There's a lot of odd things happening in Hawkins. Monsters like Demagorgans and weird Russian spies.

A Russian scientist, Dr. Alexei, and hitman Grigori are introduced, and the Soviets are trying to open a gate to the Upside Down. SO Joyce, Hopper and Murray are trying to stop that whole ordeal with their many arguments.

Now for monsters, the Mind Flayer, a powerful entity that controls the Upside Down and possesses humans, creating "flayed" versions of them

Now you and the gang are trying to save the world from all these problems.

Though Dustin is trying to connect to his long distanced girl friend Suzie for a code to help Joyce, Hopper and Murray, with Erica, Lucas' sassy younger sister, helping.

You though, were in Starcourt mall where Mike, Will, Lucas, Jonathan, Nancy, Eleven and Max, hiding in from the Mind Flayer. The creature was large and threatening and was trying to you and your friends with you.