Skins
TV Show • 2007
ReportIrreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
This tv show contains 129 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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kitsebbet
S1
E4
Gen 1:
- A teen boy's mother abandons him after leaving him a sum of money and a note saying that she will be away for a week. She never comes back. When he appeals to his biological father who had separated from his mother for help, he refuses to see him.
- A girl's mother is never in her life again post a divorce that happens prior to the series.
- A boy's mother leaves his father and becomes disconnected from him as she embarks on a new love affair.
Gen 2:
- A girl's parents go through a nasty divorce and one leaves to travel abroad for a long period of time, leaving her to care for the other parent who has fallen into a catatonic depression.
- A boy's mother kicks him out of the house habitually when she is drunk or angry at him.
- A teen boy's mother abandons him after leaving him a sum of money and a note saying that she will be away for a week. She never comes back. When he appeals to his biological father who had separated from his mother for help, he refuses to see him.
- A girl's mother is never in her life again post a divorce that happens prior to the series.
- A boy's mother leaves his father and becomes disconnected from him as she embarks on a new love affair.
Gen 2:
- A girl's parents go through a nasty divorce and one leaves to travel abroad for a long period of time, leaving her to care for the other parent who has fallen into a catatonic depression.
- A boy's mother kicks him out of the house habitually when she is drunk or angry at him.
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Abuse
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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kitsebbet
S1
Gen 1 - A girl repeatedly goes back to her emotionally abusive boyfriend
Gen 2 - A boy tries to reconnect with his abusive father and idealizes him until he shows his true colours again.
Gen 2 - A boy tries to reconnect with his abusive father and idealizes him until he shows his true colours again.
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Is someone stalked?
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In series 2, a main character is stalked. This is the subplot for episode 1 and the main plot for episode 2. The stalker then continues to feature in a secondary role throughout the rest of series 2. There continue to be several stalker-like behaviours and their past stalking is brought up by other characters.
In series 4, episode 2, it is discovered a main character was stalked in the recent past. The stalker is no longer stalking and only "aftermath" is shown (e.g. photos and belongings)
In series 4, episode 2, it is discovered a main character was stalked in the recent past. The stalker is no longer stalking and only "aftermath" is shown (e.g. photos and belongings)
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immy
one character ends up in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship for the first half of series 6.
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kitsebbet
S1
Many of the teens in the show display abusive actions either intentionally or unintentionally; the majority of the teens also have parents who are abusive/neglectful/traumatize them.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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immy
the penultimate episode of series 4 features a main character's therapist manipulating her into forgetting huge parts of her life
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kitsebbet
Arguably most youth in the series have parents who are characterized by abuse/neglect.
Generation One (S1+2):
Tony + Effy's father yells and insults them and their mother constantly, their mother retreats to depression and substance use which neglects her children post divorce, and she also escapes to a literal other country leaving her daughter alone for months.
- Jal's father is emotionally distant and emotionally neglectful
- Sid's father screams abuse at him consistently, including telling him he is worthless, and throwing things at him (some of which hit).
- Cassie's parents are emotionally neglectful and ignore her and her health/mental health entirely
- Chris's mother abandons him without warning, and his father refuses to see or support him. Chris is also preyed on by Angie, a psychology teacher at his college who encourages a sexual relationship with him despite him being a minor.
Generation 2 (S3+4)
- The Stonem parent's are still relevant as Effy is still a main character
- Freddie's father insults him regularly "for his own good" and punches him in the face after Freddie calls his sister Karen a whore
- Cook's mother is emotionally abusive, and breaks things of her children's when she's mad, kicks them out of her house, insults them consistantly, uses them as fodder for her art, and canonically sexually assaults Freddie when is his roughly 15 by giving him a blow job (mentioned not seen). Cook's father emotionally manipulates his son, tries to sexually proposition Effy who is 16, screams at his son, kicks him out, and holds an open flame to his face threatening to burn his face off.
- Emily and Katie's mother is emotionally abusive and horribly homophobic towards Emily and Naomi (which is abuse)
- Pandora's mother is over controlling in ways that mimic ABA
- Thomas' mother deports him from Bristol temporarily when she realizes he and his friends use drugs and are sexually active. He comes back, and she continues to berate him verbally for not looking after his siblings well enough. She also tries to isolate him from his friends via religion.
Many teachers are abusive to students over the course of the series, including yelling at them, demeaning them, emotionally manipulating them, sexually harassing them, pepper spraying them, among others
Generation One (S1+2):
Tony + Effy's father yells and insults them and their mother constantly, their mother retreats to depression and substance use which neglects her children post divorce, and she also escapes to a literal other country leaving her daughter alone for months.
