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** Dimitri's reaction when Hop talks about his daughter and how he was exposed to Agent Orange back in Vietnam. He knows full well how the story is going to end.
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* CharacterDeath: Right as Patrick and Jason are about to get Eddie, Patrick is brutally killed by Vecna. The two boys can only watch in horror.
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* NeverRecycleABuilding: Victor Creel's BigFancyHouse in pristine condition where he allegedly [[PaterFamilicide killed his family]] in the 1950s is abandoned and boarded up since no one wanted to live there since.
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* NeverRecycleABuilding: Victor Creel's BigFancyHouse in pristine condition where he allegedly [[PaterFamilicide killed his family]] in the 1950s is located in a pristine area but remains abandoned and boarded up boarded-up since no one wanted to live there since.
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* DudeNotFunny: Steve does ''not'' find Robin's joke about not finding spiders in his hair until their eggs hatch amusing.
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** When lights flicker at Victor Creel's villa, Nancy mentions (and explains to Robin who doesn't know about it) the Christmas lights Will used to communicate with Joyce while he was trapped in the Upside Down in the first season.
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* TheLonelyDoor: Downplayed as it is not a literal version of the trope, but the bunker entrance is just a door that opens to a narrow stairwell that goes down. The door is first shown in a shot that looks at it straight-on and because anything behind it is blocked it has the illusion of this trope: a strange door standing alone in the middle of a barren desert.
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* DoubleMeaning: Will's comment that it's scary to open up to the people you care about because they could reject you works as an insight into Mike's communication problems with El, but it's also clearly Will musing on his fear of coming out and confessing his own feelings for Mike.
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* LongingLook: At one point while burying Agent Harmon, Will gets distracted and gazes longingly at Mike for a few seconds before Mike notices.
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* HeelFaceTurn: At present, Dr. Brenner seems to have turned over a new leaf, wanting to genuinely help Eleven regain her powers for the purposes of stopping the Russian conspiracy from leading to World War 3 on America. Eleven understandably doesn't trust him for one second at first, but once she sees his MindScrew tactics mentioned below ''did'' help her regain some of her powers and the fact that he ''actually opened the mechanical door the facility allowing her a chance to leave'', she decides to give "Papa" a second chance...or at least the benefit of the doubt.
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* HeelFaceTurn: At present, Dr. Brenner seems to have turned over a new leaf, wanting to genuinely help Eleven regain her powers for the purposes of stopping the Russian conspiracy from leading to World War 3 on America. Eleven understandably doesn't trust him for one second at first, but once she sees his MindScrew tactics mentioned below ''did'' help her regain some of her powers and the fact that he ''actually opened the mechanical door of the facility allowing her a chance to leave'', she decides to give "Papa" a second chance...chance... or at least the benefit of the doubt.
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** Joyce has this reaction when Murray knocks Yuri (the pilot who backstabbed them but still the pilot of the plane they're in) unconscious.
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** Joyce has this reaction when Murray knocks Yuri (the pilot unconscious who backstabbed was supposed to fly them but still the pilot of the plane they're in) unconscious.into Russia.
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* NeverRecycleABuilding: Victor Creel's BigFancyHouse in pristine location where he allegedly [[PaterFamilicide killed his family]] in the 1950s is abandoned and boarded up since no one wanted to live there since.
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* NeverRecycleABuilding: Victor Creel's BigFancyHouse in pristine location condition where he allegedly [[PaterFamilicide killed his family]] in the 1950s is abandoned and boarded up since no one wanted to live there since.
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** Joyce has this reaction when Murray knocks Yuri (the pilot you backstabbed them buy still the pilot of the plane they're in) unconscious.
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* OhCrap: Eleven has this reaction when she sees Dr. Brenner ''is still alive and seemingly planning to use her as his personal little lab rat again''.
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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Eleven has this reaction when she sees Dr. Brenner ''is still alive and seemingly planning to use her as his personal little lab ratagain''.again''.
** Joyce has this reaction when Murray knocks Yuri (the pilot you backstabbed them buy still the pilot of the plane they're in) unconscious.
** Eleven has this reaction when she sees Dr. Brenner ''is still alive and seemingly planning to use her as his personal little lab rat
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* TragicStillbirth: Several of Hopper's fellow men who were exposed to Agent Orange along with him also tried to start families, but unlike Hop, they didn't even get the luxury of spending a few years with an alive functional baby.
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* MyParentsAreDead: Subverted. Murray mocks Yuri by telling him that his mother must be proud of his deed. Yuri replies that his mother is dead...[[CueCardPause tired of living like a bum]].
