Sense8

TV Show • 2015 • Drama  

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One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
This tv show contains 79 potentially triggering events.
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Season
Episode
Your Triggers
Does the dog die?
169 supporters
Yes
0
No
42
7
Anonymous
A dog is sad to see its owner leave but is not physically harmed in any way.
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
61 supporters
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Yes
0
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0
Is there pedophilia?
58 supporters
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Yes
0
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0
Is rape mentioned?
39 supporters
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Yes
0
No
0
Is an animal sad?
39 supporters
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0
No
0
0
finnybug
S1
 E5
At the end of the episode, a character leaves their dog behind with another character.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
37 supporters
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Yes
0
No
0
Are rabbits harmed?
35 supporters
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Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
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0
Yes
0
No
0
Is autism misrepresented?
17 supporters
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Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
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0
Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
16 supporters
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Yes
7
No
0
Yes
0
No
3
0
finnybug
S1
 E5
Left in someone else's care, but not abandoned
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
25 supporters
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Yes
3
No
0
Is someone stalked?
12 supporters
Yes
19
No
2
2
sae
I would refer to the actions of the main antagonist as stalking, though it is a bit different from what one would normally consider stalking to look like.
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3
Magic_mammal
SPOILER: In the backflashes for Wolfgangs childhood.
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Yes
28
No
1
1
ijustsettheworldonfire
Angelia by Whispers. Whisper's actions are what pushes Angelica over the edge. Whispers and some of the other characters. There's also some more general deceit/manipulation used by other characters in pursuing their goals
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Is a child abused?
60 supporters
Yes
40
No
0
3
Multiple accounts of this happening
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Addiction
4
ijustsettheworldonfire
End of S1 and beginning of S2, non-recreational use of illegal drugs. There's also a couple scenes in which characters use party drugs. Someone also tries to buy medicine for another character in relation to disease management; later use of said drugs.
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Is there addiction?
7 supporters
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Yes
37
No
0
Yes
43
No
0
2
ijustsettheworldonfire
Will's dad exhibits signs of alcoholism
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Animal
Does a horse die?
49 supporters
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Yes
0
No
35
Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
88 supporters
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Yes
0
No
33
Are animals abused?
102 supporters
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0
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31
Yes
0
No
32
Is there a dead animal?
57 supporters
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Yes
1
No
17
Does a cat die?
92 supporters
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Yes
0
No
34
Does a pet die?
80 supporters
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Yes
0
No
7
Does a dragon die?
16 supporters
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Yes
0
No
38
Are there spiders?
26 supporters
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0
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29
Are there snakes?
10 supporters
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0
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30
Are there bugs?
17 supporters
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0
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32
Assault
Is someone drugged?
13 supporters
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Yes
6
No
0
Is someone restrained?
9 supporters
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Yes
13
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0
Yes
37
No
0
10
bumbumhead
Talked about in the end of the second season, but not shown on screen. I personally still found it very triggering.

!!!!!!!BIG SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wolfgang's mother is raped by Wolfgang's father, who is also her father. Confusing, I know, but it involves incest as well as sexual assault and domestic abuse. Only the domestic abuse is shown, but it can still be incredibly triggering.
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0
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3
Bodily Harm
Yes
32
No
0
0
emorybee
There are several shaving scenes and multiple medical cutting scenes
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Yes
30
No
0
4
Anonymous
The strangling in S1 is very drawn out and graphic with a plastic bag.


SPOILER character does not die from strangling
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Is there cannibalism?
21 supporters
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0
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17
4
sae
I believe the word is used as a descriptor in S2? But no eating of human beings occurs
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Is someone crushed to death?
12 supporters
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0
No
6
Yes
23
No
1
1
finnybug
Spoiler: S2E6 and S2E12- You don't see them actually dying, but it's shown that they are in a place that explodes in the next frame
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Is someone buried alive?
11 supporters
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0
No
20
Is there body horror?
25 supporters
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0
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3
1
emorybee
Not out of the realm of reality, but there is a LOT of gore/injuries throughout
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Is there amputation?
