Volume two of Stranger Things’ fourth season is almost here, with two extra-long episodes premiering on July 1. Here’s a short recap of where we left off at the end of volume one. Volume One began with Vecna, a mysterious new villain using psychic power to murder vulnerable teens.
Hawkins Max only narrowly survived. Vecna also pulled Nancy into his mind layer after she, Steve, Robin, and Eddie entered the Upside Down through the watergate, which opened when Vecna killed Patrick. In Vecna’s mind layer, Nancy has learned Beckna’s true identity and how he got to the Upside Down.
Nancy is ensnared in Vecna’s embrace at the end of Chapter 7. The group on the other side of the gate discovered parallels between Vecna and another evil. After enduring months without abilities, eleven had an unexpected visit with Dr. Owens, who told her about the Hawkins murders.
That is, against Vecna. Dr. Owens volunteered to assist Eleven in regaining her abilities. She agreed and accompanied her to a top-secret underground laboratory.
There she discovered that Dr. Martin Brenner, aka Papa, was responsible for her training, which is troubling given what he put Eleven through before she left Hawkins facility. Plus, the US. The military thinks Eleven is behind Vecna’s murder spree and wants her dead.
Love and friendship have driven characters far outside the borders of Hopkins. Mike, Will, Jonathan, and Argyle are looking for Eleven, and Suzie assisted them in locating her coordinates. Meanwhile, Joyce and Murray traveled north to try to rescue Hopper after receiving a mystery message claiming that he did not die in the Battle of Starcourt Mall and was alive in Russia.
Eventually, they got the Hopper in prison and discovered that the prison also contained a Demogorgon. Joyce and Hopper had a wonderful reunion but are still far from home.
While some friendships are going through difficult times, others have grown stronger. And Lucas’s erstwhile friend Jason, the basketball captain and lover of Chrissy Vecna’s first murder victim, is spearheading the push to blame the Hellfire Club for Vecna’s murders.
On the romantic front, new crushes and old flames have resurfaced. That’s where we left things. Stranger Things season 4 volume 2, premieres on July 1, only on Netflix.