Gotham
TV Show • 2014 • Crime
ReportEveryone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
This tv show contains 121 potentially triggering events.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Are animals abused?
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E8
Penguin’s mom catches a rat in a trap. The rat is screaming a lot, implying fear or pain. Neither confirmed.
The trap sounds like one of those cruel snap traps, though when picked up, it is in the shape of a small house, similar to those humane traps.
We are never shown the rat, and it is still alive when mother shakes the box a little.
The trap sounds like one of those cruel snap traps, though when picked up, it is in the shape of a small house, similar to those humane traps.
We are never shown the rat, and it is still alive when mother shakes the box a little.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Dead animals in jars for dissecting. Looked like a fetal pig and a frog.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Barbara forcefully kisses Jim after he's been beaten pretty badly and is teetering on the edge of consciousness. At this point, they are no longer together. Infected!Lee also gets pretty handsy with him when he doesn't want it.
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Is someone choked?
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E12
A character is choked to death by Falcone.
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Is there amputation?
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A character gets his hand cut off
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Family
Does a family member die?
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PixelWolf
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E1
One characters main motivation is the death of his parents
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Does someone vomit?
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S3
E18
Spoiler Warning. Mark: 10 minutes
Dr. Strange puts the Blood-Virus into this man who‘s trapped in a Glass-thingy and he spits on the glass, very foamy, could be triggering. just look away till the cut to the next scene
Dr. Strange puts the Blood-Virus into this man who‘s trapped in a Glass-thingy and he spits on the glass, very foamy, could be triggering. just look away till the cut to the next scene
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Does someone spit?
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E3
Twice in S2 ep3, once in the face of someone
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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jcat
Gordon, and to an extent his friend-cops, are very much "the only good cops in a precinct of bad cops" trope. However, Gordon regularly breaks laws to terrorize and intimidate citizens of Gotham. The framing on this is neutral to positive.
Given the difference between the actions and framing, it's unlikely to persuade anyone critical of policing that cops are actually good. Most critique of policing in the show is focused on how cops are effected by their job, though it does have moments.
Ultimately a Yes for me because it is a police procedural at the end of the day, and consumed completely uncritically Gordon makes at least 3 speeches per season about how cops are good.
Given the difference between the actions and framing, it's unlikely to persuade anyone critical of policing that cops are actually good. Most critique of policing in the show is focused on how cops are effected by their job, though it does have moments.
Ultimately a Yes for me because it is a police procedural at the end of the day, and consumed completely uncritically Gordon makes at least 3 speeches per season about how cops are good.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Many scenes take place in Arkham Asylum
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E2
Jim gets gassed with fear toxin and is strongly encouraged to kill himself. While it turns out to be a hallucination, there is a shot of him taking a razor blade to his wrist and of him cutting himself.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Edward Nygma is heavily coded autistic and even semi-confirmed by the creators. And he is regularly ostracized for his “quirks”
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3x03/3x04. Jim gets hypnotized and is compelled to try and kill himself three separate times against his will. He is made to try jumping off the edge of a building, walking out into oncoming traffic and to try holding a gun to his head. In 4x02, while hit with fear toxin he is also strongly encouraged to kill himself by slitting his wrist. He ultimately snaps out of it.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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PixelWolf
S1
E22
A character looks directly into the screen for a split second in some sort of breakdown he's having where he's flashing between positions
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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HonestlyAwesome
A character does get mocked for his limp, though this isn't rewarded inside of the narrative
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There are actually a couple acknowledgements of nonbinary people. It's not explicit representation or anything, but it's a nice gesture.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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jcat
A canonically LGBT character dies permanently in Destiny Calling (S3E21). Canonically LGBT characters appear to die, or die and are later resurrected, in All Happy Families Are Alike (S1E22), The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies (S3E14), & Heavydirtysoul (S3E22).
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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YourUncle
S2
E6
It's confirmed that Ed loses his virginity to Kristen
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jcat
Relationships, no; however, a recurring character has feelings for his sister. They do not have a romantic relationship, and he is very abusive towards her; she actively wants him dead. Discussed mostly in Look Into My Eyes (S3E3), New Day Rising (S3E4), & Follow The White Rabbit (S3E6).
There are also some iffy comments between a brother and sister in the first half of season 2. Additional iffy moment in Prisoners (S2E16) when a woman tries to seduce her step-sibling (not reciprocated, incest framed as disgusting).
There are also some iffy comments between a brother and sister in the first half of season 2. Additional iffy moment in Prisoners (S2E16) when a woman tries to seduce her step-sibling (not reciprocated, incest framed as disgusting).
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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YourUncle
S5
E12
Robin Lord Taylor wears a fat suit to play Oswald after he is released from prison
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Does a plane crash?
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A plane doesn't, but a helicopter does in season 5. I was unsure if that would still be triggering for this so I put "yes"
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Is there gun violence?
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jcat
Every episode, or close to it.
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