The Good Doctor

TV Show • 2017 • Drama  

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This tv show contains 39 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
9,240 supporters
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S6
 E11
A dog is hit by a car and limps away injured in opening scene.
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Unanswered Triggers
Is there body horror?
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Are there razors?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Are there bedbugs?
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Is there BDSM?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Yes
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Unhinged.but.handsome
Dr. Shaun Murphy's father and mother. The mother enabled it
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
956 supporters
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2
Yes. Main character goes through physical and emotional abuse in childhood flashbacks.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
226 supporters
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LionChild
At least one patient character mentions having had a drug addiction, and as such refuses anesthesia, in the fear she might relapse.
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2
A big part of the plot in the third season is one character’s mother who has an alcohol addiction
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AdrianadB
S6
 E9
The episode ends with a drug overdose
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
1,102 supporters
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17
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19
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LionChild
A pet rabbit is thrown against a wall, and an audible crack can be heard, indicating the rabbit's neck is broken.
The rabbit is shown later in a doctor's office, but no blood is ever shown.
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Are animals abused?
1,530 supporters
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13
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LionChild
A pet rabbit is forcibly grabbed by the scruff, and thrown against the wall.
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Is there a dead animal?
617 supporters
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Are rabbits harmed?
41 supporters
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1
S1
 E1
A rabbit is killed by being thrown at a wall.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
420 supporters
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Shaun’s pet rabbit is killed by being thrown at a wall in S1 E1
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
281 supporters
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S3 ep 1, a patient has an infection with maggots
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
144 supporters
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Is there pedophilia?
227 supporters
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3
S2
 E9
Whole episode is about a pedophile
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Yes
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siaFahren
S1
 E1
In the first few minutes, the main character has a flashback on a soccer field of a boy getting beaten by a group of tweenage kids.
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Is someone restrained?
178 supporters
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12
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0
S1
 E7
Autistic patient is restrained in medical setting, potentially very triggering for autistic people and psychiatric patients
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epithode
S6
 E8
I haven't watched it but went to look what episode this person had tagged. It's episode 8.
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Bodily Harm
Is there cannibalism?
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Yes
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Unhinged.but.handsome
S3
 E19
A 16-17 year old is crushed to to death during an earthquake, but it's not instant. He bleeds to death.
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Is someone choked?
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KathrynG
There is an episode in S1 with a car accident in which someone is burnt severely and spends time in a burn unit.
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Is there amputation?
310 supporters
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LionChild
There are cases that result in amputation.
One episode in season one almost ends with amputation of a character's leg, but the leg is ultimately saved.
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Hibye
At least two episodes have it as the main topic (male and female). Multiple episodes where medical procedures or surgery is required. A male patient deliberately self harms.
The dialogue and drama may be triggering in these episodes too. It is implied in more than one episode that implies suffering is the price of sexual desire. Women are shamed by themselves and others (but also stood up for.)
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
761 supporters
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Mentions of torturous experiences and practices, but nothing visible
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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LionChild
The main character's brother dies as a child, falling to the ground from atop a standing train cart.
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Is there excessive gore?
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4
Is someone stabbed?
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LionChild
A character is shown with self harm scars from cutting.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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6
Does someone struggle to breathe?
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LionChild
However, a minor character has a hole drilled in their skull, to relieve pressure from a bleeding under the scalp.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
644 supporters
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15
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6
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LionChild
The main character's younger brother died when they were kids, falling to the ground from the roof of an old train cart. The fall is shown, and the body after it hits the ground, but the initial impact is not shown.

One episode features a boy that is diagnosed with a severe form of cancer. It is alluded that nothing can be done, and that he will ultimately die. This is not shown on screen however.

A pair of conjoined twins undergo surgery to separate them, which unintentionally results in one of the girls' death. The scene is very emotionally upsetting.
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
105 supporters
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
122 supporters
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8
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Unhinged.but.handsome
S3
 E20
Dr. Mendeldez dies after the earthquake
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Disability
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Unhinged.but.handsome
The main character, Dr. Shaun Murphy is played by Freddie Highmore, who is not autistic. That can be very triggering to a lot of people.
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
192 supporters
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1
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12
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Unhinged.but.handsome
S6
 E9
Dr. Perez does at the very end of the episode. He was triggered by him feeling guilty and blaming himself for a bulimic guy almost killing himself when he throws up (he's already caused so much damage to his body)
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
171 supporters
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Does a parent die?
326 supporters
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11
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7
1
The other comment is correct, plus another character’s mother dies also in S3, when she is also an adult
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S2
 E17
Shaun’s special toy scalpel that means the world to him from his childhood is broken in a meltdown. As an autistic person myself, I had a breakdown over it, it was really triggering!
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Does a family member die?
107 supporters
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5
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5
Does someone cheat?
212 supporters
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10
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12
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A woman cheats on her husband unknowing why (turns out to be a medical issue)
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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Are there jumpscares?
785 supporters
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22
Yes
6
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0
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LionChild
In the first season, we see the main character's daily routine, which involves showering.
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Are there clowns?
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Are there mannequins?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
91 supporters
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Are there ghosts?
107 supporters
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25
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LionChild
No ghosts per day, but the main character does often see his younger brother, who died when they were children. The brother often appears when the main character is distressed.
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Gross
Is there farting?
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Does someone spit?
198 supporters
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7
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0
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LionChild
A small scene occurs where the main character (doctor Murphy) is sitting and waiting for a patient to release gas, an indicator that her bowels are working properly after gastrointestinal surgery.
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Does someone vomit?
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2
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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3
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18
Is someone eaten?
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21
Is there audio gore?
387 supporters
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6
No
1
Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
93 supporters
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0
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21
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
238 supporters
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0
No
22
LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
149 supporters
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0
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21
Is there bisexual cheating?
140 supporters
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0
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21
Are there transphobic slurs?
167 supporters
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1
No
20
Medical
Yes
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1
1
LionChild
Several characters have different forms of cancer at different stages. Some recover, others don't.
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0
0
Unhinged.but.handsome
It's a medical show
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Yes
31
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1
1
LionChild
The series is a medical drama, so most of the series takes place at a hospital.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Mental Health
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7
Does someone self harm?
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1,213 supporters
Yes
13
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13
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McThunderCockFace
In S3 E2 a female patient with a blood clot is admitted to the hospital. Prior to the surgery, Dr. Brown rolls up the patient’s hospital gown and sees multiple cuts on her thighs
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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6
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10
Yes
21
No
0
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DeenGray
The show says that autistic people are useless unless they have "savant"-like skills, and that our autism causes us to be bigoted. This is basically what a white suburban Christian mom who runs a mommy blog’s idea of autism is.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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4
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0
Yes
19
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0
6
LionChild
The main character suffers abuse as a child from his father, mainly grounded in his behavior as autistic. As an adult, he is subject to scrutiny and discrimination from some of his co-workers, but also patients.
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Unhinged.but.handsome
S6
 E9
A young man is bulimic
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
26 supporters
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3
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0
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
164 supporters
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0
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21
Is there misophonia?
238 supporters
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3
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0
1
In one episode a man struggles to control his urges around children and decides it’s best to commit suicide as he didn’t want to hurt people

