Pose
TV Show • 2018 • Drama
ReportA dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
This tv show contains 39 potentially triggering events.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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imaginethedragonss
Angel is somewhat stalked when Stan keeps showing up to the piers
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LJSS
Just in the first minutes of the first episode but afterwards it’s ok luckily. I almost stopped watching bc of how violent that was but it was the only scene like that throughout the show so just skip the beating of Damon in the first episode and u should be ok
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Is someone gaslighted?
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S1E3: Patty tells Stan she knows he's cheating. He says she's only thinking this because Patty's mother is "constantly undermining" her, despite Patty having decent reason to believe this.
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S1E1: Damon's father slaps, beats, and throws him of the house for being gay. Damon's mother shoves him and accuses him of betraying her by bringing "filth" into her home. Blanca discusses coming out to her mom and then being disowned. S1E3: Damon briefly mentions abuse. Angel discusses being abused for stealing a women's shoe as a child.
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amwhite91
In the pilot, during an interview, the interviewer snorts cocaine in front of the interviewee. In season 2, two main characters snort cocaine at a party.
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Is there addiction?
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mitmop
One character struggles with alcoholism for a few episodes.
Portrayed and discussed cocaine addiction.
Portrayed and discussed cocaine addiction.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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meghjus
Pray Tell drinks heavily when his boyfriend is ill, Elektra drinks heavily when experiencing homelessness
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A character does BDSM sex work and has clients restrained in this context.
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S1E3: Stan's boss sexually harasses a woman. S1E5: Angel tells Patty she's trans. Patty says she won't believe it unless Angel shows her p***s. Angel cuts her off and refuses. S1E6: Stan's boss sexually harasses a woman again.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Aliena
Not shown onscreen but in S2E3 a guy does drugs, puts on a gas mask, and is restrained (more spoilery) and he dies from chocking on his own vomit
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Is someone burned alive?
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imaginethedragonss
No, but there is one line that mentions two firefighters being injured
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Is someone buried alive?
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Kayden632
*spoiler* not alive because they talk about how to cover it up and definitely not buried in the ground. It was kind of neglect of rules of her job and client safety,also breaking laws. graphic description of conversation in a few scenes about this topic and how to deal with it for a coverup.This triggered me alot.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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amwhite91
Not a seizure per se, but in season 2 a character is having a heart attack and convulses.
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Is someone tortured?
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Cryptid_Crow
There's some light BDSM in some of season 2. It's consensual. It's not torture. But, if something like that might be distressing, be advised.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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meghjus
Blanca's mother dies offscreen and she attends her funeral
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Does someone cheat?
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S1E1: Stan kisses Angel despite him having a wife. S1E3: Stan's boss drops hints to Stan's wife Patty that he might have a mistress. S1E5: Stan's boss confirms to Patty that Stan is seeing Angel.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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imaginethedragonss
Yes, dead characters show up in multiple episodes as either ghosts or hallucinations, sometimes it's hard to tell exactly which one the writers were going for
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Does someone vomit?
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S1E3: Several AIDS patients appear to have some vomit stains on their hospital gowns, but nobody pukes on camera. S1E4: Damon throws up in a dance studio trashcan.
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Is there audio gore?
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imaginethedragonss
Sounds of whipping/bodily impact in a BDSM context. So it's consensual but the audio may be upsetting to some people
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Are needles/syringes used?
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S1E3: A man rips out his IV. S1E4: A doctor discusses silicone injections with Candy and Angel, and both end up getting the procedure. Several characters are shown having blood drawn to get tested for HIV.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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S1E1: Blanca receives an HIV-positive diagnosis at a hospital or clinic. S1E3: Pray Tell and Helena visit HIV-positive loved ones in the hospital. Elektra visits a hospital to discuss gender-affirming surgery. S1E4: Several characters get tested for HIV. S1E5: Elektra is seen going into surgery. S1E5: Pray Tell spends several scenes in the hospital with his boyfriend who's rapidly getting sicker.
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Does someone have cancer?
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auracrazykoko
Season 3: Pray Tell develops cancer as a result of HIV
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No.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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meghjus
multiple characters have extreme anxiety about outcome of HIV tests
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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In S3E2 a character details how and where he would kill himself
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
Season 1, episode 3. Gender dysphoria is portrayed throughout the show.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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LJSS
At some point in season 2 Lulu and Candy have some detox milkshake instead of dinner and talk about dieting so lowkey yes
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Metta
He doesnt die, but in s2e6 a character has a vision of another character trying to convince him to kill himself. since she reasons through why it would be a good idea, this could be triggering even though he tells her he wont do it.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Quartzy
The ballroom scenes (usually at the start or in the middle of episodes, esp in Series 1) often have flashing coloured lights.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Bigmac
There’s many emotional topics regarding the AIDS epidemic, where there are several displays of intense homophobia and transphobia
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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General serophobia (disdain for people who are HIV+). In S3E2, a character makes fun of someone’s lazy eye
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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LeannaMae
No but the Blanca points out that there is racial bias (as well as transphobia) towards her with the white men at the bar where she is repeatedly thrown out.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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ArielCavalcante
Not exactly that joke but several nasty things are said to Blanca when she is protesting at a white gay bar.
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meghjus
yes, several characters are misgendered throughout the show, most notably in the episode where Blanca's mother dies
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Does an LGBT person die?
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spicyboi
*SPOILER* In season 2 Candy, a trans woman, is beat to death and left in a hotel room. :'C
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Does the black guy die first?
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Technically, the first person to die during the course of the series is a black man. However, the show itself does not treat his death lightly at all. Pose takes place during the AIDS crisis of the late 80s and looks at how disenfranchised people were left to die due to social/political apathy.
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Is there hate speech?
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S1E5: Blanca's estranged brother refers to her as a child molester and a f*g.
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Relationships
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Sex
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Metta
Not a relationship, but in s2e6 its discussed in a vision that a character was sexually abused by his step dad
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Kayden632
one main character takes in alot of other lgbt youth to help them out and they were taken in as a younger teen themself.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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S1E3: Damon talks about when he found out Santa wasn't real.
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Violence
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amwhite91
Blanca almost drowns in season 2, epsiode 9
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Is there blood/gore?
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S1E3: There are some bloody rags/sheets in the hospital. A man rips out his IV, causing a small amount of bleeding. S1E4: Several characters have blood drawn. S1E6: Stan and his boss exchange punches, resulting in bloody lips/noses.
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