Что нэнси подарила джонатану

Нэнси Уилер — одна из главных героев сериала. Изначально её волновали только обычные подростковые проблемы, с которыми ей приходилось сталкиваться, но после исчезновения лучшей подруги её мир переворачивается.

В сериале роль Нэнси исполнила Наталия Дайер.

Биография

Ранние годы

Нэнси была первым ребенком Карен и Тэда Уилер. Нэнси полагает, что ее родители никогда особенно не любили друг друга, в поженились исключительно для создания «идеальной семьи».

У Нэнси есть младший брат Майк и сестра Холли. Когда Нэнси и Майк выросли, девушка отдалилась от своего младшего брата. В средней школе Хоукинса лучшей подругой Нэнси стала Барбара Холланд.

Сезон 1

В 1983 году Нэнси начала встречаться со Стивом Харрингтоном, популярным в школе парнем. Нэнси плохо вписывалась в компанию друзей Стива, хотя старалась стать там своей. Она пошла на вечеринку в доме Харрингтонов и позвала с собой Барбару. Веселящуюся компанию сфотографировал Джонатан Байерс, который в тот вечер вышел осмотреть место пропажи Уилла. В том числе на снимки попала Нэнси, раздевающаяся в комнате Стива, и Барбара, одиноко сидящая у бассейна.

На другой день об этих снимках узнали Стив и его друзья. Они разбили камеру Джонатана и порвали фото. Нэнси подобрала несколько обрывков и положила к себе в сумку. Она уже была встревожена тем, что Барбара не пришла в школу. Позже она пошла искать подругу. Машина Барбары стояла на том же месте, где они припарковались накануне. Около дома Харрингтонов не было никаких следов Барбары, однако в лесу Нэнси встретила Демогоргона. Дома Нэнси сложила из обрывков последнее фото Барбары и поняла, что в кадр могло попасть существо, которое напугало ее.

Переговорив с Джонатаном, Нэнси узнала, что таинственное существо также видела Джойс. Они с Джонатаном увеличили фото и разглядели на нём силуэт Демогоргона. Молодые люди решили выследить его в лесу.

В лесу Нэнси и Джонатан нашли раненого оленя. Они согласились убить его из милосердия, но прежде, чем они сделали это, что-то утащило его. По следам крови Нэнси нашла дыру в дереве и пролезла в неё, оказавшись в другом измерении. Увидев, как Демогоргон поедает мёртвого оленя, девушка попыталась спрятаться от него. Идя на крик Джонатана, ей удалось выйти из Изнанки.Травмированная увиденным, Нэнси попросила Джона остаться на ночь у нее в комнате. Их увидел в окно Стив, который собирался пробраться на второй этаж к Нэнси

На другой день Нэнси И Джонатан купили патроны, капкан и другое снаряжение для «охоты на монстра». Нэнси обнаружила на вывеске местного кинотеатра оскорбительную надпись, которую сделали Стив с друзьями. Она дала Стиву пощечину. Стив, ревнуя к Джонатану, начал задирать его, утверждая, что это он убил своего брата. Между ними началась драка, которую смогла остановить только полиция. Джонатана и Нэнси забрали в полицию.

В участке с ними поговорили шериф Хоппер и мать Джонатана, Джойс. Обнаружив оружие в багажнике машины Джонатан, они потребовали рассказать всё, что подросткам известно о монстре. Найдя Майка, Дастина, Лукаса Синклера и Одиннадцать, они объединились и решили построить камеру сенсорной депривации, с помощью которого Оди может найти Барб и Уилла в Изнанке.

Используя ресурсы, найденные в школе Хоукинса, они сделали бассейн в спортзале. Окунувшись в воду и воспользовавшись своими способностями, Одиннадцать нашла Уилла в едва живом состоянии, а также сообщила Нэнси, что Барбара была убита Демогоргоном.

Нэнси, обвиняя себя в смерти подруги, стала решительнее, чем когда-либо. Они с Джонатаном устроли засаду на монстра в доме Байерсов. Чтобы заманить чудовище, они оба порезали ладони кухонными ножами. Пока они ждали появления монстра, в дверь постучал Стив, который пришел извиниться перед Джонатаном. Втроем подростки отразили атаку Демогоргона и отвлекли его на время, пока Джойс и Хоппер искали Уилла на Изнанке.

В финале сезона Нэнси мирится со Стивом и празднует Рождество вместе с ним у себя дома. В подарок Джонатану она преподносит новую камеру.

Сезон 2

Нэнси не может избавить от чувства вины из-за смерти Барб. Вместе со Стивом она идет ужинать с родителями лучшей подруги, которые уверены в том, что нанятый ими частный детектив Мюррей Бауман сможет помочь им узнать о деталях исчезновения Барбары.

Стив пытается успокоить Нэнси и предлагает ей пойти на вечеринку в честь Хеллоуина, чтобы провести хотя бы один вечер в качестве обычных подростков. На вечеринке Нэнси пытается утопить свои переживания в алкоголе и, уже изрядно нетрезвая, сообщает своему молодому человеку, что все вокруг нее — чушь, в том числе и их отношения. Эти слова оскорбляет Стива, поэтому он оставляет девушку в одиночестве. К счастью, Джонатан Байерс, оказавшийся на вечеринке, видит как Харрингтон уходит, отвозит Нэнси домой и укладывает ее в кровать.

В школе, разговаривая со Стивом, оказывается, что Нэнси даже не помнит о своих словах на вечеринке и сваливает все на опьянение. Этого оправдания недостаточно для Стива, поэтому пара расходится.

Позже Нэнси обращается к Джонатану за помощью. Вместе они составляют хитрый план, состоящий в том, чтобы позвонить родителям Барб и назначить встречу, сказав, что Нэнси известно куда больше об исчезновении их дочери, чем она рассказала полиции. Подростки знали, что люди из лаборатории прослушают разговор и выследят их. План срабатывает, Нэнси и Джонатана привозят в лабораторию, где Нэнси удается записать на диктофон слова об ответственности за смерть Барбары.

С этими доказательствами они направляются к Мюррею, делая остановку на ночь в мотеле. Нэнси заводит разговор об их прошлом приключении и не понимает, почему отношения между ними пошли на спад.

На следующий день они находят логово Мюррея, алкоголика-эксцентрика, и рассказывают ему правду о Барбаре и другом измерении. Мужчина предлагает немного изменить историю, чтобы сделать ее более правдоподобной. Уже поздно, поэтому он готов разместить своих гостей, будучи убежденным, что Нэнси и Джонатан — пара. Подростки отвергают это и расходятся в разные комнаты, но не могут уснуть из-за сомнений и мыслей друг о друге. В конечном итоге они сталкиваются в коридоре, и стена между ними падает : двое целуются.

Утром Мюррей готовит завтрак, довольный тем, что его мысли оказались правдой. Его смешат неловкие взгляды Нэнси и Джонатана, а, прощаясь, он просит больше никогда не обращаться к нему.

По прибытии обратно в Хоукинс, они понимают, что что-то не так, когда они видят дом Байерсов, увешанный рисунками Уилла. Нэнси и Джонатан отправляются в лабораторию, но не могут проехать дальше пункта охраны, потому что электричество не работает, и шлагбаум не поднимается. Неожиданно из леса выходит Стив в компании друзей младшего брата Нэнси, Дастина, Лукаса и Макс.

Позже к ним присоединились Джойс, Уилл и Джим Хоппер, которым чудом удалось выбраться из лаборатории, занятой стаей демопсов. Они все приезжают в дом Байерсов, где им предстоит принять дальнейшие решения. Неожиданное появление Одиннадцать как раз кстати, поскольку именно она может закрыть врата между мирами.

Джойс и Джонатан собираются ехать в дом Хоппера, чтобы выжечь из Уилла связь с монстром. Стив настаивает на том, чтобы Нэнси ехала с ними, что она и делает. Благодаря Джойс, Джонатану и Нэнси Уилл был спасен.

Через месяц Нэнси подает напитки на Снежном балу, переглядываясь с Джонатаном, который работает в качестве фотографа. Заметив расстроенного Дастина после того, как многие девочки отказали ему в танце, Нэнси берет инициативу в свои руки и приглашает мальчика потанцевать с ним. Чтобы подбодрить Дастина, Нэнси говорит, что он всегда был ее любимцем среди друзей брата и вселяет в него надежду на отношения с девушками через пару лет.

Сезон 3

Нэнси закончила школу и вместе с Джонатаном работает в местной газете «Известия Хоукинса». Она исполняет обязанности принеси-подай: ходит за перекусом, наливает кофе, убирает помещение после рабочего дня. Ничего серьёзного ей не поручают, в отличие от Джонатана, которого взяли на должность фотографа. Также Нэнси постоянно выслушивает унизительные насмешки и сексистские замечания со стороны коллег. Особенно напряженные отношения у нее складываются с Брюсом Лоу и главным редактором Томом Холлувеем. Брюс ехидно называет ее «Нэнси Дрю», как героиню популярной серии книг о девушке-детективе. Решив доказать, что она вполне способна на настоящее дело, Нэнси берётся за расследование странного случая с удобрениями в подвале местной жительницы миссис Дрисколл. Она просит помощи Джонатана в этом, и тот, хоть и сомневается, идёт на интервью вместе с ней. Позже их обоих увольняют из газеты за самовольные действия без одобрения главреда. Нэнси и Джонатан ссорятся, т.к. для последнего эта работа была очень важна. Нэнси в одиночку продолжает расследование и постепенно понимает, что миссис Дрисколл находится под влиянием сверхъестественных сил и что Уиллу может грозить опасность. Она мирится с Джонатаном, и они вместе вновь идут в больницу, чтобы лучше понять, что происходит. Там на них нападают Брюс Лоу и Том Холлувей, находящиеся под контролем Истязателя разума. С большим трудом Нэнси и Джонатану удается победить в этой схватке. Теперь они стараются защитить младших и для этого вступают в схватку с Истязателем в домике Хоппера в лесу и в ТЦ «Старкорт».

Сезон 4

В какой-то момент она вместе с Робин отправляется в психиатрическую больницу к Виктору Крилу

Личность

Нэнси умная и прилежная девушка, посвящающая всё своё свободное время учёбе. Однако, после начала отношений со Стивом Харингтоном, она стала более мятежной, не боясь пойти на обман родителей. Но даже несмотря на влияние новых знакомых, она все еще оставалась доброй и отзывчивой. Она также полна храбрости и решимости в критических ситуациях и склонна к сильному волнению за близких ей людей.

Внешность

Нэнси — красивая юная девушка со стройной фигурой. У неё тёмно-русые волосы средней длины, которые она обычно закалывает или убирает в хвост, большие голубые глаза и очень светлая кожа.

В одежде она прежде всего отдаёт выбор практичности и комфорту, не использует большое количество лишних аксессуаров и избегает ярких цветов. В начале 1-го сезона в школе она выглядит подчёркнуто женственной и «правильной»: носит юбку миди, скромный свитер, белые колготки и туфли мэри джейн. Позже её имидж становится чуть более агрессивным. Во втором сезоне Нэнси носит короткую стрижку с химической завивкой, которая напоминает причёску Бэби из «Грязных танцев».

Интересные факты

• Одежда, которую носит Одиннадцать в первом сезоне, принадлежала Нэнси
• Из всех героев, которые побывали на обратной стороне, Нэнси провела в другом измерении наименьшее количество времени.

Jonathan Byers, portrayed by Charlie Heaton, is a main character in Stranger Things. He is the oldest son of Joyce Byers, the older brother of Will Byers, the eventual boyfriend of Nancy Wheeler, and the best friend of Argyle.

In the fall of 1983, Jonathan’s younger brother, Will, vanished without a trace due to Jonathan working late. Will’s disappearance made Jonathan guilt-ridden for not being there and would soon take a toll on his relationship with his mother, who insisted Will was trapped in the walls and taken by a monster with no face. Jonathan dismissed Joyce’s claims as a sign of a mental breakdown and took it upon himself to take care of the funeral arrangements upon Will’s «body» being recovered from the town quarry. However, he realizes his mother was telling the truth after his classmate, Nancy Wheeler, began claiming her best friend was also taken by said monster. After reconciling with his mother, Nancy and Jonathan turned the Byers home into a booby trap to lure and kill the monster. With the help of Jonathan’s former bully and Nancy’s boyfriend, Steve Harrington, the trio lit the monster on fire until is vanished. Soon after, Will was rescued from the dimension and was reunited with his brother and mother.

In the fall of 1984, Jonathan struggled to both see the appeal in his mother’s boyfriend, Bob Newby, and comfort his traumatized brother. After seeing Nancy struggling to keep secret of the government agents responsible for Barbara’s death, Jonathan bands together with her to expose Hawkins Lab alongside journalist Murray Bauman. In the process, the two slowly begin to embrace their romantic feelings for another. Returning home, Jonathan and Nancy assist Joyce in freeing a possessed Will from another entity from the Upside Down known as the Mind Flayer. A month later, Nancy and Jonathan have become an official couple.

In the summer of 1985, Jonathan and Nancy have gotten summer jobs as interns for the Hawkins Post. Jonathan tried his best to comfort Nancy, who was subjugated to sexism by their co-workers, but believed that pursuing a story about «diseased rats» wouldn’t prove anything and would only get them in trouble. Despite this, he reluctantly joined his girlfriend in investigating Mrs. Dricoll’s claims that sick rats are eating fertilizer, only to get fired by their boss, Tom Holloway. This puts a strain on Nancy and Jonathan’s relationship, as Jonathan angrily tells her that she doesn’t understand how important a job is to his family compared to Nancy, who is very privileged. The next day, however, Nancy calls Jonathan to tell him that the rats are connected to the Mind Flayer, causing him to join her, their siblings and friends to defeat the Mind Flayer once again. During this, Jonathan profusely apologizes to Nancy, and they reconcile. Three months after killing the Mind Flayer, Jonathan moves out of Hawkins with his family, and tearfully says goodbye to Nancy.

In the spring of 1986, Jonathan resided in Lenora Hills, California, where he began to smoke weed alongside his new best friend, Argyle, due to stress about college. He and Nancy agreed to both attend Emerson College in Massachusetts despite his acceptance putting him in financial debt. Jonathan reveals to Argyle he got accepted to Lenora Hills Community College and is struggling to break the news to Nancy, saying he doesn’t want her to follow him and ruin her life while also not wanting to go to Emerson to chase a dream that isn’t his. When Eleven is taken to get her powers back to fight a new threat that’s killing people in Hawkins, Jonathan hails a ride from Argyle and escapes a military raid of his home alongside Mike and Will. The quartet make a cross-country roadtrip to Utah and Nevada to locate El. While traveling, Jonathan takes notice of his brother Will struggling emotionally to show his feelings towards Mike. He eventually apologizes to his brother for being absent in his life and telling him he’ll always be his supporter no matter what. After creating a sensory deprivation tank at a Surfer Boy Pizza in Nevada, El temporarily defeats Vecna, and the crew returns to Hawkins. Reuniting with Nancy, the two are happy yet seem in denial that their relationship doesn’t have any problems, with Jonathan fibbing to Nancy that his acceptance letter has yet to arrive. After reuniting with his mother and Hopper, he witnesses along with his family the beginning of the Upside Down invading Hawkins.

History

• Main article: Jonathan Byers/History

Personality

Jonathan is smart, introverted, asocial, kind, independent, and brave. Despite being a small-town boy, according to Joyce, he wants to go to college at New York University. He has a strong bond with his family and is implied to have a soft spot for animals, as he cried for a week after his tenth birthday when his father forced him to kill a rabbit on a hunting trip. He also has a keen interest in music, creating several mixtapes for himself and his brother, and is an aspiring photographer.

In 1984, Jonathan’s personality managed to change a little bit. He became protective of Will, but not as much as his mother. He even encouraged Will to not let his differences bother him and that it’s okay to be different not matter what. Jonathan tries to be by his brother’s side despite it being difficult as Jonathan noted that Will has changed a lot since his time in the Upside Down. Jonathan was also not too happy with his mother’s relationship with Bob Newby as both he and Joyce suffered from constant verbal abuse from his father than Will ever did. Jonathan also became friends with Steve Harrington and was on good terms with him. Jonathan also developed feelings for Nancy Wheeler who shared his trauma, but struggled to accept them until he was encouraged by Murray Bauman. And by a month later, Jonathan was happy to start a relationship with Nancy.

In 1985, Jonathan had become a devoted boyfriend to Nancy as he was willing to help and take care of her while they both worked at the Hawkins Post. Jonathan disapproved of how his co-workers treated Nancy and always comforted after she was insulted while trying to stay loyal to his job. Jonathan was even willing to assist Nancy in gaining respect from their co-workers, but when Nancy started to go through such lengths to earn the approval, she believed she deserved, Jonathan became reluctant and worried that Nancy was not making the right decisions. When Nancy’s determination led to the both of them getting fired, Jonathan angrily blamed Nancy for costing him his job and means to support his family, thus putting a strain on his relationship with her. However, when informed that the Mind Flayer had returned to Hawkins and that both of their brothers could be danger, Jonathan did not hesitant to work with Nancy to protect their brothers and friends while stopping the Mind Flayer. This allowed Jonathan makes amends with Nancy for not fully supporting her and for Nancy to apologize for criticizing him, as the two rekindled their relationship.

