Set in March 1986, eight months after the Battle of Starcourt, the group is now fractured:
Joyce receives a mysterious porcelain doll from Russia. After smashing it—on advice from Murray Bauman—she finds a coded note revealing that Jim Hopper is alive . The Arrival of Vecna Stranger.Things.S04E01.MULTi.2160p.NF.WEBRip.HD...
'Stranger Things 4' Episode 1 Recap: The Hellfire Club - Decider Set in March 1986, eight months after the
The core group has entered high school. Mike and Dustin have joined the Hellfire Club , an elite D&D group led by the eccentric senior Eddie Munson . Meanwhile, Lucas has joined the basketball team, leading to a conflict of interest when the championship game overlaps with the club’s final D&D campaign. Mike and Dustin have joined the Hellfire Club
The episode introduces a new, humanoid antagonist named . Unlike previous monsters, Vecna targets individuals with deep-seated trauma or guilt. His first victim is popular cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham , who suffers from terrifying hallucinations of a ticking grandfather clock and her abusive mother.
Eleven (now "Jane Hopper") struggles to adjust to high school without her powers. She is relentlessly bullied by a popular girl named Angela, culminating in a public humiliation where her school project is destroyed.