Member-only story
Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 7: “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab”
What defines us? Like really defines who we are deep down? Are we the way that we see ourselves, or, in reality, are we actually how others see us?
The characters of Stranger Things have been wrestling with this all season; specifically Eleven, Hopper, and Steve. They believe they exist in the world a certain way, but have they defined themselves all wrong? Have they misconstrued their self-image? Will they ever be able to see themselves the way that others do?
This is what’s explored in Stranger Things, Season 4, Chapter 7: “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab” where Eleven’s past is not the way she envisioned it.
We will do a plot summary, explore some themes and connections, and point out some 1980s references.
Chapter 7: “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab” Plot Summary
There’s a lot to cover in the last episode of Volume 1. We start with the crew fighting the hell bats in the Upside Down. Eleven seems to be making progress revisiting her past, but Brennen says she’s regressing.
Is he still trying to control her? Eleven will need to take one final trip into her past to uncover the real truth of who she is and what has driven her. Is she a monster — or a superhero?
