(Warning: Spoilers ahead.)

Urban legend or not, everyone knows the story of the mother who lifts a car to save her child pinned beneath it. But did you hear the one about the woman who fights tooth and nail to protect her daughter, armed with only a broken wine bottle against a terrifying monster from another dimension?

Power comes in different forms in Stranger Things, and only a few are blessed (or cursed) with abilities like telekinesis. Karen Wheeler’s (Cara Buono) specialty up to this point is being blissfully unaware of the increasingly bizarre events occurring in Hawkins, Indiana. White wine is crucial to maintaining that cluelessness. Unlike Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder), Karen and her husband, Ted (Joe Crest), are not privy to their kids’ extracurricular activities.

Nancy (Natalia

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