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Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

  • Episode aired Jul 15, 2016
  • TV-14
  • 41m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
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The government comes searching for Eleven. Eleven looks for Will and Barb in the Upside Down.The government comes searching for Eleven. Eleven looks for Will and Barb in the Upside Down.The government comes searching for Eleven. Eleven looks for Will and Barb in the Upside Down.

  • Directors
    • Matt Duffer
    • Ross Duffer
  • Writers
    • Matt Duffer
    • Ross Duffer
    • Justin Doble
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • David Harbour
    • Finn Wolfhard
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Matt Duffer
      • Ross Duffer
    • Writers
      • Matt Duffer
      • Ross Duffer
      • Justin Doble
    • Stars
      • Winona Ryder
      • David Harbour
      • Finn Wolfhard
    • 29User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Joyce Byers
    David Harbour
    David Harbour
    • Jim Hopper
    Finn Wolfhard
    Finn Wolfhard
    • Mike Wheeler
    Millie Bobby Brown
    Millie Bobby Brown
    • Eleven
    Gaten Matarazzo
    Gaten Matarazzo
    • Dustin Henderson
    Caleb McLaughlin
    Caleb McLaughlin
    • Lucas Sinclair
    Natalia Dyer
    Natalia Dyer
    • Nancy Wheeler
    Charlie Heaton
    Charlie Heaton
    • Jonathan Byers
    Cara Buono
    Cara Buono
    • Karen Wheeler
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Dr. Martin Brenner
    Joe Chrest
    Joe Chrest
    • Ted Wheeler
    Joe Keery
    Joe Keery
    • Steve Harrington
    Rob Morgan
    Rob Morgan
    • Officer Powell
    John Reynolds
    John Reynolds
    • Officer Callahan
    • (as John Paul Reynolds)
    Noah Schnapp
    Noah Schnapp
    • Will Byers
    Shae Britt
    • Mary Mack Girl #2
    Jackie Dallas
    Jackie Dallas
    • Jen
    Catherine Dyer
    Catherine Dyer
    • Agent Connie Frazier
    • Directors
      • Matt Duffer
      • Ross Duffer
    • Writers
      • Matt Duffer
      • Ross Duffer
      • Justin Doble
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    9Mr-Fusion

    Strange or not, things are amping right up

    I'll say this: of the several cliffhanger endings so far this season, 'Chapter 7' has the infuriating one. You know the kind, when you're mad at seeing the end credits. And that's because of all the converging plot lines and ratcheting stakes going on here. The "E.T." homage is strongest with the opening bicycle chase, and that scene's forward movement never really lets up until the very end. Somewhere in all of this, Steve has time to lay the seeds of redemption, and I can't be the only one to hope Carol gets slapped in her hateful mouth.

    Nor can I be the only one chomping at the bit for the finale. Man, with this show! 9/10
    amirbpoper-75624

    JUST MY OPINION

    I'm not a critic and I'm not here to tell people the mistakes of this episode , i just want to help them understand how much this episode worthes , and i think this episode worthes 9.3
    9ououzaza

    I enjoyed watching this, really do

    This episode is soo good. thrilling & well-writting. All the mystery are revealing. You know it shouldn't end like this. This should be 2 hours episode. but it can't. so it has to end like this.
    blackballoonsreprise

    Best episode I have watched yet! Chapter Seven: "The Bathtub" - Stranger Things - Grade A

    From what I have seen thus far, regarding the phenomenon Stranger Things, I arrive on Chapter Seven - The Bathtub. Needless to say, this is by far my favourite episode yet! The pacing, suspense, build up, acting and writing of this episode- they're all fantastic, it's incredible... to me, it is very intriguing and it keeps you right at the edge of your seat. El's abilities are so cool, especially for a completely non-superhero based show. I was completely evoked as I watched this episode, and it just gets better and better as it goes on. This is the kind of episode that will ultimately keep me hooked and watching all the way until Season Three's finale... Regardless whether or not it declines in quality. The junkyard parts are even very well-written, and it's almost like an episode version of Stand By Me, haha. It's just really cool, and I love the fact that more things are becoming known as it goes on. I didn't expect to enjoy this series as much as I am currently, it isn't anywhere near the best, but I do enjoy it. It's so well-balanced and consistent and fun while dark, dramatic, ominous and mysterious all the same. You learn more as it progresses, and certainly have a good time in doing so. Props to this episode, a definite 10/10 for me. I won't say more than this, just make sure you give it a watch!
    9claudio_carvalho

    The Deprivation Tank

    Lucas warns his friends that the bad men from the Hawkins Laboratory are coming and they must flee. They are pursued by Brenner and his agents and El uses her power to flip a van and stop the others. They hide in a junkyard and meet Lucas. At the police station, Jonathan is released by Hopper and Joyce and he and Nancy tells about the monster. Troy arrives at the station with his mother and tells about El´s abilities. Hopper, Joyce, Nancy and Jonathan seek out Mike, Dustin and Lucas and they use Will's walkie-talkie to contact them. They meet the boys and El at the junkyard and head to Nancy´s house, where Dustin calls Mr. Clarke to learn how to make the deprivation tank.

    In "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub", El finds the fate of Barb and Will using a deprivation tank. Now the team that knows that there is a monster and the Upside Down. Will they succeed in rescuing Will? My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil): "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub"

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    • Trivia
      The movie that Mr. Clark (Randy Havens) and a lady friend are watching is John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), which contains a monster whose head opens up like the petals of a flower, much like the Demogorgon.
    • Goofs
      Actual de-icing salt is not cooking salt. It is raw and unprocessed, containing a significant portion of dirt and even gravel. It would yield a muddy, brownish solution and be rather disgusting for a person to immerse themselves in.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Clarke: Hello?

      Dustin Henderson: Mr Clarke, it's Dustin.

      Mr. Clarke: Dustin? Is everything okay?

      Dustin Henderson: Ye-yeah, I just, I, I have a... science question.

      Mr. Clarke: It's ten o'clock on Saturday. Why don't we pick this up on...

      Dustin Henderson: Do you know anything about sensory deprivation tanks? Specifically how to build one?

      Mr. Clarke: Sensory deprivation...? Wh-what is this for?

      Dustin Henderson: Fun.

      Mr. Clarke: Okay. Well. Why don't we talk about it Monday, after school. Okay?...

      Dustin Henderson: You always say we should never stop being curious, to always open any curiosity door we find.

      Mr. Clarke: Dustin...

      Dustin Henderson: Why are you keeping this curiosity door locked?

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      Featured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
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      Performed by Vangelis

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 7703 Bankhead Highway, Winston, Georgia, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
      • Monkey Massacre
      • Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office
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    • Runtime
      • 41m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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