♦️ Nancy and Jonathan didn’t get engaged, that scene at the lab is officially a breakup.

♦️ In Will’s coming out scene, Mike does understand who Will is talking about (it’s not meant to be “ambiguous”).

♦️ The Upside Down isn’t a full dimension, it’s a wormhole/bridge, held together by exotic matter, connecting Hawkins to the Abyss.

♦️ “Operation Beanstalk” is the real endgame plan: let the worlds draw close, use the radio tower as the reach point, then El goes in mentally to hit Vecna where he actually lives.

♦️ Meanwhile Eight’s “real” plan is the dangerous part: she wants them to stay behind when the bridge collapses (and Eleven appears to agree).

“Y’all need to stop treating me as a fake anime fan — I’ve watched more anime than 90% of you.”

A first in the show’s history.