Does the dog die?
1 supporters
Dexter
TV Show • 2006 • Crime
ReportDexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Your Triggers
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HannahSri
There are multiple references to the neighbor’s dog being killed by Dexter when he was a teenager, but nothing is ever shown. It is also mentioned that the dog was being detrimental to the health of Dexter’s mother.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
35 supporters
Yes
28
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ShambriMurphy
S1
E7
Rita’s children struggle with their father being released from prison but not being able to see him. I would avoid this episode if you struggle with abandonment
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Is an animal abandoned?
1 supporters
Yes
25
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0
5
Ollie2
S4
E2
Trinity killer uses a rescue dog to relate to a woman who loves seeing rescue dogs. Once he finishes meeting her, he abandons the dog by unleashing it and letting him run loose in the neighborhood. Dog is never shown again.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
58 supporters
Yes
19
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lrrrbch
S5
E9
A teenage girl is physically abused by her stepfather. Bruises are shown.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
1 supporters
Yes
20
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ShambriMurphy
S1
E5
Rita’s husband is released from jail and continues to break parole and restraining order by appearing at their house and inserting himself into their lives. Rita should be calling police and his parole officer but just lets him continue to show up.
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firebuug
Dexter’s love interest Rita is mentioned to have had an abusive ex husband, and it is brought up multiple times.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
1 supporters
Yes
24
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ShambriMurphy
S1
E8
First 5 minutes there’s a woman’s naked dead body in the bathtub covered in blood
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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2
Yes
38
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Is someone abused with a belt?
28 supporters
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13
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lrrrbch
S5
S5 is about women who have been raped and tortured. Some of them are shown to have marks on their backs that look like whip marks. In E10 the cops find videotapes from the assaults. You hear the audio; it sounds like someone being whipped
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Yes
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Mythicalcatjay
Yes. Its shown in horrific true to life detail in season 4. Pedophiles and child abusers do end up on the table, but their crimes are only mentioned.
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Addiction
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Animal
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Yes
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Ollie2
S4
E7
Two characters hit a deer while driving a van in the woods. The deer is shown and heard suffering, so one character uses his ax to end the suffering. We don’t see the ax connect with the deer, just blood on the ax after the deer is killed. Definitely skip, or mute the volume, if you don’t want to hear the cries of a hurt deer, though there is some importance to what the incident does to one of the character’s mindsets later in the episode and season.
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Are animals abused?
1 supporters
Yes
69
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13
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Ollie2
S1
E4
Rita mentions the neighbor’s young, adorable, Beagle mix is barking all the time because he is neglected by being left outside all day and all night. Dexter mentions bringing him inside and feeding him, implying the neighbor neglects that too. The arrogant neighbor says the dog was abandoned by her ex, and seems to really hate the dog, too. Spoiler: the good boy finds a new loving, caring home, thanks to some sneaky dognapping from Rita.
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Is there a dead animal?
125 supporters
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Ollie2
S4
E7
Dead alligator carcass is shown, shot off-screen by a man protecting his dogs (not shown). Dexter arrives on scene to see the alligator is already sliced open and a human arm is pulled out. Lots of blood is shown.
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Is an animal sad?
1 supporters
Yes
20
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3
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VRK867
S4
E7
Two characters hit a deer with their car and have to put it out of its suffering. As soon as they hit the deer I would suggest muting as sounds of suffering is heard. Timestamp approx 23:35 to 25:10
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Are rabbits harmed?
1 supporters
Yes
20
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Lil1pupLyd
S7
E6
Hannah poisons a rabbit for eating her flowers. You see her holding a dead rabbit, though it looks very fake.
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Yes
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
3 supporters
Yes
24
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VRK867
S4
E7
At the beginning of the episode they show a dead alligator cut open.
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Are there snakes?
23 supporters
Yes
39
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Nugatt
S6
E1
They are shown around 18-19.30 and about 41.30-43.30.
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Are there bugs?
42 supporters
Yes
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There’s a mosquito in the intro…
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
24 supporters
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Is someone drugged?
1 supporters
Yes
23
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VRK867
S1
E1
Dexter injects his victims
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Is there pedophilia?
138 supporters
Yes
29
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ErisFiestas
S1
E1
The first person Dexter kills is implied to be a pedo, Dexter lays out the bodies of the man's victims and he says he "couldnt help himself" to the young boys
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Is rape mentioned?
1 supporters
Yes
29
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1
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LGyger
S5
A woman describes to Dexter what happened to her in a quite detailed way when she was held captive by a serial killer.
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Yes
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Mythicalcatjay
Yes, I would proceed with caution with Season 5 in specific. Honestly, I wish I had skipped it altogether.
Spoilers ahead
Rita was sexually abused by her ex-husband Paul. The effects of this are mostly mentioned or shown in season 1. None of Rita's abuse is shown on screen.
The barrel girls/Lumen's case is a different story. Season 5 revolves around men who rape, torture, and kill women. Images, clips, and graphic descriptions are shown and talked about. This mostly revolves around Lumen's experiences in particular, as she was the survivor.
Then there are misc cases of sex offender murderers, who only have pretty brief mentions of their crimes.
Spoilers ahead
Rita was sexually abused by her ex-husband Paul. The effects of this are mostly mentioned or shown in season 1. None of Rita's abuse is shown on screen.
The barrel girls/Lumen's case is a different story. Season 5 revolves around men who rape, torture, and kill women. Images, clips, and graphic descriptions are shown and talked about. This mostly revolves around Lumen's experiences in particular, as she was the survivor.
Then there are misc cases of sex offender murderers, who only have pretty brief mentions of their crimes.
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LGyger
S5
E10
The police finds video evidence that does not show anything explicit, but the audio is quite disturbing and there are also pictures of the victims on the wall which are shown multiple times in this episode.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
1 supporters
Yes
65
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4
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ferny
The protagonist cuts himself while shaving in the opening.
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Are any hands damaged?
22 supporters
Yes
16
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BebberMan
S4
The Trinity Killer goes to high five his son, then bends his fingers all the way back because he broke his car.
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5
Is there throat mutilation?
47 supporters
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17
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ShambriMurphy
S1
E7
End of episode the teenage killer slits his own throat and you see his body
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4
Is there decapitation?
48 supporters
Yes
14
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lrrrbch
S5
The first part of the season is about killers who decapitate their victims. Decapitated heads are shown several times.
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Is there cannibalism?
1 supporters
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23
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VRK867
S1
E2
Human flesh is pulled from the mouth of the first victim.
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Is someone choked?
21 supporters
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16
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0
S1
E1
Guy gets in his car and someone’s waiting for him in the back seat and puts a string around his neck. guy makes chocking nosies and gets told to drive. About a minute into the episode
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Is someone buried alive?
1 supporters
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Ollie2
S4
E12
We don’t see the process of the children being buried alive on-screen, but this episode reveals the aftermath of them being dug up. And a previous episode established the kids are drugged, and placed in body bags while still alive, before being buried in cement.
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0
Is there amputation?
1 supporters
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36
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3
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ShambriMurphy
S1
E7
A side character from the first few episodes who had two amputated limbs receives prosthetics, you see the prosthetics no amputation or body parts or blood
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Does someone asphyxiate?
28 supporters
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9
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12
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justmyluck
S3
E11
Not sure if this counts but Dexter strangulates Prado with a cord/string at the end of adios, amigo. It's obvious that this is about to happen when he pulls out the string.
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17
Yes
18
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1
Does someone break a bone?
26 supporters
Yes
36
No
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Ollie2
S4
E9
Not confirmed, but very likely. You hear a snapping sound when one character grabs another’s fingers and does the “wishbone split” to them.
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Yes
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Yes
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5
Yes
53
No
4
Does someone fall down stairs?
12 supporters
Yes
8
No
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0
S5
E12
Character gets pushed downstairs during a struggle
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Yes
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8
Is there eye mutilation?
108 supporters
Yes
29
No
7
0
lrrrbch
S5
Victims are decapitated and have their eyes gouged out. You don't see it happen, but the heads are shown.
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Yes
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Children
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Does a kid die?
73 supporters
Yes
43
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12
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Ollie2
S4
E12
Ten year old’s corpse is found in a body bag buried in the ground. We don’t see his death on-screen, but we do see the rotting corpse when the body bag is opened.
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Is a minor sexualized?
117 supporters
Yes
14
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Ollie2
S4
E9
A 15-year old girl has feelings for Dexter, seeing him as a savior, and tells him how she wants to do “nice things” to him in a very sexual manner. She also makes an attempt to kiss him.
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Creepy Crawly
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0
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
14 supporters
Yes
5
No
12
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Wiltin
S4
E3
A woman jumps from a building, believing she is saving her family from harm by doing so.
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Yes
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Yes
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Disability
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Yes
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Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
9
No
10
Family
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15
No
1
Does a parent die?
27 supporters
Yes
53
No
7
7
Ollie2
S4
E12
Be warned: this is a bad episode for parent deaths, with multiple parent characters dying. They happen near the end of the episode.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
34 supporters
Yes
18
No
12
0
Maindseee
S1
A doll is dissected and placed on Dex's fridge
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Is someone kidnapped?
11 supporters
Yes
37
No
3
0
ShambriMurphy
S1
E5
A sex worker is held captive and tortured by a serial killer. The torture itself is not shown but she is bloody bruised and restrained and gagged.
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Does someone cheat?
