Content guide
Skip for under 13
Stranger Things S2 E6, “The Spy”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Swearing (10); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 13+Language, drinking, sex talk in live-action sci-fi.
Parents need to know that Stranger Things S2 E6, "The Spy", is a live-action sci-fi episode. The series is known for horror and violence swing hard by episode — the query parents actually search. Driven by swearing (moderate, in dialogue), with alcohol & drugs alongside it. Sexual content is mild but includes No, no, no, no, no. Like a... Like a sexual electricity. Language includes strong swearing — for example, I don't hear shit. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Oh, no, don't-- I mean-- He's so drunk. 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
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Stranger Things S2 E6:
No, no, no, no, no. Like a... Like a sexual electricity.
Swearing 10 moments
How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S2 E6:
I don't hear shit.
You've got chemistry, history, plus the real shit, shared trauma.
What? No, I mean, my dad's-- -An asshole.
All right, asshole! God! -Okay! Stupid.
My stepbrother's always been a dick,
Commie bastards sure know how to make a spirit. Am I right?
I'd cut the bullshit and share the damn bed.
The hell is that? [sniffles] -Uh, something you should see.
Who the hell were you talking to?
It's that damn graveyard.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Stranger Things S2 E6:
Oh, no, don't-- I mean-- He's so drunk.
Wasted. [sighs] -Yeah.
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