Twin Peaks

TV Show • 1989 • Drama  

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An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
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Does the dog die?
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The Tickle Fox
Waldo the myna bird is shot and killed because he "saw too much" on the night of Laura Palmer's murder, and might "talk". Also: (dead) fish in the percolator. But no dogs are harmed
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Abandonment
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JoeLollo
James was abandoned by his parents and left with his uncle Ed prior to the start of the series.
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JoeLollo
Waldo, Jacques Renault's bird, is abandoned for a while before he is found.
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Abuse
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CMster
Extremely, though it's not necessarily apparent from the getgo
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Is someone stalked?
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JohnCena
There’s multiple shots where the camera is from the point of view of someone following someone from a distance away, with deep breathing. It's very creepy.
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Westley
Very much so. The most prominent is the abuse between a woman and her boyfriend, but there is also abuse between a daughter and her father, and a separate daughter who is neglected and emotionally abused by her father. Healthy parental and domestic relationships are few and far between and there is a *lot* of near-abuse manipulation between almost all of the depicted couples.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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JoeLollo
Prior to the start of the series, Leland Palmer was sexually assaulted by a pedophile who turned out to be the demon BOB. It is strongly implied, and shown in the Fire Walk With Me film, that Leland later abused Laura Palmer, his own daughter, after being possessed by BOB.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Westley
As described in other TWs here, there are frequent depictions of child abuse, as well as abuse of 17-18 y/o characters who still live with their parents and are seen as children, thus. The entire show revolves around abuse in a roundabout manner.
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Addiction
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Westley
Characters are implied to use and sell cocaine, as well as syringed drugs. There is forced-drug usage implied as well, abuse casual occurrences of alcohol abuse.
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Is there addiction?
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Purl
In the first episode (Pilot) it's revealed that Laura Palmer has an addiction to cocaine.
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xyxxlstarlight
S2
 E17
a greif-stricken character is found in a trashed room holding a bottle of what appears to be jack Daniels
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Animal
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AliceLo
S2
 E17
S2E17 event scene with the ferret, I don't know any "behind the scenes", but she looks real and scared, which actually made me anxious about the making of this scene
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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cassandrasaurus
A talking pet bird is shot.
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Are animals abused?
171 supporters
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AliceLo
S2
 E17
S2E17 This guy brings a ferret to the enviromental event, to show "endangered species" and he's holding her and showing to the audience, she looks kinda scared and uncomfortable, I had to skip this scene as it was too much for me, but I think she somehow managed to escape
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JoeLollo
S1
 E6
Waldo, Jacques Renault’s pet myna bird, is shot by Leo in S1E5. Its dead body is shown in S1E6 when Dr. Hayward is examining it.
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
136 supporters
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Bepiscat
A pet bird :(
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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thegoodwife
There is an intense scene where spiders are used at the end of Season 2.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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cassianjms
A lot of mention of much older men being with highschool girls, as well as talks of girls being assaulted by their fathers at unspecified ages. While most of the romantically-toned interactions between Audrey and Cooper are initiated by Audrey and pushed away by Cooper, they can still be a bit discomforting to watch for some viewers, as Audrey is still in highschool.
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
75 supporters
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the character whose murder serves the basis of the series was also raped, as was the other girl that was with her on the night of her death. this is discussed a number of times, particularly in the first season.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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Westley
There are a few instances of this which are only implied in the original two seasons of Twin Peaks. (SPOILERS) Two different female characters who were kidnapped are found to have been raped by multiple men before the show's timeline starts. There is also inferred sexual assault/abuse between a few couples who are in either abusive or generally unhealthy relationships.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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paltatomatemayo
there's a one armed character
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Sunnyflower
S2
 E18
Near the beginning of the episode Josie pretty clearly has a panic attack
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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onlycallisto
Several people are shown/implied to have died in a fire but it later turns out they all survived.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Westley
Not explicitly, but there is a character whose character largely revolves around the fact that he only has one arm. There is discussion of this, and therefore while the amputation is not shown, it may still be unnerving to viewers sensitive to this subject.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Purl
A character dies by this method.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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chloebeacham18
Does anyone have any details please?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Maktopus
In the first episode a character pulls an object out of a corpse's fingernail.
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Is someone tortured?
74 supporters
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
Implied that torture has occurred when the officers find the abandoned train car but none is shown.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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cassandrasaurus
Not on screen but there is a character who wears an eye patch and the story of how it happened is discussed.