- Jal's father is emotionally distant and emotionally neglectful
- Sid's father screams abuse at him consistently, including telling him he is worthless, and throwing things at him (some of which hit).
- Cassie's parents are emotionally neglectful and ignore her and her health/mental health entirely
- Chris's mother abandons him without warning, and his father refuses to see or support him. Chris is also preyed on by Angie, a psychology teacher at his college who encourages a sexual relationship with him despite him being a minor.
Generation 2 (S3+4)
- The Stonem parent's are still relevant as Effy is still a main character
- Freddie's father insults him regularly "for his own good" and punches him in the face after Freddie calls his sister Karen a whore
- Cook's mother is emotionally abusive, and breaks things of her children's when she's mad, kicks them out of her house, insults them consistantly, uses them as fodder for her art, and canonically sexually assaults Freddie when is his roughly 15 by giving him a blow job (mentioned not seen). Cook's father emotionally manipulates his son, tries to sexually proposition Effy who is 16, screams at his son, kicks him out, and holds an open flame to his face threatening to burn his face off.
- Emily and Katie's mother is emotionally abusive and horribly homophobic towards Emily and Naomi (which is abuse)
- Pandora's mother is over controlling in ways that mimic ABA
- Thomas' mother deports him from Bristol temporarily when she realizes he and his friends use drugs and are sexually active. He comes back, and she continues to berate him verbally for not looking after his siblings well enough. She also tries to isolate him from his friends via religion.
Many teachers are abusive to students over the course of the series, including yelling at them, demeaning them, emotionally manipulating them, sexually harassing them, pepper spraying them, among others
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Addiction
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xxlivlovesmusicxx
most episodes depict and discuss graphic drug use by teenagers
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Is there addiction?
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kitsebbet
both explicit and implied, many of the characters have drug/alcohol dependence which isn't directly addressed but is prominent
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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cocaine
There's some brutal alcohol chugging at some points in season 5. The character is fine but sick.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
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alexalex12
You can see and hear it going into the fire
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cocaine
A cow is accidentally blown up in season 5 episode 6 around the 20 minute mark. Bits of the cow are seen splattered around the walls but there's nothing beyond that. There is also a scene where someone chugs a drink with a live fish in it in season 3 episode 2.
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Are animals abused?
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xxlivlovesmusicxx
a character feeds his goldfish pills and other drugs he uses
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Does a pet die?
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Chris’ fish dies in Season 1.
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Are there bugs?
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kitsebbet
there are real bugs and hallucinations of bugs in a characters hair in S3E8 from a drug induced psychotic episode
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone drugged?
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kitsebbet
In s1e8, the younger sibling of a main character accepts IV drugs from a young adult man she doesn't know well. While she consented to the drugs, she was unaware of what they were. It is revealed the man gave her enough drugs to knock her out in order to force her brother to almost take advantage of her, saying he wouldn't call the ambulance for his overdosed little sister unless the brother slept with her.
In s3e4, a batch of brownies is spiked with an MDMA equivilant, leading to the mother of one of the teenagers getting very high, as well as anyone else who ate the brownies, whether they intended to be high or not.
In s3e4, a batch of brownies is spiked with an MDMA equivilant, leading to the mother of one of the teenagers getting very high, as well as anyone else who ate the brownies, whether they intended to be high or not.
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Is there pedophilia?
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kitsebbet
Many perverse and predatory behaviours by adults on the show towards teenagers.
Most noteably (albeit in grey area) is the relationship between Chris and Angie in S1, where while Chris is a 17 year old interested in his psychologie teacher, Angie eventually takes up a sexual and romantic relationship with him, while being engaged herself. It is treated as any other relationship on the show at the time, however Angie is depicted to be in her early 30s.
Most noteably (albeit in grey area) is the relationship between Chris and Angie in S1, where while Chris is a 17 year old interested in his psychologie teacher, Angie eventually takes up a sexual and romantic relationship with him, while being engaged herself. It is treated as any other relationship on the show at the time, however Angie is depicted to be in her early 30s.
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Is rape mentioned?
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kitsebbet
Often as a joke by the Gen 3 cast. At one point it is brought up as a concern such as "did he..." in the final episode of S5, which it then is confirmed that that interaction was not rape.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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kitsebbet
In s6, one of the new characters is a violent abuser who gets involved in many bar fights; however in s6e4, he follows a friend of his girlfriend and beats him up for trying to "take her away from him". The girlfriend stops him before he curb stomps the friend.
