Stranger Things: S1. Ch8. The Upside Down

About this episode

Sarah and Lea discuss the behind the scenes design of the monster and character arcs in Stranger Things.

Joyce and Hopper head to the lab to find Will, Nancy and Jonathan prepare to lure the Demogorgon to the Byers' house, and Mike, Dustin, Lucas and Eleven face down Brenner at the school. Listen as Sarah and Lea discuss the behind the scenes design of the monster, the original choice to kill off Steve and Eleven and why that was changed, their concerns with how Eleven's arc is handled, and more.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Watson, Lea Nasrallah

Topics covered

• Stranger Things
• monster design
• character arcs
• Demogorgon
• behind the scenes
• TV analysis

Keywords

• Stranger Things
• Demogorgon
• Eleven
• character development
• TV analysis
• monster design
• Brenner

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Books & works: Stranger Things

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