Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Stranger Things S2 E8, “The Mind Flayer”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+. An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 4 themes: Violence & injury (1); Swearing (7); Homophobic jokes (1); Sexual insults (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 11+Homophobic jokes, language, sexual insults in live-action sci-fi.
Parents need to know that Stranger Things S2 E8, "The Mind Flayer", is a live-action sci-fi episode. The series is known for horror and violence swing hard by episode — the query parents actually search. Sits in the gray area mainly on homophobic jokes (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes You can't just shoot this with guns. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Son of a bitch! You know what. This episode includes homophobic jokes — for example, like some faggot instead of watching your sister?. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, He's gonna call whatever whore he's seeing tonight. 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 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Stranger Things S2 E8:
You can't just shoot this with guns.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S2 E8:
Son of a bitch! You know what...
Son of a bitch did it.
Those little shits are real trouble, you know?
[Joyce] Oh, shit.
[Dustin] Holy shit.
What the hell?
What the hell's he doing?
Homophobic jokes 1 moment
How Homophobic jokes shows up in Stranger Things S2 E8:
like some faggot instead of watching your sister?
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Stranger Things S2 E8:
He's gonna call whatever whore he's seeing tonight
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