11 supporters
Yes
22
No
3
2
finnybug
S1E7- In the scene where Silas brings Capheus downstairs at Amondi's party
S1E11- During the fight between Capheus and the bandits
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Does a head get squashed?
28 supporters
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0
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24
Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
11 supporters
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Yes
0
No
6
Is there a hanging?
18 supporters
Yes
27
No
5
6
Elliwiny
There is a scene where one of the characters is in prison, and the guards attempt to hang her early in season 2. She escapes.

Not a hanging exactly, but similarly triggering: Early in season 1, a character is held down and suffocated. She also escapes.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
13 supporters
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Yes
7
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0
Are any teeth damaged?
22 supporters
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Yes
1
No
26
Does someone become unconscious?
2 supporters
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Yes
6
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0
Does someone break a bone?
11 supporters
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Yes
0
No
20
Does someone have a seizure?
3 supporters
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Yes
29
No
0
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
41 supporters
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Yes
0
No
10
Yes
13
No
13
2
DevanAlexandra
There is a scene where one of the characters grabs a mans toe and appears to break it with an audible snap but the character is seen walking later in the same scene, could be considered mutilation.
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Is someone tortured?
53 supporters
Yes
41
No
0
0
emorybee
S1E6 a character is sufficated with a plastic bag while being questioned. Starts at 12 mins in and lasts 3 minutes
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Yes
7
No
1
0
sae
S1
some time in the second half of season 1, during Kala's pov
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Does someone fall to their death?
5 supporters
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Yes
3
No
22
Is there eye mutilation?
51 supporters
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Yes
0
No
26
Yes
7
No
3
0
finnybug
S1
 E11
Spoiler: In episode 11 of season 1, there is a violent fight scene from Capheus' POV
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
10 supporters
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Yes
6
No
2
Does a kid die?
25 supporters
Yes
46
No
0
2
rickiecait
There's a scene where a small baby dies and a scene where an 8 year old dies.
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Is a minor sexualized?
56 supporters
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Yes
0
No
7
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
6 supporters
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Yes
9
No
0
Does a major character die?
10 supporters
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Yes
2
No
2
Does a non-human character die?
15 supporters
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Yes
1
No
4
Does someone die?
8 supporters
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Yes
5
No
0
Disability
Is the r-slur used?
20 supporters
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Yes
0
No
10
Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
8 supporters
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Yes
8
No
0
Family
Yes
30
No
0
4
Stoneserafina
Spoilers: In s2ep11 Wolfgang is kidnapped by the main villain, he is tasered and then drugged using a needle. After this, the other main characters kidnap Whispers and Jonas as leverage
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Does a parent die?
6 supporters
Yes
46
No
0
2
rickiecait
The father of a baby dies in the first season and the father of an adult man dies in the second season.
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Does someone cheat?
12 supporters
Yes
21
No
2
7
N_ot_U
Yes, but it's resolved in a satisfactory manner at the end of the series for all parties.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
13 supporters
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Yes
0
No
15
Does a family member die?
9 supporters
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Yes
5
No
0
Fear
Are there jumpscares?
27 supporters
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Yes
25
No
3
Yes
27
No
3
5
DayaBetes
Not really in the usual sense when it comes to demonic possession, but individuals can take control over another persons body.
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Are there ghosts?
5 supporters
Yes
13
No
24
7
LeoLeonis
There are memories, and people who aren't really there are often visible.
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Are there clowns?
8 supporters
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Yes
0
No
32
Are there razors?
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4 supporters
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Yes
7
No
0
Yes
34
No
0
1
MingaLei
In S1E9, a character describes being bullied in a locker room shower and it’s shown in flashbacks
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Gross
3
finnybug
You don't see it happening but there is a mention of it by Felix
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Does someone vomit?
54 supporters
Yes
21
No
8
4
finnybug
I just watched the entire thing and didn't see it happen so I'm not sure why the majority said yes. There is a lot of spitting blood etc though
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Is someone eaten?
15 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Is there on-screen pooping?
19 supporters
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Yes
0
No
3
Does someone spit?
7 supporters
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Yes
19
No
1
Is there audio gore?
26 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
3
sae
There are sound effects of serious injury throughout.
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
8
1
lillianm
There is reference to 9/11 as being the turning point for BPO becoming what it is during the series
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
8 supporters
Yes
24
No
1
12
MxDellaney
A main character and a couple of minor characters are cops. This is particularly bad in the first couple episodes, where there's some egregious use of white saviorism by the main character cop to show he's "one of the good ones." This lessons a lot after the first couple episodes and as the show progresses, and by season 2 he's not in his job anymore. But there's a significant amount of him abusing his position and power to get what he wants to solve the mystery of the show, especially in season 1, that's never questioned or portrayed as anything but positive and helpful. (While he does get in trouble for some but not all of his actions, it's portrayed more as the punishment being bad and hurting the cause of the main characters than it is a rightfully deserved punishment for abuse of power.)

There's also a scene in which a mild insult for cops is compared to actual discriminatory slurs in a pretty offensive manner, equating insulting cops to things like racism, homophobia, sexism, etc.
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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
17 supporters
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Yes
8
No
0
Are there transphobic slurs?
22 supporters
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Yes
5
No
0
Yes
4
No
3
1
sae
Not specifically, though there is cheating (which is later positively resolved) by canonically pansexual characters.
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Medical
Yes
37
No
0
1
finnybug
Used as a form of torture
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
58
No
0
6
Anonymous
There are also some scenes where Nomi is seen using needles for her HRT, including a close up in her introduction scene in the first episode.
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4
sae
Near the beginning of S1 there is a recurring theme of graphic medical abuse. This continues with minor characters into S2.
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Yes
51
No
0
11
Anonymous
Hospital scenes may be especially triggering as patient is being held against their will, cuffed, not listened too, etc
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
18
No
6
1
Pinecone23
Yes, a minor character in the end dies of cancer
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Mental Health
Yes
13
No
0
2
AylisJLind
A character suffers from PTSD from death of a partner and baby. The flashback is in season 2.
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Yes
37
No
0
2
Mtamorph
S2 E08 someone commits suicide by slitting their wrists in a bathtub. There is a closeup on their wrists as they're doing so, and I believe there are a few shots of the character afterwards.
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2
emorybee
Not actually mentioned to be DID, nor intended to be, but the main plot is that characters have different people inside their heads that they can 'switch' into under stress.
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0
sae
There are infrequent on and off screen completed suicides and a few instances of (sort of) attempts, especially by gunshot wound.
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Is there misophonia?
21 supporters
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Yes
4
No
0
Yes
22
No
3
1
I don't remember any, but there is dysphoria, nothing too badly though
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1
emorybee
S1E4 33 mins in
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Are there anxiety attacks?
15 supporters
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Yes
31
No
0
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
13 supporters
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Yes
17
No
0
Does someone have an eating disorder?
21 supporters
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Yes
0
No
23
Is there autism specific abuse?
27 supporters
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Yes
0
No
16
11
Anonymous
The first episode has a death that is presented as a suicide, whether it is or not later in the series is ambiguous, but someone triggered by a suicide scene will likely be triggered by this.
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
12 supporters
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Yes
10
No
0
Is there shakey cam?
22 supporters
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Yes
1
No
16
Is there obscene language/gestures?
3 supporters
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Yes
6
No
0
3
ijustsettheworldonfire
There's a scene at a rave, and there are a few others at clubs which may use a strobing effect to some degree
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
10 supporters
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Yes
3
No
0
Is the fourth wall broken?
4 supporters
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Yes
0
No
12
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
11 supporters
Yes
0
No
6
3
fynnfynn
A baby does die very shortly after birth though. This might be difficult to watch, even if the death is not related to the birthing process
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Is there childbirth?
12 supporters
Yes
38
No
0
11
MikaNemari
A lot, and it's very graphic. So even if childbirth isn't a super big trigger for you, this might be not a good idea
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Are there abortions?
11 supporters
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Yes
0
No
23
1
AylisJLind
A baby dies.
