Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 5 | Will’s Hive Mind Attack, The Exotic Matter Mistake, and Dustin vs. Steve

The Upside Down isn't a dimension—it’s a wormhole, and Nancy just pulled the trigger on the only thing holding it together! This week on Hot On The Stream, your hosts Mila and Andrew dive into the dark, sci-fi chaos of Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 5: "Shock Jock"; Andrew breaks down the high-voltage plan to reconnect Will to the hive mind using a revived Demogorgon, while Mila tracks the harrowing discovery made by Eleven, Hopper, and Kali regarding the government’s project to use pregnant women as vessels for supernatural power; they dissect the brutal, long-overdue argument between Steve and Dustin over Eddie Munson’s legacy and guilt, and scream over the nail-biting cliffhanger as Nancy and Jonathan shoot the "exotic matter" sphere, potentially dooming the entire world to collapse into the bridge! (🚨 Full Spoilers for Stranger Things S5 E5 inside! Watch the episode before you enter the Void!)