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Is someone restrained?
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kitsebbet
S2
In Gen 1 (s2), a girl's mother finds out she's been lying about a lot of important things in her life. Her mother is disabled and bedbound. Her mother threatens to call the school and expose her lies, and the girl violently ties her mother's wrist to her bedframe.
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immy
a character is raped by their abusive partner in series 6 episode 4.
also in the first episode a boy is groped when he visits his weed dealer, although it's played for laughs
also in the first episode a boy is groped when he visits his weed dealer, although it's played for laughs
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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S6
E4
In S6, EP4, A girl is being raped and has her mouth covered by the assaulters hand.
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kitsebbet
In s6e4, a character is raped by her abusive partner on screen. While the sexual encounter starts off dubiously consensual (the girl has had one of the worst psychological weeks of her life and has just seen her boyfriend beat up one of her friends when the encounter starts), he eventually violently assaults her. While she does not verbally say no, she starts to struggle and it is very apparent that the interaction is no longer consensual.
I would strongly reccomend skipping this episode if abusive relationships, physical assault, and sexual assault are triggers for you.
I would strongly reccomend skipping this episode if abusive relationships, physical assault, and sexual assault are triggers for you.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Series 4, episode 5, 39:00 to 40:00
The result of a serious incident is shown, including blood and a tool. It results in a hospitalization. Leaked through bandages and medical tubes full of blood can be seen in the subsequent hospital scene. The character does survive.
A clip is also shown in the recap on the next episode.
Series 4, episode 8, 08:34 to 08:40
A character makes reference in a song, doing an accompanying movement
The result of a serious incident is shown, including blood and a tool. It results in a hospitalization. Leaked through bandages and medical tubes full of blood can be seen in the subsequent hospital scene. The character does survive.
A clip is also shown in the recap on the next episode.
Series 4, episode 8, 08:34 to 08:40
A character makes reference in a song, doing an accompanying movement
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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immy
a few characters have panic attacks but iirc nobody struggles to breathe for other medical reasons. three main characters die but breathing difficulties are not shown as a cause
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Is someone choked?
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kitsebbet
In s6e4 a character's face/neck is pressed sideways into a pillow in a way which makes it hard for her to breath while she is being sexually assaulted
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Does a head get squashed?
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kitsebbet
not visibly, but a character has his head beaten in with a baseball bat, and blood spatter is seen along with a thudding/squelching sound
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Is there a hanging?
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cocaine
A character is purposely hanged to death by another character on the very last episode (S7E6). It happens off-screen but the body is shown.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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kitsebbet
S1
E1
In episode 1, a girl overdoses on pills and passes out. She is brought by her friends to a hospital, which upon arriving to, she wakes up completely fine.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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xxlivlovesmusicxx
a main character suffers from a hemmorage and dies while seizuring surrounded by blood and vomit, hard to watch
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Are any teeth damaged?
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kitsebbet
There are a number of times throughout the seasons where people are punched in the face and have bloody mouths/teeth.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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cocaine
A minor character commits suicide by jumping from a high distance at a club. It happens right at the beginning of season 4 and it shows the body at brief moments.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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kitsebbet
an underage character dies in each generation. most of which are 17
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Is a minor sexualized?
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nobodyxx
Basically all the teenage girls.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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imogenc
one per generation - so someone dies towards the end of S2 (brain haemorrhage, onscreen), towards the end of S4 (murdered, offscreen but audible) and at the beginning of S6 (car accident, onscreen but not as graphic as others, death has a longer impact due to happening earlier in the season though)
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Does a non-human character die?
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thegoodwitch
a cow and a fish both die. they're not major characters, they're pets of characters and treated more like props, but could still be upsetting
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Does someone die?
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Death is in probably every season
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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kabigon
Gen 2: Autistic character played by neurotypical actor
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Is the r-slur used?
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kitsebbet
Generation 3 (s5-6) is especially fond of it
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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A character overdoses in a suicide attempt in season one but she survives.
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Family
Does a family member die?
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kitsebbet
In Gen 1 - s2e3, a boy's father passes away from heart failure in his living room while he was sleeping. He finds his father's body sitting in the same position he left him. He attempts to go to school for the day but eventually confides in his friend and the pair reach out to adults to let them know that his father has passed.
In Gen 2 (s3-4) A character's mother is noted to have died by suicide prior to the series beginning.
In Gen 3 (s6), A boy who is the caretaker for his grandmother, comes home to find her having taken her life by overdose.
In Gen 2 (s3-4) A character's mother is noted to have died by suicide prior to the series beginning.
In Gen 3 (s6), A boy who is the caretaker for his grandmother, comes home to find her having taken her life by overdose.
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Does a parent die?
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cocaine
A parent dies in their sleep due to natural causes in season 2 episode 3. The body is shown.
Two parents are shot to death in season 7 episode 6. It is off-screen but the gunfire can be heard.
Two parents are shot to death in season 7 episode 6. It is off-screen but the gunfire can be heard.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Dorianaz9
S1 ep 3: It's not a child but towards the end a dealer breaks Jal's clarinet and she is upset (she ends up getting another one at the end of the episode)
S1 ep 5: Michelle tears the head off the teddy bear that Tony gives her. No real destruction of toys belonging to a child
S3 ep 5: it's not about a child either but Freddie's mother transforms his HQ into a dance workshop for her sister. Although this is not a child's toy, it is a sentimental item from childhood for Freddie
S3 ep 7: it's not a child but at the very beginning of the episode, in a fit of anger JJ destroys some of his toys. We don't see them breaking them however we see the consequences
S1 ep 5: Michelle tears the head off the teddy bear that Tony gives her. No real destruction of toys belonging to a child
S3 ep 5: it's not about a child either but Freddie's mother transforms his HQ into a dance workshop for her sister. Although this is not a child's toy, it is a sentimental item from childhood for Freddie
S3 ep 7: it's not a child but at the very beginning of the episode, in a fit of anger JJ destroys some of his toys. We don't see them breaking them however we see the consequences
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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cocaine
The voice of a deceased character can be heard 'talking' to and warning other characters on the last episode of season 4. Various characters are also seen interacting with visions of an already deceased character throughout season 6.
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Is there a shower scene?
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LunaandLacey
With nudity
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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kabigon
Beach, lake, river
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Dorianaz9
I think the comment here confused trypophobia and transphobia
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kitsebbet
In Gen 2, s4e5, a girl locks herself in a bathroom and tries to kill herself by slitting her wrists with a sharp. Her boyfriend comes and finds her and manages to save her life.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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*this comment is a work in progress as I watch the programme. There is some in series 1 and 2, but I do not have the timestamps*
Series 3, episode 2 - 06:45 to 07:10
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol/disgust
Series 3, episode 3 - 07:32 to 07:41, 08:23 to 08:33,
Audible and partially shown, caused by overeating/drugs
Series 3, episode 5 - 30:07 to 30:30,
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol
Series 3, episode 7 - 10:38 to 11:02
Shown on screen, caused by ingestion/choking
Series 3, episode 8 - 05:50 to 06:21
Shown on screen, caused by panic attack
Series 3, episode 10 - 13:51 to 14:00
Audible only, caused by eating/possibly alcohol
Series 4, episode 2 - 32:33 to 32:37
Audible only, caused by alcohol
Series 4, episode 3 - 22:45 to 23:02
Shown on screen, caused by stress
Series 5, episode 2 - during the preview of the next episode, shown on screen, cause unclear
Series 5, episode 3 - 22:22 to 22:30
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol/stress
Series 5, episode 4 - 36:40 to 37:00, 38:21 to 38:24
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol/drugs
Series 5, episode 7 - 21:37 to 22:03
Audible and partially shown, caused by alcohol/possibly drugs
Series 3, episode 2 - 06:45 to 07:10
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol/disgust
Series 3, episode 3 - 07:32 to 07:41, 08:23 to 08:33,
Audible and partially shown, caused by overeating/drugs
Series 3, episode 5 - 30:07 to 30:30,
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol
Series 3, episode 7 - 10:38 to 11:02
Shown on screen, caused by ingestion/choking
Series 3, episode 8 - 05:50 to 06:21
Shown on screen, caused by panic attack
Series 3, episode 10 - 13:51 to 14:00
Audible only, caused by eating/possibly alcohol
Series 4, episode 2 - 32:33 to 32:37
Audible only, caused by alcohol
Series 4, episode 3 - 22:45 to 23:02
Shown on screen, caused by stress
Series 5, episode 2 - during the preview of the next episode, shown on screen, cause unclear
Series 5, episode 3 - 22:22 to 22:30
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol/stress
Series 5, episode 4 - 36:40 to 37:00, 38:21 to 38:24
Shown on screen, caused by alcohol/drugs
Series 5, episode 7 - 21:37 to 22:03
Audible and partially shown, caused by alcohol/possibly drugs
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
23 supporters
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S5
E6
Alo pees in a cup in a sink at the start of the episode
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Is there audio gore?
