Does the dog die?
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The L Word
TV Show • 2004 • Drama
ReportA group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
This tv show contains 74 potentially triggering events.
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cactus_views
S4
E5
Jenny adopts a dog just to euthanize him in order to get closer to the veterinarian
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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CMster
A main character reconnects with her father, who left when she was a kid. It does not go well.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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echoevemorrow
Not physically abusive, that I recall. But a lot of lying and grifting from Alice's mom. Extreme homophobia and rejection from Dana's parents. Bette's father refuses to accept her sexuality and the baby she and her partner conceived with donor sperm. Jenny's stepfather seems to be very emotionally abusive to both her and her mother. Shane's father treats her and all women very poorly. Shane's stepmother abandons her son on a doorstep when she discovers her husband is cheating. There are a lot of bad parents portrayed in this show.
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Is someone stalked?
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cactus_views
S4
Jenny stalks someone who writes a critical review of her book (pursues and dates the writer's girlfriend, seeks out her home where she yells at the writer)
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porridge
in season 1 episode 14 tina and bette are in a physical altercation that includes a face slap, wrestling, being held down and a pretty violent sex scene
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echoevemorrow
Kind of the embodiment of Jenny
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Is someone gaslighted?
34 supporters
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laviexraint
S6
E5
Alice gets gaslighted by Jenny about stealing her screenplay idea
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charlie777
S2
Throughout the season Jenny has flashbacks about her childhood which strongly hint at her being abused as a child
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Addiction
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Comet
Shane snorts non-specific drugs occasionally, and takes non-specific pills. The show mostly only shows her using the drugs and not much of her being intoxicated by them. It's used to show she's an addict without depicting some of the more tragic side effects of that behaviour.
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Is there addiction?
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sorryboutit
A main character goes through Alcoholics Anonymous
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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sorryboutit
Briefly during season 5 character who is an alcoholic goes through a breakup and falls off the wagon
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Is there a dead animal?
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marcopolo
S1
E13
mr p. shown dead and has funeral
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Does a cat die?
185 supporters
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funkatron
s1 episode 14
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Does a pet die?
172 supporters
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MynameisMo
See "does the cat die?"
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Are there sharks?
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birdlaw18
S1
E12
During Jenny’s date with Gene, there are small/medium aquarium sharks visible through a window.
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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CMster
It is a major plot point for one of the main characters
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porridge
in season 1 episode 14 bette and tina are in a fight and bette starts trying to have sex with tina while she’s struggling and hitting her; she even says no twice (bette also rips her dress in the back trying to get her out of it). tina does end up reciprocating but it very much looks like r*pe in the beginning.
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echoevemorrow
In the first episode of the second season, Tim gets naked, climbs in bed with Jenny, and proceeds to take her clothes off and have sex with her, despite her saying no at least a dozen times. It's very uncomfortable to watch.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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sorryboutit
Shaving scene at end of season 2, cutting scene season 2 episode 13 minutes 47 to 51. Self mutilation is mentioned throughout season 3. Two or three times throughout the entire show someone shaves without harming themselves.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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cactus_views
S6
No, however the series ends with a character dying in a swimming pool
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Does someone become unconscious?
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echoevemorrow
S1
Jenny faints
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Does someone break a bone?
22 supporters
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sorryboutit
S4 e4, kid breaks his arm, nothing is explicitly shown
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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cactus_views
S3
E12
S3E12 through S4E1 a plotline that involves separated parents suing each other for full custody that culminates in one parent abducting the child away from the other.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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There is talk of Shane and a friend being under-age sex workers
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Death
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Does a major character die?
24 supporters
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CMster
S3
E10
It's really really upsetting, but not entirely unexpected.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
31 supporters
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CoriM
Character describes men as "emotionally r******d "
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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sorryboutit
Season 2 episode 12, parent dies of cancer. funeral in episode 13
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Better kidnaps her daughter from Tina
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Does someone cheat?
