Does the dog die?
468 supporters
Stranger Things
TV Show • 2016 • Drama
ReportWhen a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
This tv show contains 108 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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MelissaJasper
No DOG dies, a cat does, and there is a different space for that on this list.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
5 supporters
Yes
38
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0
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lianaluvsyou
S1
E1
Will goes missing without saying anything
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
35 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E6
Billy’s mother walked out of the family in order to escape her abusive situation
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
57 supporters
Yes
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MasonEarl
Billeys dad is physically and mentally abusive
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
44 supporters
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57
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SamanthaBattaglia
S3
one of the characters like really sucks and sucks even more when he gets possessed but he “sacrifices” himself after one of the main characters exposes his old memories. they kinda like gloss over how awful he was for the whole season and his sister who he abuses for a lot of the show like forgives him for like everything for whatever reason. even for literally trying to kill her boyfriend
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Is someone stalked?
22 supporters
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299
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Gryffindorable
A character happens upon a pool party and takes some voyeuristic photos of other characters at the party.
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series_of_unfortunate_events
S3E6: a brief memory around minute 49. A husband is shown yelling at his wife accusing her of cheating. The wife throws plates, and a child tries to intervene. The husband is verbally abusive toward the wife, pushes the child out of the way, and punches his wife in the face. These same memories are shown quickly in the middle of S3E8.
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thesco
Billy, Max's brother, abuses her, after being abused by his own father. This is shown in season 2, and then referenced in season 4 quite a bit
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Is someone gaslighted?
34 supporters
Yes
304
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51
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acetraightupmess
Season one a kid's mother keeps being told she is crazy by the community, and in season three, a woman is repeatedly told she's imagining things by the men at her workplace and her boyfriend
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380
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series_of_unfortunate_events
S3E6: a brief memory around minute 49 of a father being verbally abusive and pushing his son out of the way in order to hit his wife. These same memories are shown quickly in the middle of S3E8.
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Addiction
Yes
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series_of_unfortunate_events
There's an allusion to Hopper's former drug addiction. S3E6 involves two characters being injected with drugs while captured. They end up vomiting in a bathroom but are ultimately fine.
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Is there addiction?
22 supporters
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Hopper is shown abusing alcohol and has a history of abusing the drug Tuinal (depicted in previous seasons but not this one).
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
18 supporters
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362
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AudreyBabb
A boys father is an alcoholic, and it’s hinted at that one of the characters is as well
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Animal
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66
Does a horse die?
108 supporters
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9
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475
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ProfessorProcyon
No horses are seen, as far as I know. There is a deer that is seen injured, however, and it is grabbed by a creature. We later see the creature eating something, which is presumably the deer.
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junk6i
near the end of s1ep5 there's a dying deer crying out it seems it was hit by a car and left to agonize, they were gonna shoot it to put the poor thing out of its misery but something quickly snatches it away, it's obviously computerized but still realist and painful to watch. Highkey upset that no one mentioned this before and that I had to see it myself
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Are animals abused?
213 supporters
Yes
414
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Toxik
In the first season, episode three Eleven has a flashback from when she was in a laboratory, where she is asked to kill a cat in a cage with her powers. The cat is obviously scared and Eleven can't bring herself to hurt it.
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361
Is there a dead animal?
119 supporters
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362
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Ace14
s2e4 around 41:25 there is a dead cat being eaten by a monster. it is graphic.
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Are rabbits harmed?
77 supporters
Yes
53
No
7
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TheNitpickyCat
S4
At Season 4 you can see a rabbit being killed by a kid using his telekinesis in a flashback.
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Does a cat die?
187 supporters
Yes
824
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63
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corinacarolrios
In episode 4 season 2 it shows a cat being eaten
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Does a pet die?
174 supporters
Yes
145
No
5
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whatsherface
S2
E4
Around 41 minute marker: cat killed.
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Does a dragon die?
1 supporters
Yes
5
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414
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Anonymous
Not a dragon but a monster.
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Are there spiders?
54 supporters
Yes
488
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64
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Yeethaw12
Yes. When Axel is threatening Eleven, Kali makes him see spiders
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41
Are there snakes?
17 supporters
Yes
23
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328
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Ellie_red
No actual snakes, but snake like things that are a cross between moving limbs and vines, in final episode of season one, one of these is pulled from someone's throat. More are seen in later seasons
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Are there bugs?
39 supporters
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420
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Toxik
Spiders and a butterfly in season 2 episode 7.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
24 supporters
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Is someone drugged?
33 supporters
Yes
65
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Fenris
S4
E4
In Episode 4, at around 46:50, Joyce and Murray are drugged by the pilot, they pass out and wake up in the plane in the next episode
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Is there pedophilia?