1 supporters
Yes
36
No
7
1
Mythicalcatjay
Main character has an ongoing affair in a major plotline in season 2. One of the main supporting characters cheats on her partner in season 4, which results in a major plot point.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
1 supporters
Yes
29
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14
2
Empathetic_Anxiety
Technically, no, but the main character imagines(?) visions of dead people.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
0
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9
Yes
15
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1
Yes
13
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2
Gross
Does someone vomit?
118 supporters
Yes
54
No
12
36
None in the first season.
Season 2 Episode 4: the marine biologist throws up off screen after entering the morgue.
Season 2 Episode 10: Harry walks in on younger Dexter killing someone and throws up. Only once, visual is shown.
Season 3 Episode 4: Rita throws up when she’s sitting on the bathroom floor. Not graphic.
Season 5 Episode 5: officer Manzon throws up after seeing dead bodies, visual and audio, but easy to see coming.
Season 5 Episode 9: Astor throws up off camera, audio only.
Season 7 Episode 2: Debra throws up after running from Dexter’s apartment, visual and audio.
Season 8 Episode 12: A veterinarian throws up blood while walking into a hospital. Visual and audio.
Season 2 Episode 4: the marine biologist throws up off screen after entering the morgue.
Season 2 Episode 10: Harry walks in on younger Dexter killing someone and throws up. Only once, visual is shown.
Season 3 Episode 4: Rita throws up when she’s sitting on the bathroom floor. Not graphic.
Season 5 Episode 5: officer Manzon throws up after seeing dead bodies, visual and audio, but easy to see coming.
Season 5 Episode 9: Astor throws up off camera, audio only.
Season 7 Episode 2: Debra throws up after running from Dexter’s apartment, visual and audio.
Season 8 Episode 12: A veterinarian throws up blood while walking into a hospital. Visual and audio.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
26 supporters
Yes
13
No
10
0
lrrrbch
S2
E2
A boy is threatened and wets himself; the camera pans down to show the stain
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Is there farting?
12 supporters
Yes
1
No
10
0
lrrrbch
S5
E11
There's a video of a farting cat 😅
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2
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0
No
12
Yes
31
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8
Is there audio gore?
1 supporters
Yes
32
No
4
8
Ollie2
S4
E9
There is a snapping sound when someone splits another character’s finger apart.
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Large-scale Violence
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0
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20
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
36 supporters
Yes
28
No
21
4
Jake18
The whole show seems to have an air of a "law above all" kind of message. It really depends on how you interpret it.
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Is there incarceration?
4 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
0
ShambriMurphy
S1
E5
You don’t see it but Paul is released from prison, he mentions prison and the parole officer is mentioned
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LGBTQ+
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3
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0
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10
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0
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Loss
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6
Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
39 supporters
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65
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2
1
firebuug
Dexter uses a syringe to sedate his victims.
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Is there a hospital scene?
13 supporters
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45
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0
Mythicalcatjay
Multiple times through the series in just about all seasons. There are a couple deaths and characters on life support. Characters also frequently lie about going to the hospital after serious injuries.
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8
Yes
31
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9
Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
9 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
0
ShambriMurphy
S1
E7
Dexter and the other killers are all diagnosable sociopaths and the struggle with their mental illness is a major theme in his monologues
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7
Yes
2
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4
Is a mentally ill person violent?
1 supporters
Yes
19
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Mythicalcatjay
The protagonist and many of the antagonists in season 8, however it's unclear if they are victims of medical malpractice and purposely misdiagnosed. Another main character has PTSD and can lash out violently if triggered and panicked. (Spoilers for a plot twist in s6) The main antagonist of season 6 is mentally ill, and has frequent hallucinations and delusions. His diagnosis is unclear.
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0
Yes
2
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5
Is there autism specific abuse?
1 supporters
Yes
18
No
14
1
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The r-word is used though. A character asking if something she said sounded r*t*rd*d in S01E08
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9
Ollie2
S4
E8
48 minutes into the episode
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6
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2
Yes
5
No
5
Is there misophonia?
36 supporters
Yes
18
No
4
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Raddad202
In the opening scene of every episode Dexter audibly chews his breakfast. It’s hard to avoid misophonia in this show
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Yes
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6
Yes
0
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8
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
1 supporters
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3
No
15
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
25
Yes
23
No
7
Does someone have an eating disorder?
1 supporters
Yes
2
No
23
1
edgeworth
No explicit characters, but the actress who plays the protagonist's sister has some shirtless scenes which make her anorexia at the time of the show's shooting clear.
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8
Ollie2
S4
E11
40 minutes into the episode
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20
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2
Noxious
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7
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2
Yes
8
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1
Yes
2
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25
Yes
21
No
5
Yes
12
No
0
Yes
14
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0
Are there flashing lights or images?
