The Pretender
TV Show • 1996 • Drama
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Jarod is a Pretender – a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer. Taken from his parents at an early age, Jarod was brought up in the Centre, a think-tank facility where he believed his computer-like mind was being used to benefit manking. But when he learned the simulations he solved were being sold to the highest-bidder no matter what their intent, Jarod escaped. Now on the run, Jarod embarks on a search for his true identity while also attempting to balance out any wrong his simulations have caused by helping people who are as powerless as he once was.
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Child abuse is a theme of the show; Jarod (as a kid) is kept confined in the Centre and is manipulated and exploited.
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season one episode "keys".
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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They don't say autistic but some of the kids in the Centre are definitely neuro-atypical
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A character appears to break his leg. It turns out later that he faked it, but it's presented at first as authentic, with convincing enough detail to be potentially upsetting.
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Episode revolves around the death of a significant recurring character, which occurs at the beginning of the episode.
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Skydiving episode, season 1, towards the end.
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episode "not even a mouse" season 1.
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A mouse in "under the reds" season 1.
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