The sun was beginning to set over Hawkins, Indiana, casting long, orange shadows across the parking lot of the Family Video. Inside, the air smelled faintly of buttered popcorn and the plastic scent of VHS tapes. Steve Harrington—once "King Steve," the undisputed ruler of Hawkins High—was currently engaged in his most important post-grad duty: rewinding a copy of Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the third time that afternoon.