
Normal People
TV Show • 2020
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Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other’s lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved. Adaptation of Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel.
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Needs More Answers
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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the main character has quite a toxic family and at some point they reveal their father used to be violent towards their mother. in E11 an argument escalates and the brother gets violent towards the main character (~20:00)
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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It’s mentioned that Jamie likes to hit Marianne with a belt during sex.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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E4
Ep-4 A girl in a bathroom does two lines.
(not sure if there's more!)
(not sure if there's more!)
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Are there bugs?
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Just a lil beetle, epi 11 at the start
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someone is sexually harassed (E3 ~4:00). The act is shown on screen.
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Is someone restrained?
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the main character partakes in bondage even though she says she doesn’t want to
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Episode 11- around 21 mins, mariannes nose gets hurt- not necessarily broken. There is a snap and blood though.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Main character suffers with anxiety
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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There is however a mention of Marianne's father who has already passed.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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When Connell says hes going to be sick he isn’t
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Does someone spit?
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When brushing teeth
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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One character sees a therapist, but it's not an institution.
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Mental Health
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It is not shown on screen and is described as a body being found in a river. The specific episode has a trigger warning also
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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a character engages in sexual activities as a form of self harm because she believes she doesn’t deserve to be treated well. mostly in episode 9 but earlier as well.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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I dont know why people have said no this is an integral storyline in the latter half of the show
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Main character (Paul) suffers with social anxiety and panic attacks.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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no but someone’s hands are tied for bondage in ep. 9 and an earlier ep.
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there fat jokes?
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But there is body shaming.
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Relationships
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ep.6 someone hooks up with their old school teacher
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Are there nude scenes?
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E5
Long, graphic sex scene from 26:40 until the end of the episode. There is full frontal male nudity in this scene.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Marianne loses her virginity.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Some would say it’s bittersweet but I think it’s sad
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Does someone drown?
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It’s not shown, just mentioned that a body died and was pulled out of river- not directly drowning
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