Information for Parents

Waitress

Waitress

Common Sense Media Age 15

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Sends the message that it's never too late to start fresh, even when you think you're stuck in an awful situation. Jenna realizes that adultery may feel right, but it's still wrong.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A few upsetting scenes of domestic abuse: Earl pushes, shoves, and grabs Jenna. In one scene he strikes her in the face and then immediately begs for forgiveness.
Sex
Jenna and her doctor kiss passionately and have an affair, but the sex is fully clothed and very discreet. Earl and Jenna have a humorously short sex scene in which viewers hear his loud orgasm. Another two characters -- both married -- are caught kissing.
Language
Minor: many utterances of "damn," and otherwise the occasional "ass" and "bitch." Lots of name-calling ("stupid," "crazy little freak," "ape," "psycho," etc.).
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
One of the waitresses smokes a cigarette in several scenes.
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