Shadowhunters

TV Show • 2016 • Drama  

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When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
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Does the dog die?
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No, but S1E5 a werewolf dies in wolf form
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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SPOILERS Not fully but the ending is weird, after abuse and sa from her brother the main character is very upset when he dies, but also is the one who killed him. And there’s a point where she is under a spell type influence that causes her to “forgive” and be on her brothers side.
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there blackface?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
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Mios
Clary's dad is extremely abusive and tries to control her and kidnap her. Alec and Izzy's parents may also been seen as emotionally abusive.
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Is someone stalked?
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S2
 E20
Father hits his daughter across the face, gets in a full on fight and tries to kill her, and abuses his kids in different ways throughout the show
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Endie
Abuse ex-partner gaslights about the abuse they perpetrated, as does an abusive parental figure
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Meleb
'Drugs' in the fantastical sense.
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Is there addiction?
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BowiethePeanut
One of the main characters has an addiction to a fantasy pain med drug
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Meleb
Magnus gets drunk/tipsy under stress. Never to the extreme, though.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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sheregenerated13
We don't see it but hear a story from Jace's childhood where his father killed his bird. Also, when trapped in his family home's bedroom, Simon kills a rat. S2 I think.
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Are animals abused?
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Shows werewolves that just look like giant wolves cgi getting hurt
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Anonymous
Shows werewolves that just look like giant wolves cgi getting hurt
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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sheregenerated13
We don't see it but hear a story from Jace's childhood where his father killed his bird.
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Does a dragon die?
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nicknameusername
yes, a dragon does die. it is antagonistig as it tries to kill the main characters, though
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Are there spiders?
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RaleighKnight
spiders seen when walking into the silent city
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Are there snakes?
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emilia999
One of the main characters has a snake-like whip and there is also a real snake in one episode
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Meleb
A dead character comes back to life and spits out a wad of dirt and magots. There are scenes where flies can be heard buzzing around
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone restrained?
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Endie
There is a scene in which a group of women have been magically drugged and raped, for the purpose of becoming pregnant. There is an attempt to sexually assault a main character by a demon. A main character is kissed against their will by an ex-partner. There is also a sexually abusive one-sided incestuous relationship, though this does not become physical.
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sheregenerated13
No, but see the sexual assault trigger section for more info.
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Bodily Harm
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Shnn222
Multiple characters cut their wrists to feed vampires
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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sheregenerated13
I don't recall, but we hear a story from Jace's childhood where his father killed his bird in a neck-related way. There may also be instances with the supernatural fighting.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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Meleb
There is a scene where people are set on fire as punishment for crimes. There is a character whose skin is complete charred. There's a type of portal that's just a ring if fire, although it doesn't burn to use the portal, it does hurt the people going through it.
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Meleb
They're dead when buried but come up alive
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Is there body horror?
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sheregenerated13
Most disturbing to me was a full-body severely-burned survivor of torture antagonist that we start to see more in S2E17, though we might see their real form in an earlier episode during the reveal to Valentine.
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Is there amputation?
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Anonymous
Another gets their thumb cut off
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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sheregenerated13
I don't think so but Izzy's whip is wrapped around a demon's neck at least once.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Someone's wrist/arm gets snapped.
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Meleb
In season 3 a character gets sick and has a seizure.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Meleb
Happens a lot.
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Meleb
No, but they are seriously injured.
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flymmski
there's scenes in episode 2 (where i'm up to) where multiple people have their eyes and mouths stitched shut. i wasn't ready for it and found it startling. they're shown multiple times in that episode
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Is someone stabbed?
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Anonymous
A lot
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Mios
There is some occasional small bits of blood, but it's nothing too major.
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Children
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Not an infant but a kid
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Does a kid die?
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Endie
But a child does experience a life-threatening injury/attack
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
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Many characters attempt to sacrifice themselves. *spoilers* off the top of my head, Jace tries to sacrifice his life to destroy the soul sword, Clary insists that she should die so she doesn’t activate the soul sword, Magnus gives up his magic (which makes him extremely depressed) to save Jace, and I’m sure there’s many more.
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Mios
Several of the major villains die. One major character is also killed but comes back to life as a vampire.
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Anonnnn
Most characters on this show are non-human
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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Shakey
Clary's parents die.
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Endie
There is a story told about a child's pet falcon being killed as a punishment
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Someone is kidnapped ep 1
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Meleb
Kind of? A couple dead characters show up to guide a character they were close to.
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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No but there’s a scene at an abandoned carnival and I think there are images of clowns
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Is someone possessed?
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I remember there was an episode where Alec was possessed and made to kill someone, and then the demon possessed another main character too, and they both have some kind of trauma after as a result. There may be other possessions too but that one was impactful. Maybe early S2?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Meleb
Someone vomits a demon (just looks like black goop), and another spits up magots and dirt.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Meleb
Spitting probably, farting never
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Is there audio gore?
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Shakey
Multiple sound effects of bones cracking gruesomely when the wolves transform
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
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sheregenerated13
I don't think there's any trans rep at all in the show tbh. There's some other rep and it seems well handled though! (I'm in the community.)
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Anonnnn
In season 1, episode 13, but it’s not cheating. Magnus is kissed by his ex-girlfriend Camille without his consent and before he can push her away, Alec walks in and assumes the worst, but they seem to clear it up immediately.

