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not yetwith an adult, or to talk about afteralonethe sweet spot
The official US rating is TV-MA, and we never go below it. Alone from 17, and not before, even with an adult.
The sweet spot: around 17-18, when a teenager can step back from a family left to fend for itself and laugh at its excesses without taking them as an example. Why a sweet spot?
The trailer
What it's about
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
Why 17
- The official rating, firstRated TV-MA in the US (mature audiences only). zinema never goes below the country's rating: it explains it.rule
- Explicit sex, almost everywhereExplicit sex scenes with nudity in almost every episode: fully naked bodies, a porn video on a computer screen, BDSM gear. In the very first episode, a 15-year-old boy has an affair with an adult.
- Drinking and drugs every dayThe father is an alcoholic, drugs are sold and used in and around the family, and the kids grow up in the middle of it.
- Very crude languageSwearing and insults come up in every scene, including constant use of the f-word.
- Fights and blood, played for laughsFights, a father with his face covered in blood, deaths that are talked about: violence is frequent, but often played as comedy.
What the series brings
- A poor but tight-knit family, where the older kids raise the younger ones in place of their parents.
- A dark comedy about poverty, alcoholism and getting by, without self-pity.
Watching it together
Before
Before you start, you could mention that the series shows a lot of explicit sex and drug use, and talk about it as the life of a family left to fend for itself, not as an example to follow.
After
at 17 and up
What keeps the Gallaghers together, no matter what?
Season by season
the reading per season, episode by episode · expand
Season 1 · 12 episodes, 50 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
2 episodes out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · Pilot | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 72% of the episode. |
| 2 · Frank the Plank | Blood on screen; deaths told; frightening images; scary music; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 61% of the episode. |
| 3 · Aunt Ginger | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 47% of the episode. |
| 4 · Casey Casden | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol. |
| 5 · Three Boys | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Killer Carl | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
| 7 · Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · It's Time to Kill the Turtle | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · But at Last Came a Knock | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
| 10 · Nana Gallagher Had an Affair | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Daddyz Girl | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Father Frank, Full of Grace | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol. |
Season 2 · 12 episodes, 53 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14 · the hardest
3 episodes out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · Summertime | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 64% of the episode. |
| 2 · Summer Loving | Deaths told; frightening images; scary music; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 66% of the episode. |
| 3 · I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 67% of the episode. |
| 4 · A Beautiful Mess | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · Father's Day | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Can I Have a Mother | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · A Bottle of Jean Nate | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Parenthood | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · Hurricane Monica | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · A Great Cause | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Just Like the Pilgrims Intended | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Fiona Interrupted | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
Season 3 · 12 episodes, 54 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
1 episode out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · El Gran Cañon | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 48% of the episode. |
| 2 · The American Dream | Blood on screen; deaths told; frightening images; scary music; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 62% of the episode. |
| 3 · May I Trim Your Hedges? | Deaths told; frightening images; scary music; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 53% of the episode. |
| 4 · The Helpful Gallaghers | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · The Sins of My Caretaker | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Cascading Failures | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · A Long Way from Home | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Where There's a Will | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · Frank the Plumber | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Civil Wrongs | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Order Room Service | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Survival of the Fittest | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 4 · 12 episodes, 54 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
2 episodes out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · Simple Pleasures | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 66% of the episode. |
| 2 · My Oldest Daughter | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 82% of the episode. |
| 3 · Like Father, Like Daughter | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 78% of the episode. |
| 4 · Strangers on a Train | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · There's the Rub | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Iron City | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Hope Springs Paternal | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · The Legend of Bonnie and Carl | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Liver, I Hardly Know Her | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Emily | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
| 12 · Lazarus | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 5 · 12 episodes, 54 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
2 episodes out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · Milk of the Gods | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 70% of the episode. |
| 2 · I'm the Liver | Deaths told; frightening images; scary music; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 61% of the episode. |
| 3 · The Two Lisas | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 75% of the episode. |
| 4 · A Night to Remem... Wait, What? | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · Rite of Passage | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Crazy Love | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · Tell Me You F**king Need Me | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
| 8 · Uncle Carl | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · Carl's First Sentencing | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · South Side Rules | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Drugs Actually | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Love Songs (in the Key of Gallagher) | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 6 · 12 episodes, 54 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
