It works for them... why not?

Green eyes

Green eyes

Nancy continued writing Post-its and sticking them on the board, this time in the Gordie/Lonnie section and connecting a red wire to the postcard from Derry, which was also connected to Mike's line.

Dustin comments -You're a little obsessed with that, aren't you?... and I'm saying it- Nancy comments -This is very important- The others roll their eyes, and Mike, now more recovered from his stomach upset, says -Nancy... you can do that later. It's better to continue-

But she insists -This is very strange...- Robin sits down after giving up on the door and comments -Well, yeah... we're watching other people's lives on some strange magical... or demonic tapes- looking at the box of tapes with a squint.

Lucas asks -How many are left? I'm getting sick of this- to which Eddie replies -Like, 7... Let's hope they don't get any more-

Nancy, with an obsessive Wheeler face, comments -Exactly... we've been doing this for so long that it's become natural, but think about it-

Jonathan, already recognizing that face, sighs and comments -Fine... We hear you-

She begins -Well, until now we've speculated that they want to send us some kind of message, maybe a warning... but if that's the case, why not just tell us directly?-

Robin, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, responds -Well, because we wouldn't believe it- Nancy snaps her fingers and explains -Wrong... It was clear from the first movie that this was serious- She points to the Post-it note for "The Black Phone" in the top corner of the whiteboard, on Steve's lifeline.

Dustin comments -Okay, you got me, that's a very good point... so?- He's genuinely interested.

Nancy says -I have two hypotheses about that...- The rest of the group listened attentively as she began -First, he simply can't. He has to follow certain guidelines or rules; he's not allowed to contact us directly-

Lucas speculates -Just show us fragments of the past or the future...- and Robin finishes, -And wait for us to put the puzzle together on our own-

Then everyone looked at the board with a little more interest. Nancy nods and answers, -Exactly- Mike hesitantly asks -And what's the other option?-

She sighs, obviously tired and hesitant about what she's about to say, probably because she already knew how they'd take it, but she swallows and continues -It's not that he can't... it's that he doesn't want to-

Everyone looked at them doubtfully, but slowly their words began to sink in, and Eleven asked, frightened -What?-

Nancy, somewhat regretfully, explains -Maybe he only does this because it's fun for him... that's why more movies keep appearing. He finds this funnier and more funnier, and he only does it for entertainment-

Max responds, wanting to quickly divert the topic -You assume it's a "he"- but Nancy, refusing to lose the thread, replies -You assume it's a "one" What if it's not? What if hundreds or thousands are watching us? Maybe we're "their movie"-

That left everyone speechless; the mere thought paralyzed them, but before they could process it, Nancy continued -And there's something else...-

Everyone looked at her strangely, and she continued -Don't you find it strange that most of us here were hiding a shady past?- Hopper angrily complained -We had our reasons-

The affected people nodded at that, and Nancy, now more uncomfortable, clarified -I know, but there are strange things in my memory, like the Toziers-

Mike asked, uncomfortably stupefied -What's wrong with them?- To which she clarified -I don't remember them... no matter how hard I search my memory, I can't remember them-