: Nancy and Jonathan set a elaborate trap for the Demogorgon using gasoline and a bear trap. Steve Harrington unexpectedly arrives to apologize and ends up helping them fight the creature with a nail-studded baseball bat.
The episode concludes with a "One Month Later" epilogue set during Christmas. While Will appears to have returned to normal life, he secretly coughs up a slug-like creature and experiences a brief vision of the Upside Down, indicating he is still connected to the dimension. Stranger Things - Season 1Eps8
: In the original script, Mike was supposed to carry an exhausted Eleven through the school hallways. However, because actor Finn Wolfhard was not physically capable of carrying Millie Bobby Brown at the time, the role was given to Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin). : Nancy and Jonathan set a elaborate trap