Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
"Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" | |
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The Duffer Brothers | |
Written by | The Duffer Brothers |
Original release date | July 15, 2016 |
Running time | 49 minutes |
"Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" is the
Plot
In a lab on the outskirts of the fictional town Hawkins, Indiana on November 6, 1983, a scientist is seen attempting to escape from an unseen monster. The monster attacks him in an elevator and kills him.
After a ten-hour
When Will's mother
Meanwhile, a girl with a shaved head (Millie Bobby Brown) ventures out of the same woods and into a local restaurant, where she steals French fries from the owner, Benny Hammond (Chris Sullivan). He chases her until he realizes she is in trouble and gives her food, as well as calling social services. She doesn't speak, but Benny spots a tattoo on her arm that reads "011" and begins to call the girl "Eleven." When the supposed social service agents arrive, one of them shoots Benny, and Eleven realizes that these people are from the lab. Eleven escapes and runs back into the woods, where she encounters Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, who had set out to search for Will on their own.
Cast and characters
- Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
- David Harbour as Jim Hopper
- Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
- Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven
- Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
- Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
- Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
- Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
- Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
- Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner
- Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
- Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
- Shannon Purser as Barbara Holland
- Joe Chrest as Ted Wheeler
- Rob Morgan as Officer Powell
- John Paul Reynoldsas Officer Callahan
- Mark Steger as The Monster
- Chris Sullivan as Benny Hammond
Production
The episode was originally titled "Montauk Pilot" and was the first episode from Montauk, the original title for
Reception
The episode was well received by critics. PopMatters noted that the show "captures fear and the '80s so brilliantly, you'd think Netflix injected it with some mad scientist-created serum to ensure maximum binge-worthiness."[1] Travel Spots also enjoyed the episode.
References
- ^ "Stranger Things: Season 1, Episode 1 - "The Vanishing of Will Byers"". PopMatters. July 27, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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- ^ Emmy Nominations 2017: Westworld, Stranger Things, Atlanta Among New Nominees - IGN, July 13, 2017, retrieved December 25, 2020
- ^ "Stranger Things Emmy award". Television Academy. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (September 11, 2017). "Creative Arts Emmy Winners: 'Stranger Things,' 'Westworld,' 'Big Little Lies' Win Big — Complete List". Variety. Retrieved December 25, 2020.