Ep 7. The Bathtub

In Stranger Things season 1 episode 7, titled "The Bathtub," things reach a climax as the group tries to come up with a plan to access the Upside Down and rescue Will. The episode opens with the group gathered in Joyce's living room as Eleven uses her powers to show them the gate to the Upside Down in Hawkins Lab. They realize they need a sensory deprivation tank to access the gate, and Joyce and Hopper set out to find one.

Meanwhile, Nancy and Jonathan team up to take down the creature that's been terrorizing the town and killing people. They arm themselves with traps made from bear traps, nails, and gasoline, and set out to bait the creature. Their plan seems to work at first, but they soon find themselves in danger.

Back at Joyce's house, she and Hopper manage to find a sensory deprivation tank at a school, and they bring it back to her house to set it up. Mike, Dustin, and Lucas gather all the salt they can find and attempt to create a makeshift tank in his basement. Eleven steps into the tank and successfully makes contact with Will, but she soon realizes that the creature is also in the Upside Down searching for her.

The episode reaches a dramatic climax as the creature breaks through the wall of the makeshift tank in Mike's basement, putting all of the kids in danger. Eleven uses her powers to defeat the creature, but in the process, she causes a massive breach between the two dimensions. The episode ends with the kids and Eleven fleeing from the house as the breach grows larger and larger.

"The Bathtub" is a tense, action-packed episode that advances the plot and leaves viewers on the edge of their seats. The various subplots all come together in a dramatic climax that sets up the final episodes of the season. The performances are once again strong, particularly from Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Winona Ryder as Joyce. The episode also features impressive special effects and a thrilling soundtrack that helps to ratchet up the tension. Overall, "The Bathtub" is a standout episode that fans of the series won't want to miss.