136 supporters
Yes
14
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51
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Ellie_red
The teenage lifeguard is 18 in season 3 when he is flirted with (although this has been established as canon outside of the show and I don't think is mentioned onscreen). So not pedophilia, but a big age gap.
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Is someone held under water?
25 supporters
Yes
36
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RisingMoon
S3
E3
in 11's dreamscape, she sees heather in abathtub begging for help. when 11 reaches for her, heather is yanked into the floor and the tub dissapears, showing heather screaming as she sinks to the bottom
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Yes
56
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0
Is someone restrained?
30 supporters
Yes
128
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mistersandman
Will is restrained a few times in Season 2 in order to prevent the Mind Flayer from causing damage. In Season 3, Steve and Robin are tied back-to-back in chairs while being held captive by the Russians.
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Yes
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202
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TaylorJa
While no one is outright sexually assaulted, there is a scene near the end of episode 2 which greatly resembles sexual assault, using common stock phrases used in sexual assault scenes. People who are triggered by this may be just as bothered by this imagery
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Is someone's mouth covered?
14 supporters
Yes
30
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white_witch_winnie
S3
E2
It was either episode 2 or 3, but a possessed Billy kidnaps Heather and her mouth is taped.
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Yes
2
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liliko
S2
End of episode 3, a monster "enters" a character. While it may be a vivid portrayal of a mental thing, this scene may be unsettling. In episode 4, it's also described in a way that could be uncomfortable for victims.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
33 supporters
Yes
328
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series_of_unfortunate_events
S3E8: There is a close-up shot of a character's leg being sliced open with a knife.
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Are any hands damaged?
19 supporters
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8
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DaniiBananii135
S1
Two characters in season one (episode 8 maybe?) cut their hands because the blood will lure in a monster they are trying to kill. It leaves a scar.
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4
Yes
20
No
2
Does someone struggle to breathe?
29 supporters
Yes
196
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4
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karkat
Billy holds Eleven into the air by the neck in S3E6, which causes her to choke
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2
Yes
4
No
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Yes
2
No
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Is someone choked?
18 supporters
Yes
37
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TinyWatermelon2
S3
E4
Billy chokes eleven and vice versa in The Sauna Test
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Is someone burned alive?
47 supporters
Yes
160
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188
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Anonymous
A monster is burnt alive, but does not die.
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Is someone buried alive?
32 supporters
Yes
15
No
193
2
KnightWhoSaysNi
In Season 4 Episode 2, a character hallucinates falling into and being trapped in a grave.
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Is there body horror?
65 supporters
Yes
58
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Fenris
S4
If Body Horror is triggering for you, Season 4 might be very difficult to watch safely or even watch at all
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Is there amputation?
28 supporters
Yes
32
No
152
1
totally_not_sadistic_
S4
A Demogorgon's head is slashed of with a sword by Hopper in some sort of cage fight.
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Does a head get squashed?
58 supporters
Yes
61
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206
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Anonymous
Brains are exploded. The head(s) remains in tact.
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Yes
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49
Is there a hanging?
31 supporters
Yes
29
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JJbean
No but in season 4, many characters levitate - if seeing bodies with feet off the ground is triggering for you, then do not watch.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
25 supporters
Yes
4
No
31
-1
therealduckk
There is some choking but people don’t die (very close)
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
91 supporters
Yes
13
No
178
-1
KnightWhoSaysNi
Season 4 Episode 9 a character gets kicked in the groin.
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Does someone become unconscious?
5 supporters
Yes
46
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0
0
white_witch_winnie
S1
When Eleven overuses her powers, she sometimes faints.
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Does someone break a bone?
22 supporters
Yes
342
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4
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webs230
Eleven breaks a kids arm in season one, because he was bullying Mike and Dustin. It is not that graphic, he just screams Ah! She broke my arm! Let's get out of here!"
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Does someone have a seizure?
10 supporters
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309
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Anonymous
A boy becomes possessed by a supernatural being. When a part of this supernatural being is burnt with a flamethrower, the boy is thrown onto the ground and starts to have a seizure.
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Are any teeth damaged?
55 supporters
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126
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djryde
broken teeth are seen when a villain's face is bashed in
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
58 supporters
Yes
292
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48
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knhuff
Steve almost has his fingernail pulled out by a Russian doctor.
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Is someone tortured?
93 supporters
Yes
386
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5
10
Anonymous
Season 2 shows flashbacks of children and a girl's mom being tortured.
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Does someone fall to their death?
11 supporters
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33
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Anonymous
in season one, mike nearly falls to his death, but is saved by eleven. i feel this should still be mentioned, since it's a very scary, suspenseful scene.
