Stranger Things - Season 3- Episode 5 -

For the first time in the series, Eleven is helpless.

It sets the stage for the final three episodes, raising the question: How do you fight a monster that is made of your neighbors? Stranger Things - Season 3- Episode 5 -

They weren’t moving. They were melting . For the first time in the series, Eleven is helpless

While the monsters are the main attraction, "The Flayed" continues to explore the friction of adolescence. Mike and Eleven’s relationship remains strained, and the group is clearly struggling with the fact that they are no longer just kids playing D&D in a basement. They are defenders of their town, and the weight of that responsibility is starting to show. Why "The Flayed" Matters Stranger Things - Season 3- Episode 5 -