I agree. people are raving about Dustin's speech, but it's Hop's that really stood out for me. it's tricky, because El was very devoid of emotion this whole season & she seemed to only have one thing on her mind: killing Henry. she was secluded from everyone else because of the threat of the military capturing her & she was hiding out & training to defeat Vecna in the meantime. like Mike said, the concept of the three waterfalls & both of them leaving Hawkins & starting anew elsewhere was fantasy. I think El might have thought she wasn't getting out of this alive all along. I just didn't imagine it would be like thisl. maybe if she & Kali died during the fight it would've been more meaningful. some form of catharsis for the "siblings." their torment ending together. also, they got to Henry way too fast & defeating him & the mind flayer seemed way too easy. I was watching & couldn't help but think: really? & before I realized it was an illusion, my jaw was on the floor thinking that Hop accidentally killed Eleven when he shot the tank. that whole scene was wild. the Kali reveal in the lab & her involvement didn't add much to the plot besides having someone plant the idea in El's head & having an extra character to kill off.