How Evil Season 2 Episode 7 Got Away With Using The FWord So Many Times

How Evil Season 2, Episode 7 Got Away With Using The F-Word So Many Times

The seventh episode of Evil season 2 used a clever device to ensure that the writers were able fit in as much bad language as possible.

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How Evil Season 2 Episode 7 Got Away With Using The FWord So Many Times

Season 2, episode 7 of Evil is notable not just for its intriguing central plot device, but also for its frequent use of strong language. Despite its TV-14 rating, the “S is for Silence” episode included several prominent uses of the F-word. Normally, this volume of foul language would result in a stricter age rating. However, because of the innovative way in which it is employed in Evil, the show still manages to stick within its parameters.

S is for Silence focuses on the Evil team’s adventures in a 130-year-old monastery, inhabited by monks bound by a strict vow of silence. The crew investigates a mysterious case involving a corpse that is failing to decompose before the show’s main protagonist, Kirsten, befriends an alcohol-brewing nun. The central trio must also be content with an ominous cabinet that supposedly contains an angry demon that will escape and wreak havoc on the world if a single word is ever uttered in the monastery. It’s this central conceit that helps to make the unfolding drama so compelling.

As a result of the vow of silence, characters are unable to communicate as they would do ordinarily. While this poses several problems throughout the episode, it does allow the writers to indulge in some unconventional dialogue. One scene in particular features no less than a dozen different uses of the F-word all condensed into a 25-second period. Ordinarily, this would be considered boundary-pushing for a TV-14 show. However, Evil – which continues to receive positive reviews – is able to get away with it because the swearing happens during an internal monologue, creating a loophole for the writers.

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The scene at the center of the F-word controversy is perhaps even more divisive as it takes place during a moment of supposedly quiet and contemplative prayer. After being invited by the monks to ask God for guidance, David struggles to maintain mental focus. His entire internal monologue is captured as an onscreen transcript, before eventually slipping into a long list of F-bombs. Normally, TV-14 shows follow roughly the same guidelines as PG-13 movies, with only one or two F-words allowed during the run time. However, because, David’s swearing is written down, isn’t spoken out loud and isn’t used in an explicitly aggressive or sexual context, Evil is able to include more than the average show.

Interestingly, language remains one of the few clear links between TV-14 and PG-13 rated productions. As Evil, which airs on Paramount+, aptly demonstrates, TV-14 shows typically contain more violence and gore, as well as nudity and scenes of a sexual nature, than their big-screen PG-13 counterparts. Curiously, however, TV-14 series often stick by the PG-13 guideline of one use of explicit or very strong language. Perhaps the S is for Silence episode can be a trendsetter for more unorthodox use of language moving forwards on TV.

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