STRANGER THINGS: Season 1: The Upside Down

CONTENT: (BBB, C, O, LL, VVV, D, MM):

 Very strong moral worldview with redemptive elements as the battle continues against the evil creature that’s attacking everyone, and evil is eventually overcome by good, some characters redeem themselves by acting sacrificially, the Upside Down is used as a representation for an evil spiritual realm with entities dwelling inside it, but it’s dominated by good, plus some very light occult elements where a mysterious girl has telekinetic powers;

10 to 12 obscenities and profanities;

  A high amount of violence throughout this episode as the final battle happens throughout, two characters cut their own hands in order to draw blood and attract the monster, a few characters come in close contact with the monster and fight it via a baseball bat, gun, and a large trap, monster is set on fire, Eleven causes nearly 10 “bad guys” eyes to begin to bleed and then kill them from within their own bodies, the viewer sees the monster attack a few people, and a moderate amount of blood is shown;

 No sexual content;

  No nudity;

  No alcohol use;

  A few characters are shown smoking cigarettes; and,

  Strong amount of miscellaneous content including a girl possessing telekinetic powers and being able to control people as well as easily kill them with her mind, some disturbing images throughout this episode, a strange snake-like creature is pulled out of someone’s mouth, a character coughs up and spits out slug-like creatures.