S1.E5

Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

Episode aired Jul 15, 2016
TV-14
52m

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Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)

Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Hopper breaks into the lab to find the truth about Will's death. The boys try to locate the "gate" that will take them to Will.Hopper breaks into the lab to find the truth about Will's death. The boys try to locate the "gate" that will take them to Will.Hopper breaks into the lab to find the truth about Will's death. The boys try to locate the "gate" that will take them to Will.

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Trivia
When the boys and El (Millie Bobby Brown) are walking to try and find the gate, they walk along railroad tracks in pairs, in a scene very reminiscent of scenes from Stand by Me (1986). "Stand By Me" was based on "The Body" by Stephen King. King is a major influence on this series.

Goofs
The first in-depth look at the neighborhood houses is shown. Conspicuously missing are TV antennas. In 1983, most every house would have had a roof-top antenna or an aerial tower. Cable television was just making its inroads into suburbia and small-town America at the time.

Quotes
Lucas Sinclair: [while following the compasses along the train tracks] How much further?
Dustin Henderson: I don't know. These only tell direction, not distance. You really need to learn more about compasses!
Lucas Sinclair: I'm just saying: how do we know when we get to the gate?
Dustin Henderson: Uh, I think a portal to another dimension is gonna be pretty obvious!

Connections
References Bambi (1942)

Soundtracks
Green Desert
Written by Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke
Performed by Tangerine Dream
Courtesy of Jive Records

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Five down, three to go.

Having found the corpse of Will Byers to be a fake, cop Jim Hopper (David Harbour) decides to break into Hawkins Institute, where he discovers an inter-dimensional portal in their lab. Will's nerdy pals also resume their search for their missing friend after hearing his voice over the radio.

Netflix's supernatural series continues to entertain, with a little more exposition about the other-worldly realm into which Will has been cast, a few laughs at the expense of the 'mouth-breather' who has been bullying Mike and his pals, and some effective chills as Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) enter the woods in search of answers. With only three more episodes left, it'll be interesting to see how satisfyingly all of the plot threads are wrapped up. I hope they do it justice