Stranger Things 2: ‘The Lost Sister’ is the show’s most divisive episode to date (Report)

Warning: Major spoilers for all of Stranger Things 2 below

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If, like the large majority of the NME Office, your eyes are red and you’ve had nightmares all weekend – you’ve probably had a few days full of Halloween debauchery, or maybe just blitzed through the entirety of Stranger Things 2. Or perhaps both.

The sequel well and truly lives up to the hype. It may not quite reach the heights of season one – but on an episode-to-episode basis, it mostly holds its own when compared to the first. Mostly.

We say that because Episode 7, ‘The Lost Sister’ from Stranger Things 2 has proved to be its most divisive ever. In it, Eleven locates her estranged sister Kali, aka Eight, who she grew up with in Hawkins Lab when they were kids. Eight is now using her powers – she can create visions for other people as a decoy – to avenge all those that had wronged her as a child. Eleven briefly flirts with the idea, and helps Eight and her ragtag group of misfits out on one of the jobs. Soon she realises it’s not for her, and that she wants to channel her powers into helping her friends, who are stuck in the shit back in Hawkins again.

Set entirely in Illinois, the episode doesn’t feature a single jot of Hawkins action. An admirable endeavour, especially considering Episode 6’s toe-curling finale, and is an obvious example of The Duffer Brothers aiming to open up the Stranger Things universe outside of the most plagued community since Midsomer.

But not everyone is loving it. The response to the episode has been divided, to say the least.