Stranger Things: S1. Ch2. The Weirdo on Maple Street

from Investigating · host Sarah Watson & Lea Nasrallah

Mike, Dustin, and Lucas try to figure out what to do when Eleven reveals she has super powers and she doesn't want to tell the adults, Joyce has a terrifying encounter with an entity in her walls, and something happens to Barb at Steve's party. Listen to hear Sarah and Lea discuss the way the show is subverting the classic 80's tropes, Jonathan's weirdo behavior, the thematic and symbolic use of music, and more!

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