3 Things to Know Before Your Teens Binge Netflix's Festive New Series, Dash & Lily

In the beginning of the series, we see Lily's brother Langston (Troy Iwata) in bed with his shirtless boyfriend, Benny (Diego Guevara). Completely smitten with each other, it's clear by Lily's surprised reaction that they've recently been intimate. Aside from some kissing later in the series, the rest is pretty PG.

Dash doesn't have a great relationship with his father, Gordon, who is divorced from Dash's mom and is now an active dater. It's implied from flashbacks in which Dash has dinners with Gordon that he feels out of place around his dad's myriad girlfriends, and those feelings come to a head in a later scene when Gordon antagonizes Dash by calling out that he's not into sports and would rather have his nose in a book.

Understandably, Gordon's harping on antiquated gender stereotypes is unsettling, and overall, the scene is pretty uncomfortable. It may be worth chatting with your children about the fact that people don't have to enjoy certain activities because of or based on their gender. Additionally, the scenes with Gordon could drudge up feelings of animosity in young viewers who may have a complicated relationship with a parent, but could ultimately open up an opportunity for talking as a family, if applicable.

Lily stands up to her childhood bully, Edgar (Glenn McCuen), after he has the gall to ask her out on a date, forgetting how he'd bullied her in the past. Although Edgar doesn't remember what he said as a child, we know as viewers that he called her weird as a kid — and then calls her weird again when they see each other for the first time in a while in present day — which messed with her identity. It's clear from what she tells Dash that she hasn't forgotten the effects of Edgar's words on her life, and in her incredible tirade, she truly lays it all on the table, telling him, "You stopped me from doing all of the things I've wanted to do for so long."

Although your kids might not feel comfortable calling someone out during a poetry reading in front of an audience as Lily did, watching her say her piece was incredibly powerful. Edgar apologizes immediately and they make up, and while the scene seems to go a little too smoothly in the end, Lily clearly got her point across!

It may be worthwhile to supplement this scene by talking to your kids about standing up for themselves and what they believe in, but it's also good to remind teens that going to an adult could be more effective depending on the situation when someone is being bullied. Additionally, reminding kids of all ages that being unique is important and that what makes them special isn't "weird" may seem cliché, but it can have such an impact that perhaps someone calling them weird wouldn't affect their self-esteem in a way that causes them to stop being true to themselves (though obviously a comment like that can still be hurtful, and talking through feelings like that is important, too!).