Does the dog die?
356 supporters
Criminal Minds
TV Show • 2005 • Crime
ReportAn elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
This tv show contains 146 potentially triggering events.
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madliv
S2E14 three dogs are killed by an FBI agent. We see them growling, and the scene cuts and we hear gunshots. In the next episode, S2E15 (a continuation), we see one of them dead on the ground with blood on its stomach.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
6 supporters
Yes
32
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7
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E17
One agent leaves another in a ditch as a joke. Neither of them mean any harm and everyone is okay.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
27 supporters
Yes
57
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19
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empadadefrango
Reid was abandoned by his father when he was 10
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4
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
45 supporters
Yes
44
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15
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humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E11
A father kidnaps his own child. The child is very scared of him.
A whole family is additionally kidnapped.
A whole family is additionally kidnapped.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
37 supporters
Yes
26
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staysafefriends3
S4
E3
Sort of - the main villain in this episode is a cult leader who se*ually abuses young girls, who he also marries. The main one of his victims featured in this episode basically worships him and is too brainwashed to understand the truth all throughout the episode. The episode ends with a very sad act that demonstrates just how brainwashed by her abuser she was.
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Is someone stalked?
26 supporters
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149
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FandomLover
Season 8 episode 12. Maeve, Reid’s girlfriend, is stalked by a student of the college she previously worked at.
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Yes
117
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eliiii
S1
E7
mentions of it (the unsub to his wife)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
72 supporters
Yes
30
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staysafefriends3
Women are the main victims in almost every single episode, I suppose this may just be a personal opinion of mine - but the essense of the series continuously revolves around severe and disturbing types of violence against women for entertainment and shock value. Although, what helps is that there is a prevalent theme of the protagonists focusing on honouring the victims as opposed to letting society idolize the serial killers, which tends to be common in our society. Still, the brutalization of women does tend to be utilized for shock value and spectacle in the show, in my opinion at least.
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Yes
59
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solace
yeah this is a show about serial killers. but specifically in 10x8 a victim of pedophilia is revealed to be a pedophile himself
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Is someone gaslighted?
39 supporters
Yes
93
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buggyduck
S3
E1
The suspect repeatedly is shown gaslighting, a young woman and the police when he is held for questioning.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
19 supporters
Yes
20
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10
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gender_spaghetti
S7
E6
One guy hits a younger guy with a belt. There is obvious signs of previous abuse with a belt through scars on his back. It only last a few minutes long.
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Yes
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TheLittlestTeacup
There are heavy implications that spencer Reid experienced several forms of abuse throughout childhood. He was often neglected by his parents and other adult figures and was insulted, beaten, and sexually assaulted by his classmates. Most of his abuse isn’t shown, and what is shown is subtle, but it is discussed and affects him a lot in his adult life.
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Addiction
Yes
127
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madliv
S2E15 an FBI agent is injected with a drug several times.
S2E16 there are flashbacks to this, and we see the drug bottles. Also in S2E16, several victims are drugged unknowingly and kidnapped.
S2E16 there are flashbacks to this, and we see the drug bottles. Also in S2E16, several victims are drugged unknowingly and kidnapped.
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Is there addiction?
16 supporters
Yes
130
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sapphicpixie
S6
E13
The two unsubs are alcoholics
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
14 supporters
Yes
102
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liasmileyface
S1
E9
Alcohol is abused by a side character so much so that they crash several cars.
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Animal
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3
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39
Does a horse die?
81 supporters
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51
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FandomLover
I do not remember if an actual horse dies, although members of the white supremacy group The Horsemen die via lethal injection.
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Yes
113
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gooosey
S3E4 unsub shown euthanizing a cat. if you are sensitive to this you should probably avoid the episode entirely
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Are animals abused?
171 supporters
Yes
103
No
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mutantbloods
season 13 episode 7, the unsub uses snakes to envenomate their victims and keeps like 15 different snakes (different species) in one tank who are pushed off the side of a table onto the floor, it's not obvious abuse to someone who isn't knowledgeable about snakes but for those who are its quite upsetting
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Yes
24
No
83
Is there a dead animal?
95 supporters
Yes
115
No
26
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Katherinekelsey
S2:E21 “open season”
People are hunted in a popular hunting tourist town. You see a dead deer in the back of a truck and animal heads on walls.
S3:E6 “about face”
Duck is shot (you don’t see it) but a hunting dog goes to retrieve it in the water. It’s pretty mild but still sad for the duck.
S5: E7 “The Eyes Have It”
Tons of taxidermy of multiple animals
People are hunted in a popular hunting tourist town. You see a dead deer in the back of a truck and animal heads on walls.
S3:E6 “about face”
Duck is shot (you don’t see it) but a hunting dog goes to retrieve it in the water. It’s pretty mild but still sad for the duck.
S5: E7 “The Eyes Have It”
Tons of taxidermy of multiple animals
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Is an animal sad?
