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	...	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

Did You Know?

Trivia

353 days are how many days Mike (Finn Wolfhard) called Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) to see if she was alive. If you add 3+5+3, it will equal 11.

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Goofs

A 1993 version of "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett can be playing while the Party goes trick-or-treating. It hasn't been out in 1984.

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Quotes

Jim Hopper: Alright, I'm just going to be out here by myself eating all this candy. I'm gonna get fat. It's very unhealthy to leave me out here. I could have a heart attack or something. But... y'know... you do what you want.

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Connections

Features The Terminator (1984)

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Soundtracks

Wango Tango
Written and Performed by Ted Nugent

User Reviews

The Real Ghostbusters

Long story short. This episode embraces the Ghostbusters spirit much more then that girl movie they made out of it.

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