In 1986, Jonathan had grown to be more carefree and relaxed upon meeting his new best friend, Argyle, beginning to smoke weed with him daily and hiding it from his mother by wearing sunglasses. In turn, he became more goofy and unaware of his surroundings, much to his sibling’s frustration. His smoking of weed stemmed from his strained long-distance relationship with Nancy, as they both originally planned to attend Emerson College in Massachusetts. He eventually revealed to Argyle that he didn’t even apply to Emerson, instead choosing to go to Lenora Community College locally in order to be closer with his family. He didn’t want to chase a dream with Nancy that wasn’t his, and further revealed that he was planning on ending things with Nancy, believing that if Nancy followed him, she would grow bitter and the pair’s relationship would form into Joyce and Lonnie’s poor marriage. As the search for Eleven progressed, however, Jonathan slowly grew out of his habit, getting easily annoyed by Argyle’s antics. He also slowly started to notice how Will was struggling with his sexuality and revealing his feelings to his best friend, Mike. In turn, Jonathan apologized for not being there for Will, saying that he had been distant due to prioritizing his silly antics, and promises Will that he’ll always be there for him and love him no matter what, causing Will to weep and embrace him. Upon traveling across the country to save Nancy and his friends, Jonathan displayed his love for his girlfriend when reuniting with Nancy, but still failed to admit the truth about his Emerson acceptance letter, and also becoming worried about their relationship after Nancy admits admiration of Steve’s maturity.

Abilities

• High-Level Intelligence: Jonathan is shown to have an above-average level of intellect in planning out strategies, options, and tactics in desperate situations. When his brother went missing, he went in the woods to find any clues by taking photos of everything unusual he found and when Nancy asked for his help about her friend Barbara going missing after he edited her picture and saw that the creature known as the Demogorgon took her and Will into the Upside Down and planned to go after it. He used a map to mark all known areas the monster travels and knew it’s next current location then on the day after, Both he and Nancy went to a hunter store for tools and supplies to as a trap to destroy the Demogorgon in his house and took his mother’s advice that when the lights go off it would arrive, then when it got caught in the bear trap they set it on fire as their tactic which worked.

• Expert Photographer: As a hobby Jonathan is an excellent camera photographer as he prefers to observe people instead of talking to them for he said when he captures the right moments, he could read them better. He sneaks in the woods near Steve Harrington‘s and takes multiple photographs of everyone in the pool, Nancy and Steve were in his bedroom, including Barbara near the pool alone then edited all of them in perfect shape. He managed to get great pictures at a virus carrying rat before it exploded by the Mind Flayer.
• Skilled Investigator: Jonathan is very skilled, in doing detective work. He was capable to reconstruct a crime scene in Heather’s house by mind looking at the blood, chemicals, and materials around the scene of everywhere.
• Craftsmanship: When getting in preparation for setting up a trap for the Demogorgon, he took nails and hammered them to a baseball bat creating a spiked melee weapon to use against it with ease.
• Gunmanship: He has basic proficiency in wielding a firearm, as he used to go hunting with his father when he was 10 and shot a rabbit as his first kill.
• Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Jonathan is very skilled in using his bare fists in fighting against opponents in close combat. He demonstrated this ability when being provoked by Steve and punched him in his face, hits him harder after getting attacked a few times which caused him a concussion, and placed scars/bruises to his face. Jonathan defeats Steve in the process.
• Melee Weapon Proficiency: Jonathan is capable to wield melee weapons, any weapon used in direct hand-to-hand close-quarter combat just by putting his hands on ranging blunt, edged, or pointed materials. He quickly grabbed a flower vase to bash against Tom’s face which also affected Ben, then a pair of scissors to stab it in Tom’s neck lethality killing both them due to being Flayed by the Mind Flayer. And he was able to pierce through the Mind Flayer skin with an axe with ease.
• Immense Durability: Jonathan has been shown to take several blows during battle. However, he tends to regroup and get back into battle with ease. This is presented during his fight with former rival, Steve (who he defeated with ease in a fist fight), as well as his showdown with Tom Holloway and Bruce Lowe, once they became Flayed.

Relationships

Familial

Jonathan had a complicated relationship with his father, Lonnie. When Jonathan was young, Lonnie made him kill a rabbit which left Jonathan crying for a week. When Lonnie divorced his mother, Jonathan grew to despise his father and was forced to become a father figure towards his younger brother, Will. Lonnie, on the other hand, did not seem to care about Jonathan’s feelings despite having average conversations with him, such as brushing off Jonathan’s concerns about Will’s disappearance, ordering him to take down one of his bedroom posters, and ignoring the fact that Jonathan wanted to go to New York University since he was six years old. When Jonathan met with Murray Bauman with Nancy Wheeler to expose Hawkins National Laboratory, Jonathan confirmed that Lonnie was an asshole, showing his ill will towards his father.

In 1986, when dealing with stress over college and his romance with Nancy, Jonathan did not want to abandon his mother and brother and not have any marriage problems with Nancy as Jonathan did not want to become the person Lonnie was to him and his mother.

Though Joyce deeply cared for her eldest son just as she did for Will, she felt guilty that she had been unable to support him more, due to her time-consuming job. Joyce admitted to Jonathan that «I hardly know what’s going on with you». After Will vanished, Joyce’s sanity was tested, and in turn so was the relationship between her and her remaining son. However, Jonathan does care for his mother greatly, going as far as fighting Steve for insulting her and Will. When Jonathan realized that his mother was telling the truth about Will being alive, he apologized and the two reconciled, where they managed to reunite with Will after his rescue from the Upside Down.

In 1984, Jonathan continued to have a good relationship with his mother as they both became protective of Will (though Jonathan was less protective of Will than his mother). However, Jonathan did not support his mother’s relationship with Bob Newby as he did not understand what she saw in him. After discovering Will’s possession of the Mind Flayer, Jonathan worked with his mother to free Will from the Mind Flayer by burning it out of him. When putting Will under so much heat did not work, Jonathan begged his mother to stop the process and nearly freed Will until Nancy stopped him by showing the Mind Flayer developing black veins on Will’s neck. When a possessed Will started to strangle Joyce, Jonathan tried to save his mother before she was saved when Nancy burnt Will. After Will was freed from the Mind Flayer, Jonathan embraced both his mother and brother. A month later, Jonathan playfully used a video camera to record his mother and Will practice dancing for the Snow Ball.

In 1985, Joyce seemed happy for Jonathan when he has a girlfriend. She wiped the lipstick of his cheek and doesn’t seem to mind that Nancy spent the night with him. When she heard that her kids are in danger, she, Hopper, Murray and Alexei raced back to Hawkins to save them. Jonathan was put in charge by his mother to take care of Will. After the event, Jonathan moved out of Hawkins with his mother and brother.

In 1986, though Jonathan continued to have a good relationship with his mother, he began to smoke weed to deal with his stress over college and his relationship with Nancy. Jonathan kept his use of drugs and stressed feelings a secret from his mother as she was busy with her new job and would not approve of him doing drugs. At the beginning of spring break, Jonathan was put in charge by his mother of watching over Will, Mike, and Eleven as she had to go to a «conference» in Alaska. Though Jonathan was high when Joyce told him this, he accepted this responsibility and managed to hide his high state as feeling tired. When returning to Hawkins, after temporarily defeating Vecna, Jonathan was reunited with his mother and shared an embrace with her.

Jonathan is Will’s older brother by four years. Due to their father’s absence, Jonathan became a role model and a substitute father for Will. After Lonnie failed to take Will to a baseball game, Jonathan gave Will a mixtape with what would become Will’s favorite song, The Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go. When they heard Joyce arguing on the phone with Lonnie, Jonathan shut his bedroom door. Will asked if their father wasn’t coming, and Jonathan asked if Will even liked baseball. Will said he didn’t but tried to say it was fun to go with their father sometimes. Jonathan than asked if Lonnie did what Will wanted to do, such as the arcade. Jonathan said that Will shouldn’t be forced to like things because people tell him to, especially not their father. Jonathan then asked if Will legitimately liked The Clash, and Will happily confirmed so. The brothers turned up the volume on Jonathan’s stereo and began jamming together. In 1982, the day Lonnie left the Byers’ home permanently, Jonathan and Will built Castle Byers together, using Will’s drawings as blueprints. Jonathan found Will struggling to hammer funny, and the two continued to built the fort even after it began raining and got sick afterwards.

In 1983, Jonathan had picked up an extra shift and failed to make sure Will got home safe, causing Will to be abducted by the Demogorgon. The day afterward, Jonathan and Joyce looked all through the woods for Will. That evening, Jonathan brought out photos of Will to make wanted posters. Joyce, noticing Jonathan sobbing quietly, asked him what was wrong. Jonathan, through his tears, said that he should have been there for his brother, but Joyce comforted him and told him it was not his fault. Jonathan is frazzled and emotional when Joyce believed she heard Will on the end of the phone, only for the phone to shock Joyce and become charred. The next day, Jonathan asked Hopper if he could personally go to Lonnie’s home since Will was good at hiding, believing if he saw cops, he would get scared. Jonathan later hung posters of his brother at Hawkins High. Despite Hopper’s warning not to, Jonathan ditched school to confront his father, searching his car. Finding nothing, Jonathan defended his brother when Lonnie said Will could never take care of himself, and gave him a missing poster. When a body resembling Will is recovered at the quarry, Jonathan is devastated, locking himself in his room and tearfully listened to music. The next morning, Joyce, Hopper, and Jonathan went to see Will’s corpse at the morgue. Jonathan, nauseated, couldn’t stay in the room, and left gagging. When he realized through Nancy that Will was alive, he became determined to find him. When Joyce and Hopper finally rescued Will from the Upside Down, Jonathan reunited with his brother at the hospital. When a weak Will finally awoke, Jonathan and Joyce tearfully greeted him. Will asked where he was, and Jonathan told him he was finally home. Will pointed to his bandaged hand and asked if was alright, and Jonathan told him it was just a small cut, laughing that Will was concerned over something so silly. A month later, Jonathan picked up Will from the Wheeler home, and allowed Will to open his present from Nancy and Steve, a new camera. At home, Jonathan used the camera to take pictures of Will looking at Christmas presents. The boys spent Christmas Eve with their mother by eating dinner.

A year later, in 1984, Jonathan has become protective of Will, but not nearly as much as his mother. When talking to Will in his bedroom, he noticed Will drawing himself as «Zombie Boy». Concerned, Jonathan attempted to get Will to open up, but a frustrated Will said that he’s grown sick of everyone becoming so attentive of him, saying it makes him feel more like a freak. Jonathan told him he wasn’t, and Will reaffirmed that he was. After a moment, Jonathan agreed that Will was a freak, catching Will off guard. But Jonathan said that he shouldn’t be like everyone else and being a freak is a best since Jonathan himself is a freak. Will asked if that was because he didn’t have friends, causing Jonathan to chuckle awkwardly and say he had friends. Will asked then why does he always hang out with him, causing Jonathan to say that his brother is his best friend, and he’d rather hang out with «Zombie Boy» than some «boring nobody». He asked Will who he’d rather hang out with: Kenny Rogers or David Bowie. When Will reacted to Kenny Rogers in disgust, Jonathan reaffirmed his statement, saying that nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world. Will said that some people like Kenny Rogers. Bob interrupted them and said that he loved Kenny Rogers, causing the brothers to laugh when Bob left the room. On Halloween, when driving Will to the Wheelers, Jonathan complained to Will that he didn’t get what their mother saw in Bob. Will defended Bob, saying that he didn’t treat him different than everyone else, noting how lame it was he couldn’t go trick-or-treating alone. Jonathan jokingly asked if he was lame, and Will said that he wasn’t, but it wasn’t like Nancy was watching Mike. Arriving at the Wheelers, Jonathan stopped Will and told him that if he didn’t get in any trouble and got back to Mike’s by 9:00, Jonathan would allow him to go trick-or-treating alone. Will happily agreed, high-fiving his brother, and Jonathan, impersonating Bob as Dracula, told him that «he hoped it doesn’t suck». After leaving town to assist Nancy in taking down Hawkins Lab, Jonathan returned to find his house in disarray, and realized that Will was at Hawkins Lab. Arriving there, he rescued his brother and mother from vicious Demodogs. Back at their home, Jonathan tearfully rubbed his unconscious brother’s hair, apologizing for not being there for him. In the Byers’ shed, when interrogating Will, Jonathan attempted to regain his brother’s memories by emotionally recollecting the time they built Castle Byers and the first time he showed him The Clash by playing it on his radio. At Hopper’s cabin, Joyce, Jonathan, and Nancy attempted to get the Mind Flayer out of Will by overheating him and tying him down. Will’s cries of pain proved to get to Jonathan, who hugged Nancy and turned away as tears streamed down his face. When the plan appeared to not be working, Jonathan began turning off the radiators, much to Joyce’s protest. Jonathan yelled that she was killing him, but after Nancy pointed out that it was working since the Mind Flayer was beginning to exit Will’s body through his throat. After the plan succeeded, Joyce and Jonathan hugged a disoriented yet once again normal Will. A month later, Jonathan video-recorded Will practicing to slow dance with his mother in their living room. Will asked if he always had to record everything, and Jonathan smugly said that he only recorded the «good stuff». Jonathan chaperoned Will at the Snow Ball while he took photos for students.

In 1985, Jonathan left for work while Joyce rubbed a kiss mark from Nancy (who secretly spent the night and snuck out of Jonathan’s bedroom window). Will expressed his disgust while Joyce said it would be different when he fell in love. When Nancy discovered Mrs. Driscoll’s behavior in the hospital was near identical to Will’s the year prior, she called Jonathan and asked if Will was safe, alarming Jonathan. The couple reunited with their siblings and friends at the Wheeler home. Will scolded Jonathan for not being with Nancy, but Jonathan bluntly said that he was here now and that’s what was important. While the kids battle the Mind Flayer, Joyce told Will to listen to his brother. In October, Will and Jonathan silently drove together as they (and Joyce with Eleven) moved out of Hawkins, with Will crying in silence.

By 1986, Will was starting to be inadvertently ignored by Jonathan due to him stressing about college and his relationship with Nancy, coping by smoking weed with Argyle. When dropping off the kids at the Rink-O-Mania, Jonathan called out to Will, smiling as he told him to have fun. Will flatly said he would as he trudged in, and Jonathan was shown to be somewhat concerned. It was then revealed Jonathan planned to attend community college so he can remain close to Will and his family instead of attending college with Nancy as he did not want to abandon them. After the pair smoked weed to de-stress, they returned to Rink-O-Mania to find an ambulance attending to Angela’s broken nose, with Mike, Will, and El sitting glumly. After being picked up by Jonathan and Argyle, Will was annoyed as Jonathan and Argyle joked about the roller-skating incident as they had been smoking weed. The next morning, Jonathan attempted to coax Will and Mike to go see a showing of Police Academy 3 and not mope around, but Will said it would be better to stay home. Later, the brothers watched television when the doorbell rang with the brothers betting their mom had forgotten something. When Jonathan answered the door, two police officers had arrived to arrest El for attacking Angela. After El’s arrest, the brothers attempted to contact their mother, who had flown to Alaska, but they were interrupted by Owen’s agents who explained that they rescued El and took her away to help her regain her powers and defeat a new evil in Hawkins. The next morning, Jonathan decided to escape from the agents guarding him, Will, and Mike by hailing a ride from Argyle. Later on, when the army invaded the Byers home, Jonathan protected his brother and Mike by shielding them from the gunfire. Throughout the quartet’s days of travel, Jonathan and Will worked together to find El’s location. In Nevada, while Jonathan drove, he noticed from the mirror Will lying to Mike that Eleven had commissioned the painting he had worked on, and further noticed how emotional Will became when talking about how «El» felt like a mistake due to being different, but Mike never made «her» feel that way. Though Mike was cheered up, Will began to silently sob into his hand, causing Jonathan to be disheartened over his brother’s pain. That night, as the brothers prepared the sensory deprivation tank inside the Surfer Boy Pizza freezer, Will was saddened when observing Mike, El, and Argyle having fun together, Jonathan, noticing, distracted Will by telling him the story of how when they were little, Will had a LEGO figurine named Larry stuck in his nose and Jonathan had to get tweezers to pull him out, causing Will to laugh. Jonathan commented how Will doesn’t come to him for help as much as he used to, but doesn’t blame him for it since he knows how distance he has grown. He then began to apologize to Will for not being there for him recently, admitting that his problems have affected their relationship, and told him that he missed how they use to talk more. As Will began to tear up, Jonathan told his brother that he loved him and that no matter what, nothing would change that. Will, through his tears, told him he would always be there for him, and Jonathan said he knew he would. The two embraced, and Jonathan told Will that things would be okay as Will wept and composed himself. Two days later, after temporarily defeating Vecna, Jonathan and Will returned to Hawkins where they reunited with their friends and worked to rebuild Hopper’s cabin before they happily reunited with their mother. Jonathan was the first to notice a fearful Will looking at the sky and they both witnessed to the invasion of the Upside Down commencing.

Eleven

In the fall of 1983, Jonathan first met Eleven when she helped assist his family locate Will in the Upside Down using her telekinetic abilities.

In the fall of 1984, Jonathan was shocked upon Eleven’s return after saving him and the others from rampant Demodogs.

In the summer of 1985, Jonathan and Eleven worked together alongside Mike, Lucas, Will, Max, and Nancy in taking down the Mind Flayer and Billy. El assisted Jonathan in saving Nancy from the melted form of Bruce Lowe and Tom Holloway. When El was bitten by the Mind Flayer, leaving her ankle punctured, Jonathan assisted in dressing her wound the best he could. When El fainted from exhaustion and began screaming in pain at the Starcourt Mall, Jonathan ran towards a Chinese restaurant and grabbed plastic wrap, a wooden spoon, and a knife heated by a stove. Giving her the spoon to bite down on, Jonathan was honest to El and told her what he was about to do would «hurt like hell», but El allowed him to continue onward with the removal of the infection. El began to scream as Jonathan opened a slit on her leg and riddled through the wound to get the Mind Flayer piece out, but El told him to stop and said she could do it, using the last of her telekinesis to remove the piece. Jonathan later assisted the others in ambushing the Mind Flayer with Lucas’ fireworks to save El. Three months later, following Hopper’s «death», El had begun living with the Byers, and moved out of Hawkins alongside them.

