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Okay, theres good news and bad news as far as Billy is concerned.
The good news is, hes not dead.
The bad news: Well, maybe hes a little dead.
Hes certainly not entirely himself.
Theprevious episodeended with him getting dragged into the basement of an abandoned warehouse.
But, as you might expect, this was no ordinary basement in an ordinary abandoned warehouse.
The Billy who emerges isnt entirely himself.
We dont know, but its almost certainly not anyone nice.
And his mission is to build.
Thats not the only sort of trouble afoot in Hawkins, either.
But first: a shopping montage!
After some antagonistic moments last season, Max and El here become BFFs by trying on outfits.
Cue Madonnas Material Girl.
Cue a montage sequence.
Obviously, she just doesnt get it.
By episodes end, theyve translated Russian to English.
Hoppers newfound confidence inspires him to make a date with Joyce, to which she somewhat reluctantly agrees.
Joyce, meanwhile, is busy learning about magnets from Mr. Clarke, Hawkins super-knowledgeable science teacher.
Hoppers professional life has its own problems.
Previously, it seemed like only Joyce and Nancy had a problem with Starcourt Mall.
A strong Starcourt proponent, Kline wants Hopper to disperse the protesters because they dont have a permit.
Hopper only reluctantly agrees, shortly after Kline mentions hes planning a big July 4th celebration.
Unless subsequent episodes prove this to be a red herring, this is whats known as foreshadowing.
Hopper does his job, but reluctantly.
(This might also be foreshadowing.)
And, boy, Mrs. Driscoll was not kidding.
Diseased obviously doesnt cover whats wrong here.
Hawkins: a tough place for rodents, and an even tougher one for lifeguards.
And it looks like its just going to get more dangerous with the next episode.
Dangling Tentacles
This episode is called The Mall Rats and features both a mall and rats.
But the rats never appear in the mall itself.
All of Els outfits look super-cute, right?
I hope she had the allowance to pick them all up.
Also, capping the shopping montage with a trip to Glamour Shots (or its off-brand equivalent)?
Max has dumped me five times, Lucas says.