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* MyParentsAreDead: Subverted. Murray mocks Yuri by telling him that his mother must be proud of his deed. Yuri replies that his mother is dead...[[CueCardPause [[BaitAndSwitchComment tired of living like a bum]].
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* WhamShot: Episode Five's opening ends with no other than Dr. Brenner, who was thought dead since Season 1, greeting Eleven in the Nevada base.
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* CelebrityParadox: Dustin states Vecna's nightmare world is like [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 Freddy Krueger's boiler room.]] He says this to Nancy, who was talking to [[Creator/RobertEnglund Freddy himself]] in the last episode.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The agent who was shot in the chest and presumed dead at the Byers' house last episode is still alive and bleeding out against a wall at least 30 minutes later.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The agent who was shot in the chest and presumed dead at the Byers' house last episode is still alive and bleeding out against a wall at least 30 minutes later.
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* TheReveal: Turns out that Hop had additional reasons to fall apart after Sarah's death. He feels responsible for her illness because he had her knowing that his exposure to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange Agent Orange]] (for herbicidal purposes, he was told) during the war meant his children could be more prone to birth defects and the like. This, combined with the confession of how badly they both wanted to have children, does a lot to explain why he immediately hung up on his ex when he called and her baby started crying.
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* TheReveal: Turns out that Hop had additional reasons to fall apart after Sarah's death. He feels responsible for her illness because he had her knowing that his exposure to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange Agent Orange]] (for herbicidal purposes, he was told) during the war meant his children could be more prone to birth defects and the like. This, combined with the confession of how badly they both wanted to have children, does a lot to explain why he immediately hung up on his ex when he called and her baby started crying.
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* ShoutOut: Dustin directly compares Vecna to Freddy Krueger of ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' because of their many similarities.
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* AlienGeometries: In her distorted memory, Eleven panickedly runs around in an attempt to escape, only to repetitively find herself back in the playroom regardless of what door she entered.
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* AlienGeometries: In her distorted memory, Eleven panickedly runs around in an attempt BathroomBreakOut: Discussed. Murray ensures Joyce that him requesting Yuri to escape, only to repetitively find herself back in take a leak on the playroom regardless of what door she entered.plane was not a ploy to escape.
* BellyScrapingFlight: The tanking plane touches some tree tops before ComingInHot.
* BellyScrapingFlight: The tanking plane touches some tree tops before ComingInHot.
* ClickHello: Yuri greets Joyce with his pistol from behind when she is distracted freeing Murray with a shard.
* CobwebOfDisuse: The long-abandoned Creel house is full of webs that gets into Steve's hair.
* ConvenientlyPlacedSharpThing: The peanut butter glasses on the plane are conveniently close to Joyce for her to turn them into shards for cutting their ropes.
* EurekaMoment: Joyce realizes that Yuri not being able to hear them [[HeadphonesEqualIsolation with his headphones on]] could be used against him.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Mike realizes that the pen must be a clue while bouncing ideas off of Will.
* HauntedHouse: The gang sneaks into Victor Creel's abandoned villa looking for clues of the supernatural type.
* CobwebOfDisuse: The long-abandoned Creel house is full of webs that gets into Steve's hair.
* ConvenientlyPlacedSharpThing: The peanut butter glasses on the plane are conveniently close to Joyce for her to turn them into shards for cutting their ropes.
* EurekaMoment: Joyce realizes that Yuri not being able to hear them [[HeadphonesEqualIsolation with his headphones on]] could be used against him.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Mike realizes that the pen must be a clue while bouncing ideas off of Will.
* HauntedHouse: The gang sneaks into Victor Creel's abandoned villa looking for clues of the supernatural type.
* HeroicBSOD: Hop has one after getting recaptured and learning that Joyce has been captured too. He feels like being a curse to everyone around him.
* IHaveAFamily: Joyce tries to make Yuri change his mind by pointing out that she has three kids waiting for her at home. Yuri counters that he has a family too and he wants to offer them a better life.
* IHaveAFamily: Joyce tries to make Yuri change his mind by pointing out that she has three kids waiting for her at home. Yuri counters that he has a family too and he wants to offer them a better life.
* IWantThemAlive: Yuri acknowledges that he cannot kill Joyce because the KGB wants her alive but [[ExactWords it doesn't mean]] he cannot break her a little.