In the spring of 1986, Jonathan and El have begun to address themselves as siblings or stepsiblings to the public, as they struggled to adjust to their new lives in Lenora Hills, California. El mentioned to Mike in her letter how she discovered Jonathan and his new best friend Argyle smoking «smelly plants» together, and Jonathan told her that they were safe since they came from the earth, but made her promise not to tell Joyce. She also expressed hope that Jonathan could go to Emerson College in Massachusetts with Nancy. When a high Jonathan and Argyle pick up El, Mike, and Will from the Rink-O-Mania after El assaulted Angela, Jonathan attempted to comfort a guilt-ridden El, but made things worse when he and Argyle turned it into a joke. At dinner, El glared at Jonathan when he unintentionally brought up the incident in front of Joyce and Murray. The next day, Jonathan answered the door to find two police officers looking for El. Jonthan addressed himself as El’s brother/stepbrother, and was shocked that the police had a warrant for El’s arrest after she assaulted Angela. He asked the officers if cuffing El was necessary, and ran back to the house to call Joyce, with no success. At the police station, Jonathan and Will’s attempts to bail El out since they were her family proved to be unsuccessful since they weren’t El’s legal guardians. After a trio of Dr. Owens’ agents arrive at the Byers’ home to tell the boys that El has been taken away to reignite her powers in order to defeat a new evil lurking in Hawkins, Jonathan agreed with Mike and Will to sneak away from the agents so they could find El and return to Hawkins. After finding El in Nevada, Jonathan reunited with his foster sister and told her that they needed to get her out of Nevada before the government found her. In the Surfer Boy Pizza van, El said that they needed to get to Hawkins as soon as possible since their friends were in danger, but Jonathan informed her that it was impossible since the drive would be over 2,000 miles. At night, Jonathan helped assist making a sensory deprivation tank for El made from a pizza dough freezer at a local Surfer Boy Pizza in Nevada. When El began to choke as a result of Vecna strangling her in the Void, Jonathan helped lift El out of the freezer and placed her on a table, holding her arm as Mike comforted her. Two days later, El and Jonathan traveled back to Hawkins, finding their former home wrecked from Vecna. Jonathan would help assist El, Mike, Will, Nancy, and Argyle rebuilt the Hopper’s family cabin.

Non-Familial

Nancy and Jonathan spoke to each other when Will went missing, with Nancy reassuring him that Will’s going to be fine. Jonathan took pictures of Nancy during a party at the Harrington House and when Nancy found out, she did not hold any resentment towards Jonathan. When Nancy asked for his help in looking for her friend Barbara Holland, Jonathan accepted. The two began to bond over their mutual goal of finding their brother and friend respectively and become close. After discovering Barbara had been killed, Jonathan comforted Nancy and the two worked together in trying to kill the Demogorgon. A month later, after Will’s rescue, Jonathan was given a Christmas present from Nancy and was upset on getting Nancy nothing, but Nancy told him it didn’t matter and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

In 1984, Jonathan continues to have a bond with Nancy as she invited him to Tina’s Halloween Party. Though Jonathan planned to go trick-or-treating with his brother, he decided to go the party. After Nancy got drunk and hurt Steve’s feelings, Jonathan took Nancy home and told her what happened the next day. Jonathan helped Nancy in exposing Hawkins Lab to investigator Murray Bauman and the two give into the sexual tension after being pressured by Murray and ultimately kiss (and are hinted at doing more). They later work together in burning the Mind Flayer out of Will. And at the end, while at the Snow Ball, Nancy and Jonathan have started a relationship.

In 1985, Jonathan and Nancy are shown to have become an official couple, sleeping together at Jonathan’s house one day. The two also work together at the Hawkins Post. Whenever Nancy was abused or humiliated by her misogynistic co-workers, Jonathan did his best to support and comfort her. When Nancy picked up a story from Doris Driscoll, Jonathan went with her to investigate the story and present it to the Post. However, after the story was rejected which left Nancy cruelly insulted, she ignored Jonathan’s attempts to comfort her. When Nancy decided to get more evidence for the story, Jonathan was reluctant to do so, but went along with her in order to support his girlfriend. When they discovered Mrs. Driscoll consuming fertilizer, this lead to them getting fired from the Post and straining their relationship, with Jonathan angry over losing his means to support his family and blaming Nancy for it, causing Nancy to accuse him of being like her tormentors.

When Jonathan got a call from Nancy early the next day, he did not want to speak to Nancy at first, but Nancy informed him of the Mind Flayer’s return due to Mrs. Driscoll being possessed and that Will could be in danger. This convinced Jonathan to work with Nancy and the kids on stopping the Mind Flayer. Later, while going to get Mrs. Driscoll at the Hawkins Memorial Hospital so she can lead them to the Mind Flayer’s hideout, Jonathan reconciled with Nancy. When they were attacked by a Flayed Tom and Bruce, Jonathan and Nancy did their best to protect each other. Once the melted corpses of Tom and Bruce merged into a monster, Jonathan tried to save Nancy when it attacked her before the Party came to her rescue. Before joining the kids to catch up with the monster, Jonathan checked on Nancy and made sure she was not hurt. Once the Mind Flayer’s plot was unraveled, Jonathan and Nancy worked together in protecting the children from the Mind Flayer’s avatar until its defeat. Three months later, before moving out of Hawkins, Jonathan consoled a saddened Nancy and said good-bye to her before sharing a hug and a kiss with her.

By 1986, Johnathan and Nancy’s relationship has become somewhat strained. The two of them are now thousands of miles apart and Nancy would not be visiting the Byers’ residence for Spring Break alongside Mike, which only causes further tension. Despite making plans to go to college together, Jonathan eventually changed his mind and chose to attend college where he remain close to his family and did not inform Nancy as he did not want her to give up her dreams just to be with him. In addition, Jonathan began to smoke weed as a way to cope with his stress over his relationship with Nancy and his plans for his his future. When learning of a new evil threatening Hawkins from Agents Ellen Stinson, Wallace, and Harmon, Jonathan grew concerned for Nancy’s safety and decided to escape from the agents and return to Hawkins to save her. When they reunite, Johnathan and Nancy lovingly embrace and apologize to one another, both of them explaining valid reasons for their absence and silence. However while rebuilding Hopper’s cabin, Jonathan was worried for his relationship with Nancy due to her fondness with Steve and how he matured as a person. When asked by Nancy about receiving his college acceptance letter, Jonathan lied to her, saying he did not get it and seemed relieved when Nancy assured their relationship was still fine.

Due to Mike being his brother’s best friend, Jonathan was well-acquainted with him. When discovering Mike and his friends to be in danger, due to government agents tracking them down, Jonathan was able to figure out a way to contact Mike and ask for his location by using Will’s walkie-talkie. When meeting up with Mike, the two worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank so Eleven could use her powers to locate Will in the Upside Down.

In 1984, Jonathan and Mike met up again after escaping from Hawkins National Laboratory when a pack of Demodogs massacred nearly everyone in the lab. The two worked together, along with their friends, in communicating with the possessed Will in order to figure out a way to stop the Mind Flayer.

In 1985, Jonathan and Mike met again and worked together investigating the Flayed and attempting to stop the Mind Flayer. When Mike and Max argued about Eleven’s well-being and independence, Jonathan did not jump into the argument and in the end, he looked shocked when Mike blurted out his love for El. After discovering the Mind Flayer’s true plan, Jonathan protected Mike and his friends when the Mind Flayer’s avatar attacked them. The two continued to work together where they removed a piece of the Mind Flayer out of El’s wounded leg and fought against its avatar at Starcourt Mall before it was killed when Joyce turned off the Key that was opening a gate. Three months later, Jonathan was assisted by Mike in packing up his house and said goodbye before moving out of Hawkins with his family.

In 1986, Jonathan met with Mike again when he came to Lenora Hills, California to visit Eleven during spring break. Jonathan greeted Mike and introduced him to his new friend, Argyle. Later, El got arrested for assaulting Angela, Jonathan and Mike tried to get El out of prison before Agent Ellen Stinson informed them that she had been rescued from police custody and left with Dr. Sam Owens to regain her powers so she can help fight a new evil threatening Hawkins. The next day, Jonathan, Mike, and Will all agreed to escape from the watch of Agents Wallace and Harmon to find El and return to Hawkins to save their friends. When soldiers led by Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan ambushed and attacked them, Jonathan protected Mike and Will before they along, with a wounded Harmon, escaped with Argyle.

After Agent Harmon died from his wounds, Jonathan and Mike buried him in a junkyard with Will and Argyle’s help. When they found the number Harmon gave them that would help find El’s location, Jonathan, Mike, and Will went to call the number, only to realize they were calling a computer. When Mike suggested they request Suzie Bingham’s help in using the number to hack into the government system, Jonathan disagreed as he had listened to Suzie’s duet with Dustin Henderson when fighting the Mind Flayer last year, but eventually relented. Upon arriving at Suzie’s house, they asked for her help and were successful in finding the location of the Nina Project facility where El was.

However, while traveling to find the Nina Project, Jonathan became frustrated, thinking they were lost, despite Mike’s reassurance until Argyle pointed they were in the right direction by finding tire tracks belonging to military vehicles. As a result, they were able to rescue Eleven and escape from Colonel Sullivan and his forces in time. Later, they tried to book a flight to Hawkins to save their friends from Hawkins, but when that failed, Jonathan and Mike worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank so Eleven could use her powers to fight Vecna in Max’s mind. And as El fought Vecna, Jonathan and Mike kept watch over her before she was able to defeat him.

Two days later, Jonathan and Mike returned to Hawkins together where they reunited with their friends and loved ones before working together to rebuild Hopper’s cabin.

Tommy and Carol were bullies of Jonathan. They picked on Jonathan after Will’s disappearance and helped Steve destroy Jonathan’s camera after they realized Jonathan took pictures of them during the party at Steve’s house. When Steve assumed Nancy cheated on him after seeing her with Jonathan, Tommy and Carol wasted no time in making abusive graffiti of Jonathan and Nancy. After Jonathan and Steve’s fight, resulting in Jonathan’s arrest, Tommy and Carol continued to bully and laugh at Jonathan and how angry he was during his fight with Steve and how he’s in jail. Unfortunately, this caused Steve to disown Tommy and Carol as his friends and to make amends with Jonathan and Nancy for their cruelty.

A year later, Tommy and Carol don’t interact with Jonathan, but Tommy still makes fun of Jonathan as he taunted Steve on how Jonathan and Nancy have been skipping class together lately.

In 1984, Jonathan met Murray Bauman when arriving at his warehouse with Nancy to confess that Hawkins Lab was responsible for the death of Nancy’s best friend, Barbara Holland. After working together to make Dr. Owens’s recorded confession sound like a chemical spill killed Barbara, Murray noticed Jonathan’s feelings for Nancy and encouraged him to embrace them, which he did. The next day, Murray asked Jonathan how was the «pull-out,» causing Jonathan to choke up on his drink, confirming Murray’s suspicions that Jonathan and Nancy slept together. In 1985, Murray still was on good terms with Jonathan as he gave him and Nancy the keys to his house so they and the kids can be safe from the Mind Flayer.

In 1986, Jonathan remained on good terms with Murray when he visited his family in Lenora Hills, California. While eating dinner with his family and Murray, Jonathan who had been smoking weed with Argyle earlier, passed off his high state as being stressed out, but Murray could tell Jonathan had been smoking weed and did not rant him out to his mother.

Jonathan was hired by Tom Holloway to be a photographer for the Hawkins Post. Jonathan was not treated with disdain by Tom or any of his other co-workers as they focused their bullying on Nancy for being the only female journalist at the Post. Jonathan hated the way Tom and his co-workers were treating his girlfriend, but he didn’t do anything about it as he feared it get him fired as Jonathan wanted to help support his family. However, Jonathan helped Nancy investigate Mrs. Driscoll’s story about «diseased rats.» When Tom did not approve the story and Nancy decided to get more evidence, Jonathan reluctantly went along with her to help. However, when Tom found out that Jonathan helped Nancy look for proof for Mrs. Driscoll’s rat story, he fired Jonathan as a result. This left Jonathan upset on losing his job and his means to support his family, nearly damaging his relationship with Nancy. When Jonathan and Nancy learned about the Flayed, along with the kids, and tried to visit Mrs. Driscoll at the hospital, Tom, possessed by the Mind Flayer, tried to kill Jonathan and Nancy, with the help of Bruce Lowe. Tom fought Jonathan and nearly killed him with scissors until he felt Bruce’s pain of getting hit by a fire hydrant by Nancy. This allowed Jonathan to kill Tom by stabbing him in the neck with the scissors. After Tom’s and Bruce’s bodies melted away to form a monster, it was stopped by Eleven from killing Jonathan’s girlfriend, Nancy, where it left to become part of the Mind Flayer’s avatar.

After moving to Lenora Hills, California with his family, Jonathan met Argyle and because they were both considered to be outsiders at Lenora Hills High School, the two became close friends. Argyle introduced Jonathan to weed as a way to release stress from college and his relationship with Nancy. He also helped Jonathan and his younger siblings carpool to school since Jonathan’s car broke down. When Argyle observed Nancy isn’t coming to Lenora Hills for spring break alongside her brother, Jonathan denied Nancy was ditching him and poking holes at his flawed plan to go to Emerson College alongside her. However, Jonathan trusted Argyle enough to actually reveal he got an acceptance letter for Lenora Hills Community College, where Argyle was going, and that he had no intentions of leaving Lenora. Argyle told him he shouldn’t have lied to her, and soon caused the both of them to become overwhelmed and smoke «Purple Palm Tree Delight». Later, Jonathan got an idea to ask Argyle for his help in taking him, Mike, and Will across the country back to Indiana to find Eleven and save their friends in Hawkins. When Argyle has a panic attack in the desert after burying the agent, Jonathan shook his reluctant friends and told him to calm down, reminding him of Purple Palm Tree Delight. Argyle relaxed and walks back to his van, apologizing for his outburst, which Jonathan told it was okay. Will reprimanded Jonathan for letting Argyle smoke more weed, but Jonathan does not have any better ideas.

When Argyle wanted to make a headstone for the deceased Agent Harmon, Jonathan, despite understanding his motive, did not think it would be a good idea as it would give away their names. However, after finding the number to locate the Nina Project, Jonathan and Argyle, along with Mike and Will, traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to seek Suzie Bingham’s help in locating the facility, with Jonathan telling Argyle to be on his best behavior as Suzie’s family were Mormons. Later, while traveling through Nevada to locate the facility, Jonathan started to grow frustrated, thinking they were lost until Argyle found tire tracks and identified them belonging to military vehicles, allowing them to rescue Eleven in time. After that, Jonathan and Argyle worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank at Surfer Boy Pizza so Eleven could use her powers to fight Vecna from Nevada where the two kept watch over her, along with helping her as she fought Vecna. Two days later, Jonathan and Argyle traveled to Hawkins together and joined the rest of their friends in rebuilding Hopper’s cabin.

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Memorable Quotes

Jonathan:

• «Sometimes, people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. When you capture the right moment, it says more.»
• «I saw this girl, you know, trying to be someone else. But for that moment it was like you were alone.»
• «Being a freak is the best, alright? I’m a freak.»
• «Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world.»
• «In the grand scheme of things, it’s just a little blip.»
• «Blip. Blip. Blip. Blip. Blip.»
• «Can you pass me the olive oil?»
• «You’re going to Alaska? What’s going on in Alaska? The Britannicas?»
• «Right. No, you’re here to protect us. And watch T.V., apparently.»
• «You do realize we spent all morning hiding the body?»
• «Or any signs of life would be nice.»
• «Do you remember the time you told me you had a LEGO stuck up your nose?»
• «I miss talking to you. I, like, really miss it. And I think right now, we need to talk more than ever. Because things are getting just complicated. Alright, a lot more complicated than LEGOs up the nose, you know?»

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Trivia

• Up until the fourth season, Jonathan drove a 1971 Ford Galaxie 500. By 1986, however, the car had broken down.
• In the first season, Jonathan failed to make sure Will came home the night he disappeared because he was working late. While his job is never stated in the series, the Montauk bible states that he worked at the town’s movie theater. It can be assumed he quit this job following the first season, as it’s never mentioned in the second season and he begins working as an intern at the Hawkins Post in the third season.
• When choreographing the fight scene in «The Monster», actor Charlie Heaton accidentally punched Joe Keery twice.
• Jonathan is a fan of Thumper from Disney’s Bambi.
• Jonathan has desired to attend New York University (NYU) since he was six years old, though he has dropped this dream by 1986 since he’s been accepted into Lenora Hills Community College.
• In the Hawkins High School Yearbook, his Career Goal is Rock Photography.

