Does the dog die?
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piesandfalcs
One of the villains later in the series is a dog and he is defeated.
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Azzazel
Very mild - in 196, a character calls one of his children by their birthname but quickly corrects himself
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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toastonfire
Cecil's mother suddenly left him and his sister one day, leaving his sister to take care of him
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Anonymous
The sheriffs secret police are constantly outside of everyones houses in order to spy on people
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Willowghosts
Especially early on there's a lot of government gaslighting double think stuff going on. Its generally over the top and obvious to the audience but it is there
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ihatekenbranagh
Not so much child abuse as there is like really, really bad parenting. Cecil's mother abandons him and his sister when they are very young, forcing Cecil's sister, Abby, to have to raise him.
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Addiction
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drcottonghost
Cecil and Carlos are mentioned to smoke weed on a few occasions.
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Is there addiction?
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Hamarhemmo
During the time when Carlos is away Cecil seems to be drinking a lot as mentioned in one of the horoscopes.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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ihatekenbranagh
Yes, but it is not talked about a lot. Cecil's mother was addicted to alcohol (which may have been why she died).
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Animal
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Mattress
There are multiple dead animals including a dinosaur coming trough a rift and dying, a giant centipede dies in the book it devours, the glow cloud drops dead animals and there is a mention of a dead animal fire implying there are many off screen animal deaths, one head of a five headed dragon is shot and killed, each head has its own personality and will and although the other 4 heads continue to live this head dies
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Are animals abused?
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asfsdfads
sorta? khosheck gets hurt in the episode before cookies.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Mattress
In the episode 'glow cloud' the glow cloud drops dead animals on the town, there is also a mention of a dead animal fire implying there are enough dead animals in constant supply for an ongoing fire to be necessary
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Does a cat die?
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piesandfalcs
No, but a cat is badly injured at one point.
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Does a dragon die?
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dontanswerit
It isn't a whole dragon, but one head of a five-headed dragon. It was still a major death
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Are there spiders?
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piesandfalcs
Mentions of spiders in terms of their declining literacy rate. (This is not a joke, it's just a very weird podcast.)
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Are there snakes?
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Mattress
In the episode 'wheat and wheat by-products' wheat, and its by-products, turn to snakes and bite people
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Are there bugs?
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voidkatzen
Lots of mentions of cockroaches when Huntokar starts being mentioned.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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mejoc
Off the top of my head, Cecil is restrained twice, both for reasons to do with possession. In 70B Review, he's handcuffed by a friend so his body can't be puppetted against his will to protect her, and in 166 Delta he has his husband cuff him so he can't be mind controlled into doing evil, and also it's implied the couple already had the handcuffs for sexual bondage reasons.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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theanonymouswhisperer
In episode 120, several characters carve smiles into their own faces with glass. It is described by other characters telling a story, and is done so in a mildly graphic fashion. There are no gruesome sound effects to accompany it.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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connortheknight
There is a scene in which it is implied that a character was being strangled in Episode 33: Cassette.
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Is there cannibalism?
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ibajablaster
in episode 29 (subway) there are mentions of cannibalism
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Is someone buried alive?
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Anonymous
Its unclear exactly what happened but it’s likely that cecils father is buried under a specific tree. Its unclear whether he is still alive
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Is there amputation?
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Mattress
Megan wallaby is described as a man's full arm, her mother gives birth to her so its not really amputation but the existence of a single arm without what would be assumed to be the rest of its body
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Anonymous
In the Kill Your Double Arc, teeth and the absence of them Are mentioned multiple times
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Does someone break a bone?
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smudgerkat
Intern Kareem breaks his ankle in episode 93, Big Sister.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Mattress
The strex pet Cecil is gifted bites him i think it bites his finger but I may be remembering incorrectly
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Is someone tortured?
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Anonymous
There is a passing mention to Kevin being tortured by StrexCorp in the episode “Tryptichâ€
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Anonymous
Not in graphic detail, but many characters speak in horror about Kevins (presumed) empty eye sockets
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Willowghosts
Some may have died in summer reading program and when Tamika and her kid militia take on Strex but it's left ambiguous
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Anonymous
Almost every intern is sacrificed
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Does someone die?
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Azzazel
Death is mentioned several times - nothing is ever explicitly described or happens on-air
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Anonymous
a few instances, but the most recent one is a woman in the town who is investigating everything and kidnaps a character who is a first sized river rock and basically kills her because she didn’t believe that she was sentient
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Does a parent die?