68 supporters
Yes
20
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5
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KaliWatchesStuff
S3
E18
[SPOILER] A dog misses its owner after being taken by the unsub.
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Yes
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Does a cat die?
146 supporters
Yes
92
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40
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Anonymous
Avoid Season Three episode 4 (I think, will double check) to avoid the cat death scene...one of a pair of unsubs works as a euthanizer at a shelter and uses dead cats as a way to get people to open the door for home invitations. Watched the rest of the series and never noticed another cat death though I may have missed an episode, I have seen most of them. It's that one episode above that messed with my mind the most.
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Does a pet die?
136 supporters
Yes
53
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joyem
S1
E12
Not on screen but both the main character’s and UNSUB’s dogs died recently which is a big plot point
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Does a dragon die?
1 supporters
Yes
4
No
162
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justaguy
no dragons in criminal minds, no worries about dragons :)
edit ; that i remember, anyways!
edit ; that i remember, anyways!
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Are there spiders?
43 supporters
Yes
71
No
27
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FandomLover
Season 10 episode 4. The Unsub has delusions of bugs and parasites, including spiders, attacking and infesting him.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
5 supporters
Yes
4
No
21
0
liskoihminen
They are mentioned, but not shown.
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Are there snakes?
16 supporters
Yes
72
No
29
2
123pilch
‘Dust and bones’ s13e7
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Are there sharks?
5 supporters
Yes
1
No
26
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humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E2
Talk of sharks, yes, but none shown
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Are there bugs?
28 supporters
Yes
93
No
24
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five
s8e11, s10e4
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Assault
Yes
25
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3
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staysafefriends3
S4
E3
There is a scene that Is a few minutes long of a man beating up an adult women after discovering she was a secret FBI agent. There is punching and slapping and it is graphic.
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Is someone drugged?
28 supporters
Yes
68
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15
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eliiii
S1
E13
7 people are
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Is there pedophilia?
101 supporters
Yes
54
No
48
1
jdrs
S3
E5
A child is sexually abused by her uncle. Not on-screen, but it is discussed in-depth.
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Is someone held under water?
18 supporters
Yes
37
No
15
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humanhalfofachilleus
S7
E19
A victim is having water poured over them repeatedly. They are held captive and cannot avoid the water
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Is rape mentioned?
75 supporters
Yes
77
No
32
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eliiii
S1
E4
a man r*pes and kill multiple women + footage of the naked body on their bed
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
Yes
25
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12
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humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E4
Someone is beaten up bad but not in a bullying situation.
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Is someone restrained?
24 supporters
Yes
119
No
10
1
ThisOneCassie
throughout the show the unsubs are restrained wit handcuffs upon being arrested.
9 comments | Add comment
Yes
152
No
65
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Alex_Fierro
I have created a list of what I could find: s1e4, s2e5, s2e12, s4e7, s5e5, s5e12, s6e7 (I think), s6e24 (I think), s7e12, s8e18, s10e5 (possibly), s10e23, s11e6. I don’t believe it is shown in those episodes, however it is either mentioned or implied. I also think it’s implied in s6e9 but I may have been wrong
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Is someone's mouth covered?
11 supporters
Yes
42
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3
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humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E4
Yes, and also mutilated
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
47 supporters
Yes
12
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29
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staysafefriends3
A few incidences of teenage boys being s*xually assaulted in school settings by bullies as a form of humiliation or hazing rituals. Some were recorded and spread around the internet. You can see other students laughing at the victims, and it is played off as humorous by some characters.
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Yes
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5
I dont know the exact episode and i dont remember how graphic it gets specifically but there is an episode where girls are raped and filmed during it and that video is sent to their parents and we see the parents watch the video and im pretty sure theres sound and a brief show of the video but probably not long
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
31 supporters
Yes
122
No
13
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Alex_Fierro
In s2e11, a kid cuts his wrists to attempt suicide. The action is not shown on screen but a woman witnesses it and calls Reid, who attempts to save the kid. There is a lot of blood from it and the kid asks Reid to let him die. 41:40 is approximately when the knife is pulled out
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Are any hands damaged?
16 supporters
Yes
21
No
7
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humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E15
Severely. Both hands and feet.
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Are there dislocations?
8 supporters
Yes
17
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addiesheart
S8
E10
there are some very graphic dislocations in this episode, the unsub disclocates his victims limbs so that he can manuever them like puppets basically. other than this, dislocation isnt super prevalent
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Is there throat mutilation?
29 supporters
Yes
20
No
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humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E15
Someone's throat is slit very early in the episode
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
26 supporters
Yes
96
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madliv
S2E14 or 15 we see a child being submerged in a bathtub full of water several times. He doesn’t drown, but he struggles for air. S2E15 an FBI agent starts to foam at the mouth and collapses.
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Is there decapitation?
27 supporters
Yes
19
No
15
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humanhalfofachilleus
S2
E13
Entirely dismembered bodies. All limbs removed and scattered.
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Is there cannibalism?
