Bridgerton
TV Show • 2020 • Drama
ReportWealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
This tv show contains 54 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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kaypete97
S1
Marina’s lover, George hasn’t returned her letters, much to her dismay. She thinks he abandoned her, only to find out he died on the battlefield
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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EsmerianDreamer
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Simon, the main love interest, is shunned/abandoned by his father, the duke of Hastings, for having a stammer.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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EsmerianDreamer
S1
Episode 2: During a flashback, the duke of Hastings, the father of the main love interest Simon, is shown to be very verbally abusive, as his son has not started to speak, despite being quite gifted.
There is a moment where the duke picks up a brush, raising it up to "beat the words" out of his son, only for Simon to suddenly speak in a stammer, stopping the duke from hitting his son. However, the stammer only makes the duke verbally abuse his son even more, as he states the title of duke cannot pass to a "half wit".
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It is revealed through later episodes that Simon is left to be raised by the staff, with the duke fully ignoring that his son even exists.
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Episode 8: During another flashback, a teenaged Simon visits his father with his godmother Lady Danbury, as he has been living with her. He has been sending his father letters about his progress of learning to "properly speak", but it is shown his father never even opened them, as our main character Daphne finds the letters unopened in a drawer years later. (While she's reading these letters, the flashback happens)
Simon attempts to tell his father face-to-face about his progress, but when his father looks/glares at him, he starts to stammer again. The duke then states that Simon is "his greatest failure", that is a "great enough insult" that his son will one day inherit the dukedom, and that witnessing his struggle is "too great an insult". He gets close to Simon's face and tells him in a low tone that he is "as useless as his mother proved to be" (his mother died in childbirth), and that he will do the same with his son as he did with his late wife; to forget he ever even existed.
Luckily, Lady Danbury stands up for her godson, and after the duke's final words, she quickly ushers him out of the room again.
There is a moment where the duke picks up a brush, raising it up to "beat the words" out of his son, only for Simon to suddenly speak in a stammer, stopping the duke from hitting his son. However, the stammer only makes the duke verbally abuse his son even more, as he states the title of duke cannot pass to a "half wit".
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It is revealed through later episodes that Simon is left to be raised by the staff, with the duke fully ignoring that his son even exists.
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Episode 8: During another flashback, a teenaged Simon visits his father with his godmother Lady Danbury, as he has been living with her. He has been sending his father letters about his progress of learning to "properly speak", but it is shown his father never even opened them, as our main character Daphne finds the letters unopened in a drawer years later. (While she's reading these letters, the flashback happens)
Simon attempts to tell his father face-to-face about his progress, but when his father looks/glares at him, he starts to stammer again. The duke then states that Simon is "his greatest failure", that is a "great enough insult" that his son will one day inherit the dukedom, and that witnessing his struggle is "too great an insult". He gets close to Simon's face and tells him in a low tone that he is "as useless as his mother proved to be" (his mother died in childbirth), and that he will do the same with his son as he did with his late wife; to forget he ever even existed.
Luckily, Lady Danbury stands up for her godson, and after the duke's final words, she quickly ushers him out of the room again.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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EstherCervantes
Simon forgives Daphne for assaulting him (SA).
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Is someone stalked?
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femalesaint
Kind of? There’s a creepy guy who follows a girl into a dark garden, but nothing comes of it and he isn’t in the show long.
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EstherCervantes
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E6
Daphne sexually assaults her husband, Simon.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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ijustsettheworldonfire
No, but one character has information withheld/is intentionally mislead and is later hurt by the lie
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femalesaint
A child is emotionally abused by their father.
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Addiction
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AllyCally
The queen uses "snuff" which a tobacco powder common in the daily 1800's.
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Is there addiction?
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Anonymous
One character is shown to have a serious gambling addiction.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
21 supporters
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femalesaint
There are a few times where someone uses alcohol during a stressful situation and a handful of scenes where someone is sloppy drunk, but no one abuses alcohol to the point of alcoholism.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
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Karina99
a horse runs into the line of fire during a duel, and is startled but appears unharmed
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akn
Pig death is implied and live pigeons are shot for target practice in s1e7.
