Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S12 E16, “The D&D Vortex”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. When the gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith, deception and betrayal are the path to make it to the one open seat.
Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 2 themes: Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (2). 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 10+Violence, affairs and cheating, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S12 E16, "The D&D Vortex", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes What-What's he doing there? Maybe he died in Wil's house and he can't leave until he…. Sexual content is mild but includes (stammers) Wait, if you think I'm lying, why do you think I'm eating pies? Why don't you…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Big Bang Theory S12 E16:
(stammers) Wait, if you think I'm lying, why do you think I'm eating pies? Why don't you think I'm having an affair? Listen, i-it's fine, just next time, bring me a slice.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S12 E16:
What-What's he doing there? Maybe he died in Wil's house and he can't leave until he solves his own murder.
Oh, a-and that, uh, the guy that played the werewolf on-on True Blood, he was there.
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