2 episodes out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 58% of the episode. |
| 2 · #Abortion Rules | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 62% of the episode. |
| 3 · The F Word | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; and a lot of laughs, 39% of the episode. |
| 4 · Going Once, Going Twice | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · Refugees | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · NSFW | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · Pimp's Paradise | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Be a Good Boy. Come for Grandma. | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · A Yurt of One's Own | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Paradise Lost | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Sleep No More | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Familia Supra Gallegorious Omnia! | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 7 · 12 episodes, 55 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
2 episodes out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · Hiraeth | Deaths told; scary music; a lot of swearing; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 59% of the episode. |
| 2 · Swipe, F**k, Leave | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 82% of the episode. |
| 3 · Home Sweet Homeless Shelter | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 62% of the episode. |
| 4 · I Am a Storm | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · Own Your Sh*t | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · The Defenestration of Frank | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · You Sold Me the Laundromat, Remember? | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · Ouroboros | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Ride or Die | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Happily Ever After | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Requiem for a Slut | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 8 · 12 episodes, 55 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
1 episode out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · We Become What We... Frank! | Deaths told; scary music and jump scares; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 59% of the episode. |
| 2 · Where's My Meth? | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 84% of the episode. |
| 3 · God Bless Her Rotting Soul | Blood on screen; frightening images; scary music and jump scares; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; and a lot of laughs, 42% of the episode. |
| 4 · F**k Paying It Forward | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · The (Mis)Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
| 6 · Icarus Fell and Rusty Ate Him | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol. |
| 7 · Occupy Fiona | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Frank's Northern Southern Express | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · The Fugees | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Church of Gay Jesus | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · A Gallagher Pedicure | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · Sleepwalking | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 9 · 14 episodes, 56 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
1 episode out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian. | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 58% of the episode. |
| 2 · Mo White For President | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol; and a lot of laughs, 54% of the episode. |
| 3 · Weirdo Gallagher Vortex | Blood on screen; deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 62% of the episode. |
| 4 · Do Right, Vote White! | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · Black-Haired Ginger | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Face It, You're Gorgeous | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · Down Like the Titanic | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Alibi | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · BOOOOOOOOOOOONE! | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Los Diablos! | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · The Hobo Games | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 13 · Lost | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 14 · Found | A lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 10 · 12 episodes, 56 min on average · zinema reading 16, 14 with a parent · France 14
1 episode out of 3 at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers! | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; sex scenes; nudity; and a lot of laughs, 66% of the episode. |
| 2 · Sleep Well My Prince For Tomorrow You Shall Be King | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 71% of the episode. |
| 3 · Which America? | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 82% of the episode. |
| 4 · A Little Gallagher Goes a Long Way | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 5 · Sparky | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Adios Gringos | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol. |
| 7 · Citizen Carl | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Debbie Might Be a Prostitute | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · O Captain, My Captain | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 10 · Now Leaving Illinois | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · Location, Location, Location | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 12 · "Gallavich!" | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
Season 11 · 12 episodes, 56 min on average · zinema reading 15, 13 with a parent · France 12 · the gentlest
no episode at the top of the series. What's in each episode, without telling the story:
| Episode | What's in it |
|---|---|
| 1 · This Is Chicago! | Deaths told; frightening images; fights; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 57% of the episode. |
| 2 · Go Home, Gentrifier! | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 83% of the episode. |
| 3 · Frances Francis Franny Frank | Blood on screen; deaths told; frightening images; scary music and jump scares; fights; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol; a bedroom scene; and a lot of laughs, 68% of the episode. |
| 4 · NIMBY | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned. |
| 5 · Slaughter | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 6 · Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good... Eh, Screw It | Deaths told; lots of weapons; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 7 · Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 8 · Cancelled | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 9 · Survivors | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol. |
| 10 · DNR | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
| 11 · The Fickle Lady Is Calling It Quits | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; alcohol. |
| 12 · Father Frank, Full of Grace | Deaths told; a lot of swearing; drugs mentioned; alcohol. |
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