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Is there eye mutilation?
103 supporters
Yes
200
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pixiebb
Season 4
A couple of teenagers are found dead with their missing and bloody
S4E4
The prisoner is seen with scars over his eyelids, his eyelids remain closed showing these scars
A couple of teenagers are found dead with their missing and bloody
S4E4
The prisoner is seen with scars over his eyelids, his eyelids remain closed showing these scars
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Yes
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No
2
Is there excessive gore?
103 supporters
Yes
198
No
15
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lolhii
season 4 ep one super gory at the end in eddies house
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
29 supporters
Yes
63
No
7
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therealduckk
Yes, in Season Two, it is revealed that Jane (Eleven) was abducted as a child.
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Does a kid die?
64 supporters
Yes
460
No
31
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Holly May Marshall
Barbara is a teenager, who is killed and harvested by the Demogorgan
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Is a minor sexualized?
114 supporters
Yes
8
No
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Insert.clever.username
Dr. Brenner doesn't sexualize the children at the lab per se, but some of the language that he uses could be pretty unsettling for someone who's experienced that.
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Creepy Crawly
Yes
0
No
25
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
11 supporters
Yes
59
No
1
1
Mike attempts to sacrifice himself to save Dustin but is saved
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Does a major character die?
24 supporters
Yes
38
No
2
1
TinyWatermelon2
Major instances of this in all seasons
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Does a non-human character die?
30 supporters
Yes
51
No
1
0
whatsherface
S2
E9
Around the 43 minute marker Dart is shown to have died.
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Does someone die?
13 supporters
Yes
39
No
0
-1
TinyWatermelon2
All the time
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Disability
Yes
0
No
21
Is the r-slur used?
1 supporters
Yes
3
No
98
4
jdpamv
Surprisingly, it’s never used, no less as a slur.
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Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
3
No
62
Family
Does a family member die?
20 supporters
Yes
33
No
0
0
Strxwberry
Season 1: Although it’s seen as a flashback, a main character’s daughter dies of cancer.
Season 3: a character’s stepbrother gets killed by a monster
Season 3: a character’s stepbrother gets killed by a monster
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Does a parent die?
22 supporters
Yes
413
No
16
14
user15268
A character named Bob who's introduced in the second season dies in episode 8 of the same season. He was dating Joyce, so he acted as a pseudo-father for Will and Jonathon. The death is graphically shown on screen.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
1 supporters
Yes
56
No
86
17
ProfessorProcyon
Not exactly a toy, and it's the owner of the item that chooses to destroy it, but early in season 3 Will destroys his "Castle Byers" fort. Also, Joyce smashes a porcelain doll in season 4, but it didn't belong to anyone.
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Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
Yes
233
No
3
12
Anonymous
the russian base sequence might be a bit much if you have trouble with kidnapping/being caught and trapped
5 comments | Add comment
Does someone cheat?
22 supporters
Yes
222
No
25
22
knhuff
She thinks about it, but backs out.
5 comments | Add comment
Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
Yes
23
No
266
3
AhoAko
No ghosts of the dead, but a kid is possessed by another living entity in season 2
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Are there jump scares?
68 supporters
Yes
506
No
24
12
HayleyMosteller
There are MANY jumpscares ALL through the entire series. Sometimes mere scene-transitions are jumpscares simply because the 'from' scene is quiet and the 'to' scene is loud and abrupt.
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Is there a shower scene?
8 supporters
Yes
303
No
48
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HayleyMosteller
In season 1, Nancy is in the shower after her crawl though a slimy space; nothing violent happens. In season 2, three teenage boys are showering after basketball practice; there is verbal bullying but no violence.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
2 supporters
Yes
35
No
0
0
kay.krusee
S1
A quarry and a lake are shown
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Are there clowns?
1 supporters
Yes
187
No
196
17
Anonymous
season 3, at the fourth of july fair
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Is someone possessed?
14 supporters
Yes
328
No
7
6
BlueDragon
This is a major theme in season two and even more in season three.
4 comments | Add comment
Is trypophobic content shown?
24 supporters
Yes
17
No
3
0
BellaKatz
S2
E8
At the second to last episode of Season two, Bob Newby, boyfriend to Joyce Byers gets eaten by the demogorgons and since the way the teeth on a demogorgon is, there is a scene where Bob's chest is covered in holes, but you can only see half his chest, but it is still incredibly disturbing for me.
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Yes
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No
2
1
Lzg
S4
Victor Creel tries to cut his eyeballs out with a razor blade
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Yes
34
No
2
Gross
Does someone vomit?
113 supporters
Yes
693
No
53
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Y0kale
SEASON FOUR WARNINGS!!!
