Better Call Saul

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This tv show contains 69 potentially triggering events.
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BennyC123
Final season ep5, Lalo breaks in to a home and we see a small dog behind a gate. He speaks briefly in Spanish to the dog but leaves it unharmed. Shortly afterwards the homeowner comes back and let’s the dog out of the gate. The dog runs and barks up at the stairs where Lalo is, but is quickly put back in the room and locked back up safely behind the gate. The homeowner explores upstairs but only finds an open window where Lalo has presumably escaped - so the dog is fine!
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Does an animal die?
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petezaparti
Not only is there no animal abuse, it might be the first piece of media I've seen where the goldfish are in a properly sized tank
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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mackback319
who said a dragon dies like bro this is the breaking bad universe
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LK1924
One of the ten unique episode intros each season features an image of a tarantula crawling around a necktie in a desert, but it lasts for only a few seconds.
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Gggg4
There is a snake when Mike and Jimmy walk through the desert, but it isn't part.of the plot. It's just shown for a second
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Boop
There is a tarantula crawling across a tie in the intro for one episode. It is presented in a neutral/non scary manner.
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loversonearth
not inherently long term but there is a flashback of an intoxicated parent driving away and abandoning one of the main characters when they were a child
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Akwoe
A character continually tries and fails to forgive his emotionally abusive, narcissistic brother. A child and her mother forgive her grandfather for screaming at her.
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Wackd
Specifically, the entire plot of season one is revealed to be heavily informed by gaslighting in its final episode, and the character gaslit commits some as revenge in season two.
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seanlee
Mike conducts heavy surveillance on numerous people, mainly to see business operations
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laurenz
not physical, but kim's mother is shown to be a neglectful alcoholic.
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Gggg4
There are flashback scenes of Kim and her mother fighting and her mother being neglecting and drunk.
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Pantalones
It can be argued Saul becomes the abuser against his brother Chuck. It's apparent Chuck doesn't treat his brother very well, mocks him, and looks down on him. The resentment at Chuck pushes Saul to ruin his brother's life and career.
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Pantalones
Alcohol and meth. Also potentially gambling, as people in season 6 are seen getting their tax refunds and going straight to the casino.
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mr.kevinisaacson
Someone snorts crystal meth
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BrawDug
One of the main characters is a recovering alcoholic who relapses in season 5
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The last episode of season 2, a character is restrained in a hospital while he begs for them to not run testsv on him
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Boop
In one episode, Jimmy and a friend are implied to trick 2 women into sex. This is confirmed when he is woken up by a women saying "Hey! You are NOT Kevin Costner!"
This is called rape by deceit and falls under the classification of sexual assault.
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luciaxx
nothing major! a character's pupils are dilated after he is drugged by another character. he isn't in pain, but it happens.
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catnipp
with tape
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Bertilein1234
Season 6, Episode 6
Razor Blade used as a weapon, cuts the face deeply
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IndigoKiki
jimmy ends up being robbed whilst trying to transport money, and someone is ran over by a car
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LK1924
It happens offscreen.
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BrawDug
In the second episode of season one a character threatens to cut off another character's finger with wire clippers. The finger is not cut off but a close-up shows a small cut with some blood.
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leanover
S5
 E4
A brief shot of a character being stabbed in the abdomen, who in the next scene is shown to have survived.
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OJAndToothpaste
As far as I'm aware nobody's eyes get attacked in season 6, someone is attacked quickly (and non-visibly) with a blade but the wound appears on their forehead.
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luciaxx
i wouldn't count it as "horror" per se, rather just the occasional very bloody shot. not meant to scare you -- more so meant to slightly gross out the squeamish.
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It can be pretty intense at times
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OJAndToothpaste
A minor character is murdered in season 4 through the use of a plastic bag. It's pretty brutal.
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BrawDug
One character is suffocated with a plastic bag.
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luciaxx
chuck, a lottt
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mr.kevinisaacson
It is only partially shown on screen and it is not graphic
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Gggg4
Tuco tortures Saul/Jimmy and two teenagers in S1E2
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laurenz
S3
 E6
in s3e6, a character is distracted while sewing upholstery and the sewing machine pierces his hand. there is a close-up shot of the needle being pulled slowly out of the wound.
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Bertilein1234
Season 6, episode 6
Foot cut from the leg shown
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catnipp
in the first episode the guys saul is defending made a video of them sawing an already dead mans head off and they hold it up to the camera.
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Sid
Chuck has panic attacks that look like seizures and don Hector has a stroke
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puppydog
S4 E6: minor characters are hung upside down & intimidated
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Does a kid die?
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Akwoe
There are a lot of deaths; most are in seasons 5 and 6. Most are not too graphic. The deaths in 4x2 and 5x10 are pretty graphic, the deaths in 6x3 and 6x9 are shocking but not very graphic, and the deaths in 3x10 and 4x10 are emotionally affecting, but not graphic. All others are no particularly graphic or from characters we know particularly well. There’s around ~30 deaths, ~20 of which are onscreen.
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Akwoe
Yes, in episodes 3x10, 6x3, and 6x9.
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catnipp
hector
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laurenz
not on-screen
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BrawDug
Season 1, episode 10: The main character describes his ex-wife cheating on him at some length.
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jiyan
Not destroyed per say, but the main character throws a plush animal into a trash can after he wasn’t able to use it as a bribe.
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BrawDug
SPOILER: A couple stage their own kidnapping in an attempt to avoid being arrested.
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csbyron1
A major character gets in a very sudden car accident, going from silence to BAM unexpectedly
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loversonearth
in a few episodes of season 6, mannequins are shown in a store near the cinnabon gene works at
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BrawDug
A brief shower scene where only head and shoulders are shown. In another episode a shower is switched on while the occupant is fully clothed. In seaaon 6 there is a shower scene where the occupant is naked but partially obscured by the shower screen.
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OJAndToothpaste
Lalo uses a razor blade as a weapon in season 6
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Akwoe
S5
 E7
It’s extremely brief and in the background, but the courthouse ceiling is extremely dilapidated during the shot where Saul’s zoning out during Lalo’s hearing.
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Gggg4
S6E3 spitting/gagging around 8.20
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S1
E2 - Saul v* while out drinking. There is plenty of warning of it happening as there is lots of breaking of bread sticks, you won't be surprised it's coming.

