 4, 2019 8.0With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
8. S03E08Season's bestChapter Eight: The Battle of StarcourtJuly 4, 2019 8.1Terror 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.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Chapter One: The Hellfire ClubMay 27, 2022 7.8El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
2. S04E02Chapter Two: Vecna's CurseMay 27, 2022 8.0A 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 wh
3. S04E03Chapter Three: The Monster and the SuperheroMay 27, 2022 8.0Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers soberi
4. S04E04Season's bestChapter Four: Dear BillyMay 27, 2022 8.4Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
5. S04E05Chapter Five: The Nina ProjectMay 27, 2022 7.9Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims ano
6. S04E06Chapter Six: The DiveMay 27, 2022 8.0Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.
7. S04E07Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins LabMay 27, 2022 8.4As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant me
8. S04E08Chapter Eight: PapaJuly 1, 2022 8.1Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.
9. S04E09Chapter Nine: The PiggybackJuly 1, 2022 8.1With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Chapter One: The CrawlNovember 26, 2025 7.5November, 1987. The gang evades the military to scour the Upside Down for Vecna — but fails to notice a threat lurking closer to home.
2. S05E02Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly WheelerNovember 26, 2025 7.5After a vicious attack at the Wheeler home, Mike and Nancy confront the cost of secrecy, while El and Hopper embark on a rescue mission.
3. S05E03Chapter Three: The Turnbow TrapNovember 26, 2025 7.6Will gains unique insight into Vecna's next move, giving the crew an opportunity to set a trap. Holly explores her new surroundings.
4. S05E04Season's bestChapter Four: SorcererNovember 26, 2025 7.9The military tightens its grip on the town. Mike, Lucas and Robin orchestrate a daring escape. El comes face-to-face with the enemy.
5. S05E05Chapter Five: Shock JockDecember 25, 2025 7.3The gang hatches an electrifying plan to reconnect Will to the hive mind. Tensions flare during a search of the Upside Down's Hawkins Lab.
6. S05E06Chapter Six: Escape from CamazotzDecember 25, 2025 7.2As Holly and Max fight to escape Vecna's mind, El must find a way into Will's. Joyce wrestles with guilt. Jonathan and Nancy face a turning
7. S05E07Chapter Seven: The BridgeDecember 25, 2025 6.7On the anniversary of Will's disappearance, the party reunites to prepare for a battle with world-altering implications.
8. S05E08Chapter Eight: The Rightside UpDecember 31, 2025 7.7As 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.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed