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[[Billy Hargrove|Billy]] manages to seemingly "escape" from [[Brimborn Steel Works]], fleeing in terror to his car to then get away. Arriving at a payphone, Billy dials [[wikipedia:9-1-1|911]] but then has flashbacks of being taken by the creatures in the Steel Works. The power in the phone booth appears to fail, and Billy finds himself in [[the Upside Down]], approached by a shadowy group of people. He asks what they want, until he sees a complete reflection of himself approach. |
[[Billy Hargrove|Billy]] manages to seemingly "escape" from [[Brimborn Steel Works]], fleeing in terror to his car to then get away. Arriving at a payphone, Billy dials [[wikipedia:9-1-1|911]] but then has flashbacks of being taken by the creatures in the Steel Works. The power in the phone booth appears to fail, and Billy finds himself in [[the Upside Down]], approached by a shadowy group of people. He asks what they want, until he sees a complete reflection of himself approach. |
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| − | At [[Hopper cabin|Hopper’s cabin]], [[Eleven|El]] calls [[Mike Wheeler|Mike]] to ask why he hasn’t come over. Mike hurriedly lies about his nana taking a turn for the worse despite the original false alarm, requiring him not to see El that day, and Hopper is pleased to see that there is now some distance between the pair. |
+ | At [[Hopper cabin|Hopper’s cabin]], [[Eleven|El]] calls [[Mike Wheeler|Mike]] to ask why he hasn’t come over. Mike hurriedly lies about his nana taking a turn for the worse despite the original false alarm, requiring him not to see El that day, and Hopper is pleased to see that there is now some distance between the pair. Ecstatic, he celebrates with [[Joyce Byers]] at [[Melvald's General Store]] and pressures her into going to dinner with him before being called away to deal with a mob protesting the [[Starcourt Mall]]. Joyce however, is still confused by all the magnets no longer working. |
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| + | At the Hawkins ''[[wikipedia:The Washington Times|Washington Times]]'', [[Nancy Wheeler|Nancy]] manages to get off work to chase down a lead about diseased rats, taking [[Jonathan Byers|Jonathan]]. Concurrently, [[Dustin Henderson|Dustin]] meets up with [[Steve Harrington]] at [[Scoops Ahoy]], relaying that he has found secret Russian communications, and that they can be heroes for reporting it if only Steve helps translate. |
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| + | Also at the same time, El finds [[Max Mayfield|Max]] to talk about "boyfriend" issues, and despite El’s belief that "friends don’t lie", Max assures her that ''boy''friends lie all the time. Mike himself knows that El sees through the deception, but is too scared of Hopper to change course. [[Lucas Sinclair|Lucas]] tells Mike that he handled it very poorly, and indeed Max tells El to stop calling Mike and to ignore his calls, to "treat him like garbage" until he explains himself, and if he doesn’t, to dump him. meanwhile, Mike continues to agonize over his mishandling, but Lucas reassures him that he can make up for his mistake, just as El and Max head out to "have some fun". |
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"Chapter Two: The Mall Rats" is the second episode of the third season of Stranger Things and the nineteenth episode overall. It premiered on July 4, 2019.
Synopsis
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.
Plot
Billy manages to seemingly "escape" from Brimborn Steel Works, fleeing in terror to his car to then get away. Arriving at a payphone, Billy dials 911 but then has flashbacks of being taken by the creatures in the Steel Works. The power in the phone booth appears to fail, and Billy finds himself in the Upside Down, approached by a shadowy group of people. He asks what they want, until he sees a complete reflection of himself approach.
At Hopper’s cabin, El calls Mike to ask why he hasn’t come over. Mike hurriedly lies about his nana taking a turn for the worse despite the original false alarm, requiring him not to see El that day, and Hopper is pleased to see that there is now some distance between the pair. Ecstatic, he celebrates with Joyce Byers at Melvald's General Store and pressures her into going to dinner with him before being called away to deal with a mob protesting the Starcourt Mall. Joyce however, is still confused by all the magnets no longer working.
At the Hawkins Washington Times, Nancy manages to get off work to chase down a lead about diseased rats, taking Jonathan. Concurrently, Dustin meets up with Steve Harrington at Scoops Ahoy, relaying that he has found secret Russian communications, and that they can be heroes for reporting it if only Steve helps translate.
Also at the same time, El finds Max to talk about "boyfriend" issues, and despite El’s belief that "friends don’t lie", Max assures her that boyfriends lie all the time. Mike himself knows that El sees through the deception, but is too scared of Hopper to change course. Lucas tells Mike that he handled it very poorly, and indeed Max tells El to stop calling Mike and to ignore his calls, to "treat him like garbage" until he explains himself, and if he doesn’t, to dump him. meanwhile, Mike continues to agonize over his mishandling, but Lucas reassures him that he can make up for his mistake, just as El and Max head out to "have some fun".
Cast
Music
Soundtrack
Original score
Notes
- On December 9, 2018, a teaser trailer for the third season was published across social media, listing the titles of the eight episodes, the second of which was "The Mall Rats".
| Episodes of Stranger Things | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Season 2 | |
| Season 3 | Suzie, Do You Copy? • The Mall Rats • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard • The Sauna Test • The Flayed • E Pluribus Unum • The Bite • The Battle of Starcourt |
| Season 4 | |
| Season 5 | |