The Battle of Starcourt
🎞️ S3 E8 🚫 Hard pass

Stranger Things

Is Stranger Things S3 E8 OK for kids?

The Battle of Starcourt

Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.

📺 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

Skip for under 13

Stranger Things S3 E8, “The Battle of Starcourt”, 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. Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.

Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (2); Swearing (10). 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 S3 E8:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    cocks assault rifle
  • ModerateLate in episode
    ♪ And the guns ♪

Swearing 10 moments

How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S3 E8:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    [Dustin] Holy shit. Holy shit.
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    [Dustin] Oh, shit.
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    but I've been down in that shithole for 24 hours.
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    cocks assault rifle
  • ModerateMid episode
    Steve] Hey, asshole! Over here! [grunts
  • ModerateLate in episode
    He was a bit of a prick to us in high school, I'll grant you that,
  • MildEarly in episode
    This is gonna hurt like hell, okay?
  • MildEarly in episode
    Um, I'm ten, you bald bastard!
  • MildEarly in episode
    [Jonathan] What the hell? -What?
  • MildLate in episode
    He's a douchebag of the highest order, Robin.

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