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Is someone stabbed?
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voteshiloh2024
there are mentions of stabbing but not in excessive length and nothing happens on screen!
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
41 supporters
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MariaClocktower
The premise of the series is the murder of a teenage girl
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CMster
A central theme of the show. Minors are sexualized both by each other and by adult characters. If this is a trigger probably best to avoid the show.
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
1
JoeLollo
S2
 E22
In the final episode, Agent Cooper sacrifices himself to the Black Lodge to save Annie, and remains there until Twin Peaks: the Return begins.
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CMster
The whole series centers around the death of a significant character.
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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LaundrySpace
a character attempts to overdose but survives. another character is abducted and her captors plan to kill her by overdose, but do not succeed
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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Westley
No. However, similarly, the lock on a teenage girl's diary is broken in order for it to be read. This may upset viewers who are sensitive to the misuse or abuse of children's toys or personal belongings.
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onlycallisto
A female character is tied up and forced to stay in a brothel. A major villian in season 2 kidnaps several people and murders some of them.
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Does someone cheat?
17 supporters
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RileyKind
half of the entire cast of the show is cheating on each other with the other half of the cast
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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Anonymous
It's not totally clear, but in at least one instance there appears to be a ghost.
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Are there jump scares?
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5
Is there a shower scene?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
12 supporters
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Sunnyflower
S2
 E13
There’s a doll of a clown during a scary/eerie scene
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Is someone possessed?
14 supporters
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onlycallisto
A main plot element is that several characters have other-worldly entities sharing their bodies.
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MagnusB
S2
 E4
At the beginning of S2E4, absolutely. Also, a totally chilling and terrifying scene. Especially when you learn more context later on in the show.
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Are there razors?
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1
Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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onlycallisto
In the original series there is no vomit though a brain-damaged character spits out his food pretty graphically which may be triggering for emetophobes.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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5
Is there on-screen pooping?
35 supporters
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5
Does someone spit?
10 supporters
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onlycallisto
A brain damaged character regularly spits at his caretakers especially when they are trying to feed him.
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Is there audio gore?
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3
Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
27 supporters
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5
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cassandrasaurus
The show revolves around trying to solve the murder of a teenage girl. As such, a few of the main cast are cops and the very lovable main protagonist is an FBI agent.
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Yes
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7
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Dean
S1
 E3
It's more generic: someone is insulted with a q-slur. The character isn't LGBTQ+ and it is brief.
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spencerinjection
A trans woman makes a flirty comment about a young woman, but the young woman in question is a legal adult.
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CMster
A character's former partner has transitioned and is referred to by her deadname
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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8
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
19 supporters
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Yes
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Anonymous
I'm pretty sure when Audrey is kidnapped by Blackie, and other people at One Eyed Jack's they inject her with something?? I know they drug her at least.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
Sheriff Truman and Agent Cooper visit Ronnie in the hospital and Laura's body in the morgue.
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Is there menstruation?
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4
Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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Yes
26
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Westley
Scars from a suicide attempt are shown, and a character bashes their head into a mirror, causing them to bleed. There is also both implied and depicted instances of excessive recklessness/self-destructiveness which could be read as a form of self harm.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Yes
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JoeLollo
Leo is physically abusive towards his wife Shelly and is also mentally ill.
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CMster
Not directly, but a character is possessed and it's somewhat similar to DID
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Westley
While no character is explicitly labelled as autistic, at least two are heavily coded as such. The adult son of a family is described as having "emotional problems," and being in the 3rd grade despite his age. He is present in the show only as a nuisance or a caricature of neurodivergence. Similarly, a supporting character is characterized by her "oddness," and strange obsessions and/or interests. She is looked down upon and sometimes demonized for this, and is lied to and emotionally neglected by her husband. When she expresses childlike emotions, she is treated poorly.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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0
Does someone have a meltdown?
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Yes
9
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KatieA
S1
 E1
A character has a pencil stuck in a styrofoam cup and twists it around. The sound bothered me. A little later in the episode a bell is rung many times in a row.
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
Several people hear the news of Laura's death and react in ways that resemble a panic attack.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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6
Yes
10
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2
Is there body dysphoria?
16 supporters
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2
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5
Is there body dysmorphia?
29 supporters
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2
Yes
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Eitg
Audrey is often shown stalking other people, while hiding inside the walls and/or small spaces such as a closet, etc.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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20
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Spock
A character hangs themselves
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3
ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
Laura's mother displays some behaviors that could be interpreted as PTSD from her death.
