In season 3 of “Stranger Things,” Dustin’s girlfriend whom he met at camp is Suzie. Dustin says they met at Camp Know Where, a science camp, before the season begins and maintains a long-distance relationship with her.
Suzie first becomes important when Dustin tries to contact her by radio after returning to Hawkins. His friends initially suspect that she may be imaginary because they have never met her and Dustin makes extravagant claims about their relationship. The season later confirms that she is real when she answers his call from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Suzie is played by Gabriella Pizzolo. She is portrayed as highly intelligent, sharing Dustin’s enthusiasm for science, mathematics, and technology. Her knowledge of Planck’s constant becomes crucial when the group needs the number to open a Russian-supplied safe in the Starcourt Mall operation.
The season’s most memorable Dustin-and-Suzie moment is their duet of “The NeverEnding Story,” the theme from the 1984 fantasy film. The song delays the crisis briefly but also allows Suzie to provide the information the group needs.