‘Stranger Things’ is a show created by Duffer Brothers and debuted in 2016.The show is an investigative drama with certain supernatural elements sprinkled in with science fiction and horror themes. The show has been set in the ’80s, and the developers deliberately put in pop culture references of the time as a tribute to the great directors like Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, and David Lynch, and writers like Stephen King. He also reflected in the directorial style of the show.The creators being fans of the time, are interested in conspiracy theories of secret government experiments during the cold war period, which interestingly is also the premise of the show. Numerous critics believe the show has helped Netflix cement its place in the OTT arena. ‘Stranger Things’, over the years, has achieved a fanbase rivaling other sci-fi shows like ‘Star Trek’ and movies like ‘Star Wars’ while catapulting the careers of the young cast members who debuted with the show. The show has achieved such success that there’s a ‘Stranger Things’ store in New York. Moreover, a children’s book named ‘How to Survive in a Stranger Things World’ came out in 2018, offering advice, wisdom, and warnings related to the show.The show is set in a fictional town, Hawkins, Indiana, in the ’80s, where various phenomena occur. The supernatural occurrences around the town are shown to be connected to an alternate reality known as the upside down, which has been connected through a portal due to a government child experimentation facility that takes place nearby. The cast for the series consists of an ensemble with names like Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour playing police chief Hopper, Sadie Sink as Max, Millie Bobby Brown, and many more.The story of the show revolves around a primary character by the name of Eleven. In the show, Eleven is shown to be born with telekinetic superpowers. However, the plot reveals that Eleven was snatched away from her family by Dr. Martin Brenner, the supervisor at the MKUltra facility, when she was very young and grew up in the national experimental laboratory near the town of Hawkins as a test subject. However, because of a mishap, she finds herself out of the facility and meets Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, a group of friends on the lookout for their missing friend Will. The three friends interestingly communicate with each other over their walkie-talkie and encounter Eleven in the woods while searching for Will. It is revealed that they are fans of comic books and understand the strange happenings better than the adults. The rest of the seasons are about how Eleven grapples with the supernatural forces, how she starts leading a normal life and saves the town from evil forces. In one episode, it is shown how Eleven tries to go out for trick or treating, but Hopper denies her permission to do so. Then, there are interesting tidbits like the rainbow room. The rainbow room is situated inside Hawkins National Laboratory, a playroom for Eleven when she was a captive. Moreover, many one-liners by Eleven have become cult quotes, such as “friends don’t lie”, and her conversations with Hopper have also become famous.Most famous Eleven quotesEleven’s one-liners have a cult following of their own. Her witty lines with Max, Hopper, and everyone else saved us from boredom and kept us entertained. Read on to get a feel of the character’s best quotes from the first season to the last.“Friends don’t lie."-Season 1, ‘Chapter Seven: The Bathtub’, 2016.“The gate. I opened it. I’m the monster."-Season 1, ‘Chapter Six: The Monster’, 2016.“I’m a fighter. I’ve killed."-Season 2, ‘Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister’, 2017.“I saw you. In the rainbow room."-Season 2, ‘Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister’, 2017.“This Is Mr. Fibbly. He Is A Squirrel."-Season 4, ‘Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers’, 2022.Funny Eleven quotes’Stranger Things’ has ruled the audience’s minds for the better part of the last few years, and the friendship is shown by Dustin, Max, Will, Ele. Read some of her best quotes here.(For more famous quotes by Eleven like “friends don’t lie” and others, keep reading on.)“I’m the monster."-Season 1, ‘Chapter Six: The Monster’, 2016.“Joyce Says Time Is Funny Like That. Emotions Can Make It Speed Up Or Slow Down. We Are All Time Travelers If You Think About It."-Season 4, ‘Chapter One: The Hellfire Club’, 2022.Short Eleven quotes’Stranger Things’ breaks the mold of conventional sci-fi shows and blurs the lines between mainstream and offbeat shows.“I do not belong. Anywhere."-Season 4, ‘Chapter One: The Hellfire Club’, 2022.“Halfway happy."-Season 2, ‘Chapter One: Madmax’, 2017.“I’m going to my friends. I’m going home."-Season 2, ‘Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister’, 2017.
‘Stranger Things’ is a show created by Duffer Brothers and debuted in 2016.
