So, it’s been more than a week since Stranger Things 2 premiered on Netflix in all its 80s glory. You’ve binge watched it (twice), marathoned through Beyond Stranger Things, read all of our articles on it, and now you’re wondering what on earth you can do until Stranger Things 3 comes out.

We’re sure you have lots of questions. Questions like, “Will Joyce’s house ever not be completely destroyed?” or “What the heck is with Billy and can he please just go away?”

Well, fear not, my friends, because we’ve come up with Eleven (see what we did there?) questions that you can use to torture yourself for (at least) the next year until the next installment of Stranger Things comes out.

1. Is Dr. Brenner still alive?

We realize that this is a bit redundant. We asked this, previously on 11 Things We Want Answered in Stranger Things 2. For those of you that need a refresher, Dr. Brenner is Eleven’s “Papa”: the man who has raised her in Hawkins Lab, honing her skill to the point that she has turned into a living and breathing weapon. He will stop at nothing (including murdering dear sweet Benny) to get her back. In the final episode of season one, he appears at Hawkins Middle School where he comes pretty darn close to taking Eleven away. But luckily (for the rest of us), the Demogorgon arrives and attacks Brenner. We assume he died. However, pics or it didn’t happen, am I right? There are a few hints in season two that tell us maybe–just maybe–Brenner survived the attack. When Eleven joins Kali and her gang to kill the orderly from Hawkins Lab, he offers to take her to Brenner, assuring her that he is still somehow alive. We later learn that Eleven never went to look for Brenner in the Void for fear or actually finding him and learning that he is alive. Only time will tell us if Brenner did somehow manage to survive the Demogorgon. But if someone was going to do it, it would be Matthew Modine.

2. Will Kali (008) return?

Perhaps the most controversial episode of season two, was episode seven, “The Lost Sister.” Right in the middle of a Demo-dog attack, we cut to Eleven’s journey of self discovery as she travels to Chicago to find her “sister”, Kali. Kali is like Eleven: both have psychic powers and both were raised at Hawkins Lab. During her two day excursion, Eleven learns a lot from Kali: that she’s not alone, how to channel her anger to find her true power, and how she definitely does not want to act. The internet has a heated war going on, debating whether or not it is the worst episode in the series. While it wasn’t terrible, it may not have needed to be a full episode. Love it or hate it, the introduction of Kali was important. We now know that there are other kids with gifts and special abilities just like Eleven. Kali and Eleven went their separate ways at the end of episode seven, but there’s no reason why she can’t return in season three to continue to help Eleven realize the true strength of her abilities. That being said, can Kali fully be trusted? Would she use Eleven to fulfill her own dark vendetta?

3. Is Hawkins Lab closed for good?

Despite the fact that we have now sat through 15 episodes of this series, we’re still not 100% sure what the heck those scientists are doing at Hawkins Lab. Are they really working for the Department of Energy? Why do they need kids with psychic abilities? Is Dr. Owens really good? Can he be trusted? We know they’re hoping to keep their secrets from the Russians (this is the Cold War, after all) but we’re still not entirely sure what those secrets are. That being said, it looks like a teenaged girl, her boyfriend, and a washed up journalist somehow managed to beat the lab at its own game. Nancy and Jonathon get themselves captured by the Lab and get Dr. Owens to admit on tape that the lab was responsible for Barb’s death. It seems as if justice has won the day! Granted, almost everyone in the lab died when the Demo-dogs attacked, but those who somehow survived were forced to close the lab’s doors, seemingly for good. Is the threat of Hawkins Lab over and done with? Or will it be revived if/when Brenner returns?

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4. Is the Gate closed for good?

