(it’s possible for you to get caught up withEWs season 1 recaps.
Its obviously very reminiscent ofE.T., and we tried to resist the impulse, we honestly did.
But were only human.
Credit: Netflix
The van flip was a lot of fun… and very stressful.
Like with the monster, we wanted to achieve the effect practically, without the use of CG.
Simple in theory except for the part about flipping a van.
But… it was just a test.
Now we had to replicate it on location with the cameras rolling.
Thankfully, the second time was the charm.
And that crazy van flip just brings us to the title sequence!
We feel a lot of affection for this episode, because its a little bit… bonkers.
And, at least for us, its the most purely fun episode of the season.
Our three disparate story lines collide as our teens, kids, and adults all finally team up.
At last, we could explore new dynamics.
Eleven and Joyce… Dustin and Hopper… Nancy and Eleven (Is that my dress?
is a favorite line of ours).
They really grew as actors over the course of the season, and we love them in this episode.
But it wasnt easy to get there.
The end was near, and they were getting getting relaxed, even a little cocky.
If we got a dollar every time we said that to them, wed be rich right now.
Understandably, Millie was getting more and more frustrated with them.
Boys are just sooo immature.
It became so toxic in the bus that the crew had to temporarily evacuate.
We had a pep talk the next day that basically boiled down to: Were right at the end.
Dont drop the ball.
Lets bring this home.
Generic middle school sports coach speech, we know, but it worked.
Were proud of them for so many reasons, and this is one of them.
Its such a great group of future stars.
Random trivia:Getting Millie to float in a kiddie pool was no special effect.
The Duffer Brothers on Chapter Eight,the final episode of season 1 here.
