Meanwhile, Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers work as interns for the Hawkins Post, but Nancy experiences sexism by her superiors. In Kamchatka, Russian guards are instructed to feed a prisoner, but "not the American", [a] to a captured Demogorgon. This was to hide the reveal that his character was the grown-up Henry Creel, who was the first test subject for Dr. Hopper, Joyce, and Murray make their way to the machine, with Dustin and Erica navigating from Dustin's radio tower.

Regarding the lengthy hiatus between the second and third seasons, Netflix programming executive Cindy Holland noted "[the Duffer Brothers and Shawn Levy] understand the stakes are high. Some people have noticed that Eleven and Mike are wearing blue and yellow in the new poster - and have often worn blue and yellow throughout the two seasons. Nancy, Jonathan, Will, Mike, Lucas, Eleven, and Max theorize that Billy and Driscoll are possessed, or 'flayed' by the Mind Flayer; the group decide to visit Driscoll at the hospital to learn more, but Nancy discovers Driscoll is missing. The final two episodes of the season featured period music and classic rock songs such as Siouxsie and the Banshees' " Spellbound", James Taylor‘s " Fire and Rain", Rick Derringer’s " Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and Journey's " Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)".The third plotline follows Joyce Byers and Murray Bauman as they venture to Russia upon learning that Jim Hopper may still be alive.

This turned out to be a prelude to the release of stills and the first official trailer the next day on March 20.While they're some pretty strong theories, others have clocked (literally) an image from the Star Court Mall trailer of a clock where the hands are yellow and blue.

After his attempts to play Dungeons and Dragons like old times, Will fights with Mike and Lucas as they are upset over Eleven and Max. Eddie's uncle tells Nancy he believes the killer is Victor Creel, a Hawkins resident who was institutionalized after allegedly murdering his family in the 1950s. Will, possessing a lingering connection to the Upside Down, privately senses that the Mind Flayer may still be alive. We hope you enjoy our growing collection of HD images to use as a background or home screen for your smartphone or computer.The teaser, which is the first to feature footage shot for the new season, is styled as an in-universe commercial for the newly built Starcourt Mall, one of the main settings for the season's events. The season's first poster, featuring a menacing creature slowly approaching the cast while they're enjoying Independence Day festivities, was released concurrently with the teaser. Billy and the Mind Flayer trap Eleven's group at the mall, but Steve and Robin manage to save Lucas, Will, Nancy, and Jonathan, inadvertently leaving Eleven, Mike, and Max at the mall with Billy pursuing them. In addition to Dixon and Stein's original soundtrack, the season features several songs selected from the 1980s and earlier eras. In late July, Levy stated the season would be the "most ambitious" season yet, with inspirations being John Carpenter and other '80s horror directors.

From his traumatic childhood as Henry Creel to the abusive experiments he went through as One and finally to his role as the Mind Flayer’s top general, Vecna is the perfect villain to pit against Eleven. Hiding from Russian soldiers, the group observe experimental technology forcing open a gate to the Upside Down.According to the cast and to composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, the song became an earworm for many of the cast on the day that scene was filmed. Jason and his teammates locate Eddie trying to escape in a boat at Lover's Lake; Jason and Patrick swim after him. In Russia, Hopper, Joyce, Murray, Yuri, and Antonov escape the prison after discovering several containers with more creatures from the Upside Down, as well as a fragment of the Mind Flayer.