How to Get Away With Murder
TV Show
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
Is rape mentioned?
22 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
It is so consistently mentioned, I'd recommend not watching if just hearing it Mentioned is a trigger
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
13 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Yes and no? It's a problem a few episodes attempt to address. And while it's never joked about, it's not always a topic handled Well
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
12 supporters
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aliiid
A bunch of characters have had only one of their parents raise them on their own, due to the other leaving / never revealing that they're a parent.
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Abuse
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Yes
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tiredroomba
An abusive father is killed by his son (S1EP5), the abuse is repeatedly referenced but not shown.
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aliiid
S6
E13
I don't think it's ever phrased as "someone became an abuser because they were abused" but in this episode it is revealed that one of the abusers of the show has been abused
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Is someone gaslighted?
10 supporters
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Clairehhrjhj1
Multiple times throughout there are mentions and actions that are very much gaslighting and sometimes borderline gaslighting
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aliiid
S1
E13
It is mentioned that one of the main characters was abused as a child, and this event is referred to a few times throughout the show, with barely any detail.
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Addiction
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tiredroomba
Offscreen referenced overdose S1E6
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
3 supporters
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Trying2Help
One of the main characters struggles with alcoholism throughout much of the series, especially in seasons 3 & 4
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Animal
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mlovins
A mouse is caught in a trap. Annalise calls Wes after finding it, he decides it's suffering and hits it with a hammer. It's close to the beginning of episode 3 of the second season it's called the octopus"
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Is there a dead animal?
28 supporters
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In S2 E3 there is a dying rat caught in a trap. A character puts it out of its misery
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Assault
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Yes
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KayVenedam
Mainly just talked about (sometimes in detail) a lot, but I don't think it shows any of them, only aftermath
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
7 supporters
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Clairehhrjhj1
Multiple times characters have trouble breathing due to major anxiety and panic episodes
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Is someone burned alive?
9 supporters
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xaby
They die before being set on fire but their body is shown to be burnt
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Is there amputation?
4 supporters
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xaby
Technically, because a dead man is dismembered
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Does a head get squashed?
16 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Not exactly Squashed, but bad things do happen to a couple heads
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Is there a hanging?
10 supporters
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Anonymous
Season 2 Episode 9
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Are any teeth damaged?
12 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
By all accounts, there really should've been
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Does someone have a seizure?
3 supporters
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xaby
There is a panic attack that resembles a seizure
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
18 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
There are a couple jokes made about it, but no
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Is someone tortured?
29 supporters
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Trying2Help
Usually brief and not graphic besides some blood. Happens in several episodes
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Does someone fall down stairs?
1 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Not down the Stairs, but next to them? It's a pretty prominent death throughout
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Does someone fall to their death?
2 supporters
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tiredroomba
A character commits suicide by falling backwards through a window.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
6 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Season 5 deals with an attempted custody-stealing of a child, and ends with the characters Thinking a child has been kidnapped.
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Does a kid die?
13 supporters
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Trying2Help
Mentioned throughout the series, but a focus/recurring plot in S2.
**(small) spoiler below**
A main character is shown to be pregnant, and the baby is stillborn following a violent car crash. There is a hospital scene that shows the aftermath, including the baby and the parents’ reactions in the immediate aftermath. I think this is in S2 E14-15
**(small) spoiler below**
A main character is shown to be pregnant, and the baby is stillborn following a violent car crash. There is a hospital scene that shows the aftermath, including the baby and the parents’ reactions in the immediate aftermath. I think this is in S2 E14-15
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Is a minor sexualized?
27 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Definitely don't watch this show if this upsets you, as it's a pretty big part of a major character's story
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Death
Does someone die?
5 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
many, many people in graphic ways
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
6 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
There are a few
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
7 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
No, but a child does have a toy left behind that was very dear to them.
SPOILERS
the toy does eventually get returned
SPOILERS
the toy does eventually get returned
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Does a parent die?
3 supporters
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Trying2Help
Recurring subplot throughout season 2, including trying to figure out the cause/motivation of the parent’s death. The death scene is quite graphic and although the scenes are quite short, they are repeated flashbacks across multiple episodes.
S3E4 a parent dies, but the parent was not really present in the series and they were very abusive during a main character’s childhood
S3E4 a parent dies, but the parent was not really present in the series and they were very abusive during a main character’s childhood
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Trying2Help
Off screen
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Does someone cheat?
7 supporters
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tiredroomba
Multiple instances of cheating throughout the show, this is a running theme throughout the show.
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Fear
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Are there jumpscares?
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SleepySelkieSiren
It's a pretty tense show, so while there aren't Intentional jumpscares, some instances may still feel like one
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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SleepySelkieSiren
There is also Discussion about it happening, specifically in reference to the Murder Victim in season 1
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Does someone vomit?
31 supporters
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alfie.coulstock.cockeram
Season 1 Episode 9, minute 13-14, actual stuff is in minute 13 but cuts to some coughing in minute 14
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
4 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
They start off pretty cop-ganda, but by the end it's highly anti-cop
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
6 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
In her defense, she didn't know she was bi at the time XD nearly every character cheats, regardless of sexuality
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
7 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
I don't think they ever show an institution, but in season 5 a main goal is to get a character out of prison and into a mental institution, framed as Positive
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Does someone have cancer?
5 supporters
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ErinOmaista
A recurring character's wife has cancer, and it is discussed several times throughout season 1. She is shown in the hospital in season 2 before eventually passing away through assisted suicide.
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Are needles/syringes used?
7 supporters
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ErinOmaista
A woman receives an injection to help encourage fertility in s4e5
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Is there a hospital scene?
3 supporters
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23
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SleepySelkieSiren
There are so many, I recommend skipping this show
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
12 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
I'm pretty sure every single character does
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Yes
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greyraven
Can someone please add when who and what happens?
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SleepySelkieSiren
A few do it, nearly every character Wants to do it
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
8 supporters
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Trying2Help
Honestly all the characters are mentally unwell. In season 4 there a large part of the plot is a court case that focuses on a man who was very violent while in prison. The show approaches it in a manner to show that the violence is connected to the US prison system not treating and directly worsening his already existing mental illnesses.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
10 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Annalise may have a binge-eating disorder, mainly to cope from Alcohol withdrawal
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
7 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
there are SO MANY instances, as half the cast is highly suicidal.
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Anonymous
A man named Pax kills himself in Season 1. In episode 9 of Season 2, a main character's father hangs himself.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
10 supporters
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Clairehhrjhj1
Characters have multiple attacks on screen depicting crying, semi manic behaviour and trouble breathing/hyperventilating
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
6 supporters
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MelanieC
In Season 1 Episode 15, there is a brief image of two girls who were kidnapped and kept in a small enclosure.
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
7 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Especially during hallucination scenes
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Is there shakey cam?
1 supporters
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xaby
During a club scene to mimic a character’s disoriented state of mind
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Paranoia
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Yes
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Pregnancy
Are there babies or unborn children?
1 supporters
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SleepySelkieSiren
Unborn children especially are a big theme for a lot of the show
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Are there abortions?
7 supporters
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No
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Scipper
In season 4, a woman says that she has aborted her baby.
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Does a pregnant person die?
5 supporters
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quietthankyou
yes, a pregnant woman’s murder is a major part of the plot of s1, and is infrequently mentioned throughout the rest of the series
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Is there childbirth?
1 supporters
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ErinOmaista
a woman has a c-section in season 3. a different woman gives birth in season 4
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Does someone miscarry?
9 supporters
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angstdroid
S2
E14
In S02E14 there is an extremely graphic depiction of an emergency c-section in which the baby does not survive. This is a flashback of something that happened to a major character. This character had also miscarried before, seemingly multiple times, in much less physically traumatic ways.
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Prejudice
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9
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ErinOmaista
A trans woman's outdated ID is brought up and shown, with references to who she "used to be".
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0
Does an LGBT person die?
14 supporters
Yes
29
No
2
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tiredroomba
An LGBT person commits suicide, falling to his death after finding out he may go to jail.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Are there n-words?
5 supporters
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1
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SleepySelkieSiren
Characters talk about having been abused with the n-word when they were young, but no one says the full word
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
14 supporters
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5
No
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1
1.2.3.4.5.6.7
S1
To some extent. A professor regularly sleeps with his students, and an older member of Annalise's team is interested in a law student.
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Sex
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6
No
0
Yes
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No
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SleepySelkieSiren
Mostly only brought up in season 6 as a main plot point
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3
Is there sexual content?
16 supporters
Yes
29
No
0
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Anonymous
Multiple s*x scenes as well as mentions of rape.
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3
No
1
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
3 supporters
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4
No
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0
1.2.3.4.5.6.7
S1
E5
Relatively minor, but a male character starts crying at an emotional moment. A female character makes a disgusted face and asks "What, are you crying?" in a skeptical tone. The male character plays it off as just allergies.
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
9 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
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Anonymous
A main character's mother is heavily implied to have dementia.
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
4 supporters
Yes
0
No
4
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SleepySelkieSiren
There's cancer and dementia depicted, but nothing else
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Yes
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No
4
Social
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3
Spoiler
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6
No
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
1 supporters
Yes
0
No
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SleepySelkieSiren
There's one scene with Turbulence in season 6, but all is well. I don't recall any other planes
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Yes
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Yes
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Violence
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15
Does someone drown?
5 supporters
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6
No
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SleepySelkieSiren
No one is alive when drowned
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Is there blood/gore?
15 supporters
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23
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Trying2Help
Most episodes that have blood it is relatively little, but the childbirth scenes usually and the graphic death in season 2 have a lot of blood
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