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Skip for under 13
Stranger Things S1 E5, “The Flea and the Acrobat”, 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. Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (4); Swearing (7); 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Stranger Things S1 E5:
[gun cocking] -Hands up. Hands up!
You ever shot a gun before?
Fresh blood. I knew it. -Lucas, come on!
Bull! That's old blood. Right, El?
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S1 E5:
I mean, I was a total dick. -Yeah, you were.
[cocks gun] -[breathing heavily]
Like I'm out of my damn mind. -Hey.
What the hell?
or whatever the hell you want to call it,
We get that money, anywhere he damn well pleases!
He had every right to be pissed
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Stranger Things S1 E5:
[beer can clatters] -[both chuckle]
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