Vines, also referred to as tendrils, grow prevalently throughout the Upside Down. Will Byers was attached to a vine while he was strung up in the Upside Down equivalent of the Hawkins public library. Moreover, Jim Hopper was also tangled up by the vines when exploring the corrupted tunnels beneath Hawkins.
Description
The vines were shown to have some sort of sentience of their own, as they could move to some extent as well as bind, amass and tangle up over many things, including people. Furthermore, the tendrils also displayed vulnerability to brute force and fire.
History
November 1983
Joyce and Chief Hopper found Will Byers with the tendril in his mouth, extending through his trachea, and into his lungs. Hopper pulled it out of his throat before shooting and destroying it. [1]
1984
June 28
When the Russians are attempting to open a gate of their own, a couple of vines are seen growing out of it.
November
When Jim Hopper was exploring the subterranean tunnels beneath Hawkins to ascertain a way out, he came to discover that the vines were vulnerable to fire, compelling him to make a torch. Scaring away the vines, he tried relentlessly to dig a way out, but his efforts were futile. He was then entangled by the mass of vines. Later, with the help of Joyce and Bob, he was freed.[2]
In order to test Will's mysterious connection with the shadow monster, a tendril was exposed to flame by a scientist at the Hawkins Lab. Following simultaneous painful responses from both Will and the vine, Dr. Owens confirmed their connections to the hive mind.
Afterwards, when the kids entered the tunnels and set them afire to distract the Demodogs from Eleven and Hopper, Mike was caught by a vine during their return and fell behind. Steve came back in time and vigorously attacked the vine with his bat, freeing him from the constriction in the process.[3]
Behind the Scenes
The tendril was made of rubber and edited with visual effects in the final version.[4]
Notes
- While the tendrils were referred by the characters as "Vines", their official name has not yet been clarified.
- Although there is a track on Stranger Things, Volume Two titled "Tendril", it does not play during the scene involving the tendril, but rather the scene in which Eleven finds Barb's corpse.
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References
- ↑ Stranger Things Season 1: "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"
- ↑ Stranger Things Season 2: "Chapter Five: Dig Dug"
- ↑ Stranger Things Season 2: "Chapter Nine: The Gate"
- ↑ "Cast of "Stranger Things" | BUILD Series" BUILD Series on YouTube. September 7, 2016.
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