Stranger Things
The fourth episode ofStranger Thingsseason 3 run into the kids band together against Billy , and entrust viewers with a single tantalizing question : is it even possible to beatthe Mind Flayerthis fourth dimension ? There ’s something quite refreshing about " The Sauna Test , " in that this episode remind viewers that Eleven and her booster are by now quite used to all the outlandishness that plagues Hawkins . They ’re seasoned and experienced , and as a result inStranger Thingsseason 3 , episode 4 they come up with their own way to receive out whether or not Billy is have by the Mind Flayer .
Meanwhile , Hopper and Joyce continue their investigating into the electromagnetic wavering that are pretend the Ithiel Town . They fleetly substantiate that they ’re consider with yet another dangerous confederacy , and that this meter it does n’t involve the American government activity . Joyce and Hopper do n’t quite join the dots together , though , and they fail to go out that whatever ’s going on is centered upon Starcourt Mall . That means Steve , Robin , Dustin , and Erica are on their own as their attempt to bring out the Russians at the mall takes a surprising twist .
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So what isthe Mind Flayer ’s purposeat Hawkins , what lies beneath the mall , and just how do all our submarine sandwich aim to keep their jobs afterStranger Thingsseason 3 , episode 4 ?
5. Is The Mind Flayer Recreating Itself In Hawkins?
Stranger Thingsseason 3 , episode 4 finally gives watcher our first glimpse of the creature hidden in the abandoned steelworks . Although it ’s far smaller and enshroud in shadow , the basic shape is very familiar . It look as though the Mind Flayer is creating a duplicate of its torso in the Upside Down . If that is indeed the fount , it ’s reasonable to assume that ’s how the Mind Flayer ’s original form was make , too - by draw the denizens of the Upside Down into itself .
4. What Does It Take To Stop The Hosts?
struggle is link at the striking conclusion ofStranger Thingsseason 3 , installment 4 , with Eleven going read/write head - to - capitulum againstthe possessed Billy . Horrifically , Billy proves strong enough to more than hold his own against Eleven , and almost kills her . Mike gives Eleven breathing distance , and the conflict ends with Eleven toss Billy through a brick wall . He flee , and in a former fit tells Heather that Eleven could have defeat him . While it ’s assuage to hear that Billy look at himself outgo against Eleven , the fact remains that one unmarried possess somebody came tight to obliterate Eleven - and the Mind Flayer has already meet a pocket-sized army .
3. How Is Hopper Going To Keep His Job?
It does n’t take long for Hopper ’s opposition with Mayor Kline to flex nasty , with both threatening the other with picture . Hopper know enough about Kline to ruin his vocation , but Kline makes it clear that he can do the same . That ’s when Hopper resorts to brute violence , beating the city manager up and dragging him off . While Hopper is arguably justified ( he ’s realized that Kline is in seam withthe Russians ) it ’s hard to see him keeping his Book of Job after this . His assault on Kline was witnessed by the Mayor ’s secretaire , and any number of multitude will have seen the Chief of Police cart the bloody and buffet Mayor out of the townsfolk anteroom .
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2. How Do Robin And Steve Still Have A Job?
Hopper is n’t the only one who should be losing his chore by the last ofStranger Thingsseason 3 , installment 4 . Robin and Steve continue their investigation into the Russian presence at Starcourt Mall , and it seriously disrupts their working day . At one stage , they appear to have leave their ice cream parlor completely unmanned to look at programme of the Mall in the back room . They ultimately recruit Lucas ' babe Erica to help oneself them break into the Mall stowage , and buy her with a lifetime supply of free ice emollient . Surely their boss is going to point out that something is awry ?
1. What Is Beneath The Mall?
Steve , Robin , Dustin and Erica successfully break into the storeroom - but it turns out it is n’t a storeroom at all . The Thomas Kyd accidentally contract the wrong clitoris , and the storage room turns into a lift , dropping at speed into the depths of the Earth . Stranger Thingsseason 3 , instalment 4 is clearly draw brainchild from all the classic Cold War undercover agent thriller of the ' 80s , with an extensive Russian base hidden beneath the mall .
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