The Bathtub
🎞️ S1 E7 🚫 Hard pass

Stranger Things

Is Stranger Things S1 E7 OK for kids?

The Bathtub

Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.

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🛒 Where to buy

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

Stranger Things S1 E7, “The Bathtub”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.

Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (2); Swearing (10); Slut-shaming (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 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Stranger Things S1 E7:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    You say blood draws this thing?
  • ModerateLate in episode
    All right, move in. -[guns cocking]

Swearing 10 moments

How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S1 E7:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    [Lucas] ...son of a bitch!
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    Shit! -This way, come on!
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    Faster, faster! -Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!
  • ModerateMid episode
    You're both assholes. That's my problem.
  • ModerateLate in episode
    Try that side. -[grunts] Son of a bitch!
  • MildEarly in episode
    [sighs] God damn it, Jonathan.
  • MildEarly in episode
    I know. -Damn it.
  • MildEarly in episode
    What the hell is going on here? -[Powell] Chief...
  • MildMid episode
    And piss yourself.
  • MildMid episode
    What the hell, Steve? -[Steve] You know,

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in Stranger Things S1 E7:

  • ModerateMid episode
    The slut with a heart of gold.

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