Elementary
TV Show • 2012
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A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
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Is there pedophilia?
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S2e4 a father sexually abuses his son, it is not shown but the victim is questioned and Watson. (sensitively) by Sherlock
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Is there body horror?
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Mostly to do with horrific ways people where murdered, disposed of or strung up. Nothing supernatural.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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frogtrixie
Joan and her brother were abandoned by their father as children, who then went on to have a second family who he also abandoned.
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Abuse
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essvee
S2E4- plot revolves around a child being sexually abused
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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ILoveWomen
S1
Balloon man victim
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messyroadI
S1
E3
in the episode the kid who was abducted at first end manipulating his abuser to kidnap more kids and kill them
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Is someone stalked?
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Mostly the main characters, by illicit organizations who are plotting against them
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ILoveWomen
S1
season 1, the guy who got shot in the eyes abused his wife
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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DylanGM
Sherlock's addiction is consistently discussed and depicted throughout the show; it is an important, recurring point of the series. Several other characters deal with addiction as well.
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DylanGM
Drug use is mentioned throughout the show, including the main characters drug use.
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Animal
Does a cat die?
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Anonymous
S1
E20
A cat was in a room where a murder was happening. It was not harmed. It escaped off screen.
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Are there spiders?
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s6 e17 29:25 mark
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Are there bugs?
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Sherlock keeps bees, and flies are occasionally seen around a decomposing body.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Anonymous
S7
E5
Dead pig
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Does a dragon die?
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ILoveWomen
ayo?
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Are animals abused?
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shamwowxl
There are two roosters who have been rescued from a fighting ring, but you never see them fighting, only being rehabilitated
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cha0ticneutralsys
S2e16 cockfighting is mentioned, the roosters are rescued and rehabbed.
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Assault
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cha0ticneutralsys
S1e20 Clips without sound of teenage girls being r@ped are shown briefly. They are used for blackmail.
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essvee
S2E4- plot revolves around a child being sexually abused
A character in season three is a SA survivor. This is mentioned repeatedly throughout.
A character in season three is a SA survivor. This is mentioned repeatedly throughout.
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Is rape mentioned?
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B932021
S3
New character Kitty is a SA survivor. Mentioned multiple times through to episode 12, her history is a major plot point.
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Is someone held under water?
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Anonymous
S1
E20
A quick flashback shows someone forced underwater.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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ILoveWomen
S1
E12
M, tapes mouths
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone tortured?
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Anonymous
S5
E17
Season 5 episode 17 The Ballad of Lady Frances begins with a very graphic scene of a man being tortured. He is shot and repeatedly asked questions, the man torturing him talks about shooting him in the elbows, knees and ankles and says once he runs out of joints he will "improvise". We both see and hear him being shot repeatedly and he cries out in pain each time. The audio is also heard repeatedly throughout the episode, first in a meeting room where Sherlock, Watson and others are talking to the developers of the technology that picked up the torture, again when Marcus is talking to the victim’s wife and again when Marcus, Sherlock and Watson are talking to the guitar owner in his studio.
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Is there a hanging?
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jg57
Season 6 Episode 18 shows hanging
Season 6 Episode 20 mentions suicide by hanging
Season 6 Episode 20 mentions suicide by hanging
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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shannonxl
S3
E24
S3E24 toward the end, a kidnapped character is dehydrated and struggling to breathe/stay conscious
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Is someone stabbed?
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ILoveWomen
literally about murder pooks, idk what to tell you
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Does someone have a seizure?
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DylanGM
Season 3, Episode 4 - The plot of the episode follows the investigation of a man who suffered a fatal seizure.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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jg57
Season 6 Episode 18
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Does someone become unconscious?
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ILoveWomen
S1
Sherlock is tazed, and knocked unconscious
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Is there amputation?
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Anonymous
S3
E5
In season 3 episode 5 an amputated hand is found in a puddle. It is initially believed that the hand was cut off by a tow truck but it is later revealed that the hand was pulled off by the murdered, the amputation is not seen onscreen
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Does someone break a bone?
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Irenee
Sherlock broke his finger by hitting a guy in the face
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Are any hands damaged?
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Anonymous
S3
E5
In season 3 episode 5 an amputated hand is found in a puddle
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Anonymous
S1
A severed finger is sent to someone as a threat.
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Is someone burned alive?
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cha0ticneutralsys
S5e19 someone is put in a cremation machine and burned alive.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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brennaaa
there is at least mentions of children being murdered or missing. i don't believe there are graphic scenes of kids dying but i'd be cautious
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Death
Does someone die?
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ILoveWomen
all the god damn time 😊
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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cha0ticneutralsys
S2e24 it is used but not in a derogatory way, it is used in the context of how it is defined by French language, to slow or reverse the progress of something. Quote “[a virus] was intended to retard the progress of a nuclear program”.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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A child is kidnapped in multiple episodes, and adults are also held hostage in others.