1 supporters
Yes
28
No
9
0
Tiuzuru
S1
E11
Flashing police lights, almost strobe-like and could be triggering for photosensitivity.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
16 supporters
Yes
17
No
0
0
ShambriMurphy
S1
E5
Dexter’s “colleague” the other serial killer is always watching him. He always watches others. The entire show is people watching eachother from afar in a sense
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Is the fourth wall broken?
11 supporters
Yes
8
No
10
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VRK867
S1
E1
At the very end of the episode Dexter like right into the camera knowingly.
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Pregnancy
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0
No
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Yes
6
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21
Yes
18
No
4
Yes
26
No
10
Yes
0
No
31
Yes
4
No
21
Prejudice
Yes
17
No
6
Is there ableist language or behavior?
1 supporters
Yes
24
No
9
1
Mythicalcatjay
Yes.
As another comment says there is uses of the r-slur. There are also cases of using psychopath, sociopath, and other things. Mostly to refer to serial killers. A main supporting character of season 8 could also be interpreted as being very ableist and abusing others due to it, despite being a psychologist.
As another comment says there is uses of the r-slur. There are also cases of using psychopath, sociopath, and other things. Mostly to refer to serial killers. A main supporting character of season 8 could also be interpreted as being very ableist and abusing others due to it, despite being a psychologist.
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Yes
0
No
23
Yes
0
No
21
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
44 supporters
Yes
10
No
14
0
sameoldrhymes
S3
E12
sort of, debra jokes that she feels like a ‘transvestite’ when wearing a dress
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Yes
12
No
26
0
edgeworth
Yes--trans women in the series (the only ones being sex workers), by Masuka and Suki.
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Yes
24
No
8
Are there fat jokes?
1 supporters
Yes
24
No
9
0
mia_maria
S1
E4
41:30 in, Deb mocks two people she sees on video while reviewing security camera footage. No one but herself hears this.
She calls them "Mr. and Mrs. Tub-o-Lardi."
She calls them "Mr. and Mrs. Tub-o-Lardi."
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Yes
10
No
2
Is a minority is misrepresented?
1 supporters
Yes
8
No
2
0
ShambriMurphy
S1
E7
Because it’s based in Miami the Latino cops are very exaggerated- Spanglish and fedoras and Hawaiian shirts. The African American male cop is silent and angry all the time and has anger issues. There’s stereotypes everywhere
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Yes
0
No
31
Is there hate speech?
37 supporters
Yes
30
No
9
3
memessiah
There is casual transphobia throughout the series. Masuka uses “shemale” and “he-she” often, and in season three there’s a scene with trans sex workers that’s kinda gross about it.
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Race
Yes
0
No
12
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
Yes
22
No
8
5
Ollie2
S2
E7
Debra and Lundy during season 2 and 4. Actors are 30 years apart in age. The characters are between 20 and 30 years apart, possibly mentioned during an episode in season 2.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
13 supporters
Yes
13
No
1
0
ourtykes
S6
Religion (specifically christianity) is a major plot point in season 6, with the antagonists of the season being religious extremists, Dexter questions the idea of religion a lot
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Yes
4
No
5
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
1 supporters
Yes
23
No
4
0
Spoink
S4
E1
New serial killer is introduced and kills a young woman in a bathtub, both are nude
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Yes
0
No
15
Yes
0
No
10
Is someone sexually objectified?
1 supporters
Yes
14
No
7
0
Anonymous
S1
E3
Really gross comment about rape.
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Yes
27
No
15
6
ferny
The protagonist's adoptive sister thinks she is in love with him. She dreams of kissing him in a scene. Not sure if it is incestuous since he is adopted, but it is still kind of weird.
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Is there sexual content?
65 supporters
Yes
54
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3
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Mythicalcatjay
There are countless sex scenes, along with seasons 2, 5, and 7 having sex be a major part of their stories.
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Yes
8
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1
Sexism
Yes
0
No
16
Sickness
Yes
11
No
2
Yes
3
No
12
Yes
4
No
11
Yes
2
No
8
Social
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
5
No
12
Yes
4
No
8
Are there anti-abortion themes?
34 supporters
Yes
0
No
13
0
Wiltin
S3
A woman debates whether or not to keep her pregnancy, and her decision to keep the kid is not based on anti-abortion sentiment.
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Spoiler
Yes
15
No
9
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
35
No
5
Vehicular
Yes
16
No
4
Yes
35
No
7
Yes
0
No
31
Is someone hit by a car?
22 supporters
Yes
30
No
8
6
Ollie2
S4
E7
Deer
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Violence
Yes
28
No
10
Is there blood/gore?
1 supporters
Yes
59
No
3
0
Mythicalcatjay
Honestly most of the premise. Dexter is the blood guy, after all, so we get a ton of it.
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Yes
0
No
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Is there gun violence?
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Cops hold a gun to a serial killers head
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