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Chapter Three: The Pollywog

  • Episode aired Oct 27, 2017
  • TV-14
  • 51m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
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Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.

  • Director
    • Shawn Levy
  • Writers
    • Justin Doble
    • Jessie Nickson-Lopez
    • Paul Dichter
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • David Harbour
    • Finn Wolfhard
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shawn Levy
    • Writers
      • Justin Doble
      • Jessie Nickson-Lopez
      • Paul Dichter
    • Stars
      • Winona Ryder
      • David Harbour
      • Finn Wolfhard
    • 28User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Winona Ryder
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    • Joyce Byers
    David Harbour
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    • Jim Hopper
    Finn Wolfhard
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    • Mike Wheeler
    Millie Bobby Brown
    Millie Bobby Brown
    • Eleven
    Gaten Matarazzo
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    • Dustin Henderson
    Caleb McLaughlin
    Caleb McLaughlin
    • Lucas Sinclair
    Noah Schnapp
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    • Will Byers
    Sadie Sink
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    • Max Mayfield
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    • Nancy Wheeler
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    • Jonathan Byers
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    • Claudia Henderson
    Randy Havens
    Randy Havens
    • Mr. Clarke
    Rob Morgan
    Rob Morgan
    • Officer Powell
    • Director
      • Shawn Levy
    • Writers
      • Justin Doble
      • Jessie Nickson-Lopez
      • Paul Dichter
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    7AvionPrince16

    father and son?

    Hooper become more protective with Eleven. We meet the boyfriend of Joyce, Bob. We know more about the beast that Dustin find in his room. Nancy want to tell the truth about Barabara. Eleven come back at the school and find Mike and Alex. I love the episode. It have interesting moments: funny, action, special effects. Still have great plot and make us to watch until the end. Nice episode.
    8nebohr

    Eggo- It's Only 8,000 Calories

    Dustin is obviously not the brightest bulb on the tree. What with all the crazy weirdness going around he doesn't give a second thought to bringing some strange creature into his mom's house. Feeding it Three Musketeers. And evicting Yertle. Also we are starting to think that all Hopper and Eleven ever eat is Eggo.
    9Hitchcoc

    We Get More Connections

    These are nicely crafted episodes. We get to see the evolution of El and how she is trying to have her own voice. It's hopeful that very soon she will connect with the boys. The scientists from that facility are becoming more and more dangerous. Enter the little reptile (or whatever, Dart) and we have a common cause for the guys. The chief continues to investigate but he has about had it. He should have realized along the way that El was not going to continue to stay put. She feels that she is being lied to and won't follow the rules anymore. Reality versus fiction continues to haunt Will. I hope that some of the other reviewers soon begin to deal with the specifics of these episodes instead of simply putting the same thing down with no thought. I guess it's to not watch anything but to be in the face of those who find this show quite a bit of fun.
    10Joshumms

    Very good

    Very good episode, all the new characters and old characters are used very well and it's very enjoyable to watch. When it comes to the monsters of the show it is a very slow start for season 2 as it's just ramping up in this episode but when it comes to the characters it has been done very well.
    9ououzaza

    Fun, Entertaining episode

    God. This is soo good. It is fun and i don't want it to end. this episode filled with exciting mission, humor and more mystery.

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    • Trivia
      Hopper (David Harbour) reads Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables; he also is shown reading this to his daughter Sarah in Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (2016).
    • Goofs
      The water tower near the school has cell phone antennas, which were not in common usage until the late 1990s.
    • Connections
      Featured in Binging with Babish: Triple-Decker Eggo Extravaganza from Stranger Things (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Whistle on the River
      Written by Lloyd Mercey

      Performed by The Mercey Brothers

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 6501 Church Street Douglasville, Georgia, USA(on location)
    • Production companies
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
      • Monkey Massacre
      • Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office
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    • Runtime
      • 51m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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