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Does a parent die?
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DylanGM
*Spoilers*
A main character’s father dies, but not in screen. The main character is shown speaking to someone after the funeral, but none of the proceedings are shown.
A main character’s father dies, but not in screen. The main character is shown speaking to someone after the funeral, but none of the proceedings are shown.
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Does someone cheat?
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Multiple suspects or murder victims are accused of having an affair
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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S7
E4
SPOILERS FOR SERIES 7
After Captain Gregson has been shot, Sherlock has a dream of himself at the captain’s funeral. He is standing by the grave and the temporary captain is speaking to him. Sherlock mentions that he knows it is a dream and that Watson, Bell and a scary clown have spoken to him in the exact same dream. The temporary captain says that Sherlock is nuts and turns to walk away. When he turns away a scary clown is standing there with and axe and swings to axe at the captains head. The scenario is a dream so there is no blood or injury and the captain isn’t hurt but it is a jump scare.
After Captain Gregson has been shot, Sherlock has a dream of himself at the captain’s funeral. He is standing by the grave and the temporary captain is speaking to him. Sherlock mentions that he knows it is a dream and that Watson, Bell and a scary clown have spoken to him in the exact same dream. The temporary captain says that Sherlock is nuts and turns to walk away. When he turns away a scary clown is standing there with and axe and swings to axe at the captains head. The scenario is a dream so there is no blood or injury and the captain isn’t hurt but it is a jump scare.
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Are there clowns?
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DylanGM
Season 5 Episode 12 heavily features clowns
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Are there ghosts?
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They are sometimes mentioned, but heavily implied by Sherlock to not be real.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Irenee
Harlan, one of the side characters, does it off-screen. Nothing too graphic
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Does someone spit?
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E13
26:39 minutes into the episode Sherlock is brushing his teeth talking to Joan he turns and spits toothpaste into the sink, it’s fast, quiet, and not up close, but you do see the toothpaste leave his mouth.
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Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
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ILoveWomen
constantly, crime show...
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Is there copaganda?
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MavinR
It's a show that centers around police, they do call out and get rid of bad cops, but it still has a decent amount of copganda
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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shannonxl
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E24
S3E24 Needles are seen in several shots throughout the episode, we see them being used by multiple people in the background and as the focus of a shot as well
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Is there a hospital scene?
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DylanGM
There are numerous hospital scenes throughout the show.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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cha0ticneutralsys
S1e1 someone is abused, drugged and manipulated by his psychiatrist into becoming violent and murderous. Psychiatric hospitals aren’t specifically mentioned but this may be triggering to anyone who has been abused or harmed by psychiatrists.
S1e22 someone uses a straight jacket on himself, he later uses it to rest Ian a criminal. Later a suicidal person is talked about, they mention 72hr psych hospital holding.
S1e22 someone uses a straight jacket on himself, he later uses it to rest Ian a criminal. Later a suicidal person is talked about, they mention 72hr psych hospital holding.
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Does someone have cancer?
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MavinR
In the very last episode it's revealed that Watson has breast cancer but she survives
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Is electro-therapy used?
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cha0ticneutralsys
Mention as a joke in s6e3
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Mental Health
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jg57
Season 6 Episode 18
Season 7 Episode 1
Season 7 Episode 1
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Anonymous
S3
E4
Season 3 episode 4 (Bella) includes a person who dies of an epileptic seizure, the flashing images that triggered the seizure are seen several times. The flashing images are seen on computers in the background when the body is found and later in the episode the images take up the whole screen and are shown flashing for several seconds
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Is there screaming?
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ILoveWomen
all the time. murder
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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cha0ticneutralsys
Minor instance but s5e17 around 7mins in someone mentions Siri and Alexa. You may want to turn your Alexa and/or Siri off if you don’t want them to be activated by this audio clip.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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cha0ticneutralsys
S1e6 there is a bigger person who is the suspect, they make mentions of his weight and being a diabetic.
S1e20 “morbidly obese”, which is both a fatphobic and ableist term is used. The person who was called such is found using pseudonyms to sue various companies for not being accomodating to his weight/size which is shown as a petty/frivalous behaviour when fat people still do not have equity or equality in most public spaces and businesses.
S2e1 Sherlock makes Watson come with him on a plane trip so they don’t “sit him next to a morbidly obese person, or a child, or a morbidly obese child”. Punching down at fat people, unoriginal and makes fun of lack of accessibility on planes to fat passengers while also using a term that is considered derogatory (obese).
S3e21 deals with weight loss surgery and dieting
S1e20 “morbidly obese”, which is both a fatphobic and ableist term is used. The person who was called such is found using pseudonyms to sue various companies for not being accomodating to his weight/size which is shown as a petty/frivalous behaviour when fat people still do not have equity or equality in most public spaces and businesses.
