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Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S2 E2, “2. The Scorpion and the Toad”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Lily returns from San Francisco claiming that she had the summer of her life, but her friends soon see through the veneer.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Alcohol & drugs (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E2:
Well, I guess we're just a threesome tonight.
If things had gone your way-- you'd gone out a couple times, I think she definitely would have had sex with you.
There's no "would" in sex.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E2:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
Now, if you'll excuse me I have two unique breasts and two duplicates waiting for me.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E2:
The thing about a hangover is that everyone has their own special remedy.
What are you so chirpy about? She's still drunk from last night.
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