The number one problem that was left from season one, was that the Gate that Eleven opened to The Upside Down was still left wide open. Dr. Owens and the new scientists at the lab tried their best to keep the roots and vines of The Upside Down from spreading into Hawkins, but it looks as if their problem is a bit bigger than they originally thought. The shadow monster, or the Mind Flayer, as the kids begin to call it, enters our world and possesses Will Byers, absorbing him into the hive mind. If anything happened to the vines of The Upside Down or the Demo-dogs, the same thing happens to Will. The only way to free Will from the Flayer’s hold is to get it out of him and then close the Gate for good. The responsibility falls to Eleven who ventures back into the lab with Hopper at her side. It takes all of the power within her to close the Gate, but not before she comes face to face with the Mind Flayer. The main gate in the lab may be closed but does that mean that the other smaller portals like in Joyce’s house and the tree behind the Harrington house are closed as well?

5. Is Will finally free of The Upside Down?

This kid just can’t seem to catch a break. He’s just innocently coming home from a ten hour D&D campaign, he gets dragged into The Upside Down for a week, he gets a slug implanted in his belly, and then he becomes possessed by the Mind Flayer. And you think you had it tough in middle school! It would seem as if, with the Gate to The Upside Down finally closed, he would be back to Will the Wise. But this kid has been connected to this place–twice. He’s seen things and was connected to the Mind Flayer in such a close, intimate way, it’s hard to believe that he would be able to cut ties with it so easily. Plus, this is Stranger Things! We know that things can’t end perfectly happy for anyone, especially anyone from the Byers family.

6. Is the Mind Flayer the main baddie?

In season one, we had the Demogorgon that was the thing of nightmares. It was responsible for Will’s disappearance, Barb’s death, and the complete destruction of Joyce’s house. In season two, we are introduced to an even more terrifying monster, not just because of its sheer size (which is enormous, by the way), but the type of monster it is. It isn’t just a beast, using brute strength to kill you. This thing is highly intelligent. Not only can it scheme and manipulate, but it can hide in plain sight by possessing others. According to Dustin’s Dungeons & Dragons knowledge, it considers itself the master race and its goal is to dominate the humans. Well, that didn’t go quite as planned when our girl, Eleven, slammed the door in his face. But as the season ends, we see the Mind Flayer lurking above Hawkins Middle School, reminding us that the Gate may be closed but the Mind Flayer is still alive and still watching.

7. Are there other numbers (aka: kids) out there?

We now know that Eleven wasn’t the only kid that Hawkins Lab managed to get their hands on (with a name like Eleven, we’d be stupid to think otherwise). Eleven and Eight (Kali) grew up together in the rainbow room at the lab and through Eleven’s gifts, she was able to find her sister again. We know that Eleven has telekinetic powers and Kali can force people to see illusions. But if there is an 008 and an 011, where are 001-007 and 009-010? It wouldn’t be out of the question that some of them are no longer alive (we can see that using these gifts too much can lead to their nose and ears bleeding which obviously isn’t the healthiest thing in the world) but there could be more of them, either still at the lab or living in hiding like Kali. With Kali out in the world spreading her vigilante justice, it’s likely that we will see her again in the future and why can’t she bring other siblings with her? If they do exist, what sort of powers would they have? It’s a colorful plot point that the writers could really go to town with. Maybe we’ll get an epic showdown between an army of psychic kids, Dr. Brenner, and the Mind Flayer!

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8. How will Eleven assimilate into “normal” life?

After Will, Eleven has managed to have a pretty miserable time in Stranger Things. Taken from her mother at birth, she was raised in Hawkins Lab by the cold and calculating Brenner to be a secret weapon. By the time she escaped the lab, she barely spoke and had no idea how to interact with other people. Her adventures with Mike and the other boys was enough to introduce her to a brand new world to experience. Sadly, she had to hide away in Hopper’s cabin for a year to keep her safe from the bad man. During that time, Eleven and Hopper learned to strangely love each other as a father/daughter dynamic duo and at the close of season two, Hopper adopts Eleven. You can tell he genuinely loves her, wants the best for her, and hopes to give her a normal life… as normal as being a telekinetic bad ass can be. She arrives at the Snow Ball and looks like a fish out of water. She’s dressed up nice and pretty, surrounded by other kids her age, and not being used for her powers for quite possibly the first time in forever. It’s a bit odd imagining her taking gym class or studying math and science with the guys. But if Hopper is daddy now, it looks like Eleven is going to have to get used to a normal life in Hawkins (which, let’s be honest: is anything but normal).

