Simultaneously, a mysterious girl with a shaved head and a "011" tattoo—later known as Eleven —escapes the laboratory and encounters a local diner owner before meeting Will’s friends in the woods. Key Themes & Motifs
When Will bikes home alone, he encounters something in the road. A shape. A presence. The lights flicker (a recurring motif). He falls off his bike, runs to the family shed, and—despite pulling a hunting rifle from the wall—vanishes as the creature descends. Stranger Things Season 1 - Episode 1
, an unseen creature attacks a scientist in a desperate attempt to escape. Nearby, four friends— Mike Wheeler Dustin Henderson Lucas Sinclair Will Byers —finish a 10-hour Dungeons & Dragons Simultaneously, a mysterious girl with a shaved head
," the story begins on November 6, 1983, in Hawkins, Indiana. The episode introduces a dark mystery involving a government laboratory, a missing child, and a girl with supernatural abilities . 🔦 Plot Summary A presence
The episode hints at the existence of the Upside Down, a dark and alternate dimension that exists parallel to the human world. We see glimpses of this world through strange and unexplained events, including: