S1 E4, 26:50 - 29:04 Charles shares that during his last relationship, he became very close to his partner’s daughter (Lucy). The partner left him abruptly and unexpectedly, taking Lucy with her, and not giving Charles and Lucy a chance to say goodbye. Charles was and still is devastated.
In flashbacks it is shown that a teenage girl has to give up her baby for adoption. She spends the rest of her life searching for him and hoping to reunite with her child.
A main character has blackouts in her memory and questions if she is violent for most of this season, spurred on by the public believing her to be guilty of two violent crimes. This and her implied PTSD are explored in-depth in S2E6-S2E7.
Additionally it is revealed that some people in the building spy on others, which could be considered stalking. Also someone leaves threatening notes on people's doors saying that they are watching them. There is a scene in season 2 where a man watches a woman in dress through peephole, though no nudity is shown.
S1 E7, 01:25 - 02:58, a father puts headphones on his deaf son and plays music, turning up the volume as if his son will be able to hear. He briefly grabs the son by the shoulders, shakes him, and yells at him. Then the father holds him, apologizing.
A very contrived side-plot in this episode is a fish being almost flushed down a toilet. Prior to that, it is carried in a plastic bag, placed in a toilet tank, and accidentally flushed. It survives in the end.
Not slapped, but a female character punches another female character in the face. Scene occurs in the basement and you can tell when it’s coming and characters are close enough for it to occur.
S1 E1, 02:57 - 03:18, They depict Mabel’s recurring dream that she protects herself from an intruder using her knitting needle. The visuals and sounds of stabbing are graphic.
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Season 4, episode 7 can be triggering. It was for me. Most of the plot takes place in a house which is filled with mannequins and other (creepy) dolls. If this triggers you, skip this episode
Not really ghosts, but Mabel does talk to people (like Tim Kono and Ben Glenroy) who have died. Not in a "they're actually there" sense, more like talking with herself, but it could be compared to ghosts.
S4 E1-E10 SAFE! See ya next season!
S3- e1 - 7 are safe! Ep 8 NOT SAFE, audio only!! (29:45 on Hulu, it’s so so brief my friends❤️) Ep 9 SAFE! Ep 10 replay of audio from 8! (Before title card)
Oscar, one of Mabel's childhood friends, was wrongfully imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit. He's released in season 1, and his time in prison is talked about.
In season 2, Charles visits Jan in prison. Jan is also briefly mentioned in season 3.
Throughout the series, various main and non-main characters are arrested (innocent or not), most often in the season finales.
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It's very brief, but the start of season 3 episode 9 shows Oliver in the hospital (about to be released), and Mabel has a dream that takes place in the hospital as well. All of this is one short scene.
In episode 1 there is mention of suicide all throughout and a dead body is seen as well as multiple suicide notes but it is heavily implied that this is actually a murder
episode 7 is told from the perspective of a deaf person, so no words are said, but there is a constant pitching noise in the background that can be triggering
A character is believed to commit suicide and a note is found with similar language in it. Another character expresses wanting to die after the death of his cat
Mabel gets uncomfortable and panicky when Bev starts asking her questions. Skip from the time Bev sits down on the swing to when Mabel gets in the elevator.
Mabel, particularly in s1 and s2, sees and speaks with “ghosts”. They’re implied to be only products of her mind, but are presented to the viewer as if she is conversing with any other character. It’s neat. And somewhat disconcerting.
Second half of S3:E9, it's shown a character who's been fasting break the fast and eat a cookie (shows as if it's a "binge") and calling themselves a pig. In the first half of S3:E10, Mabel calls out that it's an eating disorder, as the scene is revisited, however it doesn't linger on the topic.
Towards the start of the first episode, the fire alarm goes off in their building. It is not incredibly bright but the stairwell is slightly lit up by flashing red.
Lots of casual references to being alone (romantically/sexually) as being the worst possible fate, even going so far as to suggest it's a signifier of being dead or monstrous.
In episode 5, a character makes fun of another character’s past weight gain and a picture is shown of the character either in a fat suit or heavily edited to look bigger
No, but in season 1 episode 9 there are some uncomfortable comments where a character's gender is put into question. I don't remember the timestamp, but it's while the characters are looking through a box of sex toys during the first half of the episode.
At the beginning of episode 1, one of the main characters encounters a man who speaks graphically and tactlessly about his father who has ALS. He describes the disabling effects of his father’s ALS and expresses that their family would be better off if he were to die.
The primary show premise is a group of two older men and a much younger woman with a shared love of true crime podcasts solving mysteries. The relationship is strictly platonic however.
no nudity or s*x scenes are ever shown. a box of sex toys is found, and it appears a couple times throughout season one, but they're never shown being used. two characters sleep together totally offscreen, and one of them repeatedly mentions it in a bragging manner after the fact. one character mentions that they could hear a couple having s*x next door. two characters are briefly seen passionately making out in an elevator.
In the second episode someone makes a joke that someone else is going to do something sexual with their cousins, it was only am offhand joke though and nothing happens. It could still be triggering or upsetting to survivors of incest.
A man crying about his dead cat seems to be intended as a joke (i.e., meant to be laughed at) in S1. Most characters comfort him in the moment, which is definitely meant as a joke in juxtaposition to a lack of group emotion about a dead person. Later, it's implied that the man is too emotional because it was only a cat.
S1 E5 (10:46 - 11:00), Charles is teased for being heavier in the past. An online picture is shown of Charles during that time. The photo was probably created by computer, but it could be a trigger for fat suits.
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Mabel, Charles, and Oliver are put in a cop car and taken to the police station after having been found over Bunny's dead body, Mabel herself being covered in her blood.
A dead body is shown with a head wound and lots of blood. The main characters return to the bloody scene later on. A main character also suffers from nosebleeds