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Sharon S.
Parent of 6, 8, 13, 15 and 17-year-old
May 28, 2022
4th season warning
Parents beware! Season 4 has taken a huge leap into adult content and no longer safe-ish for the children. So far so good, but we no longer watch with the family. The gore/violence is terrifying. Parents may want to watch an episode and decide. It’s not a one off…the violence continue through the season.
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Wils0237
Parent of 6 and 12-year-old
June 4, 2022
Season 4 not for younger viewers.
Season 4 is definitely 16 and up, straight up horror. It’s a good show but not for younger kids. Lots of torture, grizzly death, one child losing control with anger to the point of bludgeoning another child in the face with a roller skate. Younger children may want to watch but they will likely feel disturbed for quite some time after watching this. It’s a high quality show for adults and older kids, lots of suspense, story slowly unfolds, 80’s nostalgia. This season is a little over the top in general, one example is the way bullying is written and filmed, less realistic plot lines than some of the other seasons, but still entertaining. Season 1 and 2 more borderline below 16 depending on the kid. Season 3 and 4 I have to go with 16+.
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Emma D.
Parent of 8, 12 and 15-year-old
May 27, 2022
Stranger Things Season 4 disappointingly horrific
We love Stranger Things seasons 1-3, but after watching the first 2 episodes of Season 4 we are gutted. They have woven a really nasty horror theme throughout and there are some very verydisturbing scenes. You see a guy with his eyes and mouth sewn shut, a girl possessed and then bones broken in distorted ways- her body looks horrific and her eyes are burnt out. There are children involved in the horror scenes. I used to love Stranger Things but they have lost the fun. I'm out. Gutted because I wanted to see what happened to Hopper but it's not worth it.
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Marvel Movie Reviews
Parent of 12 and 14-year-old
May 28, 2022
Fantastic show includes everything, heart, humor, horror and more. But it's best left for teens and up
Spectacular show has everything!. Heart, humor, horror, mystery, and drama! But it isn't for all ages. Season 1 is a lot less gory then then 2, 3 and 4. It is still sometimes scary though and I wouldn't suggest for under 12. There is also a fair amount of language used and some mild sexual moments. Season 2 gets gorier and scarier but language and sex stays the same so I'd suggest 13+. Season 3 amps up the gore and horror and language so I'd suggest 14+ unless your kids are used to that kind of thing. Season 4 heavily amps up the violence and gore, with extremely graphic depictions of dismemberment and things like eyes exploding with blood, bones breaking, and overall more disturbing. The aftermath of children being slaughtered with lots of blood is also seen in detail. There is plenty of uses of s**t and there is some drug use and alcohol use. Definitely wouldn't suggest for anyone under the age of 13 and I think it's best left to 15+. There are plenty of great messages about friendship, sharing your feelings, and coping. For role models, characters face adversity and always try their best to help their friends and community. Overall this show is extremely entertaining but best left for teens and up
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Johnny B Goode
Parent of 8, 10 and 12-year-old
July 6, 2022
Great Show - But Believe the TV-14 Rating
This is one of the best series on Netflix and especially makes me nostalgic for the 80s. The cast, costumes, and set are awesome and remind me of my high school days. The story centers around a group of kids and supernatural events occurring in their town and eventually to them personally. It is spooky in Season 1 and becomes scarier the farther along you go in the series. Season 1 could be OK (with parental guidance) for a middle school child. By season 4, I wouldn’t let a middle schooler watch - strictly high school and above. Knowing that, we have not let our 12 year old start watching because we don’t want the fight that will come when they want to binge watch all 4 seasons and we want them to stop at season 1 or 2. Many of her friends have seen it, which blows my mind, but I guess kids are so desensitized to violence now that some can handle it without nightmares. Do you want to roll the dice, though?
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t8421flores
Parent of 13-year-old
July 5, 2022
Nope.
Season 4 only…..I don’t understand parents review saying this is ok for a 12 year old! The gore and demonic horror is overwhelming. Seasons 1-3, my 13 year old has enjoyed, but even he said it was too much, and didn’t want to watch season 4. Sex, drug use , and more profanity in season 4 as well. I would Strongly caution parents letting their kids watch this.
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DigitalDawn
Adult
July 19, 2020
It gets worse the further you get.
I'd say season 1 was really good and what I excepted but as you move on through season 2 and 3 the amount of gore increases dramatically. Season 2 hit my limit and made me uneasy about watching more. Season 3 was past it. There is so much blood globs of flesh, bloody messes, and rats/human exploding/melting into the bloody messes.
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Jjrichar
Adult
July 13, 2019
Stranger Things Season 3
The level of profanity is appalling. To hear this language from child actors rally turned me off. I don’t understand why the directors make these kids act like adults. Shock value I guess. But it isn’t necessary to make the sci-fi show better. Plus being a Christian there are many statements taking the Lord’s name in vain breaking the 3rd Commandment. Again, why? The show can stand on its own without it. The rating in a movie theatre would be R. I would agree here.
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Jklmstack
Parent of 11-year-old
January 21, 2022
Absolutely the best show in the world!!!
There is ton of Great messages and role models such as wills mom (Joyce Beyers) risking her life for her son and extra let strong friendships! There is definitely language, drinking and smoking but if does take place a long time ago. There is also some kissing scenes and under age drinking but they are infrequent and easy to skip over. The biggest thing to worry about is the violence and the gore. It is mostly on the bad people that you actually see die, but to main characters die. Over all it is an amazing show and a mature ten year old could definitely handle this.
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dad1978
Parent of 10-year-old
July 3, 2022
Parents of tweens should beware
Usually Common Sense reviewers veer towards recommending against risqué shows. Here, I’m seeing high ratings for a show that normalizes teenage sex and sex between teens and adults. I strongly urge parents to watch the full four season before allowing your kids to view.
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