The Gilded Age

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It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.
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Does the dog die?
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The dog runs into a busy street in the first episode but is rescued at the last moment.

In the fourth episode, the dog breaks free of his leash during a walk but he is recovered safely.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Season 1 does not.
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In S1 on HBO Max, they do a deep dive into each episode at the end after the credits
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Abuse
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Mrs. Russell is very controlling of Gladys, including reading her mail, firing her maid who helps her meet a friend, and not allowing her to take an adult role in society. This is a result of her social climbing (as marriages are tools) and is largely resolved by the end of the season, but may be upsetting to viewers.
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Women and children are controlled by their family members.

It is implied that Agnes husband was abusive to her: references to Mr Van Rhijn as “not someone you’d want to be alone with” and her having suffered to provide for herself and her sister (by marrying him).

A father disapproves of his daughter’s marriage and tells her her baby died when really he stole the baby and sent it away.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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A man repeatedly waits across the street to see a woman go from her carriage to house
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Addiction
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S1E9 someone passes out drunk
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Smoking, but that’s about it
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
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Does a pet die?
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At the very end of season 1 episode 8, dead chickens are shown being butchered. It’s possible the death of one is shown, but I looked away. After Bertha Russel is rushed out of the Astor house through the kitchen, look away to miss it.
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Does a horse die?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Assault
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S1E4 39:00-40:30 a teen vaguely describes having been sexually abused and her mother not protecting her.
40:30-43:00 a woman tries to seduce a man by getting into a man’s bed naked, and kissing his neck in his sleep.
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Is there pedophilia?
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No, but CSA is referenced.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is someone held under water?
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I believe an African American woman is slapped (or grabbed?) by a white man in her restaurant and Peggy and Mr. Fortune are there for dinner.
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Peggy covers her own mouth to quiet her sobs
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there body horror?
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No but in episode 8 a character tells a story of people who died in a fire.
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Is there a hanging?
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There is a mob that threatens to, but no one is actually hung.
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there amputation?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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It’s not shown, but a character reveals that her baby died in season 1 episode 8
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Death
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Does someone die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Characters with families die, but they are not related to the main characters.
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Does someone cheat?
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A staff member flirts with a married man. In S1E4 she shows up naked in his bed to try to seduce him.

A gay man discusses his intention to marry a woman with his partner, who is obviously hurt.

A woman is shunned from society for having a years long affair with a married man.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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S1E9 SPOILER we learn a grandfather stole a baby at birth and gave it up for adoption.
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Does a parent die?
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Fear
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Are there razors?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there mannequins?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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S1, S2, and S3 are completely safe! Enjoy without worry!!!
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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No, but a homosexual man is actively looking for a wife, with the intent of continuing his secret relationships with men either way
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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S1E529:28-30:07 the society ladies join Clara Barton at a hospital where a burn victim is receiving treatment.
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Ada’s reverend husband dies of cancer at the end of season 2
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Mental Health
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S1E3 one of the alderman shoots himself after losing his fortune. The last scene before closing credits. Time stamp 53:46- thru to final credits.
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Not sure if this is what “shakey cam” means… but they do something shakey-ish with the camera to depict the train scene.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
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S1E8
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Is there childbirth?
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There is discussion of a past childbirth with complications.
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Are there abortions?
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A character announces her pregnancy
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S1E8 described, not shown
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Prejudice
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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There is fair amount of conversation that frames suicide as cowardly/the east way out in episode four.
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 E7
(SPOILER!)
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A gay man dies in an accident in front of his partner.
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Is there hate speech?
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No, but many micro aggressions against a Black woman are shown.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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No, but we witness micro aggressions towards Peggy Scott and she is largely relegated to a Black Best Friend role.

S1E4 has a scene where Marian crashes Mrs Scott’s birthday party with a carpet bag of old shoes as a gift. This is portrayed as cringeworthy but is still hard to watch.

S1E8 a white servant snoops on a Black secretary until finally she leaves her job: the white employer agrees she should have fired the white servant but does not.
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Is there aphobia?
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There is extremely strong societal pressure to be married, but nothing aimed specifically at asexual or aromantic characters (although a gay character is negatively impacted by it).
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Relationships
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Oscar pursues Gladys, who seems to be a good deal younger than he is.
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Religious
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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S1E2 aunt suggested her niece should date her first cousin.
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There is a scene with nudity. Just one scene though.
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There is one scene with topless female nudity.
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Is there BDSM?
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Sickness
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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No, but we see the aftermath of a train crash in episode 6.
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Does a plane crash?
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No, but we see the aftermath of a train crash in episode 6.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does someone drown?
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A suicide by gunshot in the third episode.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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