9. Were Dustin and Hopper infected while in The Upside Down?

Because if so, I might just choke somebody. Hopper was the first one to realize that The Upside Down was spreading through vines that ran beneath the town. The moment in the show when the camera angle begins to spin, leaving Hopper literally upside down took our breath away but it didn’t take long to realize just how dangerous this little side adventure was. While wandering through the tunnels, he came face to face with a orifice-like thing that squirted something nasty in his face (think Bog of Eternal Stench from Labyrinth but instead of stinky smells, it’s toxic particles). Another smaller one gets him again, making him pass out. The same thing happens to Dustin in the final episode when the kids (and Steve) venture into the tunnels. He looks up at the funky orifice and gets pelted in the face. He claims to be okay, but could this lead to problems down the road for these guys? They do refer to the Mind Flayer’s control over Will as a virus… viruses can be caught and spread…They are my personal favorite characters so you better not touch them, Duffer Brothers!

10. When the heck will Jopper become canon?

Yes, yes, I know Bob the Brain’s body isn’t even cold yet, but come on! We all know that Joyce was never going to be happy with Bob Newby. The Duffer Brothers knew that they were going to kill off Bob long before Sean Astin even breathed life into him and, while he’s a precious guy who is probably the first person to treat Joyce with any love and respect, he’s just not a right fit for Joyce. Bob, Joyce, and Hopper all went to school together. They grew up together. But while Bob was running the AV club, Joyce and Hopper were sharing cigarettes behind the school. They are kindred spirits, both broken and they share a deep affection for one another. At the start of season two, Hopper is beside Joyce as she takes Will to the lab. He begs her to call him before anyone else (and she does). When Hopper goes missing in the tunnels, Joyce jumps into action and once she finds him, she clings to him, completely forgetting Bob. After Bob’s death, Hopper consoles Joyce and at the Snow Ball (both of them clearly being helicopter parents), they share a cigarette just like old times. The Joyce/Hopper pairing (aka: Jopper) is such a popular canon request that even David Harbour who plays Jim Hopper has voiced his complete support. I’m with you, buddy… and I will push this pairing until the day I die. Joyce+Hopper=Stranger Things OTP.

11. Will Steve actually go away to college?

Let’s be honest: Steve may not be the brightest bulb in the 80s glam chandelier but he has proven himself to be a good guy. Now, I’m not asking this for Nancy (in my not-so humble opinion she is the absolute worst character in the entire series… but I digress…). She lost her golden opportunity with this boy by blaming him for Barb’s death (definitely on you girl) and then begrudging him for not telling the Hollands the truth about Barb (for fear of his own life… yeah… what a jerk). Yes, he did hit a major low point in season one and even won the “Worst Boyfriend of the Year” award when he let his friends graffiti “Nancy the Slut Wheeler” all over town. However, he went back to apologize and even helped to save the day. Jonathon took pictures of Nancy while she was undressing… and then never apologized for it. Just saying… But Nancy running off with Jonathon led to the greatest bromance since Frodo and Sam. Steve became a sort of big brother for Dustin offering advice on girls, Demogorgon slaying, and hair care. It went from a funny relationship to a very heartwarming one when Steve drove Dustin to the Snow Ball. I 100% support Steve if he chooses to not go away to school so we can continue to get shenanigans featuring Dustin and Steve.

What burning questions do you have after watching Stranger Things 2? Did we miss any? Here’s hoping that we’ll start getting some answers to these questions… the first one, of course being: When the heck is Stranger Things 3?!?!

Amanda Woomer-Limpert is a writer for The Geekiverse and is just as obsessed with Stranger Things as everyone else you know. She officially ships Jopper (JoyceXHopper forever!) and would watch a show solely dedicated to the shenanigans of Dustin and Steve.

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