Characters in Stranger Things
Major «The Party» Will Byers • Eleven • Dustin Henderson • Max Mayfield • Lucas Sinclair • Mike Wheeler Hawkins High Robin Buckley • Jonathan Byers • Billy Hargrove • Steve Harrington • Eddie Munson • Nancy Wheeler Residents Joyce Byers • Jim Hopper • Erica Sinclair • Karen Wheeler • Bob Newby Recurs Hawkins High Fred Benson • Jason Carver • Chrissy Cunningham • Tommy Hagan • Barbara Holland • Heather Holloway • Ms. Kelley • Patrick McKinney • Carol Perkins Hawkins P.D. Phil Callahan • Glenn Daniels • Florence • Calvin Powell Residents Scott Clarke • Victor Creel • James Dante • Doris Driscoll • Benny Hammond • Neil Hargrove • Susan Hargrove • Claudia Henderson • Janet Holloway • Tom Holloway • Larry Kline • Bruce Lowe • Mews • Wayne Munson • Troy Walsh • Holly Wheeler • Ted Wheeler • Yurtle Minor See also: Minor Characters Hawkins High Andy • Chance • Freak 1 • Gareth • Jeff • Nicole • Tammy Thompson • Tina • Vickie Residents Stacey Albright • Russell Coleman • Alice Creel • Virginia Creel • Laura Cunningham • Phillip Cunningham • Earl • Five • Four • Gary • Marsha Holland • Mr. Holland • Keith • Marissa • Eugene McCorkle • Donald Melvald • David O’Bannon • Charles Sinclair • Sue Sinclair • Six • Ten • Three • Mrs. Walsh • Brenda Wood • Merrill Wright USA Major Argyle • Murray Bauman Recurs Angela • Axel • Suzie Bingham • Lonnie Byers • Dottie • Funshine • Becky Ives • Terry Ives • Mick • Kali Prasad Minor Eden Bingham • Mr. Bingham • Bingham Siblings • Cynthia • Diane • Anthony Hatch • Sara Hopper • Jake • Billy’s mother • Cathy Owens USSR Starcourt Alexei • Grigori • Dr. Zharkov • Ozerov • Stepanov Kamchatka Dmitri Antonov • Yuri Ismaylov • Ivan • Oleg • Russian Scientist • Stepanov • Warden Melnikov Other Russian Agent Department of Energy Martin Brenner • Sam Owens Ray Carroll • Dr. Ellis • Connie Frazier • Agent Harmon • Nerdy Tech • Ellen Stinson • Agent Repairman • Elevator Scientist • Lead Agent • Lead Scientist • Hawkins Head of Security • Shepard • Agent Wallace Military Jack Sullivan Native Henry Creel / Vecna • The Mind Flayer • The Demogorgon • D’Artagnan • Demobats • Demogorgon (species) • The Flayed • Hospital Monster • Russian Demogorgon • Vines Hosts Flesh Thralls • The Flayed • Hospital Monster • The Spider Monster USA April • Eliot • Francine • Jamie • Kelly • Joey Kim • Marcy • Miss Dorothy • Ricky • Roy • Tanya USSR Mr. Frost • Dr. Karine • Boris Orlov

Jonathan Byers, portrayed by Charlie Heaton, is a main character in Stranger Things. He is the oldest son of Joyce Byers, the older brother of Will Byers, the eventual boyfriend of Nancy Wheeler, and the best friend of Argyle.

In the fall of 1983, Jonathan’s younger brother, Will, vanished without a trace due to Jonathan working late. Will’s disappearance made Jonathan guilt-ridden for not being there and would soon take a toll on his relationship with his mother, who insisted Will was trapped in the walls and taken by a monster with no face. Jonathan dismissed Joyce’s claims as a sign of a mental breakdown and took it upon himself to take care of the funeral arrangements upon Will’s «body» being recovered from the town quarry. However, he realizes his mother was telling the truth after his classmate, Nancy Wheeler, began claiming her best friend was also taken by said monster. After reconciling with his mother, Nancy and Jonathan turned the Byers home into a booby trap to lure and kill the monster. With the help of Jonathan’s former bully and Nancy’s boyfriend, Steve Harrington, the trio lit the monster on fire until is vanished. Soon after, Will was rescued from the dimension and was reunited with his brother and mother.

In the fall of 1984, Jonathan struggled to both see the appeal in his mother’s boyfriend, Bob Newby, and comfort his traumatized brother. After seeing Nancy struggling to keep secret of the government agents responsible for Barbara’s death, Jonathan bands together with her to expose Hawkins Lab alongside journalist Murray Bauman. In the process, the two slowly begin to embrace their romantic feelings for another. Returning home, Jonathan and Nancy assist Joyce in freeing a possessed Will from another entity from the Upside Down known as the Mind Flayer. A month later, Nancy and Jonathan have become an official couple.

In the summer of 1985, Jonathan and Nancy have gotten summer jobs as interns for the Hawkins Post. Jonathan tried his best to comfort Nancy, who was subjugated to sexism by their co-workers, but believed that pursuing a story about «diseased rats» wouldn’t prove anything and would only get them in trouble. Despite this, he reluctantly joined his girlfriend in investigating Mrs. Dricoll’s claims that sick rats are eating fertilizer, only to get fired by their boss, Tom Holloway. This puts a strain on Nancy and Jonathan’s relationship, as Jonathan angrily tells her that she doesn’t understand how important a job is to his family compared to Nancy, who is very privileged. The next day, however, Nancy calls Jonathan to tell him that the rats are connected to the Mind Flayer, causing him to join her, their siblings and friends to defeat the Mind Flayer once again. During this, Jonathan profusely apologizes to Nancy, and they reconcile. Three months after killing the Mind Flayer, Jonathan moves out of Hawkins with his family, and tearfully says goodbye to Nancy.

In the spring of 1986, Jonathan resided in Lenora Hills, California, where he began to smoke weed alongside his new best friend, Argyle, due to stress about college. He and Nancy agreed to both attend Emerson College in Massachusetts despite his acceptance putting him in financial debt. Jonathan reveals to Argyle he got accepted to Lenora Hills Community College and is struggling to break the news to Nancy, saying he doesn’t want her to follow him and ruin her life while also not wanting to go to Emerson to chase a dream that isn’t his. When Eleven is taken to get her powers back to fight a new threat that’s killing people in Hawkins, Jonathan hails a ride from Argyle and escapes a military raid of his home alongside Mike and Will. The quartet make a cross-country roadtrip to Utah and Nevada to locate El. While traveling, Jonathan takes notice of his brother Will struggling emotionally to show his feelings towards Mike. He eventually apologizes to his brother for being absent in his life and telling him he’ll always be his supporter no matter what. After creating a sensory deprivation tank at a Surfer Boy Pizza in Nevada, El temporarily defeats Vecna, and the crew returns to Hawkins. Reuniting with Nancy, the two are happy yet seem in denial that their relationship doesn’t have any problems, with Jonathan fibbing to Nancy that his acceptance letter has yet to arrive. After reuniting with his mother and Hopper, he witnesses along with his family the beginning of the Upside Down invading Hawkins.

History

• Main article: Jonathan Byers/History

Personality

Jonathan is smart, introverted, asocial, kind, independent, and brave. Despite being a small-town boy, according to Joyce, he wants to go to college at New York University. He has a strong bond with his family and is implied to have a soft spot for animals, as he cried for a week after his tenth birthday when his father forced him to kill a rabbit on a hunting trip. He also has a keen interest in music, creating several mixtapes for himself and his brother, and is an aspiring photographer.

In 1984, Jonathan’s personality managed to change a little bit. He became protective of Will, but not as much as his mother. He even encouraged Will to not let his differences bother him and that it’s okay to be different not matter what. Jonathan tries to be by his brother’s side despite it being difficult as Jonathan noted that Will has changed a lot since his time in the Upside Down. Jonathan was also not too happy with his mother’s relationship with Bob Newby as both he and Joyce suffered from constant verbal abuse from his father than Will ever did. Jonathan also became friends with Steve Harrington and was on good terms with him. Jonathan also developed feelings for Nancy Wheeler who shared his trauma, but struggled to accept them until he was encouraged by Murray Bauman. And by a month later, Jonathan was happy to start a relationship with Nancy.

In 1985, Jonathan had become a devoted boyfriend to Nancy as he was willing to help and take care of her while they both worked at the Hawkins Post. Jonathan disapproved of how his co-workers treated Nancy and always comforted after she was insulted while trying to stay loyal to his job. Jonathan was even willing to assist Nancy in gaining respect from their co-workers, but when Nancy started to go through such lengths to earn the approval, she believed she deserved, Jonathan became reluctant and worried that Nancy was not making the right decisions. When Nancy’s determination led to the both of them getting fired, Jonathan angrily blamed Nancy for costing him his job and means to support his family, thus putting a strain on his relationship with her. However, when informed that the Mind Flayer had returned to Hawkins and that both of their brothers could be danger, Jonathan did not hesitant to work with Nancy to protect their brothers and friends while stopping the Mind Flayer. This allowed Jonathan makes amends with Nancy for not fully supporting her and for Nancy to apologize for criticizing him, as the two rekindled their relationship.

In 1986, Jonathan had grown to be more carefree and relaxed upon meeting his new best friend, Argyle, beginning to smoke weed with him daily and hiding it from his mother by wearing sunglasses. In turn, he became more goofy and unaware of his surroundings, much to his sibling’s frustration. His smoking of weed stemmed from his strained long-distance relationship with Nancy, as they both originally planned to attend Emerson College in Massachusetts. He eventually revealed to Argyle that he didn’t even apply to Emerson, instead choosing to go to Lenora Community College locally in order to be closer with his family. He didn’t want to chase a dream with Nancy that wasn’t his, and further revealed that he was planning on ending things with Nancy, believing that if Nancy followed him, she would grow bitter and the pair’s relationship would form into Joyce and Lonnie’s poor marriage. As the search for Eleven progressed, however, Jonathan slowly grew out of his habit, getting easily annoyed by Argyle’s antics. He also slowly started to notice how Will was struggling with his sexuality and revealing his feelings to his best friend, Mike. In turn, Jonathan apologized for not being there for Will, saying that he had been distant due to prioritizing his silly antics, and promises Will that he’ll always be there for him and love him no matter what, causing Will to weep and embrace him. Upon traveling across the country to save Nancy and his friends, Jonathan displayed his love for his girlfriend when reuniting with Nancy, but still failed to admit the truth about his Emerson acceptance letter, and also becoming worried about their relationship after Nancy admits admiration of Steve’s maturity.

Abilities

• High-Level Intelligence: Jonathan is shown to have an above-average level of intellect in planning out strategies, options, and tactics in desperate situations. When his brother went missing, he went in the woods to find any clues by taking photos of everything unusual he found and when Nancy asked for his help about her friend Barbara going missing after he edited her picture and saw that the creature known as the Demogorgon took her and Will into the Upside Down and planned to go after it. He used a map to mark all known areas the monster travels and knew it’s next current location then on the day after, Both he and Nancy went to a hunter store for tools and supplies to as a trap to destroy the Demogorgon in his house and took his mother’s advice that when the lights go off it would arrive, then when it got caught in the bear trap they set it on fire as their tactic which worked.

• Expert Photographer: As a hobby Jonathan is an excellent camera photographer as he prefers to observe people instead of talking to them for he said when he captures the right moments, he could read them better. He sneaks in the woods near Steve Harrington‘s and takes multiple photographs of everyone in the pool, Nancy and Steve were in his bedroom, including Barbara near the pool alone then edited all of them in perfect shape. He managed to get great pictures at a virus carrying rat before it exploded by the Mind Flayer.
• Skilled Investigator: Jonathan is very skilled, in doing detective work. He was capable to reconstruct a crime scene in Heather’s house by mind looking at the blood, chemicals, and materials around the scene of everywhere.
• Craftsmanship: When getting in preparation for setting up a trap for the Demogorgon, he took nails and hammered them to a baseball bat creating a spiked melee weapon to use against it with ease.
• Gunmanship: He has basic proficiency in wielding a firearm, as he used to go hunting with his father when he was 10 and shot a rabbit as his first kill.
• Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Jonathan is very skilled in using his bare fists in fighting against opponents in close combat. He demonstrated this ability when being provoked by Steve and punched him in his face, hits him harder after getting attacked a few times which caused him a concussion, and placed scars/bruises to his face. Jonathan defeats Steve in the process.
• Melee Weapon Proficiency: Jonathan is capable to wield melee weapons, any weapon used in direct hand-to-hand close-quarter combat just by putting his hands on ranging blunt, edged, or pointed materials. He quickly grabbed a flower vase to bash against Tom’s face which also affected Ben, then a pair of scissors to stab it in Tom’s neck lethality killing both them due to being Flayed by the Mind Flayer. And he was able to pierce through the Mind Flayer skin with an axe with ease.
• Immense Durability: Jonathan has been shown to take several blows during battle. However, he tends to regroup and get back into battle with ease. This is presented during his fight with former rival, Steve (who he defeated with ease in a fist fight), as well as his showdown with Tom Holloway and Bruce Lowe, once they became Flayed.

Relationships

Familial

Jonathan had a complicated relationship with his father, Lonnie. When Jonathan was young, Lonnie made him kill a rabbit which left Jonathan crying for a week. When Lonnie divorced his mother, Jonathan grew to despise his father and was forced to become a father figure towards his younger brother, Will. Lonnie, on the other hand, did not seem to care about Jonathan’s feelings despite having average conversations with him, such as brushing off Jonathan’s concerns about Will’s disappearance, ordering him to take down one of his bedroom posters, and ignoring the fact that Jonathan wanted to go to New York University since he was six years old. When Jonathan met with Murray Bauman with Nancy Wheeler to expose Hawkins National Laboratory, Jonathan confirmed that Lonnie was an asshole, showing his ill will towards his father.

In 1986, when dealing with stress over college and his romance with Nancy, Jonathan did not want to abandon his mother and brother and not have any marriage problems with Nancy as Jonathan did not want to become the person Lonnie was to him and his mother.

Though Joyce deeply cared for her eldest son just as she did for Will, she felt guilty that she had been unable to support him more, due to her time-consuming job. Joyce admitted to Jonathan that «I hardly know what’s going on with you». After Will vanished, Joyce’s sanity was tested, and in turn so was the relationship between her and her remaining son. However, Jonathan does care for his mother greatly, going as far as fighting Steve for insulting her and Will. When Jonathan realized that his mother was telling the truth about Will being alive, he apologized and the two reconciled, where they managed to reunite with Will after his rescue from the Upside Down.

In 1984, Jonathan continued to have a good relationship with his mother as they both became protective of Will (though Jonathan was less protective of Will than his mother). However, Jonathan did not support his mother’s relationship with Bob Newby as he did not understand what she saw in him. After discovering Will’s possession of the Mind Flayer, Jonathan worked with his mother to free Will from the Mind Flayer by burning it out of him. When putting Will under so much heat did not work, Jonathan begged his mother to stop the process and nearly freed Will until Nancy stopped him by showing the Mind Flayer developing black veins on Will’s neck. When a possessed Will started to strangle Joyce, Jonathan tried to save his mother before she was saved when Nancy burnt Will. After Will was freed from the Mind Flayer, Jonathan embraced both his mother and brother. A month later, Jonathan playfully used a video camera to record his mother and Will practice dancing for the Snow Ball.

In 1985, Joyce seemed happy for Jonathan when he has a girlfriend. She wiped the lipstick of his cheek and doesn’t seem to mind that Nancy spent the night with him. When she heard that her kids are in danger, she, Hopper, Murray and Alexei raced back to Hawkins to save them. Jonathan was put in charge by his mother to take care of Will. After the event, Jonathan moved out of Hawkins with his mother and brother.

In 1986, though Jonathan continued to have a good relationship with his mother, he began to smoke weed to deal with his stress over college and his relationship with Nancy. Jonathan kept his use of drugs and stressed feelings a secret from his mother as she was busy with her new job and would not approve of him doing drugs. At the beginning of spring break, Jonathan was put in charge by his mother of watching over Will, Mike, and Eleven as she had to go to a «conference» in Alaska. Though Jonathan was high when Joyce told him this, he accepted this responsibility and managed to hide his high state as feeling tired. When returning to Hawkins, after temporarily defeating Vecna, Jonathan was reunited with his mother and shared an embrace with her.

Jonathan is Will’s older brother by four years. Due to their father’s absence, Jonathan became a role model and a substitute father for Will. After Lonnie failed to take Will to a baseball game, Jonathan gave Will a mixtape with what would become Will’s favorite song, The Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go. When they heard Joyce arguing on the phone with Lonnie, Jonathan shut his bedroom door. Will asked if their father wasn’t coming, and Jonathan asked if Will even liked baseball. Will said he didn’t but tried to say it was fun to go with their father sometimes. Jonathan than asked if Lonnie did what Will wanted to do, such as the arcade. Jonathan said that Will shouldn’t be forced to like things because people tell him to, especially not their father. Jonathan then asked if Will legitimately liked The Clash, and Will happily confirmed so. The brothers turned up the volume on Jonathan’s stereo and began jamming together. In 1982, the day Lonnie left the Byers’ home permanently, Jonathan and Will built Castle Byers together, using Will’s drawings as blueprints. Jonathan found Will struggling to hammer funny, and the two continued to built the fort even after it began raining and got sick afterwards.

In 1983, Jonathan had picked up an extra shift and failed to make sure Will got home safe, causing Will to be abducted by the Demogorgon. The day afterward, Jonathan and Joyce looked all through the woods for Will. That evening, Jonathan brought out photos of Will to make wanted posters. Joyce, noticing Jonathan sobbing quietly, asked him what was wrong. Jonathan, through his tears, said that he should have been there for his brother, but Joyce comforted him and told him it was not his fault. Jonathan is frazzled and emotional when Joyce believed she heard Will on the end of the phone, only for the phone to shock Joyce and become charred. The next day, Jonathan asked Hopper if he could personally go to Lonnie’s home since Will was good at hiding, believing if he saw cops, he would get scared. Jonathan later hung posters of his brother at Hawkins High. Despite Hopper’s warning not to, Jonathan ditched school to confront his father, searching his car. Finding nothing, Jonathan defended his brother when Lonnie said Will could never take care of himself, and gave him a missing poster. When a body resembling Will is recovered at the quarry, Jonathan is devastated, locking himself in his room and tearfully listened to music. The next morning, Joyce, Hopper, and Jonathan went to see Will’s corpse at the morgue. Jonathan, nauseated, couldn’t stay in the room, and left gagging. When he realized through Nancy that Will was alive, he became determined to find him. When Joyce and Hopper finally rescued Will from the Upside Down, Jonathan reunited with his brother at the hospital. When a weak Will finally awoke, Jonathan and Joyce tearfully greeted him. Will asked where he was, and Jonathan told him he was finally home. Will pointed to his bandaged hand and asked if was alright, and Jonathan told him it was just a small cut, laughing that Will was concerned over something so silly. A month later, Jonathan picked up Will from the Wheeler home, and allowed Will to open his present from Nancy and Steve, a new camera. At home, Jonathan used the camera to take pictures of Will looking at Christmas presents. The boys spent Christmas Eve with their mother by eating dinner.