* LampshadedTheObscureReference: This exchange between Dustin and Steve at the Creel house:
-->'''Steve''': Could you maybe, uh, clarify what sort of clues we're supposed to be looking for here?
-->'''Dustin''': ''(with a British accent)'' The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
-->'''Steve''': *no reaction*
-->'''Dustin''': [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes]].
* LetsGetDangerous: [[PluckyComicRelief Murray]] engaging Yuri in combat when the latter threatens to harm Joyce.
* LampshadedTheObscureReference: This exchange between Dustin and Steve at the Creel house:
-->'''Steve''': Could you maybe, uh, clarify what sort of clues we're supposed to be looking for here?
-->'''Dustin''': ''(with a British accent)'' The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
-->'''Steve''': *no reaction*
-->'''Dustin''': [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes]].
* LetsGetDangerous: [[PluckyComicRelief Murray]] engaging Yuri in combat when the latter threatens to harm Joyce.
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* MindScrew: In the sensory deprivation tank, El has a flashback to her time in Hawkins Labs which at first gets stuck in a constant loop of her walking into a playroom and a nurse calling her a sleepyhead. When she tries to run out of the room, the hallways always loop her back to it, and all the doors lead into it no matter which one she opens, at which point the dialogue resets again, this symbolizes the mess the memories of her early childhood are.
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* MindScrew: In the sensory deprivation tank, El has a flashback to her time in Hawkins Labs which at first gets stuck in a constant loop of her walking into a playroom and a nurse calling her a sleepyhead. When she tries to run out of the room, the hallways [[UnnaturallyLoopingLocation always loop her back to it, it]], and all the doors lead into it no matter which one she opens, at which point the dialogue resets again, this symbolizes the mess the memories of her early childhood are.are.
* MyParentsAreDead: Subverted. Murray mocks Yuri by telling him that his mother must be proud of his deed. Yuri replies that his mother is dead...[[CueCardPause tired of living like a bum]].
* NeverRecycleABuilding: Victor Creel's BigFancyHouse in pristine location where he allegedly [[PaterFamilicide killed his family]] in the 1950s is abandoned and boarded up since no one wanted to live there since.
-->'''Robin''': I guess a triple homicide isn't good for resale value.
* MyParentsAreDead: Subverted. Murray mocks Yuri by telling him that his mother must be proud of his deed. Yuri replies that his mother is dead...[[CueCardPause tired of living like a bum]].
* NeverRecycleABuilding: Victor Creel's BigFancyHouse in pristine location where he allegedly [[PaterFamilicide killed his family]] in the 1950s is abandoned and boarded up since no one wanted to live there since.
-->'''Robin''': I guess a triple homicide isn't good for resale value.
* OrbitalShot: The camera circles around the phone booth from which Mike tries to reach the number they found inside the pen.
* PercussiveMaintenance: While preparing for the flight, Yuri makes the rotor of his plane work by banging against the hull.
* PlaceboEurekaMoment: ThinkingOutLoud, Murray realizes that he can beat Yuri since he is not as trained as his sparring partners and then thanks Joyce for getting him to this revelation while she helped little to get him there.
* PercussiveMaintenance: While preparing for the flight, Yuri makes the rotor of his plane work by banging against the hull.
* PlaceboEurekaMoment: ThinkingOutLoud, Murray realizes that he can beat Yuri since he is not as trained as his sparring partners and then thanks Joyce for getting him to this revelation while she helped little to get him there.
* RansackedRoom: The military ransacks the Byers house searching for leads about Eleven.
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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Brenner, who else? He knows what he's doing may put El in danger, but does it anyway - it's unclear if it's because he trusts tries to [[InvokedTrope push her to be strong towards]] a TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening or if he simply doesn't care enough to be less forceful.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: During her MindScrew flashback sequence, El looks down on her bloody right hand in horror as she believes she was responsible for the massacre at the lab.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Eleven is eventually able to tap into her powers when the guards try to keep her from escaping the facility. [[HistoryRepeats It mirrors]] what happened to the orderlies at Hawkings Lab [[Recap/StrangerThingsS1E3ChapterThreeHollyJolly when they mistreated her one time too many]].
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* VillainousRescue: Vecna inadvertently saves Eddie'sbacon butt by murdering one of the basketball players, Patrick, just as they're about to catch him.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Eleven understandably has no intention of trusting Dr. Brenner at first, let alone by his little guinea pig again, and tries to bolt. Unfortunately, without her powers, Eleven is no match for the armed, highly trained guards, who overpower her, knock her out and force her to partake in the tests.
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