31 supporters
Yes
89
No
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Annoymus
yes, 01x11, "blood hungry" is centered around cannibalism
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Is someone crushed to death?
29 supporters
Yes
35
No
25
0
episode in s7. guy has a car dropped on him and then the car goes through the crusher machine with him under it
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Is someone choked?
12 supporters
Yes
40
No
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humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E6
Pretty graphically from around 35 minutes in. The clip is interspersed with other clips and the choking returns until 36:27
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Is someone burned alive?
37 supporters
Yes
98
No
34
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FandomLover
Season 1 episode 2. An arsonist sets multiple fires across a college campus, killing multiple people. One professor is seen entering a classroom, which is caught on fire by chemicals planted at the scene. He is burned alive and the team is unable to get to him on time.
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Is someone buried alive?
26 supporters
Yes
75
No
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melc
S3EP3: woman is buried alive and it is talked about a lot throughout the episode
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Is there body horror?
45 supporters
Yes
37
No
6
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Atentica
S3
E6
The victims have their face removed.
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Is there amputation?
27 supporters
Yes
85
No
22
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zie
S2
E13
opening scene is VERY bad
SPOILERS…
it shows a cut off arm
SPOILERS…
it shows a cut off arm
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Does a head get squashed?
49 supporters
Yes
61
No
25
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FandomLover
Season 1 episode 11. The Unsub breaks into his victims house and smashes her head in with a shotgun
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Yes
4
No
41
Is there a hanging?
33 supporters
Yes
73
No
29
2
S3
E15
The whole episode revolves around suicide, this specific type is seen half way through the episode, you see it and you see a child right next to her
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Does someone asphyxiate?
24 supporters
Yes
50
No
16
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humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E22
Yes, very graphically. Around the 13 minute mark. Garcia can't bear to look at it and asks Rossi to say when it's over. He doesn't, but when he says "he's tender to her" it is over.
Happens twice again around 23 minutes and 38 minutes in.
Happens twice again around 23 minutes and 38 minutes in.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
74 supporters
Yes
61
No
31
4
apple33508
brief mentions of it when talking about what happened to some victims
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Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
Yes
49
No
4
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E5
An agent faints in the intro
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Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
Yes
83
No
22
2
five
s12e16 is particularly bad
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Does someone have a seizure?
7 supporters
Yes
75
No
23
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FandomLover
Season 2 episode 15. Reid has a seizure, from either drug overdose or drug withdrawal, and briefly dies. He is brought back by his kidnapper.
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Are any teeth damaged?
1 supporters
Yes
72
No
24
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FandomLover
Season 1 episode 8. The undercover officer is seen tied up with blood covering his mouth. A tray is shown on a table next to tools with two teeth on it.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
47 supporters
Yes
86
No
26
1
FandomLover
Some of the Unsubs, mostly cannibals, cut off their victims fingers or limbs. Floyd Ferrell, a cannibal, in season 3 episode 8 and season 13 episode 5 is known for cutting of his victims fingers and either eating them or force feeding them to his victims.
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Is someone tortured?
74 supporters
Yes
160
No
24
3
malevolentavocado
There are many torture scenes, this show deals with criminals who oftentimes are sadists. If you’re sensitive to torture scenes of any kind I would highly recommend not watching this :)
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Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
Yes
35
No
29
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E4
Someone falls down a ramp in the beginning
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Does someone fall to their death?
11 supporters
Yes
78
No
22
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justaguy
(spoiler)
mr scratch falls to his death.
i’m pretty sure there are more falling to death scenes in a few episodes, i just can’t recall which ones
mr scratch falls to his death.
i’m pretty sure there are more falling to death scenes in a few episodes, i just can’t recall which ones
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Is there eye mutilation?
1 supporters
Yes
96
No
36
3
five
SKIP S5E6 TRUST ME, s7e2 is also Not good, s14e11
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Is someone stabbed?
14 supporters
Yes
48
No
18
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humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E4
Yes, and it's seen from the victim's POV at 27:11-27:20
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Is there excessive gore?
77 supporters
Yes
58
No
35
3
solace
it’s a show about serial killers
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
15 supporters
Yes
34
No
35
0
S12
E2
No infants but older children are
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Does a kid die?
41 supporters
Yes
126
No
60
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LaviniaTemple
In multiple episodes kids and teens are murdered
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Is a minor sexualized?
94 supporters
Yes
57
No
76
1
jdrs
S7
E2
It's seen to be a bad thing, but the unsub is sexually obsessed with his sister-in-law, especially the idea of her in high school, and ogles, then abducts his teenage niece when she wears her homecoming dress.
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Creepy Crawly
Yes
1
No
15
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
10 supporters
Yes
31
No
19
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E3
Someone almost does
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Does a major character die?
20 supporters
Yes
26
No
46
1
S10
E13
a character that is very important in the first (i think 2) season(s) dies in s10e13 but you don't see their body. they haven't really appeared in the seasons in between
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Yes
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No
23
Does someone die?
12 supporters
Yes
122
No
4
1
Allen
The show is about catching serial killers. this one should be obvious
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
20 supporters
Yes
18
No
7
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S4
E22
A blind character is played by a seeing person
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Is the r-slur used?
30 supporters
Yes
36
No
31
1
emsdog28
S6
E12
6 episode 12 at 16:23 minutes Dr. Reid says "those lost years r word behavioral age."
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
15 supporters
Yes
40
No
23
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humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E16
One victim almost overdoses on ketamine but ultimately COD is something else
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Family
Does a family member die?
19 supporters
Yes
55
No
11
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E2
A family has already lost one child
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Does a parent die?
19 supporters
Yes
136
No
28
1
LinnR
there are a lot of episodes where there is a mention of parents being dead
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
24 supporters
Yes
57
No
25
3
FandomLover
Season 4 episode 21. The Unsub has a model toy plane which is accidentally broken by his brother.
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Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
Yes
174
No
16
6
madliv
S2E14 a woman is kidnapped and chained. S2E14 and 15, an FBI agent is kidnapped.
S2E16 several teenagers are taken into a car and later killed.
S2E16 several teenagers are taken into a car and later killed.
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Does someone cheat?
17 supporters
Yes
74
No
27
1
Nopery
There are dozens of victims and offenders throughout the series who were/are cheating on their significant other/spouse.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
Yes
8
No
101
4
FandomLover
They’re are no ghosts but some Unsubs see people they’ve created in their minds. Reid also has visions in some episodes of Maeve, his murdered girlfriend.
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Are there jump scares?
55 supporters
Yes
77
No
22
2
FandomLover
Season 13 episode 17. The Unsub, disguised as a clown, sometimes appears out of nowhere.
7 comments | Add comment
Is there a shower scene?
9 supporters
Yes
65
No
26
1
madliv
S2E14 or 15 a clothed child is submerged in a bathtub full of water several times. S2E15, nothing is seen other than the character’s face and blood running down the drain.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
19
No
7
Are there clowns?
12 supporters
Yes
66
No
28
3
Katla
Season 13 Episode 17
5 comments | Add comment
Is someone possessed?
14 supporters
Yes
8
No
102
5
Reei
Although there is an episode where several people are killed because a priest believes they are possessed and performs an exorcism on them.
3 comments | Add comment
Is trypophobic content shown?
22 supporters
Yes
3
No
13
0
GS275
S4
E24
Several characters throughout the episode are shown with small lesions on their body. Pretty brief and not too graphic but definitely icky.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
22
No
12
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E8
Quite a few razor blades shown in this one
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Are there mannequins?
6 supporters
Yes
19
No
16
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E12
Yes, mannequins and dolls are a crucial part of this episode
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
91 supporters
Yes
139
No
21
95
five
i did my best to catch them all, please forgive me if i’ve missed one !!
s1e9 10:50 - 11:00 audio only,
s2e13 6:45 audio + visual it’s sudden and jarring,
s4e15 12:18 audio mostly,
s4e25 ,
s5e7 20:30 audio,
s5e9 at 4:00ish minutes a guy says “i’m gonna be sick” he doesn’t actually get sick though,
s5e20 3:20 a guy Almost gets sick but he doesnt actually,
s6e7 27:37,
s6e17 39:30 audio semi-visual + VISUAL at 40:48,
s6e23 25:18-25:50 visual & audio,
s7e7 31:12 casually mentioned,
s7e8 27:30 audio,
s7e12 THIS EPISODE IS MISERABLE!!! be careful with the first 2 minutes it’s audio + visual and then 4:27-5:00 there’s a photo of sick in the back and they discuss it, more discussion at 7:50,
s7e22 09:00-9:30 audio visu,
s8e2 16:40 audio + a visual of a toilet,
s8e5 visual at 2:40 + discussion of it at 6:28 + mentioned again at 7:20 and 8:20,
s8e8 26:48 audio,
s8e18 26:20 audio + visual,
s8e23 it’s more just people coughing up blood so be careful if that bothers you,
s9e1 6:00 audio & a small visual + 21:27 super sudden audio visual,
s9e2 13:20 not exactly puking but it’s uncomf + a mention at 17:12,
s9e14 21:42 audio & slight visual,
s10e3 8:45 mention & a visual of mess + 14:30 mention,
s10e6 14:30 guy acts like hes going to be sick,
s11e1 25:05 audio,
s11e7 2:25 a guy coughs up blood,
s11e21 15:58 it’s someone spitting out chewed up food but was triggering to me + 29:26 audio,
s12e18 16:04 it’s a mention,
s13e1 29:30 mostly audio,
s13e7 10:30 VERY VISUAL and then mentioned afterwards,
s13e20 15:40 a guy coughs up blood,
s14e3 12:25 only a mention,
s14e5 23:05 audio.
