The BEST episodes of Stranger Things
Every episode of Stranger Things ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Stranger Things!
In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.
#1 - Chapter Four: Dear Billy
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/27/2022
Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
#2 - Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/4/2019
Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.
#3 - Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/4/2019
Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
#4 - Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2019
Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
#5 - Chapter Nine: The Gate
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/2017
Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
#6 - Chapter Seven: The Bite
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/4/2019
With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
#7 - Chapter Four: The Sauna Test
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/4/2019
A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.
#8 - Chapter Four: The Body
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2016
Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.
#9 - Chapter Five: The Flayed
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2019
Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.
#10 - Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2016
Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.
#11 - Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2016
Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.
#12 - Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2016
Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.
#13 - Chapter Six: The Monster
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2016
A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.
#14 - Chapter Six: The Spy
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2017
Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
#15 - Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2016
On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.
#16 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2016
An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.
#17 - Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2017
An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
#18 - Chapter Five: Dig Dug
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2017
Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.
#19 - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2016
Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
#20 - Chapter Three: The Pollywog
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2017
Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
#21 - Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/4/2019
With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab.
#22 - Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/4/2019
Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.
#23 - Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2017
After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.
#24 - Chapter One: MADMAX
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2017
As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
#25 - Chapter Four: Will the Wise
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2017
An ailing Will opens up to Joyce - with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.