Family honor, vengeance, loyalty, and the drug trade are central to the series, but violence overshadows most positive acts.
Lots of shooting (pistols, machine guns), punches, and bloody injuries. People are tortured and have body parts cut off.
Sexual references. Pregnancy and fatherhood a theme. Men shown taking off shirts.
The word "s--t" is frequently used.
Illegal narcotics (cocaine, heroin) are weighed, hidden, delivered. Beer, wine, shots, other drinks consumed. Cigarette and cigar smoking is frequent, too.