The best episodes of Stranger Things

Explore the comprehensive ranking of Stranger Things episodes, meticulously evaluated through thousands of fan votes. Uncover the top-rated moments that define the brilliance of Stranger Things!

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

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#1 - Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab

Season 4, Episode 7, 5/27/2022

As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.

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#2 - Chapter Four: Dear Billy

Season 4, Episode 4, 5/27/2022

Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.

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#3 - Chapter Eight: Papa

Season 4, Episode 8, 7/1/2022

Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.

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#4 - Chapter One: The Hellfire Club

Season 4, Episode 1, 5/27/2022

El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.

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#5 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

Season 1, Episode 3, 7/15/2016

An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

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#6 - Chapter Nine: The Piggyback

Season 4, Episode 9, 7/1/2022

With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.

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#7 - Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt

Season 3, Episode 8, 7/4/2019

Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.

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#8 - Chapter Six: The Spy

Season 2, Episode 6, 10/27/2017

Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.

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#9 - Chapter Nine: The Gate

Season 2, Episode 9, 10/27/2017

Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

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#10 - Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer

Season 2, Episode 8, 10/27/2017

An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.

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#11 - Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

Season 1, Episode 1, 7/15/2016

On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.

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#12 - Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

Season 1, Episode 8, 7/15/2016

Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.

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#13 - Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

Season 1, Episode 7, 7/15/2016

Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.

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#14 - Chapter Four: The Body

Season 1, Episode 4, 7/15/2016

Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.

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#15 - Chapter One: MADMAX

Season 2, Episode 1, 10/27/2017

As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.

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#16 - Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

Season 1, Episode 5, 7/15/2016

Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.

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#17 - Chapter Six: The Monster

Season 1, Episode 6, 7/15/2016

A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.

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#18 - Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse

Season 4, Episode 2, 5/27/2022

A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.

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#19 - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

Season 1, Episode 2, 7/15/2016

Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.

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#20 - Chapter Four: Will the Wise

Season 2, Episode 4, 10/27/2017

An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.

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#21 - Chapter Four: The Sauna Test

Season 3, Episode 4, 7/4/2019

A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.

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#22 - Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero

Season 4, Episode 3, 5/27/2022

Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.

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#23 - Chapter Seven: The Bite

Season 3, Episode 7, 7/4/2019

With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.

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#24 - Chapter Six: The Dive

Season 4, Episode 6, 5/27/2022

Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.

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#25 - Chapter Five: Dig Dug

Season 2, Episode 5, 10/27/2017

Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.

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#26 - Chapter Three: The Pollywog

Season 2, Episode 3, 10/27/2017

Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.

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#27 - Chapter Five: The Nina Project

Season 4, Episode 5, 5/27/2022

Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.