Stranger Things: 20 Best Moments
4. Goodbye, Mike (S1 E8: The Upside Down)
One of the most heartbreaking scenes in the entire show comes during the intense climax of the first season.
After being cornered in a classroom, Eleven, seeing there are no other options to defeat the relentless Demogorgon, takes what appears to be her final stand against the creature to protect her friends.
It feels like another huge punch to the gut when she murmurers a final goodbye to Mike, who, after the monster and Eleven disappear, cannot believe she is gone. Finn Wolfhard's acting here in response to the loss is just too real.
We always wish Season Two could have come sooner to have these two reunited.