[1] In 2019, Richter's now-adult son Bobby returns to a decrepit Camp Redwood looking for answers, having been sent checks from an unknown benefactor since childhood.
There he meets Donna, now the director of the asylum, who further elaborates that in 1989, the ghosts brutally murdered Margaret, but not before Brooke seemingly died in a struggle with her.
Bobby again returns to Camp Redwood where Margaret's ghost repeatedly attempts to kill him, but he is saved by Richter, Lavinia, and the counselors.
[3] Ron Hogan of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4/5, saying, "Moments of sweetness aside, 1984 is a dark comedy at its heart, and like the best '80s slashers, there's no shortage of dramatic practical gore effects and dismemberments.
Keeping the devil's personal blade man trapped, watching over Bobby, working to undo the mistakes of the past and build towards a better future?
She first mentioned how she was pleased by the appearance of Finn Wittrock, saying that "our favorite and most chiseled horror story alum is here to explore the secrets of Camp Redwood."