Dustin Henderson

- The hive mind. - Hive mind?

- Nancy? - Jonathan.

Demo-dogs.

- Bullshit! - I didn't know he was a Demogorgon, okay?

- The what? - What?

Okay, so this mind flamer thing...

Analogy? That's what you're worried about?

A collective consciousness. It's a super-organism.

- It's just a game. It's a game. - What the hell are we doing here?

by taking over their brains using its highly-developed psionic powers.

What do you want to do, Mike?

It's so ancient that it doesn't even know its true home.

I thought we were waiting for your military backup.

They're not in there, are they? - We're not sure.

The electricity.

Fine. An analogy for understanding whatever the hell this is.

Shed his skin to make room for growth like hornworms.

We know that it's only a matter of time before those tunnels reach this town.

- I mean, when it was just Dart, maybe... - But there's an army now.

I got it!

The doctor said it was like a virus, it infected him.

and the mind flayer, it... it... It likes brains.

- He was tiny two days ago. - Well, he's molted three times already.

Uh, it views other races, like us, as inferior to itself.

Uh, you summon an undead army, uh, because...