Chapter VIII: A Murder of Woes
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Wednesday

Is Wednesday S1 E8 OK for kids?

Chapter VIII: A Murder of Woes

Wednesday lands in trouble with Principal Weems, but that's just the start of her problems. To fight an ancient evil, she'll need all her friends' help.

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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+

Wednesday S1 E8, “Chapter VIII: A Murder of Woes”, 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+. Wednesday lands in trouble with Principal Weems, but that's just the start of her problems. To fight an ancient evil, she'll need all her friends' help.

Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (6); Swearing (4). 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

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Wednesday S1 E8:

  • MildEarly in episode
    I'd wake up naked,

Violence & injury 6 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Wednesday S1 E8:

  • ExplicitEarly in episode
    framing Xavier for murder
  • ExplicitLate in episode
    She murdered Weems and then took
  • ExplicitLate in episode
    Listen, Crackstone must be stabbed
  • ModerateEarly in episode
    covered in blood,
  • ModerateMid episode
    It is a full blood moon.
  • ModerateLate in episode
    You brought a gun to a sword fight.

Swearing 4 moments

How Swearing shows up in Wednesday S1 E8:

  • ModerateLate in episode
    Oh, you asshole!
  • MildEarly in episode
    Where the hell am I?
  • MildMid episode
    What the hell is going on?
  • MildLate in episode
    have been slashed. Every damn one.

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