S2e1 Sherlock makes Watson come with him on a plane trip so they don’t “sit him next to a morbidly obese person, or a child, or a morbidly obese child”. Punching down at fat people, unoriginal and makes fun of lack of accessibility on planes to fat passengers while also using a term that is considered derogatory (obese).
S3e21 deals with weight loss surgery and dieting
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Does the black guy die first?
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Not at all first, but as this is a show centering around murder, and is fairly racially inclusive, multiple POC are seen dead. They are never killed off because of their skin color, however, and they are not typically the victims.
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Ms. Hudson is not misgendered. First of all, she is a trans woman played by a trans woman. Second, they use her preferred pronouns. Third, though Sherlock is slightly sharp with his response to Watson’s saying she “has an Adam’s apple”, he explains there are “stranger things” and continues to refer to her as a woman. Sherlock offers her a place to stay, showing himself to be a trans ally, even paying her to clean and organize when she can’t find work (she’s freelance). The topic is not handled poorly. Sincerely, a trans woman.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Anonymous
S4
E2
SPOILERS FOR 4x02
The murderer in this epiosde is a disabled character who is, to the best of my knowledge, the first visibly disabled character in the series. There is no direct ableism towards them but due to the long history of the disabled villain trope this may come across as ableist.
The murderer in this epiosde is a disabled character who is, to the best of my knowledge, the first visibly disabled character in the series. There is no direct ableism towards them but due to the long history of the disabled villain trope this may come across as ableist.
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Is there hate speech?
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cha0ticneutralsys
The e slur for Inuit people is used more than once. Multiple characters deal with antagonists that are sexist, racist, ableist or otherwise discriminatory.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Sherlock often has one night stands and is quite blunt about this, Watson has sex multiple times off-screen, it’s all off screen really. But it is mentioned every now and then
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Joan’s mother has early onset Alzheimer’s. There is also an episode in s1 which has a condition that mimics Alzheimer’s (s1e17)
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Is someone terminally ill?
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cha0ticneutralsys
It is brought up many times in various cases for multiple side characters.
S5e24-s6 is about a main character’s struggle with a brain illness that makes him forget things and progressively gets worse.
S5e24-s6 is about a main character’s struggle with a brain illness that makes him forget things and progressively gets worse.
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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shamwowxl
There are several homeless witnesses/victims of crimes, prominently in s2 e15 where the police are incredibly dismissive of a homeless man in distress and without his psychiatric medication. (Spoiler) Watson also mentions that her bio-father is homeless
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
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There is one episode in season 3 where the murder victim is shown being hit by a car repeatedly, on camera.
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Does a plane crash?
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DylanGM
Season 1, Episode 6 revolves around a plane crash.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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ILoveWomen
crashes watson's car like the day they met l***o
also car chases n s**t
also car chases n s**t
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Not very frequent gore, but occasional. Blood is seen in usually large amounts almost every episode, in... creative ways
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Is there gun violence?
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DylanGM
Gun violence is prevalent throughout the show.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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cha0ticneutralsys
S5e19 Sherlock and Watson work a case that relates to the Chernobyl nuclear accident. They recap what the Chernobyl accident was briefly and explain that a lot of people died because of it. They also discuss how the meltdown happened in the first place, due to human error. In this fictional universe there is a conspiracy theory that the men responsible for the meltdown where American spies living in what was at the time The USSR, who intentionally sabotaged the reactor, causing it to melt down and hurt a lot of people.
S6e2 surrounds a case with radioactive plutonium, which was intended to be used for a nuclear reactor. It also includes misrepresentations of nuclear science, specifically the nuclear specialist says that the levels are safe for them to be in the area, Marcus retorts “nah I wanna have children someday”. This is not how radiation works and completely ignores both the nuclear professional explicitly telling them it would be safe to approach and TDS safety models that are used in radioactive threats. If the specialist said it was safe to approach, it is. They would be receiving a micro dosage, therefore wouldn’t raise the chance of cancer or specifically infertility, otherwise the specialist would’ve told them how to approach safely.
S6e2 surrounds a case with radioactive plutonium, which was intended to be used for a nuclear reactor. It also includes misrepresentations of nuclear science, specifically the nuclear specialist says that the levels are safe for them to be in the area, Marcus retorts “nah I wanna have children someday”. This is not how radiation works and completely ignores both the nuclear professional explicitly telling them it would be safe to approach and TDS safety models that are used in radioactive threats. If the specialist said it was safe to approach, it is. They would be receiving a micro dosage, therefore wouldn’t raise the chance of cancer or specifically infertility, otherwise the specialist would’ve told them how to approach safely.
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