Pretend Like It's the First Time
🎞️ S2 E7 ✅ Mild

Arcane

Is Arcane S2 E7 OK for kids?

Pretend Like It's the First Time

A moment of darkness, a moment of light — and a vision of What Could Have Been.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 12+

Arcane S2 E7, “Pretend Like It's the First Time”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 12+. A moment of darkness, a moment of light — and a vision of What Could Have Been.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Alcohol & drugs (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Parents need to know

Age 12+

Sex talk, drinking, mild sexual content in animated fantasy.

Parents need to know that Arcane S2 E7, "Pretend Like It's the First Time", is a animated fantasy episode. The series is known for league of Legends origin story — episode-to-episode violence and darker themes vary a lot. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is sex & hookups (moderate, implied). Sexual content is mild but includes I only need to hook up. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — like drunk slugs. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Arcane S2 E7:

  • Caution
    I only need to hook up

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Arcane S2 E7:

  • Mild
    like drunk slugs.

Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.