When I Did Not Binge-watch Stranger Things – The Flayed

Stanger Things Season 3 Chapter 5: The Flayed is where Russian scientist Alexei (Alec Utgoff) is introduced. He is “one of the most dangerous men in the world” and he likes 7-Eleven Slurpee enough to scoop them out with his fingers.

The Scoops Ahoy gang continue to entertain with their display of nerd power and hair power. If we really think about it, Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Steve Harrington (Joey Keery), Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson), and even Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke) have certain level of badass hairstyles.

Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) may reconcile after all – and it is done in what many will think as the last setting for puppy love – in a hospital.

Speaking of hospitals, are the rooms and floors in Hawkins Memorial Hospital soundproof? Nobody heard Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton) shouting for their lives and being flung from one wall to the other by the flayed and by a Demigorgon???

Stranger Things’ Scoop Ahoy gang: Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke), Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson), and Steve Harrington (Joe Keery). Image from strangerthings.fandom.com.

Here are some quotes from Stranger Things – Season 3 Chapter Five: The Flayed:

“Shit! Shit!” – Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo)

“My goin. It fell on my groin!” – Steve Harrington (Joe Keery)

“Your mom’s not gonna find us if we’re dead in a Russian elevator.” – Steve

“What did you say about climbing?” – Steve

“Policemen have rules.” – Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko)

“Come on, Smirnoff. You’re coming with us.” – Jim Hopper (David Harbour)

“Stop.” – Alexei (Alec Utgoff)

“Ill-annoy.” – Eleven or Jane Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown)

“We don’t just stop Billy, we’ve got to stop the Mind Flayer.” – Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard)

“Girls just like hanging out in the bathroom.” – Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin)

“What do you think, Petey the Mall Cop is just gonna rappel down here and save the day?”- Steve

“All right, why are you such a cranky pants after getting to spend night with Robin.” – Steve

“What does it look like I’m doing? I’m taking a leak. Look away. Look away!” – Steve

“Can you redirect your stream, please?” – Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke)

“We can survive down here a long time without food, but if the human body doesn’t get water, it will die.” – Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson)

“I hate to break it to you, but this is not water.” – Robin

“Holy mother of God.” – Dustin

“Well … hope you guys are in good shape. Looking at you, roast beef.” – Steve

“The Mind Flayer. He flays people. Takes over their mind. Once they do that, they basically become him.” – Mike

“What’s a good scream?” – Lucas

“Can you not walk so close? You stink.” – Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder)

 “I’m a cop. I’m undercover.” – Hopper

“I need to commandeer your vehicle.” – Hopper

“That man in there, I know he doesn’t look it, but he is one of the most dangerous men in the world. He’s uh, … murdered many children.” – Hopper

Dustin: I mean, you have to admit it, as a feat of engineering alone, this is impressive. 

Steve: What are you talking about? It’s a total fire hazard. There’s no stairs, there’s no exit, there’s just an elevator that drops you halfway to hell.

Erica: They’re Commies. You don’t pay people, they cut corners.

Robin: To be fair to our Russian comrades, I don’t think this tunnel was designed for walking.

“I very seriously doubt it’s something as boring as poison.” - Dustin

“What the hell is promethium?” – Steve

“It’s what Victor Stone’s dad used to make Cyborg’s bionic and cybernetic components.” – Robin

“You’re all so nerdy, it makes me physically ill.” – Erica

“Why so sensitive, Harrington? Afraid to lose some cool points to a ten-year old child?” – Robin

“Walking towards a nuclear weapon. That’s great. That’d be great.” – Steve

“Why here? I mean, Hawkins. Seriously. Of all places. At the very best, we’re a toilet stop on your way to Disneyland, but maybe that’s it.” – Robin

“Don’t look at them. At me. Tell me about this psycho.” - Grigori

“Open the damn door!” - Hopper

“He’s a little bit eccentric, but he’s completely harmless.” - Hopper

“You have dragged an enemy of the state into my home as carelessly as a child drags in shit on his shoe. I will search him until I am satisfied.” – Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman)

“He’s not eccentric, he’s certifiable.” – Joyce 

“Do me a favor and move your lovers’ quarrel elsewhere.” – Murray

“Dude! You did it! You won a fight!” – Dustin

“I mean, I was just completely, utterly, mortifyingly, wrong.” – Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton)

“I just forward to you never doubting me again.” – Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer)

Oh, my God. You’re hopeless.” – Lucas

“Does your species like M&M’s?” – Mike

“I like the new look, by the way. It’s cool.” – Mike

“I came for you, Nancy Drew.” – Bruce Lowe (Jake Busey)

“Go to hell!” – Nancy