Watch Stranger Things S02e08 [99% UPDATED]

: The group splits up—Hopper and Eleven go to close the Gate, while the others deal with the hive mind at the "Hub."

Dustin hit the carpeted floor of the Starlight Video store. The lights were normal. The clerk was still leaning on his elbow, staring at a small black-and-white TV. “You guys buying that or what?” the clerk asked. Watch Stranger Things S02e08

The scene blurred. The living room dissolved into the deep, cavernous maw of the Hawkins National Laboratory. They were suspended in the air, watching as Eleven rose on a platform of pure willpower, her small frame silhouetted against a towering rift of pulsing, organic red light. On the other side, the Mind Flayer—a spider-like titan made of storm clouds and malice—loomed, reaching out with limbs that spanned miles. : The group splits up—Hopper and Eleven go

“The gate,” she said, her voice a rasp. “I have to close it.” “You guys buying that or what

They walked out into the cool Hawkins night, the stars bright and silent. They knew the monster was gone for now, but as they looked toward the silhouette of the lab on the horizon, they knew that in the Upside Down, the shadow was still watching, waiting for the next time the door cracked open. Key Moments from S02E08 "The Mind Flayer"

As soon as his fingers brushed the tape, the lights in the store surged. The hum of the neon sign grew into a deafening roar. Outside, the sky shifted from a deep Indiana purple to a bruised, swirling red. They weren’t in the video store anymore; they were standing in the middle of the Byers’ living room, but the walls were weeping a thick, black ichor.

: After her journey to find her "sister" in Chicago, Eleven arrives at the Byers' home just in time to save the group from a Demodog attack.