The WORST episodes of Stranger Things
Every episode of Stranger Things ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Stranger Things!
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
#1 - Chapter Seven: The Bridge
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/2025
On the anniversary of Will's disappearance, the party reunites to prepare for a battle with world-altering implications.
#2 - Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2017
Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
#3 - Chapter One: The Crawl
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2025
November, 1987. The gang evades the military to scour the Upside Down for Vecna — but fails to notice a threat lurking closer to home.
#4 - Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/26/2025
After a vicious attack at the Wheeler home, Mike and Nancy confront the cost of secrecy, while El and Hopper embark on a rescue mission.
#5 - Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/25/2025
As Holly and Max fight to escape Vecna's mind, El must find a way into Will's. Joyce wrestles with guilt. Jonathan and Nancy face a turning point.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Chapter Five: Shock Jock
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/25/2025
The gang hatches an electrifying plan to reconnect Will to the hive mind. Tensions flare during a search of the Upside Down's Hawkins Lab.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Chapter Five: The Nina Project
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/27/2022
Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.
#11 - Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2025
Will gains unique insight into Vecna's next move, giving the crew an opportunity to set a trap. Holly explores her new surroundings.
#12 - Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/2026
As Vecna prepares to destroy the world as we know it, the party must put everything on the line to defeat him once and for all.
#13 - Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2022
El is bullied at school. Joyce gets a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2022
A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/27/2022
Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Chapter Six: The Dive
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/27/2022
Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.