S2
E5 - while in court saul points out a stain on another lawyers jacket. He replies saying "oh, that's v*". It doesn't look like anything, no other mention of it. Didn't personally find it triggering at all.

S3 - safe

S4
E5 - about 40/41mins in - a second guy is being taken by van to look at excavating the basement for Gus. He is making a lot of unhappy noise, clutching he stomach etc, obviously feeling very car s*. He tells Mike "I'm gonna t*u*". He does not actually v* though. After arriving and being given water he burps badly a couple of times but again, no v*. It did make me feel uncomfortable though.

S5 - safe

S6
E3 - Nacho appears to be s*. It happens about 8.20mins in. He was hiding in a fertiliser tank. As he climbs out once the salamancas are gone he is coughing and gagging. I wasnt totally sure if it was v* but it sounds nasty. It appears in silhouette and is very quick. So no obvious visual. Skip about 10 second from him climbing out and you'll miss it. I found it a bit uncomfortable from the sound but the visual wasn't too bad, kind of looked like water and is in silhouette.
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Killjoy863
in the second episode at around 22 minutes there is the sound of bone cracking twice. it’s off screen but you can clearly hear it and it’s paired with laughter and pained screams. and at around 26 minutes there are breadsticks cracking which reminds a character of the cracking bones.
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Maktopus
Most cops are portrayed as antagonists. Mike is a former cop.
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Akwoe
People refer to Saul as Jimmy and get corrected since he’s only using the name professionally I wouldn’t call it birthnaming.
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BrawDug
One major character suffers a severe aversion to electricity and becomes visibly distressed when he realises he is about to be tasered by police. During a stay in hospital he receives no electro-therapy but is noticeably anxious about the electronic equipment used in his treatment.
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RadiantEnergy
Season 6 Episode 11, Gene meets a man with cancer in a bar. It seems this man will also be in the next two episodes.