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kitsebbet
one character gets their head beaten in with a baseball bat at the end of series 4 and you can hear thudding/squelching as it happens
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
6 supporters
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thehandthatbites
S2
Not specifically 9/11 footage but there is a musical about 9/11 in one episode of Season 2, which depicts the characters simulating the tower being hit.
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
3 supporters
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kitsebbet
In gen 1 (s1-2) one of the characters is put into a psych ward (a very expensive one) following a suicide attempt.
In gen 2 (s3-4), one of the characters is put under house arrest with an ankle moniter. If you watch the extended youtube videos, the same character ends up imprisoned for a period of time. He goes through the court system. another character is put into a psych ward post suicide attempt.
In gen 3 (s5) one of the characters older sister is in prison and she goes to visit her.
In gen 2 (s3-4), one of the characters is put under house arrest with an ankle moniter. If you watch the extended youtube videos, the same character ends up imprisoned for a period of time. He goes through the court system. another character is put into a psych ward post suicide attempt.
In gen 3 (s5) one of the characters older sister is in prison and she goes to visit her.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
49 supporters
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kitsebbet
Gen 3 (s5-6) are notoriously transphobic; Frankie gets the majority of the transphobic hate speech, but it is just in the vernacular of this generation. There are insinuations around Frankie's genetalia and sexuality, as well as some around Grace's when her friends find out she was keeping secrets about her family.
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
40 supporters
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kitsebbet
In Gen 3, while Frankie isn't explicitly stated to be nonbinary, they do exclusively go by Frankie, which is a nickname. Adults in her life often refer to her by her full name which is noteably more feminine.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
24 supporters
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11
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Gala
A main character that is not canonically bisexual, although heavily implied, cheats on their partner with the same sex
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
25 supporters
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9
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0
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imogenc
Two lesbian characters are outed as having kissed in the past by homophobic peers in the 1st and in more detail in the 3rd episode of series 3, although since they both deny it initially and embrace it openly later in the season it’s not a hugely traumatic event
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Loss
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5
Medical
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23
Are needles/syringes used?
33 supporters
Yes
33
No
0
3
Season 1 episode 8
Character is injected by another and they promptly pass out. It is shown on screen
Character is injected by another and they promptly pass out. It is shown on screen
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Is there a mental institution scene?
30 supporters
Yes
42
No
0
4
xxlivlovesmusicxx
a character suffers from an eating disorder and many other mental illnesses and is shown at a mental hospital. while the situations upsetting, the institution isn’t shown as a scary place
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Is there a hospital scene?
13 supporters
Yes
37
No
0
0
kitsebbet
at the end of the first series a minor (14yo) is in hospital for a drug overdose. another character is shown in hospital after a brain hemorrhage. another character is shown in hospital in flashbacks, after a vehicular accident. another character is shown in hospital post suicide attempt via pills and vodka, and another for a suicide attempt via cutting. another character is shown in a coma in hospital post vehicular accident. all characters shown in hospital are minors
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Is there menstruation?
4 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
0
brainzilla
When exactly ?
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Does someone have cancer?
19 supporters
Yes
33
No
0
1
cocaine
A character has cancer in season 7 episode 2 but their death isn't completely shown, only scenes preluding it.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
Yes
11
No
0
1
kitsebbet
Pretty much all of them.
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Yes
40
No
0
1
oreoicecrem
we see effy lay on a bathroom floor with her wrist slit open in a suicide attempt
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Is autism misrepresented?
38 supporters
Yes
6
No
4
1
imogenc
Debatable imo. JJ is far from being an awful depiction as he’s a generally likeable, good hearted & sympathetic character, and many of his autism-related struggles are treated with the same balance of seriousness and humour as other characters’ problems. He has friends and ends up in a romantic relationship despite continuing to have autistic traits, and is generally portrayed as both autistic & human rather than being an emotionless robot or having to become more ‘normal’ to fit in. However, aspects of his portrayal are a little dated and/or play into some damaging stereotypes (e.g. use of the term ‘aspergers’ which is no longer a diagnosis, being especially creepy & loserish around girls, some of his struggles being played for laughs at his expense, a lack of clarity in the script around his experiences and accommodations etc). His friends can be somewhat ableist and cruel to him but this fits both the culture at the time and the general attitudes of the characters to their peers, and they’re shown to care about him deep down.
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Yes
21
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0
Yes
5
No
1
Yes
1
No
7
Is there autism specific abuse?
54 supporters
Yes
34
No
1
2
kitsebbet
the character of JJ is emotionally tormented by characters for his Autism, including being told he's unworthy and unable to be with the girl he likes. This primarily takes place in series 4. He also suffers psychiatric negligence due to his Autism.