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Are animals abused?
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iwatchalotofmovies
right in the beginning of s1 ep7, live birds are shot and also in the beginning of s2 ep3 deer are shot during hunting scenes.
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Is there a dead animal?
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akn
Pig death is implied and a dead and cooked baby pig is on the dinner table later. A character shoots at live birds at the beginning of season 1 episode 7. I’m unsure if a dead bird is shown because I stopped watching.
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Does a pet die?
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S3
At a ball a lord in episode 2 is sad because his horse has recently died, then Penelope and Collin have a bit of a smirk because of how silly he seemed to be over his horses death
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Are there bugs?
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trnstrm
There's a bee in several of the episodes, but no huge swarms of bugs.
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Assault
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realcat
Could someone pls elaborate? Which episode and roughly where, or which character is it?
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Is rape mentioned?
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S1
E6
Daphne subjects Simon to non-consensual sex. After initiating sex consensually, she gets on top of Simon so that he cannot use the pull-out method and he is forced to finish inside of her, though he does not want to.
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toast2
In episode 6 there is a rescinding of consent during sex that is ignored.
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RileyK96
S1
Lead actress and her husband are having sex, he tells her repeatedly to stop and she doesn’t. No one in the show calls it assault, but it is.
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
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S3
E3
Colin cuts his hand on broken glass. Stage blood is visible on his hand from a distance, but there is no close-up of the injury.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
S2E3 2:31-3:30 a character goes into anaphylactic shock from a bee sting.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Seilka
S1
During the courting period, at least one if not multiple women feign "swooning" and fainting for a man's attentions during a ball.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Not on screen but at some point Gregory is in a sling, proably just a way to cover for the actor actually breaking his arm or something lol
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Are any teeth damaged?
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femalesaint
A character briefly mentions having soldiers’ teeth (dentures made from pulled teeth from dead soldiers) which might be slightly disturbing, but nothing gruesome is shown.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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Jetskee
A secondary character does though
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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asciabuniae
S3
A character named Lord Remington is shown as being in a sort of early wheelchair - he is played by Zak Ford-Williams, who is an ambulatory wheelchair user
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Is the r-slur used?
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MazTheDork
Not the specific word, but Simon's father uses ableist terms like "half-wit" to describe him.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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ElizabethSimon
In S1 E2, the mother dies in the beginning during child birth, and then the father dies at the end from old age
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Does someone cheat?
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akn
Not really. The artist character had an orgy at his house and is shown being intimate with a man. The artist’s wife is implied to be in a threesome without her husband. This seems to be acceptable within their marriage.
Late in season 1 a married man goes to a brothel with the intention to cheat but it doesn’t end up happening.
Late in season 1 a married man goes to a brothel with the intention to cheat but it doesn’t end up happening.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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S3
E3
18:50-19:00 and again at 49:50-50:00 - no actual v* but 2 characters drink something and they start to retch and run off screen. not triggering for me but be aware
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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The show is set in the 19th century.
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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Amara72782
Not as of the latest season
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Not exactly cheating because the couple seems to have an open relationship, but a married man has an affair with another man.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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BuzzyMcGee
A man is caught with his lover but not outed to the general public.
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there menstruation?
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EsmerianDreamer
S1
E7
Main character puts a napkin up her skirt, then pulls it away to show blood, before she starts to cry. Her mother comforts her, as this also implies she either miscarried or was never pregnant at all.
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Mental Health
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Anonymous
A character attempts to induce miscarriage, and harms herself in the process.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Anonymous
A character is shown to have been neglected & emotionally abused because of delayed speech development, a common aspect of autism.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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jdfristrom
End of S2E3 looks like a full blown panic attack
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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ChloeMLHM
Penelope is a bit heavier than most of the girls so her sisters tease her about her weight.