A year later, in 1984, Jonathan has become protective of Will, but not nearly as much as his mother. When talking to Will in his bedroom, he noticed Will drawing himself as «Zombie Boy». Concerned, Jonathan attempted to get Will to open up, but a frustrated Will said that he’s grown sick of everyone becoming so attentive of him, saying it makes him feel more like a freak. Jonathan told him he wasn’t, and Will reaffirmed that he was. After a moment, Jonathan agreed that Will was a freak, catching Will off guard. But Jonathan said that he shouldn’t be like everyone else and being a freak is a best since Jonathan himself is a freak. Will asked if that was because he didn’t have friends, causing Jonathan to chuckle awkwardly and say he had friends. Will asked then why does he always hang out with him, causing Jonathan to say that his brother is his best friend, and he’d rather hang out with «Zombie Boy» than some «boring nobody». He asked Will who he’d rather hang out with: Kenny Rogers or David Bowie. When Will reacted to Kenny Rogers in disgust, Jonathan reaffirmed his statement, saying that nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world. Will said that some people like Kenny Rogers. Bob interrupted them and said that he loved Kenny Rogers, causing the brothers to laugh when Bob left the room. On Halloween, when driving Will to the Wheelers, Jonathan complained to Will that he didn’t get what their mother saw in Bob. Will defended Bob, saying that he didn’t treat him different than everyone else, noting how lame it was he couldn’t go trick-or-treating alone. Jonathan jokingly asked if he was lame, and Will said that he wasn’t, but it wasn’t like Nancy was watching Mike. Arriving at the Wheelers, Jonathan stopped Will and told him that if he didn’t get in any trouble and got back to Mike’s by 9:00, Jonathan would allow him to go trick-or-treating alone. Will happily agreed, high-fiving his brother, and Jonathan, impersonating Bob as Dracula, told him that «he hoped it doesn’t suck». After leaving town to assist Nancy in taking down Hawkins Lab, Jonathan returned to find his house in disarray, and realized that Will was at Hawkins Lab. Arriving there, he rescued his brother and mother from vicious Demodogs. Back at their home, Jonathan tearfully rubbed his unconscious brother’s hair, apologizing for not being there for him. In the Byers’ shed, when interrogating Will, Jonathan attempted to regain his brother’s memories by emotionally recollecting the time they built Castle Byers and the first time he showed him The Clash by playing it on his radio. At Hopper’s cabin, Joyce, Jonathan, and Nancy attempted to get the Mind Flayer out of Will by overheating him and tying him down. Will’s cries of pain proved to get to Jonathan, who hugged Nancy and turned away as tears streamed down his face. When the plan appeared to not be working, Jonathan began turning off the radiators, much to Joyce’s protest. Jonathan yelled that she was killing him, but after Nancy pointed out that it was working since the Mind Flayer was beginning to exit Will’s body through his throat. After the plan succeeded, Joyce and Jonathan hugged a disoriented yet once again normal Will. A month later, Jonathan video-recorded Will practicing to slow dance with his mother in their living room. Will asked if he always had to record everything, and Jonathan smugly said that he only recorded the «good stuff». Jonathan chaperoned Will at the Snow Ball while he took photos for students.

In 1985, Jonathan left for work while Joyce rubbed a kiss mark from Nancy (who secretly spent the night and snuck out of Jonathan’s bedroom window). Will expressed his disgust while Joyce said it would be different when he fell in love. When Nancy discovered Mrs. Driscoll’s behavior in the hospital was near identical to Will’s the year prior, she called Jonathan and asked if Will was safe, alarming Jonathan. The couple reunited with their siblings and friends at the Wheeler home. Will scolded Jonathan for not being with Nancy, but Jonathan bluntly said that he was here now and that’s what was important. While the kids battle the Mind Flayer, Joyce told Will to listen to his brother. In October, Will and Jonathan silently drove together as they (and Joyce with Eleven) moved out of Hawkins, with Will crying in silence.

By 1986, Will was starting to be inadvertently ignored by Jonathan due to him stressing about college and his relationship with Nancy, coping by smoking weed with Argyle. When dropping off the kids at the Rink-O-Mania, Jonathan called out to Will, smiling as he told him to have fun. Will flatly said he would as he trudged in, and Jonathan was shown to be somewhat concerned. It was then revealed Jonathan planned to attend community college so he can remain close to Will and his family instead of attending college with Nancy as he did not want to abandon them. After the pair smoked weed to de-stress, they returned to Rink-O-Mania to find an ambulance attending to Angela’s broken nose, with Mike, Will, and El sitting glumly. After being picked up by Jonathan and Argyle, Will was annoyed as Jonathan and Argyle joked about the roller-skating incident as they had been smoking weed. The next morning, Jonathan attempted to coax Will and Mike to go see a showing of Police Academy 3 and not mope around, but Will said it would be better to stay home. Later, the brothers watched television when the doorbell rang with the brothers betting their mom had forgotten something. When Jonathan answered the door, two police officers had arrived to arrest El for attacking Angela. After El’s arrest, the brothers attempted to contact their mother, who had flown to Alaska, but they were interrupted by Owen’s agents who explained that they rescued El and took her away to help her regain her powers and defeat a new evil in Hawkins. The next morning, Jonathan decided to escape from the agents guarding him, Will, and Mike by hailing a ride from Argyle. Later on, when the army invaded the Byers home, Jonathan protected his brother and Mike by shielding them from the gunfire. Throughout the quartet’s days of travel, Jonathan and Will worked together to find El’s location. In Nevada, while Jonathan drove, he noticed from the mirror Will lying to Mike that Eleven had commissioned the painting he had worked on, and further noticed how emotional Will became when talking about how «El» felt like a mistake due to being different, but Mike never made «her» feel that way. Though Mike was cheered up, Will began to silently sob into his hand, causing Jonathan to be disheartened over his brother’s pain. That night, as the brothers prepared the sensory deprivation tank inside the Surfer Boy Pizza freezer, Will was saddened when observing Mike, El, and Argyle having fun together, Jonathan, noticing, distracted Will by telling him the story of how when they were little, Will had a LEGO figurine named Larry stuck in his nose and Jonathan had to get tweezers to pull him out, causing Will to laugh. Jonathan commented how Will doesn’t come to him for help as much as he used to, but doesn’t blame him for it since he knows how distance he has grown. He then began to apologize to Will for not being there for him recently, admitting that his problems have affected their relationship, and told him that he missed how they use to talk more. As Will began to tear up, Jonathan told his brother that he loved him and that no matter what, nothing would change that. Will, through his tears, told him he would always be there for him, and Jonathan said he knew he would. The two embraced, and Jonathan told Will that things would be okay as Will wept and composed himself. Two days later, after temporarily defeating Vecna, Jonathan and Will returned to Hawkins where they reunited with their friends and worked to rebuild Hopper’s cabin before they happily reunited with their mother. Jonathan was the first to notice a fearful Will looking at the sky and they both witnessed to the invasion of the Upside Down commencing.

Eleven

In the fall of 1983, Jonathan first met Eleven when she helped assist his family locate Will in the Upside Down using her telekinetic abilities.

In the fall of 1984, Jonathan was shocked upon Eleven’s return after saving him and the others from rampant Demodogs.

In the summer of 1985, Jonathan and Eleven worked together alongside Mike, Lucas, Will, Max, and Nancy in taking down the Mind Flayer and Billy. El assisted Jonathan in saving Nancy from the melted form of Bruce Lowe and Tom Holloway. When El was bitten by the Mind Flayer, leaving her ankle punctured, Jonathan assisted in dressing her wound the best he could. When El fainted from exhaustion and began screaming in pain at the Starcourt Mall, Jonathan ran towards a Chinese restaurant and grabbed plastic wrap, a wooden spoon, and a knife heated by a stove. Giving her the spoon to bite down on, Jonathan was honest to El and told her what he was about to do would «hurt like hell», but El allowed him to continue onward with the removal of the infection. El began to scream as Jonathan opened a slit on her leg and riddled through the wound to get the Mind Flayer piece out, but El told him to stop and said she could do it, using the last of her telekinesis to remove the piece. Jonathan later assisted the others in ambushing the Mind Flayer with Lucas’ fireworks to save El. Three months later, following Hopper’s «death», El had begun living with the Byers, and moved out of Hawkins alongside them.

In the spring of 1986, Jonathan and El have begun to address themselves as siblings or stepsiblings to the public, as they struggled to adjust to their new lives in Lenora Hills, California. El mentioned to Mike in her letter how she discovered Jonathan and his new best friend Argyle smoking «smelly plants» together, and Jonathan told her that they were safe since they came from the earth, but made her promise not to tell Joyce. She also expressed hope that Jonathan could go to Emerson College in Massachusetts with Nancy. When a high Jonathan and Argyle pick up El, Mike, and Will from the Rink-O-Mania after El assaulted Angela, Jonathan attempted to comfort a guilt-ridden El, but made things worse when he and Argyle turned it into a joke. At dinner, El glared at Jonathan when he unintentionally brought up the incident in front of Joyce and Murray. The next day, Jonathan answered the door to find two police officers looking for El. Jonthan addressed himself as El’s brother/stepbrother, and was shocked that the police had a warrant for El’s arrest after she assaulted Angela. He asked the officers if cuffing El was necessary, and ran back to the house to call Joyce, with no success. At the police station, Jonathan and Will’s attempts to bail El out since they were her family proved to be unsuccessful since they weren’t El’s legal guardians. After a trio of Dr. Owens’ agents arrive at the Byers’ home to tell the boys that El has been taken away to reignite her powers in order to defeat a new evil lurking in Hawkins, Jonathan agreed with Mike and Will to sneak away from the agents so they could find El and return to Hawkins. After finding El in Nevada, Jonathan reunited with his foster sister and told her that they needed to get her out of Nevada before the government found her. In the Surfer Boy Pizza van, El said that they needed to get to Hawkins as soon as possible since their friends were in danger, but Jonathan informed her that it was impossible since the drive would be over 2,000 miles. At night, Jonathan helped assist making a sensory deprivation tank for El made from a pizza dough freezer at a local Surfer Boy Pizza in Nevada. When El began to choke as a result of Vecna strangling her in the Void, Jonathan helped lift El out of the freezer and placed her on a table, holding her arm as Mike comforted her. Two days later, El and Jonathan traveled back to Hawkins, finding their former home wrecked from Vecna. Jonathan would help assist El, Mike, Will, Nancy, and Argyle rebuilt the Hopper’s family cabin.

Non-Familial

Nancy and Jonathan spoke to each other when Will went missing, with Nancy reassuring him that Will’s going to be fine. Jonathan took pictures of Nancy during a party at the Harrington House and when Nancy found out, she did not hold any resentment towards Jonathan. When Nancy asked for his help in looking for her friend Barbara Holland, Jonathan accepted. The two began to bond over their mutual goal of finding their brother and friend respectively and become close. After discovering Barbara had been killed, Jonathan comforted Nancy and the two worked together in trying to kill the Demogorgon. A month later, after Will’s rescue, Jonathan was given a Christmas present from Nancy and was upset on getting Nancy nothing, but Nancy told him it didn’t matter and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

In 1984, Jonathan continues to have a bond with Nancy as she invited him to Tina’s Halloween Party. Though Jonathan planned to go trick-or-treating with his brother, he decided to go the party. After Nancy got drunk and hurt Steve’s feelings, Jonathan took Nancy home and told her what happened the next day. Jonathan helped Nancy in exposing Hawkins Lab to investigator Murray Bauman and the two give into the sexual tension after being pressured by Murray and ultimately kiss (and are hinted at doing more). They later work together in burning the Mind Flayer out of Will. And at the end, while at the Snow Ball, Nancy and Jonathan have started a relationship.

In 1985, Jonathan and Nancy are shown to have become an official couple, sleeping together at Jonathan’s house one day. The two also work together at the Hawkins Post. Whenever Nancy was abused or humiliated by her misogynistic co-workers, Jonathan did his best to support and comfort her. When Nancy picked up a story from Doris Driscoll, Jonathan went with her to investigate the story and present it to the Post. However, after the story was rejected which left Nancy cruelly insulted, she ignored Jonathan’s attempts to comfort her. When Nancy decided to get more evidence for the story, Jonathan was reluctant to do so, but went along with her in order to support his girlfriend. When they discovered Mrs. Driscoll consuming fertilizer, this lead to them getting fired from the Post and straining their relationship, with Jonathan angry over losing his means to support his family and blaming Nancy for it, causing Nancy to accuse him of being like her tormentors.

When Jonathan got a call from Nancy early the next day, he did not want to speak to Nancy at first, but Nancy informed him of the Mind Flayer’s return due to Mrs. Driscoll being possessed and that Will could be in danger. This convinced Jonathan to work with Nancy and the kids on stopping the Mind Flayer. Later, while going to get Mrs. Driscoll at the Hawkins Memorial Hospital so she can lead them to the Mind Flayer’s hideout, Jonathan reconciled with Nancy. When they were attacked by a Flayed Tom and Bruce, Jonathan and Nancy did their best to protect each other. Once the melted corpses of Tom and Bruce merged into a monster, Jonathan tried to save Nancy when it attacked her before the Party came to her rescue. Before joining the kids to catch up with the monster, Jonathan checked on Nancy and made sure she was not hurt. Once the Mind Flayer’s plot was unraveled, Jonathan and Nancy worked together in protecting the children from the Mind Flayer’s avatar until its defeat. Three months later, before moving out of Hawkins, Jonathan consoled a saddened Nancy and said good-bye to her before sharing a hug and a kiss with her.

By 1986, Johnathan and Nancy’s relationship has become somewhat strained. The two of them are now thousands of miles apart and Nancy would not be visiting the Byers’ residence for Spring Break alongside Mike, which only causes further tension. Despite making plans to go to college together, Jonathan eventually changed his mind and chose to attend college where he remain close to his family and did not inform Nancy as he did not want her to give up her dreams just to be with him. In addition, Jonathan began to smoke weed as a way to cope with his stress over his relationship with Nancy and his plans for his his future. When learning of a new evil threatening Hawkins from Agents Ellen Stinson, Wallace, and Harmon, Jonathan grew concerned for Nancy’s safety and decided to escape from the agents and return to Hawkins to save her. When they reunite, Johnathan and Nancy lovingly embrace and apologize to one another, both of them explaining valid reasons for their absence and silence. However while rebuilding Hopper’s cabin, Jonathan was worried for his relationship with Nancy due to her fondness with Steve and how he matured as a person. When asked by Nancy about receiving his college acceptance letter, Jonathan lied to her, saying he did not get it and seemed relieved when Nancy assured their relationship was still fine.

Due to Mike being his brother’s best friend, Jonathan was well-acquainted with him. When discovering Mike and his friends to be in danger, due to government agents tracking them down, Jonathan was able to figure out a way to contact Mike and ask for his location by using Will’s walkie-talkie. When meeting up with Mike, the two worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank so Eleven could use her powers to locate Will in the Upside Down.

In 1984, Jonathan and Mike met up again after escaping from Hawkins National Laboratory when a pack of Demodogs massacred nearly everyone in the lab. The two worked together, along with their friends, in communicating with the possessed Will in order to figure out a way to stop the Mind Flayer.

In 1985, Jonathan and Mike met again and worked together investigating the Flayed and attempting to stop the Mind Flayer. When Mike and Max argued about Eleven’s well-being and independence, Jonathan did not jump into the argument and in the end, he looked shocked when Mike blurted out his love for El. After discovering the Mind Flayer’s true plan, Jonathan protected Mike and his friends when the Mind Flayer’s avatar attacked them. The two continued to work together where they removed a piece of the Mind Flayer out of El’s wounded leg and fought against its avatar at Starcourt Mall before it was killed when Joyce turned off the Key that was opening a gate. Three months later, Jonathan was assisted by Mike in packing up his house and said goodbye before moving out of Hawkins with his family.

In 1986, Jonathan met with Mike again when he came to Lenora Hills, California to visit Eleven during spring break. Jonathan greeted Mike and introduced him to his new friend, Argyle. Later, El got arrested for assaulting Angela, Jonathan and Mike tried to get El out of prison before Agent Ellen Stinson informed them that she had been rescued from police custody and left with Dr. Sam Owens to regain her powers so she can help fight a new evil threatening Hawkins. The next day, Jonathan, Mike, and Will all agreed to escape from the watch of Agents Wallace and Harmon to find El and return to Hawkins to save their friends. When soldiers led by Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan ambushed and attacked them, Jonathan protected Mike and Will before they along, with a wounded Harmon, escaped with Argyle.

After Agent Harmon died from his wounds, Jonathan and Mike buried him in a junkyard with Will and Argyle’s help. When they found the number Harmon gave them that would help find El’s location, Jonathan, Mike, and Will went to call the number, only to realize they were calling a computer. When Mike suggested they request Suzie Bingham’s help in using the number to hack into the government system, Jonathan disagreed as he had listened to Suzie’s duet with Dustin Henderson when fighting the Mind Flayer last year, but eventually relented. Upon arriving at Suzie’s house, they asked for her help and were successful in finding the location of the Nina Project facility where El was.

However, while traveling to find the Nina Project, Jonathan became frustrated, thinking they were lost, despite Mike’s reassurance until Argyle pointed they were in the right direction by finding tire tracks belonging to military vehicles. As a result, they were able to rescue Eleven and escape from Colonel Sullivan and his forces in time. Later, they tried to book a flight to Hawkins to save their friends from Hawkins, but when that failed, Jonathan and Mike worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank so Eleven could use her powers to fight Vecna in Max’s mind. And as El fought Vecna, Jonathan and Mike kept watch over her before she was able to defeat him.

Two days later, Jonathan and Mike returned to Hawkins together where they reunited with their friends and loved ones before working together to rebuild Hopper’s cabin.

Tommy and Carol were bullies of Jonathan. They picked on Jonathan after Will’s disappearance and helped Steve destroy Jonathan’s camera after they realized Jonathan took pictures of them during the party at Steve’s house. When Steve assumed Nancy cheated on him after seeing her with Jonathan, Tommy and Carol wasted no time in making abusive graffiti of Jonathan and Nancy. After Jonathan and Steve’s fight, resulting in Jonathan’s arrest, Tommy and Carol continued to bully and laugh at Jonathan and how angry he was during his fight with Steve and how he’s in jail. Unfortunately, this caused Steve to disown Tommy and Carol as his friends and to make amends with Jonathan and Nancy for their cruelty.

