Mafani e "zvinhu zvinoshamisa" akareba kuti Jim Hopper aive asina kufa munguva yechitatu yekupedzisira, uye apo nguva yechina miner, yakabuda kuti Sheriff Hawkins yakapukunyuka mushure mekuputika, asi iye zvino aive a musungwa muRussia. Panyaya iyi, mubvunzo wakamuka: Hopper vakakwanisa sei kupukunyuka uye kubatanidzwazve nevadiwa vake? Kunyangwe zvichikwanisika kuti vatariri vakamirira zvimwe zvitsva zvinoshamisika. Vakachibata mupfungwa, iyo squantant portal yakagovana rondedzero inoenderana neiyo hopper kubva kune tizer inogona kunge iri.
Kufungidzira kwe "Fake" Hopper mazuva ekudzokera kunzvimbo iyi mushure memazita enguva yechitatu, umo chikara chinorwisa vanhu mundima yakafukidzwa nechando. Kupiwa kuti "zviitiko zvinoshamisa", pesvedzero yemamwe mafirimu mazhinji inokwanisika kuti terevhizheni yechina inofemerwa nezvinotyisa zveJohani, ndeimwe yemutungamiriri weDuffer weDuffer.
Vanyori vedzidziso vanotaurirana kuti kunyangwe kana iyo hopper clene iri muRussia, hazvireve kuti hopper pachake chakafa. Zvichida iyo jira rakagadzirwa nemuromo. Mumwaka wechitatu, Billy akasangana neyakaoma yake nenzira isiriyo, saka inogona kufungidzirwa kuti mumvuri weiyo monster anogona kutumira jira re huper kune nyika yedu kuti atsorere gumi nerimwe. Maererano nerimwe vhezheni, iyo hopper Clene yakagadzirwa nevaRussia, asi nechinangwa chakafanana - tumira kuHowkins seSpy. Usakanganwa kuti mukati menguva yechitatu, maRussia akasunungura kune kuda kwemusungwa asingazivikanwe. Vanogona kunge vari chete hopper wlene.