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* BaitAndSwitch : The gang is justifiably nervous when a black car pulls up...But it brings good news.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind : El joins Max in Vecna's arena.
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* BaitAndSwitch : BaitAndSwitch:
** As Jonathan and the others arrive in Hawkins, they drive past a convoy of people driving out of town and even more people in town packing up their belongings to leave town; JumpCut to the Wheeler house, where Karen is walking out with a box of stuffed animals, apparently packing up her family’s belongings until it’s revealed that the family are just preparing to donate boxes of clothes and food to people who just lost their homes.
** The gang is justifiably nervous when a black car pulls up...But it brings good news.
*BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind : BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: El joins Max in Vecna's arena.
** As Jonathan and the others arrive in Hawkins, they drive past a convoy of people driving out of town and even more people in town packing up their belongings to leave town; JumpCut to the Wheeler house, where Karen is walking out with a box of stuffed animals, apparently packing up her family’s belongings until it’s revealed that the family are just preparing to donate boxes of clothes and food to people who just lost their homes.
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* BlatantLies : An earthquake, really. Perhaps they think the glowy red stuff is lava?
** And Jonathan tells Nancy he hasn't heard about college yet.
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* BlatantLies : An earthquake, really. Perhaps they think the glowy red stuff is lava?
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* GasLeakCoverUp: The gate opening up underneath Hawkins is explained away to the general public as a 7.4 earthquake.
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* SenselessSacrifice: Arguably, ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As Jonathan and the others arrive at Hawkins in the aftermath, they pass a convoy of people driving out of town and even more people packing up their belongings to leave town.
* SequelHook: Will tells Mike that now he’s back in Hawkins, he can feel Vecna’s presence again and that El’s going to have fight him again in the future.
* ShipTease:
** Vickie tells Robin that her boyfriend was just visiting for Spring Break, butEddie sacrificing himself really didn't need to happen. he took off after the earthquake and they broke up, Vickie musing that she should’ve done it after he trashed ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.
** Nancy defends Steve when Jonathan insults him when the two are talking about everything that had happened.
* ShipperOnDeck: Steve can be seen smirking as Vickie and Robin bond whilst making sandwiches for the victims of the earthquake.
* SequelHook: Will tells Mike that now he’s back in Hawkins, he can feel Vecna’s presence again and that El’s going to have fight him again in the future.
* ShipTease:
** Vickie tells Robin that her boyfriend was just visiting for Spring Break, but
** Nancy defends Steve when Jonathan insults him when the two are talking about everything that had happened.
* ShipperOnDeck: Steve can be seen smirking as Vickie and Robin bond whilst making sandwiches for the victims of the earthquake.
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* BigDamnReunion: El and Hopper. Finally.
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* TheReveal: After Dustin theorizes that Vecna is a creature serving under the Mind Flayer, this episode reveals that it's actually the inverse: the Mind Flayer is a creation of ''Vecna'', crafted from the smoke to serve as his avatar.
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* TheReveal: After Dustin theorizes theorized that Vecna is a creature serving under the Mind Flayer, this episode reveals that it's actually the inverse: the Mind Flayer is a creation of ''Vecna'', crafted from the smoke to serve as his avatar.
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* HeelFaceTurn : Yuri tries stalling until Demetri's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech makes him realize their fight goes beyond borders.
* KillItWithFire : You'd think, but Murray's flamethrower and the Hawkins' gang's Molotovs only seem to make the monsters back off a little.
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** Eddie distracts the Demo-Bats by playing {{"Master of Puppets" by Music/Metallica}}.
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* BaitAndSwitch : The gang is justifiably nervous when a black car pulls up...But it brings good news.
** And Jonathan tells Nancy he hasn't heard about college yet.
* CallBack: When the gang starts cleaning up Hopper's cabin, it's close enough to the scene in Season 2 you almost expect someone to crank up "You Don't Mess Around With Jim."
* CallBack: When the gang starts cleaning up Hopper's cabin, it's close enough to the scene in Season 2 you almost expect someone to crank up "You Don't Mess Around With Jim."
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Eleven was able to psychically save Max's life, but Max was still clinically dead for around a minute and is in a body cast and a coma.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Eleven was able to psychically save Max's life, but Max was still clinically dead for around a minute and is in a body cast and a coma. Dustin is still limping badly and Lucas' eye looks like it might not heal.
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* AntiVillain: Jason finds Max in a trance and Lucas, someone he knows is with Hellfire club (whom he thinks are doing the killings), right there. Jason tries to get Lucas to wake her up before deciding to murder him in a misguided attempt to save Max.
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** Another ShoutOut to ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' comes after the BigBad [[spoiler: falls out the window, but in the next shot, he's not on the sidewalk anymore]].
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** Another ShoutOut to ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' comes after the BigBad [[spoiler: falls out the window, but in the next shot, he's not on the sidewalk anymore]].anymore.
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** Joyce winds up having to wear a Wrestling/HulkHogan t-shirt after escaping the prison.
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* HeelFaceTurn : Yuri tries stalling until Demetri's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech makes him realize their fight goes beyond borders.
