elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Netflix acknowledged the opening scene to “Stranger Things” Friday-released fourth season may be painful for many fans of the show to watch.The streaming service has added a warning screen for US viewers ahead of “Chapter One: The Hellfire Club” because it graphically shows the bloodied bodies of dead children early into the first episode.“We filmed this season of ‘Stranger Things’ a year ago.
But given the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers may find the opening scene of episode 1 distressing. We are deeply saddened by this unspeakable violence, and our hearts go out to every family mourning a loved one,” the message reads prior to showing a season three recap.The streaming service has also added “Warning: Contains graphic violence involving children” to the show’s description, as well as “disturbing images” to the “Stranger Things” rating advisories, Variety reported.The gory horror montage was first released last Friday in a YouTube preview of the final season’s first eight minutes, but has since been pulled down in wake of the shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, according to The Wrap.But still, many were first discovering the gruesome scene today.“If the shooting in Texas is still really triggering you, avoid this.
I mean it,” wrote @RileyGryc.A very important PSA: take the warning at the start of Stranger Things Season 4 very seriously.If the shooting in Texas is still really triggering you, avoid this.I mean it.Even viewers who are normally callous to frightening TV said the scene hit them hard.“I thought I was pretty desensitized and it’s a hard watch,” posted @BellusRuinae.“It’s harrowing to watch something in a show when real.
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