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Thank you. in to your favorite shows throughout the week as usual. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Recapables, a podcast on the Ringer podcast network.

In case you need a reminder, this is our mini series about Stranger Things.

Today we'll be covering episodes four through six of Stranger Things

Three. That obviously means we will be getting into spoilers. And it means that there will be

another episode of this podcast tomorrow to talk about episode seven and eight. So if you're pacing

your binge along with us, that's very flattering. But that's the pace that we're going at.

I am your host, Alison Herman, and joining me on the

other line in New York, it's Miles Surrey. Miles, how are you doing? Hey, yeah, no, I'm ready to talk. You can't

spell America without Erica. This is true. I also feel like in the interest of full disclosure,

both those of us here at L.A., me and our producer Evan and Miles, are in very hot rooms right now, which we did not plan to coincide with episode four, which is called the sauna test for reasons that will soon become obvious, but happens to be very on theme.

Clutching water and a shard of very sharp tile to go at any aggressors who might come in the room.

But yeah, you threw to a take that I would like to share just to alienate all of our listeners right off the bat, which is, I am not pro Erica.

I think she is the cousin Oliver of Stranger Things 3.

And, you know, she was obviously very cute and well used sporadically last season.

This is Lucas's little sister, who has now grown into like a full mall brat.

I think they're leaning a little too hard onto the smarmy, cutesy, charming tween girl thing.

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