Stranger Things Dog Names

Hawkins, Indiana was a quiet little suburban town. Nothing was going on and parents allowed their kids to be out at night on their bikes. Teenagers did teenager-y things and children got up to innocent trouble. It was idyllic, the kind of town you settled down in. That makes such a lovely picture, doesn’t it? But such a lovely picture would not make for quality television. Thankfully, that image is soon shattered when you realize that all is not as it seems.

The first episode introduces us to the gang, and we are reminded of classic eighties films. They are in the basement playing Dungeons and Dragons, and the atmosphere is tense. Soon, the tension is broken, and the boys go their separate ways. That’s when we follow the unfortunate Will Byers home. It quickly becomes apparent that something is wrong as we realize that he is being chased. He soon ditches his bike and flees through the forest, taking a shortcut home. Viewers watched with breathless anticipation, Will had managed to climb in their hearts in under less than ten minutes of screen time. He makes it home, and he is greeted enthusiastically by an excited dog. Viewers breathed a sigh of relief. Until the dog began barking at the unknown threat. The music swells as he runs outside to fetch a gun. Their hands shook with his as he struggled to load the weapon. When he finally got it loaded, the music stops. The atmosphere is quiet. It seems like nothing is wrong and all is good with the world again. Until an unseen force snatches Will away. The scene becomes brighter and it is as if nothing happened. Will just disappeared.

When people finally begin looking for the boy, the police show up and we get to see Chief Hopper in action. He and his deputies spend time looking around the Byers’ house. They find nothing out of the ordinary until their attention is drawn outside by a dog barking angrily at the shed. Later, when Joyce Byers figures out that something strange is happening, their family dog watches as she strings Christmas lights all over the house. The dog’s name is Chester. Although his name is never mentioned in the first season, he plays an interesting role. He must have known it because he was a notorious diva on set. You know how actors can be.