A Discovery of Witches
TV Show • 2018 • Drama
ReportDiana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
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lillianm
Matthew was turned into a vampire to save him from a suicide attempt. Not shown on screen but described.
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Are there end credit scenes?
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lillianm
Just previews of the next episode
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Is there a large age gap?
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lillianm
They're the same visual age (thirties) but Matthew is more than a thousand years old
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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lillianm
Matthew and Diana must leave their adopted son behind when they return to the present
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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bubblybugbear
Matthew stalks Diana S1E1.
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Cryptid_Crow
No, but there's some ... pretty intense possessive behaviour from one half of a couple that results in a lot of yelling. Like, on the verge of violence, but it never boils over. It's definitely uncomfortable at times.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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NepetaLeijon
The main character is gaslit by her best friend in the first few episodes
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Mrsg1983
But there’s wine drinking throughout.
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Animal
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A deer gets chased and killed in episode 2. They show the chase and go for the kill but nothing graphic
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Is there a dead animal?
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JessieViolet
There are scenes where animals are hunted by the vampires who eat them but you never actually see the animal get eaten. Just blood. But there are 1 or 2 scenes where animals and creatures are preserved in apothecary jars.
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Are there spiders?
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jackalriot
I watched this on HBO Max, so the time stamps are from there.
There are only some in season 1, and none in season 2. Basically, any time the main character is sleeping is when you need to beware. Any episode not mentioned below, has no spiders or webs.
Episode 1 - From 16:40 to 16:50.
Episode 2 - From 4:45 to 5:12.
Episode 4 - Trapped in thick web from 7:35 to 7:37.
Episode 6 - Ethereal hanging webs from 20:17 to 21:37.
Mixed in with the flashbacks from 24:50 to 25:05.
Episode 7 - Slowly gets covered in ethereal looking webs that float from 8:29 to 9:10.
There are only some in season 1, and none in season 2. Basically, any time the main character is sleeping is when you need to beware. Any episode not mentioned below, has no spiders or webs.
Episode 1 - From 16:40 to 16:50.
Episode 2 - From 4:45 to 5:12.
Episode 4 - Trapped in thick web from 7:35 to 7:37.
Episode 6 - Ethereal hanging webs from 20:17 to 21:37.
Mixed in with the flashbacks from 24:50 to 25:05.
Episode 7 - Slowly gets covered in ethereal looking webs that float from 8:29 to 9:10.
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Are there snakes?
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JessieViolet
There is a snake design on a woman's shoe that comes to life but the snake is gently picked up and removed from the room. There's no horror or violent drama with the snake.
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Assault
Is rape mentioned?
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lillianm
Implied. A vampire has kept witches "under his thrall" in the past. More explicit in S3 when a vampire kidnaps and imprisons witches to attempt to impregnate them.
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Lapis
A woman is trapped to forcibly impregnate. Season 3, Episode 5
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lillianm
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You can hear the kidnapped witches screaming/begging and kind of see the silhouette of Benjamin on the bed in another room, but nothing is shown explicitly
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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JessieViolet
There are some scenes where vampires cut themselves to feed their blood to others.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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JessieViolet
A prisoner is choked to death with their neck broken by a vampire. It's quick and unexpected but no.blood.
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Is there cannibalism?
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JessieViolet
If vampires biting and drinking blood, sometimes violently with gore, then yes.
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Is someone burned alive?
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SRM898
The person is not really shown being on fire but the main character hits someone with her magic fire powers which results in their death
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Is someone buried alive?
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JessieViolet
Someone is thrown down a well but the well is dry and she escapes without too much trouble or harm.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Cryptid_Crow
When the person gets hit by a car they have a pretty gruesome broken arm and worse.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Cryptid_Crow
S2 E1: someone's tooth is forcibly removed.
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Is someone tortured?
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Diana is mentally and physically tortured using magic in season 1 and mentally in season 2
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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lillianm
Attempted multiple times but never successfully
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Does a kid die?
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lillianm
It's mentioned that Matthew once had a child who died, but it doesn't occur during the show
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Does a parent die?
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Mrsg1983
There are quite graphic photos of the main characters parents from when they were killed.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Mrsg1983
In the book, yes. Nothing frightening. I don’t recall the ghosts being in the show version.
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Are there jump scares?
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Mrsg1983
When someone is bitten and jumps back to life for a moment. First episode season 1.
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Is there a shower scene?
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JessieViolet
Bathtubs but no nudity visible.
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Is there audio gore?
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JessieViolet
The sounds of people being tortured, choking and dying and the sound of blood and vampires drinking it.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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bananaword
There are scenes with cops, but they're not exalted.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Mrsg1983
Several doctors in the show
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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gonzogm
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Kind of. This season has several episodes with scenes in what is an abandoned hospital. It strikes me as more of a mental hospital than a traditional hospital, but it's so old-fashioned that it's hard to tell.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There is a scene in an abandoned hospital in Poland.
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Mental Health
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JessieViolet
There are scenes where vampires cut or bite themselves so their blood can be fed to others.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Juliette is extremely mentally ill because of gerbert. And she does attack diana and mathew
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Mrsg1983
Diana deals with anxiety related to her powers which causes her to exercise a lot.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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JessieViolet
Diana is stuck at the bottom of a dry well for a bit. And there is a severed head that speaks that's kept in a closed cabinet
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theatrevicki
When Matthew was human he tried to end his own life and was turned into a vampire to “save” him
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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gonzogm
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As Matthew (the vampire) chases a deer the camera gets shakey. It doesn't last long.
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Does a baby cry?
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gonzogm
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Yes but it's fake cries made by a spell. The real babies in the episode are safe and do not cry.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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MatiasCruz
Genuinely every other episode in season 1 has severe flashing lights. Every time there is a flashback and during scenes of intense magic usage there is serious flashing lights and the screen flashing to white. Please be careful if you’re watching this if you’re photosensitive.
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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lillianm
There is voiceover in some episodes that could be interpreted as narrating to the audience, but doesn't directly acknowledge them
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Does someone miscarry?
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They left out the part of the book where Diana has a miscarriage.
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Is there childbirth?
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Cryptid_Crow
S2 E8
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S2 E7: not great things are said to a Rabbi regarding him being Jewish.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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CjHG
(Spoiler) One of the (so far) only main wlw couple gets murdered. Wasn't homophobic murder, but targeted because of her power. Not an intentional bury your gays but the murder wasn't written as well or with as much respect as other deaths in the show. Hard-hitting as they're an older wlw couple who have been together for decades & we're shown the surviving woman grieving and desperate to find her when she realises she's missing
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Does the black guy die first?
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The black woman is the mentally ill one who gets killed. Not the first side character to die.
Also diana’s aunt who dies is the one who is black.
Also diana’s aunt who dies is the one who is black.
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Is there hate speech?
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JessieViolet
Hate Speech in terms of witches, vampires and demons talking hatefully, disparagingly and prejudicially against one another simply because of their classification.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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lillianm
Demons, yes, but they're not the living in hell variety or otherwise evil
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Sex
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NepetaLeijon
Not explicitly, but the relationship between Juliette and her father is extremely uncomfortable
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Is there sexual content?
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Not at all graphic. More romantic and implied.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Mrsg1983
Good ending, but there are two more seasons. In the end, you won’t be disappointed.
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Does a car crash?
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Mrsg1983
A car hits a human.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Mrsg1983
First episode
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Is there blood/gore?
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Mrsg1983
Blood, there’s several vampires in this series.
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Is there gun violence?
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Cryptid_Crow
In season 2 there is a character who uses a gun.
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