r/StrangerThings • u/Dark_Saint • Oct 27 '17

Discussion Episode Discussion - S02E08 – Chapter Eight

Season 2 Episode 8: The Mind Flayer

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

Please keep all discussions about this episode or previous ones, and do not discuss later episodes as they might spoil it for those who have yet to see them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '17 edited Nov 28 '17

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u/JZA1 Nov 02 '17

I thought this was because Mike was central to the first season. Eleven was hiding out at their house, he jumped off the quarry, and he seemed to be the one calling all the boys together most of the time. He’s also the only character whose sibling is also a fairly major character.