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** Another ShoutOut to ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' comes after the BigBad [[spoiler: falls out the window, but in the next shot, he's not on the sidewalk anymore]].
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* CoolSword: Of all the weapons, Hopper picks a sword to finish off the Demogorgon.
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* KillItWithFire : You'd think, but Murray's flamethrower and the Hawkins' gang's Molotovs only seem to make the monsters back off a little.
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** Murray has [[Film/StarWarsANewHope a bad feeling about this]].
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** Murray has [[Film/StarWarsANewHope commenting "I have a bad feeling about this]].this" is an obvious allusion to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films.
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* MomentKiller: Robin interrupts Steve and Nancy before Nancy can respond to Steve admitting that he still cares about her.
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* ShoutOut : To ''Film/{{Superman}}'' when Eleven is able to make Max's heart start again. The camera circles are a nice touch.
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** Jason [[Film/StandByMe cocks the gun and says "Just you."]].
** Jason's choice of a .357 Magnum, which looks pretty ridiculous, is clearly inspired by ''Film/DirtyHarry''.
** The bad guy looking surprised before he falls out a window? [[Film/DieHard Yippee ki yay.]]
** Jason's choice of a .357 Magnum, which looks pretty ridiculous, is clearly inspired by ''Film/DirtyHarry''.
** The bad guy looking surprised before he falls out a window? [[Film/DieHard Yippee ki yay.]]
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* BlatantLies : An earthquake, really. Perhaps they think the glowy red stuff is lava?
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: El gives one to Papa, Demetri gives one to Yuri, and Vecna gives a couple.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: El gives one to Papa, Demetri gives one to Yuri, and Vecna gives a couple.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Every character gets at least one moment.
* BigDamnKiss : Which we have been waiting for between Joyce and Hopper since all the way back in Season 1.
* BigDamnKiss : Which we have been waiting for between Joyce and Hopper since all the way back in Season 1.
* EatingTheEyeCandy : Subverted, in something of a counterpoint to episode 6's ShirtlessScene with Steve. Joyce and Hopper change with their backs to each other. Joyce sneaks a peek and sees that Hopper is CoveredWithScars from the ColdbloodedTorture he endured from the Russians. He's oddly chipper about it, though.
* SenselessSacrifice: Arguably, but [[spoiler: Eddie sacrificing himself]] really didn't need to happen.
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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind : El joins Max in Vecna's arena.
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** Murray has [[Film/StarWarsANewHope a bad feeling about this]].
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* ChekhovsGunman : The redneck who left the PTA meeting early sees Erica and gets in touch with the basketball bullies.
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* LockAndLoadMontage : Played with. Dustin and Eddie prepare to battle the DemoBats while Jonathan, Will, and Mike prepare the sensory deprivation tank...while Argyle makes a pizza. Along with metallic clanging and whooshing oven flame.
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower : It took him long enough to say it, but Mike's voice and declaration of his love for El gives her the strength to fight.
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* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet. Vecna is defeated and Hopper escapes to reunite with Eleven, but: Eddie died [[HeroicSacrifice helping save Hawkins (and is still believed to have been behind the murders)]], Max is in a coma, and a 7.4 earthquake rocks Hawkins, killing dozens. And, [[SequelHook Vecna turns out to be]] [[NotQuiteDead more delayed than defeated, and begins to corrupt the land around Hawkins.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet. Vecna is defeated and Hopper escapes to reunite with Eleven, but: Eddie died [[HeroicSacrifice helping save Hawkins (and is still believed to have been behind the murders)]], Max is in a coma, and a 7.4 earthquake rocks Hawkins, killing dozens. And, And [[SequelHook Vecna turns out to be]] [[NotQuiteDead more delayed than defeated, and begins to corrupt the land around Hawkins.]]
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With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins--and the world itself.
* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet. Vecna is defeated and Hopper escapes to reunite with Eleven, but: Eddie died [[HeroicSacrifice helping save Hawkins (and is still believed to have been behind the murders)]], Max is in a coma, and a 7.4 earthquake rocks Hawkins, killing dozens. And, [[SequelHook Vecna turns out to be]] [[NotQuiteDead more delayed than defeated, and begins to corrupt the land around Hawkins.]]
* {{Cliffhanger}}: Vecna causes one of the Upside Down's red storms to appear outside of Hawkins, and the ash causes the plant life to rot.
* RealityEnsues: Eleven was able to psychically save Max's life, but Max was still clinically dead for around a minute and is in a coma.
* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet. Vecna is defeated and Hopper escapes to reunite with Eleven, but: Eddie died [[HeroicSacrifice helping save Hawkins (and is still believed to have been behind the murders)]], Max is in a coma, and a 7.4 earthquake rocks Hawkins, killing dozens. And, [[SequelHook Vecna turns out to be]] [[NotQuiteDead more delayed than defeated, and begins to corrupt the land around Hawkins.]]
* {{Cliffhanger}}: Vecna causes one of the Upside Down's red storms to appear outside of Hawkins, and the ash causes the plant life to rot.
* RealityEnsues: Eleven was able to psychically save Max's life, but Max was still clinically dead for around a minute and is in a coma.
