Re: Return of Eight.

I originally thought the military had captured “Henry” and he was behind the secret door. Maybe they made a deal with him and he was projecting himself as a weak kid/human aka “Henry”.

When they revealed it was Eight behind the door I was flabbergasted. I recently did a rewatch with my partner who was watching for the first time. After Eights original episode I asked what she thought and she confirmed it was a weird out of place episode. I told her not to worry, they’ll never come up again. As the door opened she jokingly said it would be Eight. If I hadn’t just done a rewatch, even with the flashback, I don’t think I would have remembered her.

My gut says it would have been best to just leave that story/character behind and let it just be a forgettable loose end, but she’s back now so I’m trusting the Duffers. Illusion magic powers will be useful, I’m sure of it.