Eddie spreads his arms and shrugs, the gesture expansive, over the top, though his expression is genuine. He has no idea how any of this is possible, how the Upside Down was possible, how Vecna was possible, or all the crazy shit Steve and Robin and Nancy told him. He doesn't know the how of any of it.

He knows they're here, they're alive, he knows he hasn't gone insane, and that's about it.

"I have no earthly idea," he admits. "But here, check this out."

He takes the remote and flips through the channels again, still adapting to this whole new TV thing where there's about a thousand channels and nothing to watch. Eventually he finds a new channel, though, and the date at the bottom of the screen is right there.