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1. Stranger Things Episode 1 – Scene by Scene
Scene Name What happens Keyfeaturesandterms
OpeningScene
– Hawkins
Laboratory
 Scientistrunningdowncorridor
 Gets intothe lifttoescape
 Scientistsnatchedbyunknownthing
Boysplaying
Dungeonsand
Dragons
 Mike is the DM and introducesthe Demogorgon
 The boys try to ‘fightit’byrollingadice to attack witha fireball
Mike talkswith
hismother
 Game tooktenhours
 Disinterestof the mother
 Ignoredbythe father
Boysfindthe
dice
 Boysfindthe dice – Will is‘got’by the Demogorgon
 Encouragedto lie
Dustingoesto
Nancy
 Nancyis on the phone toBarb
 Dustinattemptstoofferpizza
 Nancyslamsthe door
Cyclinghome  Flickeringporchlights
 Will says“the Demogorgon,itgot me”
 Will cyclesoff alone andfallsfromhisbike –he ispursued
Byers’shome  Chasedthroughthe house
 Silhouetteof the Demogorgonatthe window
 Telephone notworking
 Will pursuedtothe shedwhere he istakenbythe unseen
monster

2. OpeningCredits  Redfont
 Minor keyincreasingtempomusic
Hopper’sHome  Hopperwakingupand gettingready
 Cigarettes,alcohol andprescriptiondrugs
Byer’sHome  Joyce Byersalsogettingready
 JonathanByerscookingbreakfast
 Joyce ByersringingMike'smum
Middle School  Boysconfrontedbybullies
 Will noticedtobe missing
HighSchool  Nancyand Barb talkingdating
 Nancyand Steve talkingabouttestsandstudying
 Nancyand Steve inthe bathroom
Police Station  Local police offices –Powell and Callaghan
 Hopperinteractswithhiscolleagues
Joyce and
Hopper
 TalkingaboutWill’sabsence
 Hopper’slocal knowledge
 Joyce’sconcernforher son
HawkinsLab  Dr Brenner’sfirstappearance
 ChangingintoHaz-Mat suitsandarming themselves
 Upside Down portal
Benny’sDiner  11 arrivesat Benny’sdinerandstealsfood
 Is caught byBenny

3. Middle School  Teacherintroducingthe AV Club
 Boystalkingto the teacher
 InterviewedbyHopper
Castle Byers  FlashbacktoJoyce and Will talking
 Back to presentandhe isn’there
Benny’sDiner  DiscussionwithElevenandherlackof speech
 Bennyphones‘social services’
 Elevenrevealsherpowers

Woods  SearchingforWill Byersinthe woods
 Discoveryof Will’sbike

HawkinsLab  People listeningonlocal telephoneconversations
 Implicationthattheyare listeningtoBenny
Byer’sHouse  Joyce Byersringingex-husband
 HopperbringsWill'sbike tothe Byershousehold
 Hopperchecksthe shed
Mike’sHouse  Mike’shouse atthe dinnertable
 Differentfamilyrelationships
Woods  Nightsearchfor Will Byers
 Hopper’sdaughterdiscovered
BoysHouses  Discussiononwalkie-talkies
 Plansto findWill
 Settingoff onbikes
Nancy’sRoom  Steve sneakingintoNancy’sroom
 Studycards
 Kissing

4. Benny’sDiner  Female ‘social worker’arrives
 Bennyisshot
 Elevenispursued andescapes
 Attacksthe twogovernmentofficials
Woods  BoyslookingforWill
Nancy’sRoom  Movedfrom studyingtokissing
 NancyargueswithSteve
 NancythrowsSteve out
Byer’sHome  Joyce and JonathanByersreminiscing
 Will Byers?Onthe telephone
Woods  BoysdiscoverEleven