Doctor Who
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ReportThe Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
This tv show contains 25 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
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sheregenerated13
S1
E6
Ambiguous / implied that we'll see the character again, but folks sensitive to stuff more along the lines of sacrificing yourself (though it's to save someone else) - be aware that the ending has something like that. More like lost/banished than unalived but worth mentioning.
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Is someone tortured?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
Not on screen or in the traditional sense, but one character says he's in hell.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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pedanther
S1
E5
"73 Yards"
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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pedanther
S1
E2
"Space Babies" features a group of children who were abandoned by their caregivers.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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pedanther
S1
E5
In "73 Yards", a character is continually followed by a mysterious and menacing figure.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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pedanther
S1
E9
"Empire of Death": Not depicted on-screen, but there is mention in dialogue of a teenaged character having an abusive stepfather.
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Animal
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Are there bugs?
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pedanther
S1
E6
"Dot and Bubble": The alien monsters of the week resemble gigantic slugs.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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gonzogm
S1
E3
In the episode "The Devil's Chord" several different people (including the Doctor and Ruby) are restrained by musical notes (you can physically see the notes restraining them). The Doctor and Ruby are also stuffed into musical instruments at one point.
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pedanther
S1
E5
"73 Yards": Nothing is depicted or explicitly stated, since it's an all-ages show, but something traumatic happens between a politician and one of his female campaign volunteers, and the likely implication is that he sexually assaulted her.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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gonzogm
S1
E3
In the episode the "Devil's Chord," The Doctor covers Ruby's mouth when they're hiding in the basement after the Maestro came out of the piano that Ruby was playing.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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gonzogm
S1
E3
In the episode "The Devil's Chord" Ruby says that she can't breathe when she's trapped in a...cello? I'm not sure that I know the right names of string instruments. Anyway, she's released soon and is fine.
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Is there body horror?
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pedanther
S1
E4
What happens to the soldiers' corpses in "Boom" is fairly mild body horror.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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BobBob
S1
E4
"Boom": Ruby appears unconscious on the floor for about half the episode
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Is there eye mutilation?
84 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
There is some body horror / special effect with eyes later in the episode, but no mutilation.
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Is there excessive gore?
75 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S1
E6
You will see a few dead bodies (clothes, in one piece/intact) that look kind of shriveled but no blood or anything excessive.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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pedanther
S1
E2
"Space Babies": There is a sequence where one of the 'space babies' is carried off by the monster of the week. He is rescued unharmed.
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Does a kid die?
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pedanther
S1
E9
"Empire of Death": There is a scene in which a mother discovers that her infant has died. Two teenagers are killed on-screen. Due to time travel, they are all shown to be alive and well again at the end of the episode.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E6
Rogue saves Ruby at the end. It's implied we'll see him again but he's kinda lost/banished somewhere so TBD.
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Does a major character die?
19 supporters
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pedanther
S1
E9
"Empire of Death": Yes, but due to time travel it's undone by the end of the episode.
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Does someone die?
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pedanther
S1
E4
"Boom" is set in a war zone, and several soldiers (characters with names and dialogue) are killed on-screen, with other deaths mentioned.
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Ellie_red
A baby is kidnapped by goblins in 'The Church of Ruby Road'
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Does a parent die?
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pedanther
S1
E9
"Empire of Death": Ruby's mother and grandmother die on-screen, as part of a massive catastrophe that implicitly kills many other parents. Due to time travel, they're all restored to life by the end of the episode.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
Ruby's VHS tape of CCTV from the night her mother abandoned her isn't destroyed, but it is altered. Not quite a toy but worth mentioning just in case.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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gonzogm
S1
E3
In the episode "The Devil's Chord" when Ruby and The Doctor return to 2024 and (after some talking) stand crying in front of the Tardis, we see a high heel and then The Maestro literally says "boo!"
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Is someone possessed?
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Ellie_red
The end of 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' possibly involves a character being possessed as well - I can't fully remember
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Are there ghosts?
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pedanther
S1
E4
"Boom": There are no actual ghosts. There is a holographic simulation of a dead person who may count as ghostly depending on what your criteria are.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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pedanther
S1
E5
"73 Yards" has several scenes at the seaside.