A year later, Tommy and Carol don’t interact with Jonathan, but Tommy still makes fun of Jonathan as he taunted Steve on how Jonathan and Nancy have been skipping class together lately.

In 1984, Jonathan met Murray Bauman when arriving at his warehouse with Nancy to confess that Hawkins Lab was responsible for the death of Nancy’s best friend, Barbara Holland. After working together to make Dr. Owens’s recorded confession sound like a chemical spill killed Barbara, Murray noticed Jonathan’s feelings for Nancy and encouraged him to embrace them, which he did. The next day, Murray asked Jonathan how was the «pull-out,» causing Jonathan to choke up on his drink, confirming Murray’s suspicions that Jonathan and Nancy slept together. In 1985, Murray still was on good terms with Jonathan as he gave him and Nancy the keys to his house so they and the kids can be safe from the Mind Flayer.

In 1986, Jonathan remained on good terms with Murray when he visited his family in Lenora Hills, California. While eating dinner with his family and Murray, Jonathan who had been smoking weed with Argyle earlier, passed off his high state as being stressed out, but Murray could tell Jonathan had been smoking weed and did not rant him out to his mother.

Jonathan was hired by Tom Holloway to be a photographer for the Hawkins Post. Jonathan was not treated with disdain by Tom or any of his other co-workers as they focused their bullying on Nancy for being the only female journalist at the Post. Jonathan hated the way Tom and his co-workers were treating his girlfriend, but he didn’t do anything about it as he feared it get him fired as Jonathan wanted to help support his family. However, Jonathan helped Nancy investigate Mrs. Driscoll’s story about «diseased rats.» When Tom did not approve the story and Nancy decided to get more evidence, Jonathan reluctantly went along with her to help. However, when Tom found out that Jonathan helped Nancy look for proof for Mrs. Driscoll’s rat story, he fired Jonathan as a result. This left Jonathan upset on losing his job and his means to support his family, nearly damaging his relationship with Nancy. When Jonathan and Nancy learned about the Flayed, along with the kids, and tried to visit Mrs. Driscoll at the hospital, Tom, possessed by the Mind Flayer, tried to kill Jonathan and Nancy, with the help of Bruce Lowe. Tom fought Jonathan and nearly killed him with scissors until he felt Bruce’s pain of getting hit by a fire hydrant by Nancy. This allowed Jonathan to kill Tom by stabbing him in the neck with the scissors. After Tom’s and Bruce’s bodies melted away to form a monster, it was stopped by Eleven from killing Jonathan’s girlfriend, Nancy, where it left to become part of the Mind Flayer’s avatar.

After moving to Lenora Hills, California with his family, Jonathan met Argyle and because they were both considered to be outsiders at Lenora Hills High School, the two became close friends. Argyle introduced Jonathan to weed as a way to release stress from college and his relationship with Nancy. He also helped Jonathan and his younger siblings carpool to school since Jonathan’s car broke down. When Argyle observed Nancy isn’t coming to Lenora Hills for spring break alongside her brother, Jonathan denied Nancy was ditching him and poking holes at his flawed plan to go to Emerson College alongside her. However, Jonathan trusted Argyle enough to actually reveal he got an acceptance letter for Lenora Hills Community College, where Argyle was going, and that he had no intentions of leaving Lenora. Argyle told him he shouldn’t have lied to her, and soon caused the both of them to become overwhelmed and smoke «Purple Palm Tree Delight». Later, Jonathan got an idea to ask Argyle for his help in taking him, Mike, and Will across the country back to Indiana to find Eleven and save their friends in Hawkins. When Argyle has a panic attack in the desert after burying the agent, Jonathan shook his reluctant friends and told him to calm down, reminding him of Purple Palm Tree Delight. Argyle relaxed and walks back to his van, apologizing for his outburst, which Jonathan told it was okay. Will reprimanded Jonathan for letting Argyle smoke more weed, but Jonathan does not have any better ideas.

When Argyle wanted to make a headstone for the deceased Agent Harmon, Jonathan, despite understanding his motive, did not think it would be a good idea as it would give away their names. However, after finding the number to locate the Nina Project, Jonathan and Argyle, along with Mike and Will, traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to seek Suzie Bingham’s help in locating the facility, with Jonathan telling Argyle to be on his best behavior as Suzie’s family were Mormons. Later, while traveling through Nevada to locate the facility, Jonathan started to grow frustrated, thinking they were lost until Argyle found tire tracks and identified them belonging to military vehicles, allowing them to rescue Eleven in time. After that, Jonathan and Argyle worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank at Surfer Boy Pizza so Eleven could use her powers to fight Vecna from Nevada where the two kept watch over her, along with helping her as she fought Vecna. Two days later, Jonathan and Argyle traveled to Hawkins together and joined the rest of their friends in rebuilding Hopper’s cabin.

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Memorable Quotes

Jonathan:

• «Sometimes, people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. When you capture the right moment, it says more.»
• «I saw this girl, you know, trying to be someone else. But for that moment it was like you were alone.»
• «Being a freak is the best, alright? I’m a freak.»
• «Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world.»
• «In the grand scheme of things, it’s just a little blip.»
• «Blip. Blip. Blip. Blip. Blip.»
• «Can you pass me the olive oil?»
• «You’re going to Alaska? What’s going on in Alaska? The Britannicas?»
• «Right. No, you’re here to protect us. And watch T.V., apparently.»
• «You do realize we spent all morning hiding the body?»
• «Or any signs of life would be nice.»
• «Do you remember the time you told me you had a LEGO stuck up your nose?»
• «I miss talking to you. I, like, really miss it. And I think right now, we need to talk more than ever. Because things are getting just complicated. Alright, a lot more complicated than LEGOs up the nose, you know?»

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Trivia

• Up until the fourth season, Jonathan drove a 1971 Ford Galaxie 500. By 1986, however, the car had broken down.
• In the first season, Jonathan failed to make sure Will came home the night he disappeared because he was working late. While his job is never stated in the series, the Montauk bible states that he worked at the town’s movie theater. It can be assumed he quit this job following the first season, as it’s never mentioned in the second season and he begins working as an intern at the Hawkins Post in the third season.
• When choreographing the fight scene in «The Monster», actor Charlie Heaton accidentally punched Joe Keery twice.
• Jonathan is a fan of Thumper from Disney’s Bambi.
• Jonathan has desired to attend New York University (NYU) since he was six years old, though he has dropped this dream by 1986 since he’s been accepted into Lenora Hills Community College.
• In the Hawkins High School Yearbook, his Career Goal is Rock Photography.

Characters in Stranger Things
Major «The Party» Will Byers • Eleven • Dustin Henderson • Max Mayfield • Lucas Sinclair • Mike Wheeler Hawkins High Robin Buckley • Jonathan Byers • Billy Hargrove • Steve Harrington • Eddie Munson • Nancy Wheeler Residents Joyce Byers • Jim Hopper • Erica Sinclair • Karen Wheeler • Bob Newby Recurs Hawkins High Fred Benson • Jason Carver • Chrissy Cunningham • Tommy Hagan • Barbara Holland • Heather Holloway • Ms. Kelley • Patrick McKinney • Carol Perkins Hawkins P.D. Phil Callahan • Glenn Daniels • Florence • Calvin Powell Residents Scott Clarke • Victor Creel • James Dante • Doris Driscoll • Benny Hammond • Neil Hargrove • Susan Hargrove • Claudia Henderson • Janet Holloway • Tom Holloway • Larry Kline • Bruce Lowe • Mews • Wayne Munson • Troy Walsh • Holly Wheeler • Ted Wheeler • Yurtle Minor See also: Minor Characters Hawkins High Andy • Chance • Freak 1 • Gareth • Jeff • Nicole • Tammy Thompson • Tina • Vickie Residents Stacey Albright • Russell Coleman • Alice Creel • Virginia Creel • Laura Cunningham • Phillip Cunningham • Earl • Five • Four • Gary • Marsha Holland • Mr. Holland • Keith • Marissa • Eugene McCorkle • Donald Melvald • David O’Bannon • Charles Sinclair • Sue Sinclair • Six • Ten • Three • Mrs. Walsh • Brenda Wood • Merrill Wright USA Major Argyle • Murray Bauman Recurs Angela • Axel • Suzie Bingham • Lonnie Byers • Dottie • Funshine • Becky Ives • Terry Ives • Mick • Kali Prasad Minor Eden Bingham • Mr. Bingham • Bingham Siblings • Cynthia • Diane • Anthony Hatch • Sara Hopper • Jake • Billy’s mother • Cathy Owens USSR Starcourt Alexei • Grigori • Dr. Zharkov • Ozerov • Stepanov Kamchatka Dmitri Antonov • Yuri Ismaylov • Ivan • Oleg • Russian Scientist • Stepanov • Warden Melnikov Other Russian Agent Department of Energy Martin Brenner • Sam Owens Ray Carroll • Dr. Ellis • Connie Frazier • Agent Harmon • Nerdy Tech • Ellen Stinson • Agent Repairman • Elevator Scientist • Lead Agent • Lead Scientist • Hawkins Head of Security • Shepard • Agent Wallace Military Jack Sullivan Native Henry Creel / Vecna • The Mind Flayer • The Demogorgon • D’Artagnan • Demobats • Demogorgon (species) • The Flayed • Hospital Monster • Russian Demogorgon • Vines Hosts Flesh Thralls • The Flayed • Hospital Monster • The Spider Monster USA April • Eliot • Francine • Jamie • Kelly • Joey Kim • Marcy • Miss Dorothy • Ricky • Roy • Tanya USSR Mr. Frost • Dr. Karine • Boris Orlov

Самые интригующие оставшиеся без ответа вопросы 4-го сезона сериала «Очень странные дела», которые, мы надеемся, будут прояснены в следующем остросюжетном выпуске на Netflix

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Очень странные делаСезон 4 чуть не взорвал Интернет, как один из самых ожидаемых сериалов, выпущенных на Netflix в 2022 году. С новым злодеем, спускающимся на Хокинса, группа отважных друзей оказывается рассредоточенной и разъединенной, и кажется, что на будущее мало надежды. горизонт. Upside Down зависает во времени, застряв в моменте, когда Уилл нарушил границу между двумя мирами, а Векна забирает жертв, как ягнят на заклание.

Одиннадцать и с тех пор банда заняла свою позицию, пытаясь (и потерпев неудачу) защитить свой любимый родной город, и после четырех успешных убийств наступил конец света. Почти четырехчасовой финал полон неожиданных поворотов, поворотов и душевной боли, и впоследствии он открыл еще одну банку червей, поскольку фанаты обсуждают оставшиеся без ответа вопросы 4-го сезона Очень странных дел. p>

8 Макс: жив или мертв мозг?

После успешной травли Векны Макс оказывается в ловушке с чудовищем в своем уме, где Кейт Буш больше не может ее спасти (спасибо, Джейсон!), И бедную девушку постигнет та же участь, что и Крисси и других до нее. Физически мертвая более минуты, Макс оживает с помощью Одиннадцати, хотя, учитывая масштабы повреждений, нанесенных ее телу, некоторые фанаты считают, что быстрая смерть была бы более гуманной.

Макс впадает в кому и попадает в больницу, практически в гипсе и, вероятно, слепой; но это еще не самое худшее! Когда Эль приходит ей в голову, Макса нигде не видно, она кажется потерянной в черной пустоте, если она вообще существует. Жертвы Венки не просто умирают, их энергия (и силы) впоследствии поглощаются самим Векной, так почему же судьба Макса должна быть другой? Может быть, Эль опоздала, и разум ее подруги ушел навсегда.

Имея уйму времени и одержимости, Эль потенциально могла бы исследовать пустоту, как когда-то делала это для папы, но, учитывая, что в Хокинсе все рушится, маловероятно, что она сможет пожертвовать таким количеством времени. Вероятно, у Уилла больше шансов определить смертность Макса, поскольку он тоже связан с Векной и Изнанкой. Если он научится четко фокусироваться, Уилл потенциально сможет читать мысли Векны, либо заманивая Макса обратно в реальный мир, либо, по крайней мере, давая группе столь необходимую внутреннюю информацию.

7 Есть ли русские ворота?

По абсурдному повороту событий Джойс, Мюррей и Хоппер возвращаются в русскую тюрьму с целью сразиться с Демогоргоном (ами), впоследствии ослабив Векну настолько, чтобы дать Элу преимущество. Похоже, что русские пытались вооружить существ из Изнанки и содержали (или разводили?) несколько видов, казалось бы, в анабиозе. Неудивительно, что толпа существ вырывается на свободу и бесчинствует по тюрьме, но, к счастью, американцы знают, как избавиться от этих парней.

Наличие доступа к Демогоргонам и тем таинственным теневым частицам (которые напоминают свежевателя разума) предполагает возможность существования Русских врат, хотя их никогда не видели. Большинство фанатов считают, что существа были пойманы в третьем сезоне и доставлены обратно на Камчатку, что кажется огромным объемом работы. Русские и раньше проявляли интерес к открытию Врат, так кто сказал, что они не добились успеха у себя на родине?

6 Нэнси выберет Джонатана или Стива?

<р>Нельзя просто создать успешный хоррор, не добавив к нему сексуального напряжения, и у этого любовного треугольника есть много поклонников, разделенных между сторонниками Стива и Джонатана. Эта шаблонная драма разыгрывается с первого сезона, когда Нэнси бросила Стива ради Джонатана, и с тех пор счастливая пара встречается. Расстояние, к сожалению, создало некоторую напряженность между ними, подпитываемую постоянной ложью Джонатана относительно колледжа и их будущего, в то время как Стив все это время проводит значительное количество качественного времени со своей бывшей.

Многие поклонники падают в обморок, когда Стив делится с Нэнси своей мечтой о шести связках радости, стремясь бросить нечестного Джонатана под автодом прямо здесь и сейчас. Пара, наконец, воссоединяется в последние моменты 9-го эпизода 4-го сезона, но в отношениях Нэнси и Джонатана явно есть трещина, которую лихой Стив более чем счастлив заполнить. Маловероятно, что Нэнси одобрила бы новую страсть Джонатана к… растениям, так что, даже если ложь прощается, пара хоть больше совместима?

5 Где сейчас находится Vecna?

С тройной угрозой нападений действительно казалось, что Векна встретит свой конец после того, как Нэнси, Стив и Робин добавили последние штрихи, однако стало трагически ясно, что это будет не так уж и «легко». победить его. Труп Векны чудесным образом исчез с лужайки дома его детства в Изнанке, что подразумевает, что он вытащил Волдеморта и скрылся во тьме.

Похоже, что Upside Down существовал задолго до прибытия Генри Крила, но похоже, что за последние несколько лет они сформировали почти неразрывную связь, и, возможно, их смертность тоже в какой-то степени связана. Если Векна пострадает, когда в России нападут Демодоги, то, конечно же, он также может черпать силу из существ Изнанки? Может быть, Векну нужно уничтожить вместе с альтернативной реальностью или, по крайней мере, одновременно с уничтожением всех Врат, чтобы он действительно был стерт с лица земли. Это, казалось бы, невозможный подвиг, учитывая текущую ситуацию Хокинса, а также, вероятно, означает, что кому-то придется пожертвовать собой, оставаясь в Изнанке, нанося последний, смертельный удар Векне прямо у источника.

4 Будет ли подтверждена сексуальность Уилла?

Много Очень странных делфанаты были в восторге с тех пор, как Майк разоблачил своего лучшего друга на международном телевидении в третьем сезоне, бесчувственно намекнув, что с Уиллом что-то не так, потому что он не любит девушек. С тех пор по этому поводу мало что было сказано, но большинство зрителей не могут отрицать, что разговор Майка и Уилла по душам в 8-й серии 4-го сезона имел более глубокое значение, по крайней мере, для Уилла. Когда Майк рассказывает о своей неуверенности в отношениях со всемогущей Эл, Уилл практически признается в любви к Майку, одновременно подбадривая эго своего друга, а Джонатан наблюдает за этим с переднего сиденья.

<р>Позже братья ведут содержательный разговор в Surfer Boy Pizza, где Уилл делится, что его различия заставляют его чувствовать себя ошибкой, но тема сексуальности никогда не поднимается. В конце концов, это происходит в 80-х годах, и это миллениальный способ навешивать ярлыки на все подряд, поэтому бросание термина «гей» означает «гей». вокруг может отвлечь внимание от изображаемого сообщения. Будем надеяться, Уилл понял, что, независимо от его сексуальной ориентации, его друзья и семья, несомненно, поддержат его, даже если некоторые из них слишком поглощены собой (гм… Майк!), чтобы заметить его душевную боль.

3 Кто этот Салливан?

Джек Салливан — влиятельный подполковник вооруженных сил США, который считает, что Одиннадцать виновата во всех жертвах Векны, и не остановится ни перед чем, чтобы убить девушку, чтобы защитить свою страну. Сначала он провоцирует нападение на Байерсов. резиденция, пытаясь поймать Эль в ее зоне комфорта, и снова ищет ее в Неваде, приказывая своим агентам покончить с ней. Понятно, что доктор Оуэнс и Салливан знают друг друга из прошлого, хотя фанатам не знаком его зловещий облик. Он кажется военным насквозь, не оставляя места для сочувствия или сострадания при выполнении своих приказов.

Тот факт, что Салливан не проявляет удивления, столкнувшись с концепцией сверхчеловеческих существ, в сочетании с его предполагаемыми отношениями с доктором Оуэнсом, предполагает, что Салливан работал с лабораторией Хокинса раньше, если не с самого начала экспериментов. Либо правительство достаточно умно, чтобы бдительно следить за этими неестественными действиями, либо, как и русские, американские военные планировали вооружить этих бедных детей, если они окажутся послушными и управляемыми, а Эл явно таковым не является. ;t.

