"Stranger Things" Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (TV Episode 2019) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Two girls enter a teenage boy's room where a pin-up poster of a woman in a small bikini is seen on his wall (the camera just quickly pans by it), then there is a close-up of a drawer being opened with 2 dirty magazine covers clearly visible (both show women revealing their breasts to the point nipples are BARELY covered, no genitalia is shown) then the drawer is slammed shut.
  • Two boys in the mall watch an aerobics class from behind. Women are seen from behind in tights & leggings, including one with a thong leotard over it. Women are shown gyrating their hips to music, with a close-up shot on their butts.
  • When Max and El are about to spy on Billy, Max tells El to get out of there immediately if he's with a girl or doing something weird or she'll be scarred for life.
  • There are multiple scenes, at a public swimming pool, that show girls wearing bikinis.

Violence & Gore

  • There is no gore in this episode.
  • A girl smacks a man in the head with a wine bottle before making him smell chloroform and getting him unconscious.
  • A man attacks another man from behind. He punches the latter and chokes him with a belt before escaping.
  • Joyce has a flashback of Bob getting killed by one of the season two creatures. It shows the creature tackling him and shredding his throat, with blood spurting out.

Profanity

  • Mild language a few s**ts and a*ses this is one of the only episodes in this season that doesn't say Godd**n
  • One use of "f**k" by a young character. It is not shown in captions and is very hard to hear, you might only hear it if you know when it's coming or to listen for it.
  • 4 uses of shit 1 with hole 8 uses of stupid 3 uses of hell 1 use of fuck, dickwad, son of a bitch, Jesus, Jesus christ, screw, swear to god, nutjob and oh god 2 uses of jerk

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There are many eerie moments. However, no gore or monsters are ultimately revealed.
  • The ending is very dark

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Mrs Driscoll is shown gobbling fertilizer, knowing that she is possessed by the mind flayyyyer.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Mrs Driscoll is seen eating fertiliser after being attacked (implied), and we see her shouting and screaming as she is taken to the hospital. She acts aggressively and very abnormally. this could be frightening to some viewers
  • Will's d&d campaign gets ruined by Mike and Lucas this results in Will shouting and wacking Castle Byers (His den made of sticks). With a baseball bat and ripping up old photos. this could be upsetting

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