s1e9 10:50 - 11:00 audio only,
s2e13 6:45 audio + visual it’s sudden and jarring,
s4e15 12:18 audio mostly,
s4e25 ,
s5e7 20:30 audio,
s5e9 at 4:00ish minutes a guy says “i’m gonna be sick” he doesn’t actually get sick though,
s5e20 3:20 a guy Almost gets sick but he doesnt actually,
s6e7 27:37,
s6e17 39:30 audio semi-visual + VISUAL at 40:48,
s6e23 25:18-25:50 visual & audio,
s7e7 31:12 casually mentioned,
s7e8 27:30 audio,
s7e12 THIS EPISODE IS MISERABLE!!! be careful with the first 2 minutes it’s audio + visual and then 4:27-5:00 there’s a photo of sick in the back and they discuss it, more discussion at 7:50,
s7e22 09:00-9:30 audio visu,
s8e2 16:40 audio + a visual of a toilet,
s8e5 visual at 2:40 + discussion of it at 6:28 + mentioned again at 7:20 and 8:20,
s8e8 26:48 audio,
s8e18 26:20 audio + visual,
s8e23 it’s more just people coughing up blood so be careful if that bothers you,
s9e1 6:00 audio & a small visual + 21:27 super sudden audio visual,
s9e2 13:20 not exactly puking but it’s uncomf + a mention at 17:12,
s9e14 21:42 audio & slight visual,
s10e3 8:45 mention & a visual of mess + 14:30 mention,
s10e6 14:30 guy acts like hes going to be sick,
s11e1 25:05 audio,
s11e7 2:25 a guy coughs up blood,
s11e21 15:58 it’s someone spitting out chewed up food but was triggering to me + 29:26 audio,
s12e18 16:04 it’s a mention,
s13e1 29:30 mostly audio,
s13e7 10:30 VERY VISUAL and then mentioned afterwards,
s13e20 15:40 a guy coughs up blood,
s14e3 12:25 only a mention,
s14e5 23:05 audio.
34 comments | Add comment
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
20 supporters
Yes
48
No
18
3
FandomLover
Season 12 episode 5. The Unsub spares one of his victims, one of his school bullies, because he is found in a puddle of his own urine, after he wets himself in fear.
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
19
Is someone eaten?
29 supporters
Yes
23
No
12
2
S3
E8
Human meat is served to a bunch of people under the guise of stew. They unknowingly become cannibals.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone spit?
10 supporters
Yes
63
No
13
1
FandomLover
Season 2 episode 15. Reid suffers from a overdose and has a seizure. He begins foaming and spitting.
5 comments | Add comment
Is there audio gore?
40 supporters
Yes
68
No
19
1
FandomLover
Many episodes include gory sounds, especially when a victim of the Unsub or a member of the FBI is being tortured, stabbed and cut.
4 comments | Add comment
Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
Yes
5
No
49
1
There are mentions of it especially during episodes involving planes or terrorism.
4 comments | Add comment
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
27 supporters
Yes
107
No
15
15
all main characters are fbi agents who work with the police, so yeah, but a surprising amount of episodes have a corrupt cop/security guard as the killer
3 comments | Add comment
Is there incarceration?
4 supporters
Yes
28
No
2
0
S12
Season revolves around a prison arc that is very important to the overall season storyline.
1 comment | Add comment
LGBTQ+
Yes
4
No
29
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
56 supporters
Yes
13
No
17
3
humanhalfofachilleus
S4
E20
Major spoiler: the unsub has D.I.D. and the alter responsible for the crimes is a woman but the unsub's body is male. I imagine this could be triggering in this category as well as the DID misrep.
Stay safe out there <33
Stay safe out there <33
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
26
Yes
1
No
34
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
21 supporters
Yes
5
No
14
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E15
No, but there are conversion camps in this episode
1 comment | Add comment
Loss
Yes
0
No
18
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
19 supporters
Yes
72
No
20
1
five
implied usage in s8e15
10 comments | Add comment
Are needles/syringes used?
1 supporters
Yes
112
No
17
3
madliv
S2E15 Someone injects an FBI agent with a drug multiple times throughout the episode.
23 comments | Add comment
Is there a mental institution scene?
25 supporters
Yes
94
No
25
3
Lauren24
We see one of the character's mother in a mental institution multiple times throughout the show.
11 comments | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
12 supporters
Yes
111
No
29
0
jojox
S2 E1
8 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
13
Does someone have cancer?
17 supporters
Yes
74
No
23
1
FandomLover
Season 5 episode 5. The Unsub is discovered to have breast cancer. It is believed they succumbed to the cancer while in custody.
7 comments | Add comment
Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
42
No
13
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E7
The team say the unsub shows signs of OCD manifested as germaphobia.
They're using the OCD=cleanliness-and-order trope.
They're using the OCD=cleanliness-and-order trope.
11 comments | Add comment
Yes
95
No
17
4
five
graphically shown s3e1 32:30
17 comments | Add comment
Is autism misrepresented?