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Yes
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0
1
kitsebbet
In Gen 1, a girl tries to kill herself by mixing medication and alchohol. She is rushed to the hospital and survives.
In Gen 2, another girl tries to kill herself using sharps, and is rushed to the hospital and survives. This same character also stands in the middle of traffic at a later date egging the cars to hit her to prove "she's not scared", though whether this was a true attempt is unknown.
In Gen 2, another girl tries to kill herself using sharps, and is rushed to the hospital and survives. This same character also stands in the middle of traffic at a later date egging the cars to hit her to prove "she's not scared", though whether this was a true attempt is unknown.
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Yes
5
No
1
Does someone have a meltdown?
9 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
1
kitsebbet
A character in Gen2 (s3-4) is Autistic and has autistic meltdowns; once at a party in s3 where he goes into sensory overload, once at a clinicians office, and once at a friend who is treating him poorly. Each meltdown looks a little bit different depending on the stimulus for it.
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10
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1
Are there anxiety attacks?
24 supporters
Yes
37
No
0
0
i think i s1e2 sid has a panic attack
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Is there ABA therapy?
23 supporters
Yes
0
No
7
1
imogenc
No - an autistic character is receiving psychiatric treatment but the nature of it isn’t really explained, all we know is that he feels frustrated with it and that he’s prescribed medication (presumably for comorbid issues)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
31 supporters
Add comment
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14
No
2
Yes
6
No
1
Yes
40
No
0
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
17 supporters
Yes
21
No
0
0
kitsebbet
In s2, the whole gang gets into a very tightly packed car to go camping.
In s4e5, one of the characters who is in the midst of a psychotic break, squeezes herself to hide under the bed. A conversation takes place between her while she's underneath and her boyfriend who is laying down on the ground beside the bed.
In s6e1, a character's grandmother has closed herself in a broom closet, he opens it and asks her if she wants to come out. She says no so he starts to close the door again, only for her to say she was joking and would like to come out.
In s4e5, one of the characters who is in the midst of a psychotic break, squeezes herself to hide under the bed. A conversation takes place between her while she's underneath and her boyfriend who is laying down on the ground beside the bed.
In s6e1, a character's grandmother has closed herself in a broom closet, he opens it and asks her if she wants to come out. She says no so he starts to close the door again, only for her to say she was joking and would like to come out.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
1 supporters
Yes
73
No
1
7
graceaitchison13
yes very extreme especially in seasons 1&2
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42
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2
2
kitsebbet
There is an attempted suicide in the 1st season by a character attempting to overdose on medication and alcohol. There is a suicide attempt by a character in s4 who attempts suicide by cutting her wrists. Neither attempts are successful.
The first episode of the 4th season, a girl who is high on drugs jumps from a high ledge in a club and kills herself.
A character in Gen2's mother is said to have died by suicide prior to the series.
In s6e1, a character's grandmother kills herself by overdosing in her bed. He finds her.
The first episode of the 4th season, a girl who is high on drugs jumps from a high ledge in a club and kills herself.
A character in Gen2's mother is said to have died by suicide prior to the series.
In s6e1, a character's grandmother kills herself by overdosing in her bed. He finds her.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
1 supporters
Yes
11
No
1
1
kitsebbet
All of them. All of the characters suffer from PTSD. It's not explicitly stated but effectively all of them. The core plots of this show are quite traumatic and navigating that trauma is another big point
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Noxious
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5
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1
Yes
5
No
1
Yes
22
No
1
Does a baby cry?
1 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
1
in s1e2 towards the end i think
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6
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0
Yes
8
No
0
Are there flashing lights or images?
48 supporters
Yes
30
No
0
1
cocaine
There are many flashing lights during almost all the scenes that take place at parties or raves.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
1 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
0
kitsebbet
S2
A boy is stalked repeatedly by a newly introduced female character. She takes photos of him without his knowing, lies to her mother about being his girlfriend, breaks into his house and masturbates, as well as dating his best friend when he tells her he doesn't want to date her, and trying to turn the best friend into another him.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
10 supporters
Yes
7
No
3
1
thehandthatbites
Very rarely, but some characters do it.
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Pregnancy
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0
No
4
Yes
0
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21
Are there babies or unborn children?
18 supporters
Yes
8
No
2
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kitsebbet
In Gen 1 (s2), a teen girl becomes pregnant.
In Gen 3 (s6), a teen girl becomes pregnant.
In Gen 3 (s6), a teen girl becomes pregnant.
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Is there childbirth?