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theanonymouswhisperer
A character dies who was viewed as a parent by other characters. There is a whole episode about her funeral and how her death affected the other people in the town.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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ibajablaster
in episode 120 there is a story where a family's home is destroyed including children's toys
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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RainM
If you count sudden loud noises
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Is someone possessed?
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KatBradbury
In a few episodes, the narrator (and main character) himself has blackouts due to being possessed.
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Are there ghosts?
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mejoc
There's a neighboring town entirely populated by ghosts
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Gross
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Is there audio gore?
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theanonymouswhisperer
I don't remember what happens in the other instances (there aren't too many), but in episode 33, for under ten seconds, you can hear what sounds like someone choking.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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The main character is very trusting of the police, but they are shown to be dystopianly untrustworthy.
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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RubyLeyley
The series of episodes that span 162-167 involve and mention a mental institution
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Mattress
In the books we discover Carlos was in the desert otherworld for 10 years whereas for us and the citizens of nightvale it is 1 year, the podcast vaguely touches on this and in the books it is clear he is traumatised Cecil also hears himself die once and sees himself die once, he also hears cassettes of memories he doesn't have, this clearly unnerves him
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Anonymous
The strex residents often carve smiles onto their faces. In the episode “All Smiles Eve†the central characters are described cutting their mouths into smiles
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Nightvale is a very unhinged place and there are a lot of very concerning things going on, such ss time not working, buildings nit existing despite the fact that you can see them, and general spooky things.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
A character is stuck as a cat for decades
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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malaayna12
that character is explicitly defined as autistic in one of the novels. no autistic abuse is done to him
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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asfsdfads
lol it's not a movie or show. it's a podcast. you can't see anything. it's only audio.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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souldestroyer
Sir, this is a podcast
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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mejoc
Everyone in the town is constantly surveilled but they're all aware and never show distress about it.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Anonymous
In recent episodes one of the creators of the podcast has been trapped IN the podcast
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Mattress
In one episode Megan wallabys birth is mentioned, she is however a severed man's arm and not a typical baby, she is not mentioned again until she is in school
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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No slurs and practically no homophobia. In the episode Cal, it is mentioned that Cecil's brother from another universe might be homophobic, and Cecil doesn't tell him he's gay for fear of how he'd react.
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marsie
There are satirical references to the anti-semetic “lizard people” theory, but one of the writers is Jewish and so is the main character so there’s definitely not any actual anti-semitism in it
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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I think Cecil occasionally mentions wearing more feminine clothes, but the joke isn't that they're made for women, it's that the clothes are incredibly ugly.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Mattress
Carlos is almost killed in the episode one year later, he is then revealed to be queer in the same episode
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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heyaiteen
only in one episode, and the character who says it is presented as a villain
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Anonymous
Technically cecil is hundreds of years old but it doesnt really matter in nightvale because time didnt work for decades
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Sex
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Anonymous
A little bit in the first few episodes/seasons. Cecil comes on to carlos very strongly while talking about him on the radio. Carlos later expresses his discomfort about it and cecil stops
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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mejoc
Cecil's niece, Janice, has Spina bifida.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Anonymous
Cecil does not remember how old he is, when he graduated, how he got his job, etc because time in nightvale has been broken for so long that he's lost memories. There is an early episode where a childhood friend/paramour of Cecils asks him what year they graduated and cecil goes very quiet and then changes the subject
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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crunchyeggyolks
The series itself hasn't ended yet but there are some episodes that end on a heavier note or an upsetting cliffhanger
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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piesandfalcs
No, but a plane is taken from the sky and reappears in a school gymnasium.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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mejoc
Leonard Burton, the last radio host, is killed by a truck, and this is described somewhat in episode 148.
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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malaayna12
in Cal there is description of a character slowly dying from radiation sickness caused by an off-"screen" atom bomb
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Is there blood/gore?
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theanonymouswhisperer
There are many, many mentions of blood. This is especially true in episodes 19, 46-49, 70, 73, and 120. Most Desert Bluffs characters are described as having blood somewhere in their appearance, with the most heavily featured of them having an intense fascination with blood.
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Is there gun violence?
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Guns are mentioned, usually in the context of gun control. None if the charactrrs ever use guns.
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