28 supporters
Yes
20
No
15
2
Dr. Spencer Reid is implied to be on the autism spectrum, but they never say it explicitly.
4 comments | Add comment
Is a mentally ill person violent?
33 supporters
Yes
93
No
7
2
wpc25
many of the unsubs are mentally ill. multiple have ocd that causes them to kill people, which is deeply harmful given that many people with ocd are incredibly afraid of hurting someone (this is far from the only harmful portrayal of mental illness on this show, it’s just something i can speak to personally)
16 comments | Add comment
Yes
15
No
3
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S7
E3
I believe dissociation is mentioned. See more under the "mental health" category
2 comments | Add comment
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
19 supporters
Yes
42
No
10
5
Sarah_Rose
I'll update as I watch through the show
S1e1, S2e15, S2e16, S4e20, S8e14, S12
Some episodes talk about split personality, multiple personality as passing theories with no expansion. I haven't included these in the list as it's only ever one sentence long.
SPOILERS
S1e1 mentions of using DID to plea insanity
S2e15 killer has DID and alters of his abusive father and archangel Raphael. The killings are based on messed up "Christian" beliefs
S2e16 Spencer's ongoing trauma from previous episode
S4e20 killer and r*pist has DID. Targets "alpha males"
S8e14 (haven't watched yet) "sadistic" alter
S12 (haven't watched yet) killer targets DID systems, pr*gr*ms and t*rt*res them to create new alters. The systems go on to harm others
S1e1, S2e15, S2e16, S4e20, S8e14, S12
Some episodes talk about split personality, multiple personality as passing theories with no expansion. I haven't included these in the list as it's only ever one sentence long.
SPOILERS
S1e1 mentions of using DID to plea insanity
S2e15 killer has DID and alters of his abusive father and archangel Raphael. The killings are based on messed up "Christian" beliefs
S2e16 Spencer's ongoing trauma from previous episode
S4e20 killer and r*pist has DID. Targets "alpha males"
S8e14 (haven't watched yet) "sadistic" alter
S12 (haven't watched yet) killer targets DID systems, pr*gr*ms and t*rt*res them to create new alters. The systems go on to harm others
5 comments | Add comment
Is there autism specific abuse?
37 supporters
Yes
73
No
23
10
TheLittlestTeacup
Doctor Spencer Reid is heavily implied to be autistic. There are many, MANY occasions where he is interrupted, teased, or shot down for infodumping. While most people don’t actually mean any harm (the team is like a family, they just sometimes don’t fully understand) it can be painful for autistic people to watch. There are also jokes about his issues with social queues. I definitely don’t speak for everyone, but as an autistic person these gags don’t really bother me. They’re very lighthearted and typically really funny and relatable. That’s just my opinion though, so if you’re autistic as well and feel differently that’s 100% ok!!
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
59
No
25
0
hopevrx
S8
E3
woman shoots herself as the result of psychological torture at the hands of the UnSub. the gun turns out to be loaded with blanks so no harm done but could still be triggering.
13 comments | Add comment
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
19 supporters
Yes
27
No
9
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S7
E19
Someone hallucinates
9 comments | Add comment
Does someone have a meltdown?
8 supporters
Yes
16
No
2
0
NonBinaryBabe
S1
E7
An adult suspect, implied to be autistic/have learning disabilities, realises that he "could have saved" his sister's life, if he'd realised what was happening. He has a meltdown/breakdown and beats his head and cries out in anguish. He's restrained by several agents. It's a really distressing scene.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
31
No
11
2
FandomLover
Season 13, episode 21. The Unsub and his wife can hear a low pitched humming sound. Only the Two can hear the sound and they react violently to it, attacking and killing their victims as they are not able to locate where to sound is coming from, as they cannot hear it.
2 comments | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
24 supporters
Yes
82
No
12
3
doddleoddle
In season four, Reid has anxiety attacks when he remembers his father in a connection to a murder.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
28 supporters
Yes
40
No
26
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E6
No, but someone says "i've got nothing to live for"
9 comments | Add comment
Yes
14
No
13
Is there body dysmorphia?
29 supporters
Yes
54
No
18
0
FandomLover
Season 10 episode 14. The Unsub has low self esteem and is jealous of his best friend due to his appearance, marriage and child.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
17 supporters
Yes
77
No
10
2
JessicaGreene
s10e5, s3e3, s12e3, s7e6, s13e11, s10e11, s11e14
likely more
likely more
9 comments | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
36 supporters
Yes
67
No
29
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E15
Literally the first lines in this episode are comments on a child's weight. She probably does not have an eating disorder but these comments can perhaps be triggering anyway.