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hattie.the.breadstick
Nobody dies by suicide, but a character on the show drinks a strange tea in an attempt to stop her pregnancy, which almost kills her
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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hattie.the.breadstick
The main male character was abused verbally and emotionally as a child, and there are some flashbacks to his childhood, which may be disturbing for some viewers
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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ChloeMLHM
The camera spins around kissing couples.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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ChloeMLHM
Fireworks
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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dreamworkshera
no, but a pregnant woman attempts an abortion and is unsuccessful
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Is there childbirth?
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Yappadappa2
Start of episode 2. You see the Duke of Hasting's mother die in childbirth.
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Are there abortions?
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trnstrm
There's an attempted abortion, but it's unsuccessful. It can still be triggering.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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femalesaint
A woman dies during childbirth, but the child lives.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Emiliecer
a character is mocked by his father because he has a stutter
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Are there fat jokes?
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eg
quite a lot regarding one character
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Is there aphobia?
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StaleOrchid
The entire show hinges on these ideas: love is the end-all be all that all people must strive for. All happy marriages must involve lots of sex, and to not have sex with one's spouse is to insult the sanctity of marriage. Everyone wants marriage and sex, those who don't are lying or fundamentally broken. It's all pretty common for a romance show, and while not directly aphobic, the rhetoric is deeply entrenched in the plot and storylines
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Does the black guy die first?
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S1 - Backstory of the black propagandist includes the on-screen deaths of two black characters. (Does that count?)
S2 - The Duke disappears and literally nobody on-screen cares (*sniff* I care).
S2 - The Duke disappears and literally nobody on-screen cares (*sniff* I care).
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Seilka
During the courting of many daughters, they are often attempted to get "married off" to people of rank. Some of which are much older. Some are of a similar or acceptable age gap, but not all.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Jetskee
Though things like marriage ceremonies take place in a church
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Hwarren
female nudity throughout episode 4, season 1. They are nude models for painters.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Seilka
S1
E5
The main character of S1 loses her virginity on screen. Tho it is completely consensual on her wedding night and the man is gentle and warns her of a potential hurt... it is a sex scene and she claims she is "wonderful" after asked how she is.
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dany
in season 2 a woman plans to marry her daughter to her cousin
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Is there sexual content?
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eg
at the start of the first episode there's a sex scene before the show has even properly begun, and there keeps being a lot of sexual content, both shown and implied, every now and then throughout the series.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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EsmerianDreamer
King George is shown to be quite confused and not remembering things properly, showing irritability and agression commonly shown in people with dementia/Alzheimers, though it is never stated that it is just that.
In season 1, while he is supposedly "lucid", he forgets his daughter died, and when reminded of it, believes his wife must've "done something" and becomes hysterical.
In season 2, during a wedding, he manages to leave his chambers and wanders into the bride-to-be's dressing room, where the guards attempt to take him back to his room. There is a sweet moment in which the bride-to-be calms him down by reminding him of how beautiful his wife looks, and what a wonderful queen she'll be, which soothes him enough to be brought to his room without a struggle.
In season 1, while he is supposedly "lucid", he forgets his daughter died, and when reminded of it, believes his wife must've "done something" and becomes hysterical.
In season 2, during a wedding, he manages to leave his chambers and wanders into the bride-to-be's dressing room, where the guards attempt to take him back to his room. There is a sweet moment in which the bride-to-be calms him down by reminding him of how beautiful his wife looks, and what a wonderful queen she'll be, which soothes him enough to be brought to his room without a struggle.
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Social
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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OneirosDream
No, but it's not an appropriate show for kids.
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Vehicular
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
60 supporters
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trnstrm
There's blood from men fighting and boxing, but nothing gory or too bloody at all.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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axondeeznutz
Its the 19th century.
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Is there gun violence?
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stinkyghost
There is a gun duel between two characters, one character is clearly aiming to shoot the other person with intent to kill/harm, a shot is fired but in the end no one is harmed (a horse gets startled)
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