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Chapter One: The Hellfire Club

  • Episode aired May 27, 2022
  • TV-14
  • 1h 18m
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8.1/10
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Joseph Quinn in Chapter One: The Hellfire Club (2022)
"Eleven, Are You Listening?" 

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Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.

  • Directors
    • Matt Duffer
    • Ross Duffer
  • Writers
    • Matt Duffer
    • Ross Duffer
    • Caitlin Schneiderhan
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • David Harbour
    • Millie Bobby Brown
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    8.1/10
    26K
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    • Directors
      • Matt Duffer
      • Ross Duffer
    • Writers
      • Matt Duffer
      • Ross Duffer
      • Caitlin Schneiderhan
    • Stars
      • Winona Ryder
      • David Harbour
      • Millie Bobby Brown
    • 155User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Joyce Byers
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    Finn Wolfhard
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    • Mike Wheeler
    Gaten Matarazzo
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    • Dustin Henderson
    Caleb McLaughlin
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    • Lucas Sinclair
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    • Will Byers
    Sadie Sink
    Sadie Sink
    • Max Mayfield
    Natalia Dyer
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    • Nancy Wheeler
    Charlie Heaton
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    • Jonathan Byers
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    9nyxstrix

    Another excellent first episode

    This episode felt like a 4 hour movie. In a good way. Really, congrats to everyone on the production team. Fantastic work, really.

    I feel like they've handled the grief max is feeling quite well. The whole episode felt a bit slow as a beginning episode but I suppose that's because there's a lot to come. It's good to see what's happened since we last saw them all.
    8Trey_Trebuchet

    LEAVE EL ALONE

    A pretty well made season opener. The intro was really intense and gritty, followed by some catch-up with all of the characters that makes this feel like the opening episode it is. BUT, I love most of the characters and I hope the ones I don't quite love will grow on me this season, which may happen, seeing as all of the episodes are well over 75 minutes.

    I love all of the horror vibes as well, that's something that keeps me coming back to this series. As per usual with Stranger Things, the sound design, VFX, acting and direction are all top quality!

    Really solid.
    9ha77y73ad97

    New Year, New Problems

    The excitement of this series to be returning cannot be understated here. I wasn't 100% sure there they were going to go with the series but starting off a year down the line helps all of our characters be able to grow after the battle of Star Court. Some still grieving and some that have accepted the fates of the characters around them.

    Starting high school for any kid is a tough thing but having this as the point where the series starts i was thinking this was going to be some coming of age for the first half of the series but it really wasnt! This jumped 2 footed into the new story and not missing a beat. With the actors being older theres a lot more they can play with in terms of horror and story line which certainly shows through in the ending of the opening episode. This was dark, grewsome and whole heartily scary at points, Lets not forgot that there were some truly funny moments in the series which just proves this has not lost its charm.

    Overall with 7 episodes being released i cannot wait to burn through these but al want to make sure that i enjoy these. Waiting this amount of time and finishing them in a weekend is not the one for me. Roll on episode 2!
    9snoozejonc

    Very strong start to Series 4

    Eleven has a tough time at her new California school, whilst the remaining crew are part of the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High School.

    This is an incredibly entertaining episode with great 80s nostalgia and horror-genre filmmaking.

    The plot's primary focus is to set the scene following the events of the previous season and establish the lives of certain characters split between different locations. It does this incredibly well with great cinematography, editing, colour grading, and use of music.

    I love the scenes that bounce seamlessly between the two locations using audio transitions from similar conversations taking place between certain characters.

    It does a solid job of generating intrigue and suspense in the plot with a new threat shown via the experiences of certain new characters. This involves some very effective horror sequences that combine imagery and sound to frightening effect. All of it is done in a very retro way of course.

    As ever the nostalgia is done brilliantly and rather than being for the sake of it serves the plot and tone of the episode very well. All the songs, cultural references and movie homages are perfect. The intercut basketball/Dungeons and Dragons sequence is particularly entertaining and impossible not to enjoy, especially if you are an 80s child like me.

    All performances are excellent.

    For me it's an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
    8herzoggraceson

    A Good Start For Season Four!

    This is a great start to a new season of this amazing show. We have been waiting for this season for almost four years now! This episode introduced some great special effects and added a great element to this show. Now there was a little bit of pointless filler, but it wasn't all the way useless. You have to have some annoying drama to start this seasons theme of eleven getting bullied. I liked the ominous style that set this seasons terrifying effect. As every group of characters faced there own problems all apart from each other, a batch of scariness stirs up around the world. I recommend watching this episode. A solid 8/10.

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      The song "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush received a resurgence in popularity following its use in this episode and later ones in this season, reaching #1 on iTunes in the U.S. on May 29, 2022, two days after the season premiered on Netflix.
    • Goofs
      The 3-point line wasn't introduced in high school basketball until 1987.
    • Quotes

      Lucas Sinclair: If I get in good with these guys, I'll be in the popular crowd, and then you guys will be too.

      Mike Wheeler: Has it ever occurred to you that we don't want to be popular?

      Lucas Sinclair: So you wanna be stuck with the nerds and freaks for three more years?

      Dustin Henderson: We ARE nerds and freaks!

    • Crazy credits
      The Netflix logo has the Upside Down dimension's red stormclouds in the background.
    • Connections
      Featured in Wee Lass Reacts: I'm NOT Okay!!! Stranger Things 4x1 Episode 1: The Hellfire Club Reaction (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      California Dreamin'
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      Written by Michelle Phillips and John Phillips

      Performed by The Beach Boys

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Jackson, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
      • Monkey Massacre
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      1 hour 18 minutes
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      • 2.00 : 1

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