yes, the opening scene of stranger things says a lot about the ensuing plot and will's characterization, but it also lays out lucas' and dustin's characterization and their conflict over the season?
lucas advises will to cast fireball, setting him up as a doer, the boy who'll arm himself with his wrist rocket to take out a monster. dustin advocates caution and a protection spell, setting him up as a thinker who 'never feels good about anything' and who becomes the diplomatic mediator.
all that's set up in a few lines. it's really expertly done.


