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
124
No
31
5
Alex_Fierro
These are all I could find/remember: s2e11 (attempted), s3e15, s5e13, s5e20, s7e9, s8e23. Some do end up being murders made to look like suicide, but I hope this helps even a bit
24 comments | Add comment
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
39 supporters
Yes
59
No
14
0
TheLittlestTeacup
Several of the main characters develope and suffer from ptsd. Most notably though is spencer Reid, as A. He is severely traumatized on several occasions and B. The signs/symptoms of his ptsd are shown more prominently throughout the seasons. In addition, Jason gideon suffers from ptsd and it is discussed a whole lot in the first season
6 comments | Add comment
Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
7 supporters
Yes
12
No
10
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E8
The very first images are of someone diving in a pool
2 comments | Add comment
Are there sudden loud noises?
31 supporters
Yes
31
No
2
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E19
A lot of shooting
3 comments | Add comment
Is there shakey cam?
36 supporters
Yes
73
No
13
1
FandomLover
Multiple shaky camera scenes since some scenes were filmed on a handheld camera
4 comments | Add comment
Does a baby cry?
13 supporters
Yes
44
No
21
0
FandomLover
Season 1 episode 7. The team is able to locate the Unsub in his newest visions basement. They have taken the families baby, who is crying and screaming quite hard.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
41
No
1
Is there obscene language/gestures?
6 supporters
Yes
18
No
7
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E10
This episode begins with a man saying really mean and provoking things to someone for literally no reason
2 comments | Add comment
Are there flashing lights or images?
45 supporters
Yes
64
No
7
1
buggyduck
S3
E1
An ambulance has flashing lights towards the end of the episode.
7 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
Yes
49
No
9
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E14
For a very short amount of time, yes
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
55
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
23 supporters
Yes
9
No
47
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S7
E7
In the outro there is a baby's tombstone with identical birth- and death date in 1979.
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone miscarry?
22 supporters
Yes
58
No
31
1
five
this is a rather large plot point of season 9
5 comments | Add comment
Are there babies or unborn children?
14 supporters
Yes
37
No
28
1
liasmileyface
S1
E9
A woman who is pregnant explains she’s seeking an abortion.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there childbirth?
20 supporters
Yes
71
No
31
1
doddleoddle
In 9x7 reid delivers a baby in the mother’s home
6 comments | Add comment
Are there abortions?
15 supporters
Yes
72
No
28
4
doddleoddle
Emily prentiss talks about how she had an abortion when she was sixteen
5 comments | Add comment
Does a pregnant person die?
1 supporters
Yes
59
No
35
0
a young girl kills herself when she discovers she's pregnant with her abductor/rapists child
5 comments | Add comment
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
39 supporters
Yes
54
No
26
3
FandomLover
Season 3 episode 17. A serial killers is discovered to be gay. The killer is described as disgusting for being gay.
6 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
41 supporters
Yes
63
No
16
10
JessicaGreene
The show itself is arguably ableist as almost all of the killers have a mental illness or disability.
7 comments | Add comment
Are there usages of the n-word?
30 supporters
Yes
4
No
74
1
FandomLover
There are no N-Words used but in the episode A thin line the Unsub targets and murders African-Americans and Immigrants, due to a home invasion by two black men that occurred when he was younger
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
49
No
21
2
madliv
S2E16 Swastikas are painted on victims’ faces.
3 comments | Add comment
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
33 supporters
Yes
37
No
22
4
TheLittlestTeacup
Not “jokes” necessarily but some unsubs dress in woman’s clothing. Most of these characters are not actually queer in any way but it may feel a bit uncomfortable if you’re trans. It didn’t bother me (trans) but if it bugs you that’s totally valid.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
49
No
29
0
Mousestar369
Yes, there is misgendering in a few episodes. However, ignore what the other commenter said; there are no known trans characters in this show. One episode revolves around a cross-dressing man, but its is never said that he's trans.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
77
No
25
Yes
33
No
44
Is there aphobia?
19 supporters
Yes
7
No
20
1
Noyoupickadisplayname
One of the main characters says that the only people who don’t love other people are sexual sadists. I think it’s in season three or four, but I’m not sure which and don’t know what episode it happens in
2 comments | Add comment
Is a minority is misrepresented?
24 supporters
Yes
17
No
13
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S7
E2
Mental disability is misrepresented as violent and an inability to respect personal and legal boundaries.
Now, I will say this show usually handles minorities fairly well, but this is the second episode that I can immediately recall in which the unsub has brain damage and acts a certain way.
Now, I will say this show usually handles minorities fairly well, but this is the second episode that I can immediately recall in which the unsub has brain damage and acts a certain way.
2 comments | Add comment
Does the black guy die first?
20 supporters
Yes
36
No
65
2
madliv
S2E16 several black people die. The episode is centered around race.
9 comments | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
28 supporters
Yes
62
No
17
4
madliv
S2E16 Swastikas are painted on victim’s faces.
2 comments | Add comment
Race
Yes
0
No
22
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
35 supporters
Yes
18
No
32
0
staysafefriends3
S4
E3
An adult man is married and ab*ses young girls in this episode. The main victim featured is said to be 15, while the main is probably in his 40s.
1 comment | Add comment
Religious
Is religion discussed?
11 supporters
Yes
28
No
9
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E17
Someone is asked if they're religious and say yes. That's about it.
