Suzie, Do You Copy?
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Stranger Things

Is Stranger Things S3 E1 OK for kids?

Suzie, Do You Copy?

Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 11+

Stranger Things S3 E1, “Suzie, Do You Copy?”, 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+. Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.

Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (5); Fat-shaming (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Stranger Things S3 E1:

  • MildEarly in episode
    "Oh, El, I wish we could make out forever,

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Stranger Things S3 E1:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    ♪ Come on with a gun ♪
  • ModerateMid episode
    "Hot Blooded" playing
  • ModerateLate in episode
    ♪ Hot blooded ♪

Swearing 5 moments

How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S3 E1:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    The power went out last night, remember? -Oh, shit!
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    You know, it is that smug son of a bitch, Mike.
  • MildMid episode
    and my douchebag dad's trying to teach me a lesson,
  • MildLate in episode
    What the hell?

Fat-shaming 2 moments

How Fat-shaming shows up in Stranger Things S3 E1:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    Hey, lard-ass!
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    You wanna be banned for life, lard-ass?

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