Banished
TV Show • 2015 • Drama
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At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.
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A woman attempts to drown herself but doesn't end up doing so.
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Characters are beaten, whipped, and almost drowned.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Plenty of women getting hit and beaten.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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The show takes place in an Australian penal colony in the 1700s. Beatings, lashings, and fights among the prisoners happen all the time.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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A character deliberately nicks their finger. We also see another character with shaving cream on his face but there is no razor.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Though this is unclear to me. One character we never see--a boy from a character's schooldays--is described as "not right" and not being able to speak.
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This is inexplicably tied to one of the sexual assaults.
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Does someone drown?
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Someone attempts suicide by drowning.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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(Spoilers) The situation is complicated, though. Two convicts who are in love are each married to someone else, but they will never be released from the penal colony and therefore will never see their spouses again. After some drama, the convicts get to be married by the colony's chaplain.
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Does the black guy die first?
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The cast, in fact, is all white--which a lot of people have criticized.
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Are there snakes?
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No snake is seen but a snake bite and death is implied.
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Some characters spit, notably in the first episode.
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Are there ghosts?
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There is a small supernatural subplot but there are no ghosts.
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Does someone miscarry?
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Miscarriage is mentioned and is a major part of one subplot but there are no on-screen miscarriages.
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Does a kid die?
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However, a mother's loss of her children is discussed briefly.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Sort-of: characters are seen wounded in bed or tending to wounds while bedridden.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A character is strangled in episode 2, and another character is depicted putting pressure on their neck with an arm.
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Are there bugs?
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Leeches.
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Are there spiders?
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A big one in episode 1 (the show does take place in Australia, after all ;).
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Is there addiction?
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Aguably alcohol abuse/addiction.
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Assault
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The colony has an unequal ratio of men to women, and the men overseeing the camp take advantage of that. Every episode involves women not being able to be with the men they want because of this abusive system. A woman is manhandled in episode 2 and threatened with rape, but the man doesn't go through with it (though her wrist is bruised). Assaults are regularly discussed and the lead up to them is depicted. You could also describe all the sex that happens between guards and female convicts as sexual assault if you consider the power imbalance. If this topic is something you don't want to see, you should avoid this series altogether.
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Is there a hanging?
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Opening scene has a noose and other triggers after
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