7 comments | Add comment
Are there demons or Hell?
14 supporters
Yes
8
No
11
0
addiesheart
so i'm not really sure if this counts, but there are several episodes where an unsub believes in this stuff and maybe impersonates it or talks about it but its not too bad
3 comments | Add comment
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
40 supporters
Yes
10
No
53
1
joyem
S1
E11
A character is found in his underwear but he isn’t nude
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
5
No
29
Does someone lose their virginity?
12 supporters
Yes
9
No
16
0
season 8 some episode a guy mentions to a pr*statute that he’s a virgin, but we don’t know if he was lying or not.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone sexually objectified?
44 supporters
Yes
32
No
33
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E7
Hotch suggests sending Prentiss to negotiate with the unsubs because they objectify women and couldn't handle a woman in such power
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
66
No
38
2
five
s3e5 csa,
implied s4e19,
implied s6e8,
s6e13 it’s throughout the whole episode but graphic csa description 10:40-11:40 and heavily at 27:00,
s7e2,
s7e19 brief,
implied s4e19,
implied s6e8,
s6e13 it’s throughout the whole episode but graphic csa description 10:40-11:40 and heavily at 27:00,
s7e2,
s7e19 brief,
10 comments | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
55 supporters
Yes
98
No
62
0
FandomLover
Season 2 episode 14. A man enters a woman’s house and it is implied they have sex, due to moaning noises heard during the scene,
6 comments | Add comment
Is there BDSM?
19 supporters
Yes
11
No
12
0
Mousestar369
S10
Later in season ten there's an episode where the unsub is strangling his victims. A book based on BDSM is mentioned as a central plot to the episode.
5 comments | Add comment
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
Yes
25
No
35
1
Multiple episodes show male unsubs being told not to cry
4 comments | Add comment
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
17 supporters
Yes
18
No
12
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E7
Someone has drug-resistant tuberculosis
4 comments | Add comment
Does someone have a stroke?
10 supporters
Yes
6
No
30
1
humanhalfofachilleus
S4
E24
Someone has trouble forming sentences and suddenly speaks gibberish. Idk if that counts as a stroke
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a chronic illness?
9 supporters
Yes
30
No
14
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E21
A child has asthma
4 comments | Add comment
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
24 supporters
Yes
23
No
13
1
Alzheimer’s disease is a major plot point in the latter half of season 12
2 comments | Add comment
Social
Are there fat suits?
1 supporters
Yes
4
No
26
0
CastawayOdin188
Yes, but shown briefly. The unsub was on medication that made him gain a significant amount of weight. Doctors talk about the risks of him going off of medication because of the weight.
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
Yes
39
No
18
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S8
E7
SPOILERS:
The unsub is killing unhoused people to scare the community.
The unsub is killing unhoused people to scare the community.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
4
No
11
Are there anti-abortion themes?
32 supporters
Yes
4
No
25
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S4
E17
A character discusses her experience with an abortion and how she was threatened by an anti-abortion religious group.
1 comment | Add comment
Spoiler
Yes
13
No
63
Yes
1
No
16
Does it have a sad ending?
51 supporters
Yes
70
No
22
2
justaguy
most of the time the BAU catch the person / people responsible for the crime and save the last victim- however lots of people die, sometimes specifically happy seeming people, and sometimes these episodes don’t end with someone being saved. additionally, if it’s a plot oriented episode (aka parts of an arc that spans over multiple episodes etc) it can be sad or unsatisfying. it’s a show about crime, death, and beyond - there’s a lot of tragic and dark content, but it’s still a good show. just be careful- if sad things or possible sad endings aren’t your thing, this probably isn’t the show for you. it deals with a LOT of heavy topics.
3 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
13 supporters
Yes
39
No
13
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S7
E21
There's a car chase
3 comments | Add comment
Does a car crash?
19 supporters
Yes
85
No
41
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S6
E13
A car is driven into a bunch of other cars. Nobody is hurt by this action.
11 comments | Add comment
Does a plane crash?
11 supporters
Yes
63
No
41
0
vincentdorian
10x03 “A Thousand Suns”. The Unsub hacks into planes/their systems, gains control, and crashes them as a form of serial killing.
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone hit by a car?
20 supporters
Yes
73
No
38
0
Alex_Fierro
The episode annnaa mentioned is s4e23
9 comments | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
18 supporters
Yes
77
No
28
0
madliv
S2E14 or 15 we see a child being submerged in a bathtub full of water several times. He doesn’t drown, but he struggles for air.
15 comments | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
54 supporters
Yes
196
No
10
3
madliv
Prevalent in every episode.
13 comments | Add comment
Is there a nuclear explosion?
7 supporters
Yes
11
No
89
4
BeckyFal
Nuclear explosions? No, but there are a couple episodes where buildings are blown up.
15 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
23 supporters
Yes
152
No
19
1
doddleoddle
In every episode, lol
12 comments | Add comment