Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up

Eighteen months later, in spring 1989, Hawkins is rebuilding and the military has withdrawn. Hopper urges a grieving Mike to move forward and attend graduation. Dustin, now [[valedictorian]], honors [[Eddie Munson]] in a defiant speech. Steve, Nancy, Jonathan, and Robin reunite at the radio station, having taken odd jobs and pursued their studies individually. Although they fear drifting apart, all four promise to stay in touch. Hopper and Joyce go on a date at Enzo's, where Hopper proposes, and Joyce accepts; he also suggests moving the family to [[Montauk, New York|Montauk]], where he has been offered a higher-paying job as [[chief of police]].

Eighteen months later, in spring 1989, Hawkins is rebuilding and the military has withdrawn. Hopper urges a grieving Mike to move forward and attend graduation. Dustin, now [[valedictorian]], honors [[Eddie Munson]] in a defiant speech. Steve, Nancy, Jonathan, and Robin reunite at the radio station, having taken odd jobs and pursued their studies individually. Although they fear drifting apart, all four promise to stay in touch. Hopper and Joyce go on a date at Enzo's, where Hopper proposes, and Joyce accepts; he also suggests moving the family to [[Montauk, New York|Montauk]], where he has been offered a higher-paying job as [[chief of police]].

After a ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' game at the Wheeler house, now including Max, Mike predicts the futures of the group. Max and Lucas finally go on the movie date they promised to each other, Dustin is a full-time college student but still meets up with his friends whenever he can, Will moves out of Hawkins and feels like he belongs for the first time in his life, while Mike continues to write stories about the group's adventures. He then reasons that Eleven would not have been able to vanish into the Upside Down while her powers were suppressed by the military, and theorizes that Kali, who did not bleed out immediately, used the last of her abilities to project a false Eleven, allowing the real Eleven to escape and go somewhere far away to live in peace. Choosing to believe this, the group tearfully puts away their ''D&D'' binders as they head for dinner, while Mike lingers to watch Holly and her friends begin a new ''D&D'' campaign before closing the door.

After a ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' game at the Wheeler house, now including Max, Mike predicts the futures of the group: Max and Lucas finally go on the movie date they promised to each other, Dustin is a full-time college student but still meets up with his friends whenever he can, Will moves out of Hawkins and feels like he belongs for the first time in his life, while Mike continues to write stories about the group's adventures. He then reasons that Eleven would not have been able to vanish into the Upside Down while her powers were suppressed by the military, and theorizes that Kali, who did not bleed out immediately, used the last of her abilities to project a false Eleven, allowing the real Eleven to escape and go somewhere far away to live in peace. Choosing to believe this, the group tearfully puts away their ''D&D'' binders as they head for dinner, while Mike lingers to watch Holly and her friends begin a new ''D&D'' campaign before closing the door.

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