28 supporters
Yes
17
No
0
1
immy
only once, in the series 6 finale. another character gets pregnant in series 2 but gets an abortion
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Are there abortions?
18 supporters
Yes
35
No
0
5
xxlivlovesmusicxx
the abortion itself isn’t shown on screen but a teen falls pregnant and after the father tragically died, she decided to abort
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Yes
0
No
19
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
48 supporters
Yes
33
No
1
2
LunaandLacey
Towards Maxxie then again to naomi
Quite upsetting
Quite upsetting
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
42 supporters
Yes
29
No
0
2
*this comment only covers slurs. There are other ableist incidences such as the use of phrases and idioms, as well as ableist behaviour*
*this comment is a work in progress as I watch the programme. There was quite a lot of slurs used casually in series 1, but I do not have the episodes or timestamps*
In series 2 episode 2, around the 30 minute mark, a physically disabled person is called an ableist slur by their caregiver in an argument.
In series 2 episode 10, around the 40 minute mark, and ablebodied person uses an ableist slur to insult their ablebodied friend in a joking way.
In series 3 episode 3, an able bodied person uses an ableist slur to insult their ablebodied and neurodivergent friends defensively.
In series 5, episode 2, around the 15 minute mark, an ablebodies person uses an ableist slur to insult their ablebodied friend
In series 5, episode 5 around the 17 minute mark, an abliebodied person uses an ableist slur to describe their ablebodied friends. One of the friends then repeats the slur
*this comment is a work in progress as I watch the programme. There was quite a lot of slurs used casually in series 1, but I do not have the episodes or timestamps*
In series 2 episode 2, around the 30 minute mark, a physically disabled person is called an ableist slur by their caregiver in an argument.
In series 2 episode 10, around the 40 minute mark, and ablebodied person uses an ableist slur to insult their ablebodied friend in a joking way.
In series 3 episode 3, an able bodied person uses an ableist slur to insult their ablebodied and neurodivergent friends defensively.
In series 5, episode 2, around the 15 minute mark, an ablebodies person uses an ableist slur to insult their ablebodied friend
In series 5, episode 5 around the 17 minute mark, an abliebodied person uses an ableist slur to describe their ablebodied friends. One of the friends then repeats the slur
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Are there usages of the n-word?
36 supporters
Yes
9
No
17
6
Throughout the show, in song lyrics played in the background. Never spoken by characters.
3 comments | Add comment
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0
No
19
Yes
9
No
0
Yes
3
No
17
0
Paperboy1973
Arguably. In generation 3, the character Frankie's parents address her by a much different name. The character starts out in series 5 as potentially nonbinary, but different writers in series 6 dropped that depiction.
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Does an LGBT person die?
36 supporters
Yes
29
No
1
2
cocaine
Gay woman dies of cancer in season 7 episode 2.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
24
No
0
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
5
No
0
Does the black guy die first?
1 supporters
Yes
2
No
22
1
cocaine
No black guys in the show die first. One dies in Rise, Part 2.
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Is there hate speech?
32 supporters
Yes
31
No
0
4
immy
a few slurs are used against lesbians throughout series 3/4, although not usually in very hostile contexts. another character in those seasons also experiences a fair bit of homophobia from her mother. the f slur and t slur are also used a few times by a bully in seasons 5-6. 90% of the hate speech towards characters comes from unsympathetic and/or minor characters though
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Race
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0
No
8
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
1
one of the main characters in gen1 dates a teacher
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
14 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
1
imogenc
One of the main characters in Gen 1 is a Muslim and this is a regular, but not major, part of his characterisation (he’s praying in his first appearance and experiences conflict about embracing a gay friend’s sexuality due to his beliefs, although he comes around later when his Muslim father is actually affirming of the friend. Aside from this his storylines are not religion focused). Another character in Gen 2 is shown at church with his family at one point and is clearly from a Christian household but this isn’t a major part of his characterisation beyond one episode, and even then it’s more due to cultural than spiritual factors.
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6
Sex
Yes
13
No
0
Yes
0
No
6
Does someone lose their virginity?
18 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
1
kitsebbet
Gen 1 (s1-2), an ongoing theme is one character's virginity. The pilot episode is a plot to get him to lose his virginity. In the second season he loses his virginity to another girl in the friend group.
Gen 3 (s5), one of the girls lies about having slept around a lot to hide the fact that she's a virgin. when her boyfriend tries to talk to her about it, and sleep with her, she throws up.
Gen 3 (s5), one of the girls lies about having slept around a lot to hide the fact that she's a virgin. when her boyfriend tries to talk to her about it, and sleep with her, she throws up.