Almost again in season 2, episode 13. However Magnus, the bisexual character, shuts it down as soon as he realizes that he’s about to be kissed.
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Mios
There is a character that does come out at his own wedding by kissing another guy, but he did it willingly.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Someone is stabbed with a needle ep 1
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
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Endie
A main character uses self-harm as a coping mechanism for anxiety and grief
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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He’s under a spell but a character is standing on the ledge of a building and almost falls but is caught
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Meleb
A main character is claustrophobic.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Endie
Someone also attempts suicide under the influence
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Shnn222
There is so much shakey cam
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Does a baby cry?
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Shakey
During a scene in a warlock-run doctor's office, there are babies crying.
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RaleighKnight
yes haha
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Mios
When Clary goes to visit a female warlock, there are some pregnant women.
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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nicknameusername
S2
 E12
not on screen but it is talked about. the baby surived.
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Prejudice
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Anonnnn
No slurs that I can remember, but homophobic ideals that are embedded into Shadowhunter culture.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Meleb
A main character is Jewish
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Anonnnn
Magnus is a very androgynous character and nobody ever comments on it.
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Anonnnn
Very positive lgbt+ rep in this show
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there aphobia?
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Anonnnn
In season 2, episode 10, we find out that Raphael is asexual. Izzy asks him if being a vampire made him this way, some may interpret that as aphobic but she doesn’t say anything else rude after he corrects her that he’s always been like this. But it’s worth noting that in the books, Raphael is an AROMANTIC asexual, however in the show he’s only asexual.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Endie
Yes, homophobic language
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Relationships
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Anonnnn
Technically, yes, between Magnus and Alec. However, Magnus is an immortal warlock (~400 years old) and Alec is a mortal adult (~20’s, unlike in the book where he’s like 18)
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Sex
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Anonymous
Mostly just shirtless, and a couple scenes of people who are naked covered in black tar looking stuff
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Is there bestiality?
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Anonnnn
It’s stated in the first season that Alec is a virgin, and Magnus is the only person that Alec has ever been with. We don’t see anything explicit, just them kissing.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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It’s pretty prominent in the end of season two and especially season three. To the point where the brother pretends to be someone else and kisses her without her consent, and later hires someone to pretend to be his sister and it’s very creepy
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Meleb
The most is implied sex scenes.
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Sexism
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sheregenerated13
No. I actually recall one of them hugging the other when he saw him crying. This topic seemed handled well to me.
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Anonnnn
Raphael’s sister, a very minor character, has dementia.
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Meleb
Some may think it bittersweet, depending on which characters or pairings are your favorites
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Anonymous
I don’t think it’s ever shown but it’s mentioned
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Meleb
Yes? A main character fights with a gun.
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