Dawson's Creek
TV Show • 1998 • Drama
ReportDawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
This tv show contains 26 potentially triggering events.
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Is there pedophilia?
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GriffinW
S1
In season one, one of the characters has an affair with a teacher. This is shown fairly sympathetically
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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ChinanuOkoli
During another Halloween episode, a main character is stalked while studying in the library with the threat of being attacked.
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LauraMcG
One of the main characters' family routinely denigrates him, telling him how much of a screw up he is, and that he won't ever become something. It has a huge emotional toll on him.
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LauraMcG
One of the main characters is verbally and emotionally belittled constantly by his family, especially his father.
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Addiction
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LauraMcG
A main character has a drug overdose and nearly dies.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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LauraMcG
A main character ends up in rehab after months of alcohol abuse. This proves successful for her.
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Animal
Does a dragon die?
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GriffinW
There are no dragons in Dawson's Creek
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Are there snakes?
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Jakethegirl
Rubber snake in season 1 episode 11
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Assault
Is rape mentioned?
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Anonymous
Season 1- one character details their sexual history, which we now understand is a situation in which they were too young and too intoxicated to consent (but it is not treated as rape in the world of the show).
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls friends for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls friends for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
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Anonymous
Surprise kisses abound, if that bothers you.
Season 1- one character details their sexual history, which we now understand is a situation in which they were too young and too intoxicated to consent (but it is not treated as rape in the world of the show).
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
Season 6 - highly intoxicated character taken to private room at a party, strongly implied threat of sexual assault but they are intercepted and extracted in time
Season 1- one character details their sexual history, which we now understand is a situation in which they were too young and too intoxicated to consent (but it is not treated as rape in the world of the show).
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
Season 6 - highly intoxicated character taken to private room at a party, strongly implied threat of sexual assault but they are intercepted and extracted in time
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Anonymous
S6
Plot-relevant shaving scene in season 6 "Castaways"
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Is there amputation?
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LauraMcG
In the first season, the main characters are creating a horror movie, which crudely depicts are character being beheaded.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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WFarkas
Season 2 episode 18 a character gets drunk and drowns, you see her body at the end of the episode. The next episode talks about her death.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Anonymous
S6
A few times in season 6 (can't recall in previous seasons but may be used earlier). Used matter-of-factly by people we like too. It's a real yikes.
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Family
Does a family member die?
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jojox
S1
E13
S1 E13 Jen’s grandpa dies off screen of a stroke
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Does a parent die?
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LauraMcG
A dad dies in a car crash, not shown. The emotional aftermath is lengthy.
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Does someone cheat?
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jojox
S1
During season 1 dawson’s mother is revealed as having an affair with her co-anchor
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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ChinanuOkoli
The “ghost” of a supporting character appears in the episode following her death.
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Are there jump scares?
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LauraMcG
Throughout the show there are multiple halloween type episodes where the characters prank each other with horror effects and jump scares, such as falling "dead" out of a closet.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Jakethegirl
Season 2 episode 2 at 36:49. Season 2 ep. 8 during a fight at a party. Season 2 ep. 16. Season 3 ep. 13. Season 4 ep. 12. Season 4 ep. 18. Season 4 ep. 20. Okay, I'm gonna stop, there's a lot.
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Does someone spit?
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LauraMcG
A character spits in an abusive teacher’s face.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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jojox
S2
E5
No slurs but s2 e5 a man describes an encounter with a drag queen that could interpreted as transphobic especially because of the reference he makes to “the crying game”
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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LauraMcG
A main character experiences a breakdown and goes away to live in a mental institution. It's a very positive change for her.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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LauraMcG
Multiple characters die in hospitals throughout the show
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Does someone have cancer?
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LauraMcG
A secondary character who is beloved reveals that she has cancer, she does not die during the run of the show.
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Mental Health
Are there anxiety attacks?
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Jakethegirl
A character has a mental health crisis at the end of season 2.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Jakethegirl
Season 3 episode 7 is partially shot in the style of The Blair Witch Project.
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Does a baby cry?
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jojox
Mostly during season 1 when Joey’s niece is born
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Abee
Season 1 episode titled “baby”
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Jakethegirl
Season 2 episode 15, season 4 ep. 19
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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LauraMcG
The word "re**rded" is used multiple times throughout the show.
A main character with a trauma and mental illness is called "crazy" in a derogatory way multiple times.
A main character with a trauma and mental illness is called "crazy" in a derogatory way multiple times.
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Is there hate speech?
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Anonymous
One character has a coming out arc in Seasons 2- 3 and the f-word is used on several occasions, especially in a football-heavy episode in season 3
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Anonymous
Starting with the pilot, many characters lust after and/or have relationships with much older characters (one such relationship is statutory rape). Notably season 1, season 5 (two different relationships! Though one is a one-night-stand), and season 6 teases one but our character shuts it down after several eps
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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jojox
Some and discussed a lot but never explicitly shown
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Anonymous
S4
Supporting character has terminal illness, roughly episodes 11-14
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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LauraMcG
The father of a main character dies in a car crash, off screen.
Another character drives a car through the side of a house. She's drunk and passes out after, but appears unhurt.
Another character drives a car through the side of a house. She's drunk and passes out after, but appears unhurt.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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LauraMcG
In s5 e15 a man mugs a main character, and then as he's leaving gets hit by a car, which speeds away. He later dies in the hospital.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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jojox
Spoilers…. Abby drowns s2 e18 due to drunkenness
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