Blackbeard
🎞️ S4 E2 🚫 Too much

Outer Banks

Is Outer Banks S4 E2 OK for kids?

Blackbeard

A strange tale of a family curse makes the Pogues think twice about accepting a lucrative offer to search for an amulet linked to Blackbeard.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

Outer Banks S4 E2, “Blackbeard”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. A strange tale of a family curse makes the Pogues think twice about accepting a lucrative offer to search for an amulet linked to Blackbeard.

Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (7); Swearing (8); 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 13+

Violence, language, drinking in live-action adventure.

Parents need to know that Outer Banks S4 E2, "Blackbeard", is a live-action adventure episode. The series is known for teen treasure-hunt drama — violence, sex, drugs and language swing hard by episode. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, shown on screen), with swearing alongside it. Violence includes Right before she was murdered,. Language includes strong swearing — for example, You need to get your shit together, son. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — [girl 2] Absolutely. Oh, you need a beer. 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

Violence & injury 7 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Outer Banks S4 E2:

  • Too much
    Right before she was murdered,
  • Too much
    and then murdered her.
  • Too much
    His dad shot her.
  • Too much
    [man 1] They stabbed me with a speargun.
  • Caution
    "The End Of A Gun" by GHOSTWOMAN playing
  • Caution
    Nitrogen in the blood,
  • Caution
    a couple bubbles in your blood right now.

Swearing 8 moments

How Swearing shows up in Outer Banks S4 E2:

  • Caution
    You need to get your shit together, son.
  • Caution
    No, that shit's a state secret.
  • Caution
    Son of a bitch.
  • Caution
    You're shitting me.
  • Mild
    Oh, hell no. Nuh-uh.
  • Mild
    Who the hell was that down there?
  • Mild
    I think that's a damn good idea.
  • Mild
    [sucks teeth]

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Outer Banks S4 E2:

  • Mild
    [girl 2] Absolutely. Oh, you need a beer.

What to watch in Outer Banks · Season 4 guide

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