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Gross
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Is someone eaten?
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pedanther
S1
E6
"Dot and Bubble": Multiple characters are swallowed whole by giant slug monsters.
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LGBTQ+
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
55 supporters
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Ellie_red
In 'The Devil's Chord' the villain uses they/them pronouns, and the character is played by a trans drag performer. However, they are not depicted as sexually predatory.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E6
Not outed but there's a scene where 15 and rogue dance together and all of the lords/ladies/fancy people gasp, etc.
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Medical
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Mental Health
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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pedanther
S1
E3
"The Devil's Chord": During the climactic confrontation, characters are trapped in confined spaces. They struggle to get out, and one complains of having difficulty breathing.
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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gonzogm
S1
E3
This is for the episode "The Devil's Chord."
When the Doctor and Ruby are hiding in a basement the Doctor gets out the sonic screwdriver and causes it to make a bright glow. The scene changes to show the Maestro outside. Right after the Maestro successfully uses a tuning fork to make sound come out of a puddle, the scene changes back to the basement where the lights flash for several seconds.
When the Doctor and Ruby are hiding in a basement the Doctor gets out the sonic screwdriver and causes it to make a bright glow. The scene changes to show the Maestro outside. Right after the Maestro successfully uses a tuning fork to make sound come out of a puddle, the scene changes back to the basement where the lights flash for several seconds.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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pedanther
S1
E6
"Dot and Bubble": It's a significant plot point that there characters are being watched by an inimical presence that they're unaware of.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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gonzogm
S1
E3
In the episode the "Devil's Chord," the Doctor winks at the camera. He also says that he thought the music he was hearing was non-diagetic, which is music that the viewers can hear but the characters in a show cannot. Also, the Doctor Who theme song is in the episode. The Maestro looks at the camera before playing a different version of it on a piano, and then the song continues on the jukebox on the Tardis.
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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pedanther
S1
E9
"Empire of Death": There is a scene with a baby basket that's implied to have an infant in it, but the baby itself is not seen.
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Prejudice
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gonzogm
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E3
In the episode "The Devil's Chord" the Maestro is accidentally called by a female pronoun before the person is corrected.
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Does the black guy die first?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
around 29/30 minutes (skip to 31/32), and there is a second (42/43 minutes in) (all of ppl who for sure died in this ep The Legend of Ruby Sunday were black guys)
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E6
No slurs, though there were gasps and such at the "scandelous" act of two masc presenting folks dancing together in the early 1800s fancy party setting, but I found it easy/enjoyable/fun to watch and wasn't triggered at all :)
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Is there hate speech?
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pedanther
S1
E6
"Dot and Bubble" features a group of racist characters. It's most overt in the final scene, but there are racist microaggressions throughout the episode.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
Super disproportionate deaths in this ep (black guys die). I know I was upset about that and thought that worth mentioning. I was also excited to see Lenny Rush join the cast in this episode (he has dwarfism and SED and uses an ultra-modern standing mobility scooter the props department got him). His character was treated like any other member of the team / seemed respected. Disability rep has been good lately and I think in this episode as well but will update if I see concerns from those communities. Otherwise, I think it's good for minority rep.
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Race
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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pedanther
S1
E4
"Boom" has a conversation about faith between some Anglicans and somebody they class as an unbeliever.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S1
E6
There is a gentle kiss but nothing sexual.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
23 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
Not explicit but Susan Triad (the woman who keeps appearing) struggles with remembering things, reasonably quite upset over what's she seems to be going through in this ep, might be similar/triggering. This will be 33 minutes and after for The Legend of Ruby Sunday episode.
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
44 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S1
E8
It's a cliffhanger that I wouldn't characterize as sad other than the race-related trigger I added here, and the lack of resolution that will undoubtedly come in the second part/later. It's a two-part finale so I hardly consider this the end in many ways.
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Violence
Is there gun violence?
24 supporters
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pedanther
S1
E5
"73 Yards": A character is threatened by security guards with guns, but no guns are fired.
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