Spies, Rats, and Russians In Hawkins?

Season 3 explained, Some spoilers ahead, but mostly nothing scary but Mike

The most competent professionals in Hawkins, six children and an ice cream man, are scouring Hawkins for Russian threats. Having intercepted code that clearly indicates Hawkins, and indeed, all of small-town America, is about to be nuked beyond all American exceptionalism, the children are determined to save us all.

Meanwhile, the chief of police is on an even more critical mission, His daughter, El, has learned to kiss. The boy in question is a bit of a dweeb, and Hop knows his daughter can do better. Job ONE is getting that boy away from his precious daughter, never mind the exploding rats, and lethal, sneaky Russians. There may also be an Upside Down, influenced life-guard, known and loved as ‘Billy,’ threatening the populace — at least the wet ones in the pool — and rampaging after hours into Demogorgon territory.

Chief Hopper, or Hop, as he is known, is working overtime, to help El escape the juvenile clutches of the nerdy boy. Knowing, that El, too, is a bit geeky, just makes him worry all the more. What if they get urges to do typical teenage boy and girl stuff? What if they rub against one another? What if Mike gets awkwardly engorged in certain prepubescent parts, looking about ready to explode like an aroused, and frantic, rabid rat?

The situation, according to Hop, is very, very dangerous.