Steve’s cynical co-worker, Robin Buckley, quickly cracks the boys' club and uses her own knack for languages to translate the message: "The week is long. The silver cat feeds when blue meets yellow in the west."
The episode heavily leans into the cultural phenomenon of the 1980s shopping mall, using the fictional Starcourt Mall as its primary backdrop. [S3E2] Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
Dustin reunites with his big-brother figure, Steve Harrington. Seeking to decrypt a secret Russian transmission he intercepted on his radio, Dustin enlists Steve's help. Steve’s cynical co-worker
Contrasting the bright neon lights of the mall, a deeply disturbing horror plot unfolds in the shadows of Hawkins. [S3E2] Chapter Two: The Mall Rats