2 Жив ли доктор Оуэнс?

Доктор Сэм Оуэнс — один из немногих взрослых в жизни Одиннадцати, кто видит в ней личность, а не научный образец, и фанаты приветствуют, когда он выступает против доктора Бреннера, гарантируя Эль свободу выбора своего пути. в жизни. Папа отказывается терять контроль над ситуацией и сдерживает доктора Оуэнса, сковывая его наручниками в комнате, прежде чем накачать Одиннадцать наркотиками и взять ее в заложники. Гражданская война в рамках проекта «Нина» удобно дала военным время, чтобы наверстать упущенное, и лаборатория снова превращается в кровавую баню, пока папа устраивает «героический» подвиг. попытаться вывести Эль на свободу.

Во время обыска учреждения Салливан натыкается на доктора Оуэнса в наручниках, и добрый доктор умоляет сохранить жизнь девушки. Сцена переходит к внешней битве между Элом и вертолетом, но зрители не уверены, был ли доктор Оуэнс убит в это время или Салливан просто бросил его умирать. Кажется, нет причин оставлять его в живых, однако он мог бы предоставить полезную информацию, учитывая, что Салливану нужно будет снова выследить Эль.

1. Одиннадцать сильнее одного?

Что ж, если бы на этот вопрос ответили в 4-м сезоне, то, вероятно, не было бы причин для 5-й части Очень странные дела. В то время как у печально известной Единицы может быть больше лет опыта, Одиннадцать успешно одолела своего «наставника». больше чем единожды. Даже если ее удары в конце концов не были смертельными, похоже, что у Эль больше грубой силы за ее атаками, хотя у Векны в его арсенале больше. Мало того, что у него есть встроенная армия перевернутых существ в его распоряжении, но Векна предположительно поглощает силы тех, кого он убил, а это означает, что он потенциально обладает способностями всех детей, убитых в резне в лаборатории Хокинса.

Позитивные воспоминания сами по себе оказались мощной силой, что Макс храбро демонстрирует в 4-м сезоне. У Генри Крила было относительно тяжелое детство в роли непонятого изгоя, поэтому маловероятно, что он имеет доступ ко многим счастливым моментам. У Эль, возможно, была своя доля борьбы, но у нее также есть множество веселого контента на выбор, который в конце концов может дать ей преимущество. Это может быть немного глупо, но сила позитива может привести к падению Векны в последнем сезоне, поскольку он полагается исключительно на гнев и ярость, чтобы подпитывать свои атаки.

Сезон 1 (Season 1)

1(Серия 1)(Episode 1)(Часть первая: Исчезновение Уилла Байерса)(Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers)

1983 год, Хокинс, штат Индиана. В лаборатории Министерства энергетики США на учёного нападает неизвестное существо. Двенадцатилетний Уилл Байерс возвращается вечером домой после игры с друзьями в «Подземелья и Драконы», но по дороге сталкивается с неким существом и бесследно исчезает. На следующий день девочка с обритой головой, одетая в больничную рубашку, крадёт еду в местном кафе. Бенни (Крис Салливан), владелец кафе, пожалел её, накормил и позвонил в социальную службу. Пришедшая за ребёнком женщина, представившаяся работником социальной службы, убивает Бенни. Вооружённые агенты обыскивают кафе в поисках девочки, но ей удаётся скрыться. В доме Джойс, матери Уилла, звонит телефон. Ей кажется, что она слышит голос Уилла сквозь помехи. Лукас, Майк и Дастин, друзья Уилла, вечером отправляются в лес на его поиски и встречают девочку.

2(Серия 2)(Episode 2)(Часть вторая: Психичка на Мэйпл-стрит)(Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street)

Друзья узнают, что девочку зовут Одиннадцать (у неё на руке вытатуировано число 011), и дают ей прозвище Оди. Учёные из лаборатории обследуют участок возле дома Байерсов и обнаруживают на стене сарая, в котором исчез Уилл, странную субстанцию. В доме Майка Оди узнаёт Уилла на фотографии. Она использует свои психокинетические способности, чтобы захлопнуть дверь и не дать Дастину и Лукасу рассказать родителям Майка о себе. В поисках Уилла Хоппер обследует лес и находит кусок ткани от больничной рубашки Оди неподалёку от лаборатории. Нэнси вместе с подругой Барб отправляется на вечеринку домой к Стиву. Джонатан, брат Уилла, отправляется в лес на поиски. Фотографируя место, где был найден велосипед Уилла, он слышит крики и выходит к дому Стива, где видит Нэнси, Стива и ещё одну пару в бассейне. Джонатан делает несколько снимков, в том числе снимок Барб, сидящей на краю бассейна, за мгновение до её исчезновения. Джойс принимает ещё один звонок от Уилла, слышит сам собой включившийся магнитофон из его комнаты и видит странное существо, вылезающее из стены.

3(Серия 3)(Episode 3)(Часть третья: Рождественские огни)(Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly)

Очнувшись в странном месте, напоминающем пустой бассейн, Барб пытается выбраться из него по лестнице, но что-то затягивает её обратно вниз. Джойс развешивает в доме несколько электрических гирлянд для установления связи с Уиллом, который, находясь в каком-то параллельном измерении, может включать и выключать лампочки в доме. Хоппер вместе с помощниками выходят на след доктора Мартина Бреннера, его лаборатории и находят в газетных архивах упоминание о женщине по имени Терри Ивс, которая утверждала, что её дочь сразу после рождения похитили учёные. Оди вспоминает свою жизнь в лаборатории — Бреннер, которого она называет «папой», приказывает поместить её в карцер за отказ использовать свои телекинетические способности, чтобы причинить боль кошке. Нэнси начинает переживать о пропавшей Барб. Стив и его друзья обнаруживают фотографии, которые сделал Джонатан. Они рвут фотографии и разбивают камеру, но Нэнси замечает на одной из них сидящую возле бассейна Барб и возвращается к дому Стива. Недалеко от дома она обнаруживает припаркованную на прежнем месте машину Барб и замечает перемещающееся среди деревьев существо. Джойс рисует на стене буквы алфавита рядом с лампочками гирлянды. Уилл сообщает ей, что он жив, но находится в опасном месте. Он успевает передать слово «беги» перед тем, как существо начинает вылезать из стены. Чуть позже полиция штата сообщает об обнаружении тела Уилла в заполненном водой карьере недалеко от города.

4(Серия 4)(Episode 4)(Часть четвёртая: Тело)(Chapter Four: The Body)

Оди доказывает друзьям, что Уилл всё ещё жив, установив с ним контакт через рацию Майка. Используя мощную радиостанцию в кабинете физики, Оди и друзья слышат голос Уилла, говорящего своей матери, что он боится. В это время Джойс находится в комнате Уилла и слышит его голос из-за стены. Она срывает обои и обнаруживает под ними плёнку из странной полупрозрачной субстанции и силуэт Уилла за ней. Джойс начинает пробивать стену топором, но лишь пробивает сквозную дыру на улицу. Изучая сделанную Джонатаном фотографию Барб, Нэнси замечает стоящее за ней чудовище. Она отправляется к Джонатану, он печатает увеличенный фрагмент снимка и осознаёт, что существо на снимке похоже на то, что описывала Джойс — человекоподобное тело с длинными руками и головой без лица. Хоппер находит обстоятельства обнаружения тела Уилла странными, приходит в морг и разрезает тело, которое оказывается качественно сделанным манекеном. Он направляется к зданию лаборатории и проникает внутрь.

5(Серия 5)(Episode 5)(Часть пятая: Блоха и акробат)(Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat)

Лонни, бывшему мужу Джойс, удаётся убедить её, что все её связанные с Уиллом видения являются галлюцинацией, так как было обнаружено его тело. Мальчики приходят к выводу, что Уилл застрял в другом измерении, которое Оди называет «обратной стороной». После похорон друзья спрашивают мистера Кларка о параллельных измерениях, и он рассказывает им о гипотетической возможности существования портала между пространствами. Помощники Хоппера сообщают ему о том, что автомобиль Барб был найден далеко от города. Мальчики выясняют, что появление портала связано с мощным электромагнитным полем и пытаются обнаружить магнитную аномалию при помощи компаса. Оди вспоминает, как её помещали в камеру сенсорной депривации для усиления её телепатических способностей. Её заданием был телепатический перехват информации от советского шпиона, и во время его выполнения она обнаружила странное существо. Оди предупреждает друзей об опасности портала и отклоняет стрелки компасов, чтобы сбить их со следа. Лукас замечает это и обвиняет Оди в предательстве. Майк заступается за неё, что приводит к драке между ним и Лукасом. Оди вмешивается и при помощи телекинеза отбрасывает Лукаса, который на время теряет сознание от удара. Тем временем в лесу Нэнси и Джонатан обнаруживают раненого оленя, которого утаскивает чудовище. Нэнси обнаруживает портал, ведущий на «обратную сторону» и проникает туда, где видит чудовище, поедающее оленя.

6(Серия 6)(Episode 6)(Часть шестая: Монстр)(Chapter Six: The Monster)

Джонатану удается вытащить Нэнси обратно и спасти от чудовища. Вместе они едут к Нэнси домой, она просит Джонатана остаться, так как боится ночевать одна. Стив видит их через окно спальни. На следующее утро Нэнси и Джонатан решают убить чудовище, для чего покупают капкан и патроны в охотничьем магазине. На обратном пути они конфликтуют со Стивом, друзья которого оставили оскорбительную для Нэнси надпись на фасаде кинотеатра. После драки со Стивом Джонатана арестовывают полицейские. Хоппер обыскивает собственный дом и находит подслушивающее устройство, затем едет к Джойс и сообщает, что полностью верит её рассказам. Вместе они приезжают к Терри Ивс, чтобы расспросить её о пропавшей дочери. Терри находится в прострации. Ухаживающая за ней сестра рассказывает, что в молодости Терри участвовала в проекте ЦРУ по изучению средств манипулирования сознанием, и согласно её утверждению, доктор Бреннер похитил дочь Терри сразу после рождения. Оди бродит одна в лесу и вспоминает, как случайно открыла портал на «обратную сторону» во время выполнения одного из заданий, позволив чудовищу проникнуть в обычный мир. Майк и Дастин ищут Оди, но сталкиваются с хулиганом Троем и его приятелем. Трой угрожает Дастину ножом и требует, чтобы Майк прыгнул с большой высоты в озеро на дне карьера, в котором перед этим нашли тело Уилла. Майк прыгает, но повисает в воздухе и возвращается обратно — его спасает Оди. Лукас наблюдает за лабораторией и видит, как несколько микроавтобусов с вооружёнными людьми выезжают с территории и едут к дому Майка.

7(Серия 7)(Episode 7)(Часть седьмая: Ванна)(Chapter Seven: The Bathtub)

Лукас предупреждает друзей по рации, что к ним едут агенты. Майк, Дастин и Оди бегут из дома через чёрный ход. Лукас присоединяется к ним. Один из микроавтобусов перекрывает дорогу, но Оди, используя свои телекинетические способности, переворачивает его. Оторвавшись от погони, они приезжают на автомобильную свалку, и Лукас примиряется с Майком и Оди. Джойс и Хоппер приезжают в полицейский участок, где обнаруживают Нэнси и Джонатана. Джонатан рассказывает им о чудовище. Им удаётся связаться по радио с Майком и его друзьями. Встретившись, они решают изготовить для Оди камеру сенсорной депривации, чтобы усилить её телепатические способности, необходимые для поиска Уилла и Барб. В качестве такой камеры они используют школьный надувной бассейн, наполнив его насыщенным раствором соли для увеличения плотности. Оди удаётся проникнуть на «обратную сторону», где она обнаруживает Барб мёртвой и узнает местоположение Уилла — тот прячется в своём шалаше, который они с братом когда-то построили. Хоппер и Джойс отправляются в лабораторию с целью войти в главный портал и спасти Уилла, но там их окружают агенты. Нэнси и Джонатан решают реализовать свой план по убийству чудовища, тайно забирают свои вещи из полицейского участка и едут в дом Байерсов. На «обратной стороне» чудовище обнаруживает убежище Уилла.

8(Серия 8)(Episode 8)(Часть восьмая: По ту сторону)(Chapter Eight: The Upside Down)

Бреннер допрашивает Хоппера и тот предлагает ему сделку — местонахождение Оди в обмен на доступ к порталу. Надев защитные комбинезоны, Джойс и Хоппер проникают через портал на «обратную сторону». Там они обнаруживают гнездо чудовища, затем находят Уилла — он находится без сознания, с длинным, похожим на слизня существом в пищеводе. Существо извлекают, Уиллу делают искусственное дыхание и он приходит в себя. Тем временем Нэнси и Джонатан устанавливают капкан, затем делают надрезы на ладонях, чтобы привлечь чудовище запахом крови. Появляется Стив с намерением извиниться перед Нэнси и Джонатаном за утреннее происшествие. Чудовище появляется из стены и нападает на Джонатана. Стиву удается отбить его, все вместе они убегают по коридору, где чудовище попадает в капкан, но ему удается вырваться и сбежать обратно в своё измерение. В школу, где прячутся мальчики и Оди, врываются агенты. Они окружают детей, но Оди убивает их при помощи телекинеза. Это отнимает у неё много сил, её обнаруживает Бреннер, но в это время появляется чудовище, привлечённое кровью убитых агентов. Дети пытаются спрятаться в одном из кабинетов, но чудовище находит их. Оди, собрав последние силы, обездвиживает чудовище, прощается с Майком и вместе с чудовищем превращается в пыль. Уилл воссоединяется с матерью, братом и друзьями. Хоппера в чёрном автомобиле увозит агент. Месяц спустя, в канун Рождества, Джонатан приезжает домой к Уиллерам за своим братом, который играет с друзьями. Нэнси дарит Джонатану новую камеру взамен разбитой, она помирилась со Стивом. Хоппер оставляет в деревянном ящике посреди леса коробку с вафлями, любимой едой Оди. Перед рождественским ужином Уилл ненадолго уходит в ванную, где выкашливает в раковину небольшого слизняка, и окружающий мир на мгновение превращается в «обратную сторону».

Сезон 2 (Season 2)

1(Серия 1)(Episode 1)(Часть первая: Безумная Макс)(MADMAX)

Прошёл почти через год после событий, связанных с исчезновением Уилла. В Питтсбурге девушка с татуировкой «008» (похожей на татуировку на руке Одиннадцать) использует паранормальные способности, чтобы дать своей банде скрыться от полиции. Тем временем в Хокинсе Уилл, Майк, Дастин и Лукас заинтригованы новой девочкой в их школе — Максин («Макс»); особенно она интересует Дастина и Лукаса. Майк переживает потерю Оди, в то время как его сестра Нэнси страдает от потери своей подруги Барб. Уилл видит в галлюцинациях «обратную сторону» и огромное чудовище с щупальцами. Джойс и Хоппер отвозят Уилла на обследование к новому ученому, доктору Оуэну. Позже Хоппер возвращается домой в лесную хижину, где он живёт вместе с Оди, которая выжила после схватки с чудовищем год назад.

2(Серия 2)(Episode 2)(Часть вторая: Сладость или гадость, урод)(Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak)

Во флешбеке показано, как Оди смогла выбраться из другого измерения и пряталась в лесу от агентов правительства. Дети в городе готовятся к Хэллоуину. Оди тоже хочет отправиться собирать сладости, но Хоппер убеждает её не рисковать и не выходить из хижины. На работе Хоппер расследует, почему внезапно сгнили тыквы у всех фермеров. Нэнси хочет рассказать родителям Барб о смерти их дочери, но Стив уверен, что этого нельзя делать, иначе они будут иметь неприятности с агентами правительства. На вечеринке Нэнси выпивает много алкоголя и оскорбляет Стива, после чего он уходит, а пьяную Нэнси домой отвозит Джонатан. Майк, Уилл, Дастин и Лукас вечером собирают сладости и к ним присоединяется Макс. Уилл внезапно попадает в «обратную сторону» и рассказывает о своих видениях Майку, в ответ Майк признаётся, что он всё ещё пытается наладить радио-контакт с Оди. Оди пытается ответить Майку, используя свои способности, но неудачно. Дастин возвращается вечером домой и обнаруживает нечто странное в мусорном баке.

3(Серия 3)(Episode 3)(Часть третья: Головастик)(Chapter Three: Pollywog)

Во флешбеке Хоппер находит Одиннадцать в лесу и поселяется вместе с ней в охотничьей хижине своего покойного деда, считая, что это место будет для неё безопасным. В настоящем времени Боб, парень Джойс, говорит Уиллу, чтобы тот боролся со своими страхами, а не бежал от них. Нэнси убеждает Джонатана помочь ей, чтобы рассказать родителям Барб правду о её исчезновении. Хоппер просит доктора Оуэнса расследовать инциденты с гниением тыкв. Дастин пытается узнать больше о странном существе, которое он нашел: маленьком, похожим на слизня животном, которого он называет Д’Артаньяном («Дартом») и показывает его друзьям в школе. Уилл описывает свои видения и ребята делают вывод, что Дарт является существом с «обратной стороны». Оди покидает хижину и отправляется на поиски Майка; она видит, как он спорит с Максин и думает, что они флиртуют. Джойс изучает рисунки Уилла, на которых изображено огромное паукообразное существо и с ужасом замечает очертания монстра на видеозаписи, которую мальчик снял на Хэллоуин. Дарт убегает; Уилл находит его и сообщает о находке друзьям, но его опять переносит на «обратную сторону». Он следует совету Боба и не убегает от монстра, но тот проникает в Уилла своим теневым щупальцем.

