Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak 

After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.

Directors:

Matt Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers), Ross Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers)

Writers:

Matt Duffer (created by) (as The Duffer Brothers), Ross Duffer (created by) (as The Duffer Brothers)

Stars:

Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Winona Ryder	...	Joyce Byers
David Harbour	...	Jim Hopper
Finn Wolfhard	...	Mike Wheeler
Millie Bobby Brown	...	Eleven
Gaten Matarazzo	...	Dustin Henderson
Caleb McLaughlin	...	Lucas Sinclair
Noah Schnapp	...	Will Byers
Sadie Sink	...	Max Mayfield
Natalia Dyer	...	Nancy Wheeler
Charlie Heaton	...	Jonathan Byers
Joe Keery	...	Steve Harrington
Dacre Montgomery	...	Billy Hargrove
Cara Buono	...	Karen Wheeler
Sean Astin	...	Bob Newby
Paul Reiser	...	Dr. Sam Owens

Storyline

Eleven recalls how she escaped from the Upside Down and met Hopper. She asks him if she can dress like a ghost to go trick-or-treating but Hopper tells her that it would be too dangerous. He promises to bring back candy for her and watch a scary movie with Eleven. Hopper heads to investigate the mystery of the rotten pumpkins. Nancy wants to tell to Barb's parents that she is dead, but Steve warns that it would be a problem for her with the government. Dustin and Lucas invite Max to go treat-or-treating with them, Mike and Will who are dressed as the Ghostbusters. Nancy gets drunk at a Halloween party and tells Steve that she does not love him, and Jonathan drives her home. Will has another vision of a monster in the Upside Down. Eleven visits Mike via the Void but fails to contact with him. Dustin finds something strange in his trash bin.

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | halloween costume | ghost costume | ghostbuster costume | reference to ghostbusters | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (USA)

Filming Locations:

6501 Church Street Douglasville, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

21 Laps Entertainment,Monkey Massacre,Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Ghostbusters (1984) theme is played during the end credits, a nod to the group's costumes and the time period the show is set in.

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Goofs

The digital watch Dustin wears is a Casio F-91W. While 80s in style, these were only produced from 1991 and are still available today.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Dustin Henderson: Holy sh-
[credits roll]

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Connections

Features All My Children (1970)

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Soundtracks

Shout at the Devil
Written by Nikki Sixx
Performed by Mötley Crüe

User Reviews

A Captivating, Yet Lackluster Episode

I enjoyed this episode quite a bit! The character development is still there. I love the further developments, as well as the world building. The only thing that I was a little off put by was that it went as slow as episode one (which was an episode I loved, by the way). It could have brought forth more plot building, but I did feel like everything that was shown will probably be necessary for the rest of the season. I've noticed that there's a lot more swearing, too. That didn't bother me too much, though.