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Yes
7
No
0
Yes
20
No
9
7
LunaandLacey
People try to force Tony to have sex with his sister but he doesnt
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Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
40
No
0
9
LunaandLacey
Heavy
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
4
Sexism
Yes
6
No
1
Sickness
Yes
7
No
0
Yes
6
No
0
Yes
7
No
1
Yes
2
No
3
Social
Yes
0
No
6
Is someone homeless?
1 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
1
kitsebbet
In Gen 1, a teen boy's mother abandons him with money to last him the week. He blows it on a large party which wrecks his house. He eventually has to move into student housing, which he also is evicted from, and has spurts of homelessness throughout the series.
In Gen 2, an entire family loses their home and has to appeal to live with one of their teen daughter's girlfriend.
In Gen 2, an entire family loses their home and has to appeal to live with one of their teen daughter's girlfriend.
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Is existentialism debated?
17 supporters
Yes
1
No
4
0
Paperboy1973
Never directly to my recollection, but the show feels very existentialist as I look back on it a few years later. Series 7 deals heavily with issues of finding/creating a meaning for one's life.
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0
No
6
Spoiler
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0
No
20
Yes
2
No
3
Does it have a sad ending?
62 supporters
Yes
34
No
0
2
immy
pretty much every individual series/generation ends on a bittersweet note - somebody usually dies or has died and some couples break up but others stay together and some characters get happier endings than others
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
10 supporters
Yes
7
No
1
0
kitsebbet
S1
E9
Tony is outside of Michelle's house trying to win her back, when a bus screeches and hits Tony. While the impact isn't shown, Effy witnessess it and we see her reaction, as well as seeing Tony after the crash (Which is relatively non graphic)
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Does a car crash?
21 supporters
Yes
23
No
0
1
LaEabha
At the end of the first season, a main character is hit by a bus and receives traumatic head injuries.
2 comments | Add comment
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0
No
18
Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
Yes
27
No
0
2
Anonymous
at the end of the first season one character is hit by a bus
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Violence
Does someone drown?
25 supporters
Yes
10
No
12
2
cocaine
A minor character is forcibly drowned and dies. The full death is shown on-screen in season 7 episode 5 and happens during a meeting by an indoor swimming pool. The assailant lets the victim up for air for a little bit and drowns him again over and over.
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Is there blood/gore?
59 supporters
Yes
23
No
0
3
immy
off the top of my head:
in series 2 episode 9 a character haemorrhages on screen and you see blood come from his nose/mouth.
in series 3 episode 8 a character hits another character over the head with a rock during a fight and for a few episodes afterwards the character who was hit has visible scarring/injury.
in series 4 episode 5 a character attempts suicide via a violent method and some blood is seen in the aftermath.
in series 4 episode 7 a character is beaten to death offscreen and blood is seen splattering the door behind which this occurs.
in series 5 episode 6 a cow is blown up although not a lot is seen onscreen.
in series 6 episode 1 there is a car accident and multiple characters are seen badly injured/bloody afterwards.
in series 6 episode 6 there are some violent fights and people get beaten up, blood is shed.
in series 6 episode 8 a character punches another character multiple times and gives her a nosebleed.
in skins: rise (final two episodes of series 7) there is a lot of violence/blood generally, especially towards the climax.
in series 2 episode 9 a character haemorrhages on screen and you see blood come from his nose/mouth.
in series 3 episode 8 a character hits another character over the head with a rock during a fight and for a few episodes afterwards the character who was hit has visible scarring/injury.
in series 4 episode 5 a character attempts suicide via a violent method and some blood is seen in the aftermath.
in series 4 episode 7 a character is beaten to death offscreen and blood is seen splattering the door behind which this occurs.
in series 5 episode 6 a cow is blown up although not a lot is seen onscreen.
in series 6 episode 1 there is a car accident and multiple characters are seen badly injured/bloody afterwards.
in series 6 episode 6 there are some violent fights and people get beaten up, blood is shed.
in series 6 episode 8 a character punches another character multiple times and gives her a nosebleed.
in skins: rise (final two episodes of series 7) there is a lot of violence/blood generally, especially towards the climax.
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0
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20
Is there gun violence?
29 supporters
Yes
22
No
0
0
cocaine
In season 5 episode 1, a character pulls a replica of a revolver out and aims it towards another character. Nothing happens and the gun is never seen or mentioned again.
Off-screen gun violence with real guns are present towards the last episode of season 7.
Off-screen gun violence with real guns are present towards the last episode of season 7.
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