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STRANGER THINGS Season 4 Episode 8 REACTION!! Netflix | Vecna | Millie Bobby Brown | Sadie Sink

2025-09-20 Entertainment
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Stranger Things S4 E8 Reaction: Eleven Confronts Papa While Hawkins Prepares for War

Dive into the intense penultimate chapter where Eleven faces Dr. Brenner for answers while the Hawkins crew executes a high-stakes plan to lure and destroy Vecna before the season finale convergence.

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  • Confirm Eleven permanently severs ties with Dr. Brenner after regaining her full sensory and psychic powers in Nevada.
  • Hopper, Joyce, and Murray successfully escape a brutal Russian prison conflict using an unexpected air transport.
  • Vecna/Henry’s origin is fully detailed, confirming his goal: four kills create four massive gates destroying Hawkins.
  • Reviewers praise the episode’s balancing act between intense character drama and massive world-consequence plotting. This episode serves as a critical, high-stakes setup, meticulously weaving together the separate global storylines to converge for the ultimate confrontation. The narrative successfully pays off crucial backstory while ramping up immediate danger for every character faction heading into the finale.

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EL BRINGS DOWN A HELICOPTER!! Stranger Things Full Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects - Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order - Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ - Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 9 Reaction: https://youtu.be/KiMHmhlTaRA As Stranger Things 5 draws near, Tara & Andrew RETURN To give their Stranger Things 4 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review.! Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 8, “Papa,” continues Netflix’s groundbreaking sci-fi horror series created by the Duffer Brothers, where small-town secrets collide with supernatural terror. In this penultimate chapter, the Hawkins kids rally to stop Vecna’s rise while Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown – Enola Holmes, Godzilla vs. Kong) faces off against Dr. Brenner (Matthew Modine – Full Metal Jacket, Dark Knight Rises) in a heartbreaking showdown that tests her strength and freedom. Meanwhile, Hopper (David Harbour – Hellboy, Black Widow), Joyce (Winona Ryder – Beetlejuice, Heathers), and Murray (Brett Gelman – The Other Guys, Fleabag) fight for survival in Russia, battling Demogorgons in a tense prison escape sequence. Back in Hawkins, Mike (Finn Wolfhard – IT, Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo – Honor Society, Prank Encounters), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin – Concrete Cowboy), Max (Sadie Sink – The Whale, Fear Street), and the rest of the crew brace themselves for Vecna’s terrifying endgame. With emotional goodbyes, shocking deaths, and a nail-biting setup for the season finale, Episode 8 delivers some of the most intense, highly searched, and unforgettable moments of Stranger Things. Tara Erickson & Andrew Gordon react, review, and break down every major twist, character arc, and Easter Egg in this pulse-pounding episode of Stranger Things Season 4! #StrangerThings #StrangerThings4 #Papa #Vecna #Eleven #Netflix #SciFi #Horror #Reaction #Review #EddieMunson #MaxMayfield #StrangerThingsSeason4Volume2 Weapons Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/-2Pwi8zyVRk Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 7 Reaction: https://youtu.be/TlJykxMYgBs 28 Years Later (2025) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/06HoK-fs6es The Naked Gun (2025) Reaction https://youtu.be/5QGcyurT8kc Follow Andrew Gordon On Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/Agor711 Follow *Tara Erickson* on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaraErickson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taraerickson/ twitter: https://twitter.com/thetaraerickson 0:00 Checking In! 1:26 Stranger Things 4x8 Reaction 27:18 HUEL 28:51 Stranger Things Episode 4x8 Reaction 48:38 Stranger Things 4x8 Review Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Aparrel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ RR Clips & Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRejectsClips Follow TheReelRejects On The Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Supervising Producer: https://twitter.com/nerdchronic?lang=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow & Listen to Us Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!! - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XHMwbveiznxSOGxN9XT0M - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vc3Rhci13YXJzLXRhbGs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-reel-rejects-tv-movie-recaps/id1616339990 - Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Apocalypse-Podcast/B08JJP58FG Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG On INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba PLAYLISTS: Trailer Reactions & Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw9ZsLdoAQFpx38s2hhyFgDe Movie Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw-comtadVs8b9JsZEWHUyr8 Movie Talk (News, Spoiler Reviews, & Film Rumors!!!): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw8fPQ-21NVSb2IOwIiHbVt8 Youtube Video Reactions & Discussions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw_qwcPsN_vOxXC6IVzrOQYG

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@raygeneenglish9484 2025-09-20

4:17 yes it’s Jamie Bower who is under the makeup too doing Henry/Vecna. Makeup would take 8 hours. They did a whole video about the making of Vecna

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@anthonyhudak9363 2025-09-20

The Duffers knew what they were doing, putting Nancy in a "nightmarish" scenario, especially with the way Vecna calls her name

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@elenahopkins5907 2025-09-20

Fun fact: Matthew Modine officiated Milly Bobby Browns wedding, because they are such close friends that she couldn’t imagine anyone else doing it! It’s really a testimony to how close their relationship is ❤

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@dead_beatbunny 2025-09-20

Yes, the actor playing Henry/001 is the same guy playing Vecna, Jamie Campbell Bower. That's also his voice. There's some pretty funny pictures of him getting makeup done and casually looking at his phone and sipping a Starbucks.

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@mst3KGf 2025-09-20

16:37 - Dustin is unquestionably the smartest of the entire crew, especially in his gift for thinking outside the box. The problem is, Dustin is very much the mad scientist type who will try something out before thinking ahead (see keeping a baby Demogorgan as a pet in S2 to impress a girl). This comes back to bite him in the ass repeatedly in the series and REALLY backfires this season on him. Dustin is best when he has someone like Mike to take his ideas, see the flaws in them and figure out a strategy. And Mike not being here in S4 is costly.

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@Larsio-gq3ce 2025-09-20

I would love to see every reject react to season 5 together

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@jimjimjimmy7793 2025-09-20

Will and John’s relationship is probably one of the most heartwarming things

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@johncspine2787 2025-09-20

Her expressions after the helicopter showing shock, disbelief then realization flashing on her face..stellar acting, just stellar! Modine’s character was so despicable, also stellar acting. Her just dismissing him with “goodbye papa..” was the best choice. No more arguments, no more justifications or blame, just..goodbye..

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@vCrux 2025-09-20

I love that she never gave Papa what he wanted in the end. It showed such growth of her character to be gaslit like she was in that scene and still stand her ground and tell it how it really was. Everything that has happened started with Papa’s obsession. A small child 8-11 years old (Her age from the flashbacks to opening the gate), forced to be a lab rat could never be truly responsible for what has happened. What a truly selfish evil man papa was through and through.

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