Dear Billy
🎞️ S4 E4 🚫 Hard pass

Stranger Things

Is Stranger Things S4 E4 OK for kids?

Dear Billy

Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.

📺 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 S4 E4, “Dear Billy”, 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. Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.

Across the episode we counted 17 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (5); Swearing (9). 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 S4 E4:

  • MildEarly in episode
    eating Enzo's with your sexy woman.

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Stranger Things S4 E4:

  • MildEarly in episode
    Also, this bra that you gave me is really pinching my boobs.
  • MildMid episode
    My boobs hurt. And I'll tell you the truth, Anthony.

Violence & injury 5 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Stranger Things S4 E4:

  • ExplicitMid episode
    With all the murders and everything, I…
  • ModerateMid episode
    Go, go, go! -Whoa, is that real blood, man?
  • ModerateMid episode
    But… Oh my God. Why is that guy holding a gun?
  • MildEarly in episode
    But I still highly recommend slapping some juicy pineapple on your pie.
  • MildLate in episode
    I think we can beat him. -What?

Swearing 9 moments

How Swearing shows up in Stranger Things S4 E4:

  • ModerateEarly in episode
    [panting] Give me a second. Shit.
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    [whispers] Holy shit. There's a little ballerina in here.
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    I mean, of course this asshole curses me.
  • ModerateMid episode
    Son of a bitch.
  • ModerateLate in episode
    "Love, your shitty little sister,
  • MildEarly in episode
    All right. Yeah, that definitely sucks,
  • MildEarly in episode
    Where the hell's Sinclair?
  • MildMid episode
    Move, bastard!
  • MildMid episode
    [Mike] What the hell is going on?!

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