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0
1
LionChild
The main character is autistic, and experiences meltdowns. These might be interpreted as anxiety attacks by some, as they include heavy breathing, yelling, flailing, crying, and general emotional distress.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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0
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22
Yes
3
No
0
1
Unhinged.but.handsome
Dr. Murphy does on multiple occasions throughout the show
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Is there body dysphoria?
130 supporters
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1
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17
Is there body dysmorphia?
344 supporters
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8
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13
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
238 supporters
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3
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11
Yes
13
No
10
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LionChild
A man steps in front of a bus, and is run over.
The scene cuts away just before the bus hits, but two characters reacting to the death are shown instead, who are obviously distressed.
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Yes
8
No
5
1
For several episodes a doctor has PTSD from the height of the COVID pandemic
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Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
108 supporters
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18
Is there shakey cam?
272 supporters
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1
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23
Does a baby cry?
120 supporters
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Yes
6
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0
0
LionChild
However, bright lights are sometimes shown from the perspective of the autistic character, and are shown as especially uncomfortable.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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18
Is the fourth wall broken?
141 supporters
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23
Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
186 supporters
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5
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21
Is a baby stillborn?
137 supporters
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3
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18
Are there babies or unborn children?
166 supporters
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10
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1
Is there childbirth?
276 supporters
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9
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15
Does someone miscarry?
281 supporters
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5
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20
0
LionChild
Mentions of miscarriage, but never shown on screen.
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Does a pregnant person die?
257 supporters
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Prejudice
Is there hate speech?
417 supporters
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12
No
13
1
LionChild
A neonazi is treated at the hospital, and speaks poorly of one of the residents.
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One patient is a neo-nazi
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Is there aphobia?
139 supporters
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21
Are there n-words?
310 supporters
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25
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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24
Yes
9
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3
Yes, autism is portrayed in a very stereotypical manner.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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24
Are there fat jokes?
449 supporters
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20
Is there ableist language or behavior?
522 supporters
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Yes
19
No
3
Does the black guy die first?
273 supporters
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11
1
Unhinged.but.handsome
S1
 E14
During the episode "She", Dr. Murphy kept misgendering, saying extremely transphobic things, invalidating a trans girl and was just being disgusting. It's no excuse that he's autistic. That's extremely triggering for a lot of trans people.
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No
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LionChild
A lesbian woman dies in a bus accident, and as a result of an accident, made by a resident at the hospital. The mistake was not intended, obviously, but the woman does anyway.
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
46 supporters
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3
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Sex
Yes
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12
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Unhinged.but.handsome
Dr. Browne is
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Does someone lose their virginity?
109 supporters
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3
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21
Is there sexual content?
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11
Are there nude scenes?
264 supporters
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0
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13
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there bestiality?
220 supporters
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No
21
Sexism
Yes
3
No
20
Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
111 supporters
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5
No
3
Does someone have a chronic illness?
119 supporters
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Yes
17
No
0
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
130 supporters
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1
No
6
Is someone terminally ill?
100 supporters
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Yes
8
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0
Social
Is someone homeless?
99 supporters
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8
No
17
Are there fat suits?
118 supporters
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0
No
21
Are there anti-abortion themes?
99 supporters
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1
No
21
Spoiler
Yes
10
No
2
2
Some episodes have sad endings
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
71 supporters
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
189 supporters
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10
No
14
0
A bus crashes, causing severe injuries.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
126 supporters
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5
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6
Yes
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No
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0
MyBestIsWhatIOffer
S2E9 "Empathy" which happens to the end
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
110 supporters
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2
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24
Is there blood/gore?
546 supporters
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16
No
0
1
They show internal organs and cutting and bleeding in them.
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Does someone drown?
272 supporters
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0
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23
Is there gun violence?
232 supporters
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Yes
9
No
17