15 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching Stranger Things
9. The Vanishing Of Chester Byers
Perhaps the most shocking thing you'll discover during a rewatch of Stranger Things is the fact that Joyce, Will and Jonathan used to have a dog named Chester. 'Why is that shocking?' you ask? Why, it's only because the poor animal completely disappears from existence following the first season and is never referenced again.
It's a shame because Chester played something of an important role in the early-going as he was pivotal in helping Hopper discover that Will made his way to the shed during the night that the Demogorgon showed up and his trip to Castle Byers also suggested that he was incredibly close to Will.
So what happened to him? According to actor Noah Schnapp, Chester had died off-screen between Seasons 1 and 2, but as the grave that the creative team planned to show seemingly never made it to the screen in Season 3, the dog's fate remains unclear.