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Yes
6
No
20
5
MikaNemari
Technically it's not a miscarriage, but a baby dies right after birth
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Yes
0
No
20
7
Pinecone23
No, but the baby does and the mother is almost killed aswell
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
24 supporters
Yes
0
No
24
9
sae
Though it may be relevant to note that there are virtually no fat characters in the first place
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11
Anonymous
Nomi’s mom during S1 is really aggressive in the misgendering- deadname/pronoun use consistently in conversations with people using correct terms, comments making fun of chosen name, conspiracy theory about dangers of HRT. Nomi is supported by many others but it can feel pretty rough.
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Does the black guy die first?
10 supporters
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Yes
0
No
30
Yes
31
No
2
4
ijustsettheworldonfire
References to transphobia and homophobia, esp in regards to past character experience
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3
TheZiv
There is a Jewish character in one episode who fits the harmful trope of Jews being involved in money in a negative way.
There is also an episode that uses the Holocaust memorial in Berlin as some kind of mental location (one of the characters does live in Berlin? It isn't clear whether he is at the memorial or not) and although this isn't technically anti-Semitism (depending on the intentions of the writers) it is still potentially upsetting.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
14 supporters
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Yes
0
No
5
Is there hate speech?
14 supporters
Yes
46
No
0
1
Anonymous
There is some main character story themes that can be considered racial stereotypes.
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Yes
33
No
0
15
DayaBetes
Yes, there are minor LGBT characters that die, but since the main 8 characters are considered to be pansexual and are very openly portrayed that way, those deaths are not considered to be a part of the bury your gays" trope.
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2
UncleFP
There is very little portrayal of differently abled folk but the focus on the writing is to support differences and demonstrate that bigoted language and behavior is hurtful, misguided, and behavior of antagonists. Neurodivergent representation is positive in the protagonists.
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Are there n-words?
13 supporters
Yes
23
No
1
5
hannahw035
There's a montage shown of hurtful words that were used against the main characters, they're written on the wall in spray paint. The n-word is one of these.
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Is there aphobia?
10 supporters
Yes
0
No
3
5
emorybee
There's no ace characters, but there are a few lines which portray the sentiment that 'we live for sex'
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Relationships
Yes
2
No
4
2
emorybee
Wolfgang's family is very toxic, his mother is sexually assaulted by her father.
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Sex
Yes
52
No
0
6
Magic_mammal
the sex scenes are all consensual and sex-positive :)
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Is someone sexually objectified?
21 supporters
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Yes
3
No
1
Yes
10
No
0
1
sae
Both sexual and nonsexual nudity (though the latter is often sexualized by other characters anyway)
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Is there bestiality?
45 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Are there incestuous relationships?
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44 supporters
Yes
29
No
1
8
joanna
portrayed only in a "background" story about Wolfgang's family
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Sexism
1
sae
no, but a male character reacts emotionally in a stereotypically feminine way, and it's somewhat played for laughs.
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
4 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Does someone have a chronic illness?
5 supporters
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Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
4
0
No but there is a mention of such
1 comment | Add comment
Social
Yes
4
No
1
2
Not technically but two characters jump around from safehouse to safehouse to avoid being caught by another character
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
19 supporters
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Yes
0
No
3
Are there fat suits?
11 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
1 supporters
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Yes
0
No
27
Does it have a sad ending?
22 supporters
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Yes
0
No
38
Vehicular
Does a car crash?
3 supporters
Yes
51
No
0
4
sae
This is graphic and leads to the untimely passing of a minor character
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2
finnybug
There are a few car chase scenes and Capheus' scenes in particular have these noises when he's driving the bus
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Does a plane crash?
4 supporters
Yes
9
No
15
8
minusv
A helicopter crashes (final episode), which might not be a plane technically, but I guees it still counts.
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Is someone hit by a car?
6 supporters
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Yes
28
No
0
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
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Yes
0
No
33
Is there blood/gore?
26 supporters
Yes
44
No
0
1
MikaNemari
Also graphic scenes of someone cutting open a skull, it's pretty gross
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Does someone drown?
9 supporters
Yes
0
No
24
5
N_ot_U
No. There are some underwater scenes though.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
40
No
0
1
ijustsettheworldonfire
Several of the characters use guns throughout the series. Most of the more violent scenes occur with Wolfgang, but there are some with Capheus. [Spoiler] Angelica commits suicide with a gun
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