Does the dog die?
190 supporters
Twin Peaks
TV Show • 1989 • Drama
ReportAn 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.)
This tv show contains 100 potentially triggering events.
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Anonymous
Assuming that this page covers both the original series and The Return, in The Return we see a dog's severed leg but never the dog itself.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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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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Is an animal abandoned?
51 supporters
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JoeLollo
Waldo, Jacques Renault's bird, is abandoned for a while before he is found.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
31 supporters
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CMster
Extremely, though it's not necessarily apparent from the getgo
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Is someone stalked?
17 supporters
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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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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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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?
10 supporters
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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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Does someone abuse alcohol?
7 supporters
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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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cassandrasaurus
A talking pet bird is shot.
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Is there a dead animal?
63 supporters
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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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Does a pet die?
85 supporters
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Bepiscat
A pet bird :(
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Are there spiders?
26 supporters
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thegoodwife
There is an intense scene where spiders are used at the end of Season 2.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Yes
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Is there pedophilia?
64 supporters
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vernline
yes, but not children. lots of talk of much older men with highschool girls
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Is rape mentioned?
43 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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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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Bodily Harm
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Is someone burned alive?
24 supporters
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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 there amputation?
14 supporters
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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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Is there a hanging?
24 supporters
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Purl
A character dies by this method.
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Does someone break a bone?
15 supporters
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chloebeacham18
Does anyone have any details please?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
29 supporters
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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?
57 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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Is there eye mutilation?
59 supporters
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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?
6 supporters
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voteshiloh2024
there are mentions of stabbing but not in excessive length and nothing happens on screen!
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Children
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Does a kid die?
28 supporters
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MariaClocktower
The premise of the series is the murder of a teenage girl
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Is a minor sexualized?
61 supporters
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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
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
7 supporters
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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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Does a major character die?
11 supporters
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CMster
The whole series centers around the death of a significant character.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
9 supporters
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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
Is someone kidnapped?
6 supporters
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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?
12 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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Is a child's toy destroyed?
15 supporters
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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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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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onlycallisto
A main plot element is that several characters have other-worldly entities sharing their bodies.
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Are there ghosts?
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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 clowns?
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CMster
No, but a psychiatrist is really clown-like and creeps me out in a similar way personally
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Is trypophobic content shown?
12 supporters
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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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Gross
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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 spit?
8 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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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
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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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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
25 supporters
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CMster
A character's former partner has transitioned and is referred to by her deadname
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
35 supporters
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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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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
21 supporters
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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 hospital scene?
7 supporters
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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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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
28 supporters
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
E1
Laura's mother displays some behaviors that could be interpreted as PTSD from her death.
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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 a mentally ill person violent?
19 supporters
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JoeLollo
Leo is physically abusive towards his wife Shelly and is also mentally ill.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
13 supporters
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CMster
Not directly, but a character is possessed and it's somewhat similar to DID
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there misophonia?
25 supporters
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No
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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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Yes
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2
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
17 supporters
Add comment
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No
2
Are there anxiety attacks?
19 supporters
Yes
17
No
1
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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 a claustrophobic scene?
14 supporters
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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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Yes
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Is there autism specific abuse?
0 supporters
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No
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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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Yes
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Spock
A character hangs themselves
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Noxious
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0
Does a baby cry?
12 supporters
Yes
4
No
8
1
xyxxlstarlight
S2
E8
yes, breifly in season two episode 8, at roughly 10 minutes in.
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Is there shakey cam?
23 supporters
Yes
24
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
E1
One scene of Laura and Donna filmed on a camcorder is shakey.
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Yes
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0
Yes
5
No
1
Are there flashing lights or images?
25 supporters
Yes
39
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0
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
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0
Yes
0
No
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Pregnancy
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0
No
9
Yes
0
No
18
Are there abortions?
12 supporters
Yes
0
No
19
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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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Yes
0
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
28 supporters
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3
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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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Yes
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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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Does the black guy die first?
14 supporters
Yes
0
No
17
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Westley
Nearly every character in the show is white.
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Yes
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1
Yes
0
No
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
20 supporters
Yes
4
No
8
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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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Yes
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2
Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
14
No
6
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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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Is there ableist language or behavior?
27 supporters
Yes
20
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0
3
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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15
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Yes
3
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
35 supporters
Yes
31
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0
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ChelHendrySimmons
S1
E1
Kissing, no more.
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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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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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
12 supporters
Yes
8
No
3
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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
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No
7
Yes
1
No
6
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
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3
Social
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
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No
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Yes
0
No
5
Yes
4
No
0
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
0
No
4
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
28
No
1
3
MariaClocktower
All seasons of the series end on ambiguous dark notes
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Vehicular
Yes
18
No
1
Does a car honk or tires screech?
8 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
1
ChelHendrySimmons
S1
E1
Police sirens
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
19
No
2
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
Yes
14
No
6
0
cassandrasaurus
In Season 3 / The Return.
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Yes
30
No
1
Does someone drown?
10 supporters
Yes
1
No
17
2
Moomin
The series begins with a corpse found in/on the edge of a lake
2 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
12 supporters
Yes
29
No
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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