Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Robin (Maya Hawke), Steve (Joe Keery), Eddie, and Nancy are all quite literally gearing up for battle. Eddie and Dustin have assembled some crude D&D style Medieval armor to wear while Robin has found a stylish beret that hopefully has at least a ward save. Clearly this team is united and planning to strike back at Vecna. How exactly will they go about it though?
Return to Creel House
Vecna a.k.a. Number One a.k.a. Henry Creel really seems to have goofed in letting Nancy know his real history. At one point in the trailer, Lucas, Max, and Erica (Priah Ferguson) all visit the Creel House in the real world armed with a Walkman set to play Kate Bush and the rest of their favorite songs. The moment is brief but it suggests to us that the Hawkins gang has a legitimate plan to tackle Vecna: hit him from both sides.
While the rest of the gang enters back into the Upside Down, the Max group will have business to attend to in our own world. We don’t know what the particulars of that plan are just yet but it’s hard to argue with the group’s two-pronged approach.
What Do Hopper, Joyce, and Murray Find?
Somewhat surprisingly, this trailer features fewer glimpses at Hopper (David Harbour), Joyce (Winona Ryder), and Murray (Brett Gelman) than the shorter TV spot that was recently released did. It does, however, include one moment of the trio that promises to be one of the most important bits from the final two episodes.
What exactly is that black cloud that the Hopper gang stumbles across in the Soviet prison camp? It’s impossible to say what it is exactly but its origins are almost certainly Upside Down-related. If the Soviets have been experimenting with the supernatural this whole time, perhaps Hopper and co. can uncover something about the Shadow Realm that will be useful in taking down Vecna…assuming they ever make it back to the U.S., of course.
Lucas is a Badass
Sometime in-between rescuing Nancy from Vecna’s clutches and accompanying Erica and Max to Creel House, Lucas somehow has time to punch basketball douche Jason Carver (Mason Dye) right in his stupid face. This is a cathartic moment to be sure but it’s also indicative of just how much this cast has grown. Now they can throw haymakers like real action heroes.