Walter White, a man with cancer, is also referenced.
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Kris
No mental institution scene occurs, but there is talk of committing one of the characters to a mental institution.
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mr.kevinisaacson
A child is given an injection
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mr.kevinisaacson
There are several scenes where someone is in a hospital bed and at least two ambulance scenes. There is a lengthy scene involving someone in an MRI machine. There are also lengthy scenes of people talking in a hospital hallway and in a waiting room.
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Sid
Chuck isn’t violent but he’s vindictive and unkind
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Dharmashark
S6E10: Multiple close-up scenes throughout of someone eating cinnamon rolls
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subwayjesus
A character falls and injures their head after a rage-induced anxiety attack.
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loversonearth
one character attempts and succeeds
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Wackd
In the final scene of the final episode of season three, a character commits suicide by arson.
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Akwoe
Chuck is severely mentally ill and convinced he cannot come into contact with electricity. Jimmy/Saul has PTSD towards the end and much of his behavior is in line with that of someone with undiagnosed ADHD (the showrunners have not confirmed nor denied this). These problems are exacerbated by his refusal to go to therapy. Howard goes into a deep depression during season 4 but recovers. Lalo is most likely a sociopath or psychopath, and Tuco is a psychotic sociopath. One character commits suicide, though it’s less out of mental health issues and more out of the feeling that if he doesn’t do it, his enemies will. Another character also commits suicide, and in that case it is absolutely due to mental illness.
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Anonymous
After the incident in 05x08, the protagonist is shown to be suffering symptoms of PTSD, particularly in 05x09.
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BrawDug
One character has a secret escape tunnel under his home.
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Akwoe
No, both suicides are unexpected.
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bojack
it's particularly noticeable & jarring at the start of season 6 episode 11
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Pantalones
The opening title sequence has some flashing imagery
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Akwoe
Colourful obscenity is rarely but strikingly and effectively used throughout. "Pig fucker", "psycho sacks of shit", "biznatch".
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Akwoe
Yes, the sound after the car crash in 03x09.
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luciaxx
in season 6 a baby cries loudly in a waiting room. the baby is not shown on screen, and the scene lasts for maybe ~20 seconds.
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OJAndToothpaste
S4
 E10
Lalo watches Mike from a distance as he follows him.
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hildahildahi
S4
 E4
A pregant women is talked about roughly 11:24 into the episode

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BrawDug
One LGBT character is in mourning for their murdered same-sex partner, and is seeking revenge for their murder. The murder is not shown on screen but is referred to, and one episode features scenes from a memorial to the victim.
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steamed_sams
In season 6, the main character makes accusations of antisemitism after being kicked out of a country club. However, the character is not actually Jewish and no antisemitism actually occurred.
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BrawDug
One character uses the word "boyfriend" in a mocking way to describe another character's same-sex partner. One minor character is prejudiced against people he describes as "ethnic types", an apparent reference to Mexicans.
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luciaxx
yeah i'd definitely say so. chuck is implied to be mentally ill in some way, and jimmy is fully convinced he's crazy, and voices that opinion more than frequently.
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BrawDug
Fat jokes are made about Marco.
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Insolent_Media
One character calls a gay couple "Butt Brothers"
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BrawDug
There is some brief and mild nudity in season 5. Sexual activity is implied but not shown.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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punkrotte
no, the closest thing to incest is that kim and jimmy pretend to be siblings to scam ppl
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OJAndToothpaste
Jimmy shows a man a photograph of such an act, but it's never depicted on screen and the audience doesn't see it.
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Is there BDSM?
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A male butt is seen sometimes
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Pantalones
Hector does. He loses his ability to speak and ends up wheelchair bound due to the stroke.
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Pantalones
Two characters have cancer and Hector is wheelchair bound and unable to speak due to suffering a stroke. Hector was also described as having a heart condition and taking pills for it.
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bojack
considering everything that happened in the show, including the character's relationships, I would say no. it's neutral
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VivPizza
There is a sudden, startling car accident where a pedestrian is hit by a car in the first episode. The person hit is found not to be seriously injured.
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mr.kevinisaacson
A person is injured in a one-car accident
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luciaxx
a character is rumored to have committed suicide by drowning himself, but this is false and thus is never shown on screen, and it's only spoken about for a limited time.
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LK1924
A few episodes in the fourth season contain some moderately graphic violence and its aftermath.
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Sid
General gangster shenanigans
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