4(Серия 4)(Episode 4)(Часть четвёртая: Мудрый Уилл)(Chapter Four: Will the Wise)

Уилл приходит в себя около Джойс и обеспокоенных друзей. Джойс отвозит сына домой, но обнаруживает, что он ведет себя странно и начинает рисовать каракули на множестве листов. Джойс просит Хоппера о помощи и вместе они обнаруживают, что каракули выстраиваются в линию, образуя обширную сеть. Хоппер что-то понимает и уходит, ничего не сказав Джойс. Нэнси и Джонатана задерживают агенты под прикрытием, когда они пытаются тайком встретиться с матерью Барб. В лаборатории доктор Оуэнс показывает им портал на «обратную сторону», признает, что Барб умерла именно там, и сообщает, что не хочет, чтобы кто-либо узнал об этом. Когда их отпускают, Нэнси показывает, что она записала разговор с Оуэнсом на диктофон. Лукас пытается сблизиться с Макс, но её агрессивный брат Билли говорит, чтобы парень держался подальше. Дастин обнаруживает, что Дарт вырвался из своего аквариума, съел кота и что он является маленькой версией Демогоргона. Одиннадцать после ссоры с Хоппером случайно узнает, что шериф вел расследование по поводу её биологической матери Терри Ивс. Девочка пытается связаться с мамой при помощи своих сил, но безрезультатно. Хоппер начинает копать в центре одного из испорченных полей и обнаруживает тоннель, который ведёт на «обратную сторону».

5(Серия 5)(Episode 5)(Часть пятая: Dig Dug)(Chapter Five: Dig Dug)

Хоппер оказывается в сети тоннелей и пытается выбраться оттуда. Уилл чувствует местонахождение шерифа, но Джойс не понимает его и просит Боба помочь. Ему удаётся привязать карту тоннелей к карте Хокинса и найти место, где попал в ловушку Хоппер. Нэнси и Джонатан посещают местного конспиролога Мюррея, чтобы доказать, что Барб не просто пропала. Мюррей знает, что общество не поверит в то, что реально произошло с Барб, но предлагает немного изменить историю и сделать ее более правдоподобной — обвинить ученых, что девушка погибла при утечке токсина из лаборатории. Лукас рассказывает Макс правду о событиях прошлого года, чтобы завоевать её доверие, но девочка не верит ему. Дастин пленил Дарта в своем подвале, и просит Стива помочь ему. Одиннадцать покидает Хокинс и отправляется к матери, которая находится в состоянии сильной апатии. Оди способна ментально общаться с Терри и при помощи её воспоминаний видит, что она была похищена у матери при рождении. При попытке спасти дочь, Терри была подвергнута сильной шоковой терапии. Одиннадцать обнаруживают, что вместе с ней была ещё одна девочка. Джойс, Боб, Уилл и Майк спасают Шерифа Хоппера, но в скором времени прибывают сотрудники лаборатории и поджигают тоннели, после чего Уилл в агонии падает на землю.

6(Серия 6)(Episode 6)(Часть шестая: Шпион)(Chapter Six: The Spy)

Уилла доставляют в лабораторию, но у него происходит потеря памяти. Доктор Оуэнс предполагает, что теневой монстр похож на вирус, который распространился на мозг Уилла, и повреждение субстанции в тоннелях может быть смертельным для мальчика. Нэнси и Джонатан проводят ночь у Мюррея, где они не без его помощи признаются друг другу в своих чувствах и проводят ночь вместе, после чего, утром, возвращаются обратно в дом Байерсов, где обнаруживают рисунки Уилла. Дастин связывается с Лукасом, и они вместе с Макс и Стивом пытаются поймать Дарта на местной свалке. Там Макс открывается Лукасу, объясняя, что такое отношение Билли является результатом того, что его отец женился на матери Макс, Билли часто подвергается нападкам тираничного отца и вымещает обиду на Макс. Ребята узнают, что Дарт — это всего лишь один из десятков подобных монстров, и попадают в ловушку, но внезапно все твари куда-то убегают. Во время обследования Уилл показывает на карте место, которое теневой монстр тщательно скрывает и оно находится рядом с лабораторией. Оуэнс посылает команду для расследования, но это оказывается ловушкой: на команду нападают монстры, которые потом прорываются в лабораторию. Все с ужасом понимают, что теневой монстр контролирует Уилла.

7(Серия 7)(Episode 7)(Часть седьмая: Потерянная сестра)(Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister)

Одиннадцать уезжает в Чикаго и пытается найти другую девочку из воспоминаний Терри. Там Оди находит Кали — девушку со способностями, которые вызывают видения у других людей, и её банду. Они снова воссоединяются, и Кали показывает свои способности, и рассказывает, что с помощью своей банды пытается найти и отомстить всем людям, которые причинили ей боль в лаборатории Хокинса. Кали помогает Джейн (настоящее имя Одиннадцать) усилить свои способности. Одиннадцать присоединяется к банде, после чего они нападают на Рэя, мужчину из лаборатории, который проводил шоковую терапию на Терри. Он утверждает, что Бреннер всё ещё жив. Кали подталкивает Джейн на убийство Рэя, но девочка отказывается, когда узнает, что у Рэя есть две дочери. Они возвращаются в убежище, и Кали настаивает, чтобы Одиннадцать либо осталась и отомстила за свою мать, либо ушла. В своём видении девочка видит Майка и Хоппера в лаборатории и понимает, что они в беде. В этот момент убежище банды начинают штурмовать полицейские, и во время суматохи Оди убегает.

8(Серия 8)(Episode 8)(Часть восьмая: Мозгодёр)(Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer)

Множество тварей проникают в лабораторию и убивают всех, кроме героев. Майк выясняет, что Уилл является «шпионом» Теневого Монстра, и если он знает их местоположение, то и чудовище тоже. Из-за сбоя в системе электропитания в лаборатории блокируются двери, и герои оказываются в ловушке. Майк, Уилл, Джойс, Хоппер, Боб и Оуэнс оказываются заперты в комнате безопасности. Шериф собирается восстановить подачу питания, но вместо него вызывается пойти Боб, который умеет обращаться с компьютерами. Оуэнс остается в комнате, чтобы с помощью рации вести Ньюби к выходу. Восстановив подачу, Боб жертвует собой и погибает от рук монстров, давая сбежать остальным. Они встречаются с Нэнси, Джонатаном, Стивом, Дастином, Лукасом и Макс, которых пришли по следам монстров к лаборатории. Только подоспевшим ребятам рассказывают, что Теневой Монстр контролирует Уилла и, что если они смогут его изгнать, то он перестанет влиять на мальчика. Они связывают Уилла в сарае Байерсов, выкинув оттуда всё, чтобы Уилл не узнал, где они находится. У Джойс, Майка и Джонатана получается достучаться до него и с помощью азбуки Морзе он сообщает, что ещё жив и, что нужно закрыть врата. Однако из-за звонка домашнего телефона, Уилл узнает местоположение и монстр понимает, где они находятся. Джойс, Хоппер, Майк, Стив, Нэнси и другие запираются в доме и готовятся к сражению с монстрами.

9(Серия 9)(Episode 9)(Часть девятая: Врата)(Chapter Nine: The Gate)

Одиннадцать прибывает в дом Байерсов и с помощью своих способностей уничтожает группу монстров. После короткого воссоединения они придумывают план, как можно закрыть врата на «обратную сторону». Хоппер и Одиннадцать направляются в лабораторию, чтобы закрыть портал, в то время как Джонатан, Нэнси и Джойс изгоняют вирус Теневого Монстра, поместив мальчика в жарко натопленную комнату. Майк, Дастин, Лукас и Макс собираются попасть в тоннели, чтобы выманить тварей из лаборатории. Разъяренный отец приказывает Билли найти сводную сестру, тот находит ребят и затевает драку со Стивом. Харрингтон терпит поражение, и пока Билли его избивает, Макс хватает шприц и вкалывает снотворное ему в шею. Подростки спускаются в тоннели и поджигают их, после чего убегают, но дорогу им преграждает Д’Артаньян. Дастин кормит Дарта нугой, и тот позволяет ребятам уйти. Одиннадцать высвобождает весь свой гнев и успешно закрывает портал. Месяц спустя лабораторию закрывают, Барб получает надлежащие похороны, а Оуэнс подделывает свидетельство о рождении Джейн Хоппер, так как шериф спас ему жизнь в лаборатории. В школе дети посещают рождественский бал, не подозревая, что на «обратной стороне» возвышающийся над школой теневой монстр всё ещё жив.

Сезон 3

18 Серия «Сьюзи, приём!» (Suzie, Do You Copy?)

В июне 1984 года советский генерал наблюдает за испытанием устройства, позволяющего открыть врата на «обратную сторону». После провала операции он даёт ученым год на усовершенствование технологии. Год спустя в Хокинсе открывается новый торговый центр «Старкорт», из-за которого в упадок приходят мелкие магазины. Внезапно в городе полностью пропадает электричество, а на заброшенном сталелитейном заводе возникает странное существо, и Уилл чувствует неладное. У Майка и Одиннадцать развиваются романтические отношения, что вызывает недовольство шерифа Хоппера, который обращается за советом к Джойс. Нэнси, работающая в газете «Известия Хокинса», узнаёт о нашествии крыс. Дастин возвращается из летнего научного лагеря и вместе со своими друзьями Майком, Уиллом, Лукасом, Оди и Макс разворачивает на холме любительскую радиостанцию, чтобы связаться со своей подругой Сьюзи, с которой познакомился в лагере. Дастин слышит по передатчику голос человека, передающего зашифрованное сообщение на русском. Билли, который направляется на свидание с Карен, проезжает мимо завода и попадает в аварию. Нечто утаскивает его вовнутрь.

19 Серия «Крысы в торговом центре» (Chapter Two: The Mall Rats)

Билли пытается выбраться с завода, но попадает на «обратную сторону», где он встречает своего двойника. Хопперу удаётся запугать Майка и внести разлад в его отношения с Оди. Мэр Хокинса Клайн приказывает Хопперу разогнать митинг у стен мэрии. Оди и Макс отправляются за покупками в «Старкорт», где сталкиваются с Майком, Уиллом и Лукасом. Оди заявляет Майку, что бросает его. Нэнси и Джонатан навещают миссис Дрисколл, которая сообщила в газету о нашествии крыс и поймала одну из них. Когда никто не видит, крыса взрывается, превращаясь в аморфную органическую массу, и сбегает из подвала. Хоппер приглашает Джойс на свидание; она обнаруживает, что все магнитики в её доме и магазине размагнитились. Дастин с помощью Стива и его коллеги Робин переводит перехваченное секретное сообщение русских. На записи они слышат фоновую музыку из торгового центра и предполагают, что шифровка была записана в Хокинсе. Между тем Билли во время работы спасателем борется с кошмарами. Он похищает Хизер и привозит её на завод.

20 Серия «Дело о пропавшей спасательнице» (The Case of the Missing Lifeguard)

Макс подбивает Одиннадцать использовать свои способности, чтобы «шпионить» за Майком и его друзьями. Она находит Билли, который угрожает Хизер, но тот чувствует присутствие Оди, и сеанс прерывается. Макс и Оди пытаются разыскать Билли, но на работе нет ни его, ни Хизер. Нэнси рассказывает газетному начальству о странном поведении крыс, но её высмеивают за несерьёзную тему для публикации. Нэнси и Джонатан решают найти бешеную крысу миссис Дрисколл, но обнаруживают, что старушка сама сошла с ума и поедает удобрения. Уилл ссорится с Лукасом и Майком во время игры в «Подземелья и Драконы», после чего разрушает свой шалаш. Робин удается расшифровать закодированное сообщение. Ночью Дастин, Стив и Робин следят за вооруженными русскими, которые прикрывают поставку груза в «Старкорт». Хоппер злится на Джойс за то, что она не пришла на свидание в ресторан, а Джойс рассказывает ему, что она узнала о магнетизме от Скотта Кларка. Они направляются в лабораторию Хокинса, где на Хоппер нападает неизвестный и жестоко избивает его. Оди и Макс проникают в дом Хизер и видят, что Билли ужинает вместе в девушкой и её родителями. После их ухода мать Хизер теряет сознание, а её отца усыпляет Билли.

21 Серия «Сауна» (The Sauna Test)

Билли и Хизер отвозят на завод её родителей, которые также становятся одержимыми. Миссис Дрисколл госпитализируют, а Том Холловей, редактор «Известий Хокинса» и отец Хизер, увольняет Нэнси и Джонатана из газеты. Уилл рассказывает Майку и Лукасу о том, что он чувствует, и они обращаются за помощью к Оди и Макс. Уилл полагает, что Истязатель Разума все еще живет в реальном мире и нашёл себе нового носителя в лице Билли. Ребятам удается заманить Билли в сауну при бассейне, но он демонстрирует нечеловеческую силу, вырывается на свободу и вступает с ними в схватку. Оди удается одержать верх над Билли. В то же время Нэнси, которая навещает миссис Дрисколл в больнице, видит ужасные трансформации, которые происходят со старушкой. Хоппер и Джойс обнаруживают, что Григорий, который напал на Хоппера, знаком с мэром Хокинса Кляйном и работает на владельцев «Старкорта». Дастин, Стив и Робин заручаются поддержкой младшей сестры Лукаса Эрики, чтобы получить доступ к хранилищу, куда был доставлен загадочный груз. Они попадают в комнату, которая оказывается лифтом, везущим их под «Старкорт». На заводе Билли сообщает Хизер, что Оди знает, кто он такой. Однако Оди не в курсе, что Истязатель Разума завладел телами десятков горожан.

22 Серия «Армия Истязателя» (The Flayed)

В одном из заброшенных домов Хоппер и Джойс обнаруживают секретную лабораторию. Они вступают в схватку с Григорием и убегают с русским ученым Алексеем, который работал над открытием врат на «обратную сторону». Алексей говорит только по-русски, поэтому Хоппер приводит его к Мюррею Бауману, который знает этот язык и может помочь с переводом. Григорий пытается преследовать беглецов, но теряет след. Нэнси и Джонатан встречаются с Уиллом и другими ребятами и рассказывают о событиях прошлой ночи. Они решают выпустить миссис Дрисколл, чтобы она привела их к Билли. Дастин, Стив, Робин и Эрика прячутся от русских, разгружающих ящики, и следуют за ними после того, как они уходят. Они становятся свидетелями того, как ученые пытаются открыть портал на «обратную сторону». В больнице на Нэнси и Джонатана нападают Том и Брюс, бывший коллега Нэнси и Джонатана. Нэнси и Джонатан убивают обоих противников, тела которых превращаются в органическую массу, которая сливается воедино и становится монстром.

23 Серия «E Pluribus Unum» (E Pluribus Unum)

В больнице Истязатель Разума нападает на Нэнси и Джонатана, и Уилл ощущает его присутствие. Оди удаётся спасти друзей и одолеть монстра, который скрывается в канализации. На советской базе под «Старкортом» Стив и Робин попадают в плен и подвергаются допросу, но им удается бежать благодаря Дастину и Эрике. С помощью Мюррея Хоппер и Джойс узнают от Алексея о том, что русские намерены открыть врата на «обратную сторону», а их база находится под «Старкортом». Хоппер звонит доктору Оуэнсу, чтобы предупредить правительство. Григорий встречается с Кляйном на ярмарке в честь Дня независимости США и требует найти Хоппера. Чтобы выследить Истязателя Разума, Оди обращается к воспоминаниям Билли и узнаёт о его трудном детстве. Она находит Источник на сталелитейном заводе, но Билли удаётся схватить Оди во время выхода из его сознания, и Истязатель Разума вычисляет её местонахождение в домике Хоппера. Жители Хокинса, одержимые Истязателем Разума, направляются на завод и присоединяются к монстру.

24 Серия «Укус» (The Bite)

Оди и другие ребята понимают, что Истязатель Разума придёт за ней, так как именно она закрыла врата на «обратную сторону». Уилл чувствует приближение Истязателя Разума, который нападает на дом и ранит Оди. Дастин и Эрика приводят Стива и Робин, находящихся под воздействием препаратов, в кинотеатр «Старкорта». Группа во главе с Оди пробирается в хозяйственный магазин, чтобы обработать её рану. Внезапно с ними по рации связывается Дастин, чтобы рассказать о ситуации в «Старкорте», но у него садятся батарейки. Оди использует свою силу, чтобы найти Дастина, и ребята отправляются в торговый центр. Стив признается в своих чувствах к Робин, но она сообщает, что является лесбиянкой. Группа Хоппера направляется на ярмарку, чтобы найти детей, где его замечает Кляйн, который предупреждает русских. Григорий убивает Алексея на глазах у Мюррея. Мюррею, Хопперу и Джойс удаётся ускользнуть от противника агентов и узнать, что агенты ищут детей в торговом центре. Группа Оди прибывает в «Старкорт» и не даёт русским расстрелять группу Дастина. Оди теряет сознание, а её рана странно пульсирует.

25 Серия «Битва в „Старкорте“» (The Battle of Starcourt)

Оди теряет свои способности, когда из её ноги вытаскивают часть монстра. Джойс, Джим и Мюррей отправляются в лабораторию, чтобы закрыть врата на «обратную сторону». Дастин, Стив, Эрика и Робин отправляются на холм к любительской радиостанции, где связываются со Сьюзи, подругой Дастина, и узнают у неё код к сейфу, который, в свою очередь, является постоянной Планка. Там лежат ключи для уничтожения устройства, открывающего врата. Тем временем в торговом центре Оди, Майк, Лукас, Макс, Нэнси и Джонатан подвергаются нападению монстра, и после схватки с ним и попытке убежать Оди настигает и забирает одержимый Билли, собираясь принести к чудовищу. С верхних этажей остальные атакуют порождение Истязателя Разума фейерверками, а Оди удаётся достучаться до Билли, и он, спасая девушку, жертвует собой. Тем временем Джойс и Джим достают ключи и пробираются к вратам, где женщина взрывает устройство, открывающее врата. После драки с Григорием Джим, предположительно, погибает от взрыва. Проходит три месяца: Стив и Робин устраиваются на работу в видеопрокат, Джойс удочеряет Оди и покидает город вместе с ней и сыновьями Уиллом и Джонатаном. В сцене после титров показывают, как на Камчатке советские солдаты скармливают заключённого демогоргону.