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MynameisMo
Everybody cheats all the time! The majority of the relationships seem to involve cheating
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Fear
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Comet
S2
E13
Jenny uses a razor to self harm. The bloody wounds are shown multiple times as Shane tries to comfort her.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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MynameisMo
S1
E6
3:50, Tina is pregnant and throwing up. Audio, no visual, she runs to the bathroom.
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Does someone spit?
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sorryboutit
During season 5 Jenny spits out her gum a handful of times
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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CMster
So, so many. The original series is extremely transphobic.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Comet
S1
Most of season one has a plot line with a main character cheating on their partner as they discover their bisexuality.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Anonymous
season 3, episode 7, around 5 minutes in
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Is there a hospital scene?
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sorryboutit
Late in season two there are two different characters who go to the hospital, one for cancer, one for birth. Season 3 a main characters has cancer and there are a handful of hospital scenes.
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Does someone have cancer?
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sorryboutit
Minor character in season 2 has cancer, and it's a major plot point in season 3 where a main character has cancer.
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Mental Health
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sorryboutit
Season 2 episode 13, explicitly shown from minutes 47 to 51.
S3 E1, self harm cuts are shown
S3 E1, self harm cuts are shown
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there misophonia?
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CMster
It's in the era of very loud mouth noise kissing, which triggers my misophonia
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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sorryboutit
Transgender character introduced in season 3 has body dysmorphia
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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sorryboutit
Season 5 episode 9 two characters get stuck in an elevator
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sorryboutit
Season 6 episodes 1 and 8, with the same person, it is unclear whether they died by suicide or other cause
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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CoriM
A character introduced in S4 has PTSD from her time serving in Iraq. They show flashbacks from her time in the military.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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sorryboutit
very rarely
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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phiabored
S5
E8
During Nikki's film premier, there are paparazzi present and the repeated flashing of cameras
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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sorryboutit
Season 1 episode 9 or 10 Tina miscarries. Nothing explicit is shown.
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Is there childbirth?
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sorryboutit
Season 2 episode 13, at home birth gets moved to the hospital for safety reasons
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Are there abortions?
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Anonymous
It’s not made, but a character that is having an unwanted pregnancy tries to abort, but cannot do it because it’s too late
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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porridge
they use the word d*ke and f*g pretty often. sometimes maliciously and other times in a lighthearted manor
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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funkatron
r slur is used
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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CoriM
A character uses the word in passing saying that his father uses certain slurs one of which is the n word.
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sorryboutit
Several characters are androgynous and/or trans occasionally get misgendered by side characters. Main character, Jenny, does not like to correctly gender, Max, a trans man
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Does an LGBT person die?
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sorryboutit
Season 3 episode 10, main character dies at the end of the episode. Season 6 episode 1 opens with a main character death, which is revisited episode 8, minute 57.
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Relationships
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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LauraMcG
Nearly every episode has visible breasts, and many have female full frontal nudity
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Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
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LauraMcG
Every episode as the main characters drool over other women
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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sorryboutit
At least once an episode there is a sex scene, both homosexual and heterosexual, but usually the former. There are a total of 97 scenes throughout the 6 seasons
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
62 supporters
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sorryboutit
Series ends with a main character death and no resolution to the death
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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phiabored
There are multiple scenes of reckless and erratic driving including screeching tires, alice in season 3 episode 1 and shane in season 4 episode 1
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Does a car crash?
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phiabored
S4
E1
shane leaves cherie's house and drives whilst on coke, she ends up crashing and walks away from the scene injured
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Olybug
Jenny accidentally hit a man on a bike with her car door. He's fine just a bit steamed. season 1 don't remember what episode. maybe 10th possibly earlier.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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phiabored
S4
E1
small amount of blood is scene on shane after she crashes her car
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Is there gun violence?
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sorryboutit
Season 5 episode 3 woman is robbed at gunpoint, no one is harmed
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