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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4
Are there sudden loud noises?
31 supporters
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4
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0
Is there shakey cam?
36 supporters
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27
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
One scene of Laura and Donna filmed on a camcorder is shakey.
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Does a baby cry?
13 supporters
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5
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xyxxlstarlight
S2
 E8
yes, breifly in season two episode 8, at roughly 10 minutes in.
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Is there screaming?
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5
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0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
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6
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1
2
ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
In the morgue when Agent Cooper is inspecting Laura's body the lights flash on and off throughout the scene. Could be a photosensitivity trigger.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
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Is the fourth wall broken?
13 supporters
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0
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10
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
23 supporters
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0
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10
Does someone miscarry?
22 supporters
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0
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21
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Sunnyflower
A character’s sister has a baby who is on screen very briefly
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Is there childbirth?
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19
Are there abortions?
15 supporters
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No
20
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whistlepunk
While she doesn't end up getting one, a character heavily considers getting an abortion and it's discussed in multiple episodes.
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Does a pregnant person die?
1 supporters
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Prejudice
Yes
13
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2
0
Dean
S1
 E3
Yes, a brief mention of the q-slur.
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Westley
Inadvertent mistreatment of implied mentally ill people, as well as a lot of negligence and mistreatment of an implied-autistic character and a character with brain damage.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
30 supporters
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16
Yes
0
No
13
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yesstar
S1
 E6
a photo is shown of a man wearing a womens night dress and the cops/fbi agent say denigrating things about the photo before moving on.
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Anonymous
A trans woman character appears in the second season and gets deadnamed initially. I wouldn’t call her a transphobic joke character since she does get her own personality and plot and is generally treated more respectfully then many trans characters in the 90s. She is played by a cis man though. Trans viewers tend to have more mixed feelings on her like in this article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-made-twin-peaks-denise-such-a-radical-trans-character-on-tv
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MariaClocktower
Without too many spoilers, it's later shown that multiple characters who die were likely bisexual
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Are there fat jokes?
51 supporters
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4
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Westley
Casual fatphobia is present through jokes, teasing, casual remarks, et cetera, though none are said to characters who are actually fat themselves.
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Is there aphobia?
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6
Is a minority is misrepresented?
24 supporters
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7
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2
Yes
0
No
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Westley
Nearly every character in the show is white.
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Is there hate speech?
28 supporters
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1
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13
Race
Is there blackface?
29 supporters
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4
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
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10
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
11 supporters
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Yes
4
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0
Are there demons or Hell?
14 supporters
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Yes
4
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0
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
40 supporters
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0
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9
Is there bestiality?
79 supporters
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0
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7
Does someone lose their virginity?
12 supporters
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Yes
5
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0
Is someone sexually objectified?
44 supporters
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Yes
9
No
2
Are there incestuous relationships?
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1 supporters
Yes
36
No
4
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JohnCena
It’s hard to explain fully without getting into spoiler territory, but there is stated to be a teenager who is molested and later sexually assaulted by her father. Nothing is explicitly shown in the show, but it’s stated by the characters and a major plot point. There’s another instance where a father is attracted to his daughter unknowingly because she’s wearing a mask.
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Yes
32
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0
1
ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
Kissing, no more.
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Is there BDSM?
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5
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0
Sexism
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CMster
One of the cops cries a lot and isn't *exactly* ridiculed for it but it is kind of made a joke
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
17 supporters
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4
Does someone have a stroke?
10 supporters
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0
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8
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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1
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7
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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6
Social
Are there fat suits?
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5
Is someone homeless?
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9
Is existentialism debated?
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5
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0
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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6
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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18
Are there end credit scenes?
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5
Yes
29
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1
3
MariaClocktower
All seasons of the series end on ambiguous dark notes
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Vehicular
Yes
10
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0
1
ChelHendrySimmons
S1
 E1
Police sirens
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Does a car crash?
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19
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Does a plane crash?
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21
Is someone hit by a car?
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20
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2
Violence
Does someone drown?
18 supporters
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1
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17
2
Moomin
The series begins with a corpse found in/on the edge of a lake
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Is there blood/gore?
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31
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1
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14
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6
0
cassandrasaurus
In Season 3 / The Return.
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31
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1
1
MyCousinPooky
At the very least, Cooper is shot and left to do die at the end of Season 1
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