- ep1 - NOT SAFE! at 33 minutes, max is in the restroom and chrissy vomits, you can hear it and you see her over the toilet, no visual -
- ep2 - NOT SAFE! lucas vomits in the toilet at between 9 and 10 minutes, right after you see the benny's burgers sign, with visual -
- ep3 - SAFE! at 26 minutes, for a brief moment we see the same scene of chrissy from ep1, this time we only see her kneeling near a toilet, no audio or visual -
- ep4 - SAFE! -
- ep5 - SAFE! -
- ep6 - SAFE! -
- ep7 - SAFE! at 1 hour and 16 minutes, nancy gets closer to a body, which has slimy stuff coming out of her mouth -
- ep8 - SAFE! -
- ep9 - SAFE! steve spits quite a bit at 1 hour and 36 minutes -
- ep1 - NOT SAFE! at 33 minutes, max is in the restroom and chrissy vomits, you can hear it and you see her over the toilet, no visual -
- ep2 - NOT SAFE! lucas vomits in the toilet at between 9 and 10 minutes, right after you see the benny's burgers sign, with visual -
- ep3 - SAFE! at 26 minutes, for a brief moment we see the same scene of chrissy from ep1, this time we only see her kneeling near a toilet, no audio or visual -
- ep4 - SAFE! -
- ep5 - SAFE! -
- ep6 - SAFE! -
- ep7 - SAFE! at 1 hour and 16 minutes, nancy gets closer to a body, which has slimy stuff coming out of her mouth -
- ep8 - SAFE! -
- ep9 - SAFE! steve spits quite a bit at 1 hour and 36 minutes -
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
25 supporters
Yes
205
No
2
9
Anonymous
In season one, Eleven uses her mind powers to make a boy wet himself.
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Is there farting?
11 supporters
Yes
34
No
3
1
S1
i cant remember any more scenes but i know lucus makes farting noise when jonathen walks in when they are playing dnd its in the last episode of season one
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Is someone eaten?
36 supporters
Yes
38
No
1
3
TinyWatermelon2
Demogorgon does this a lot
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Yes
0
No
25
Does someone spit?
11 supporters
Yes
332
No
12
8
Anonymous
At the end of season 1 in the basement Lucas sings a tune about how Dustin farted
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Is there audio gore?
49 supporters
Yes
197
No
4
4
meredithgreyslover
spoiler:
in season 4 when the vecna kills people, you can hear their bones breaking. you can also see it. in my opinion, it’s not that bad because it looks and sounds fake but it could be triggering to some. also, there is a lot of squishing sounds bc of the demogorgon things in the upside down. but that’s it for season 4
in season 4 when the vecna kills people, you can hear their bones breaking. you can also see it. in my opinion, it’s not that bad because it looks and sounds fake but it could be triggering to some. also, there is a lot of squishing sounds bc of the demogorgon things in the upside down. but that’s it for season 4
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
65
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
1 supporters
Yes
123
No
52
32
BizarrePenguin
While the show does not focus on it, there are some scenes where the chief of police is misusing its power and it is not clearly framed in a critical way and maybe even more for laughs.
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
22
No
1
LGBTQ+
Yes
1
No
32
Yes
0
No
23
Yes
0
No
33
Yes
1
No
35
Yes
0
No
21
Loss
Yes
0
No
24
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
20 supporters
Yes
309
No
29
19
Anonymous
El’s mother is shown to have been tortured with electro-therapy to the point of being permanently catatonic
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Are needles/syringes used?
1 supporters
Yes
370
No
7
17
Anonymous
Near the end of season 2 a needle is jammed into the neck of a character in self defense. The character is knocked out but does not die.
8 comments | Add comment
Is there a mental institution scene?
29 supporters
Yes
262
No
30
14
Paxton
Not a mental institution, but a schizophrenic person is taken by ambulance and hospitalized
6 comments | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
13 supporters
Yes
342
No
3
9
FreyaRosheen
multiple times throughout the three seasons
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
22
Does someone have cancer?
19 supporters
Yes
281
No
47
19
Anonymous
I would add to the other comment that in the final episode, a child is shown, via flashbacks, in the final stages of cancer and going into cardiac arrest in the hospital.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
Yes
31
No
0
4
onehorseopenslay
S2
eleven's mother
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
227
No
242
29
AhoAko
A few characters in season one cut, but not for self harm. They are using blood to attract a creature
5 comments | Add comment
Is autism misrepresented?
37 supporters
Yes
0
No
32
5
HoppipHarvest
It’s not confirmed or stated, but Robin is heavily implied to be autistic (she struggles with social cues, has “no filter”, is sensitive to loud noises and uncomfortable clothing, and took longer to learn to walk than average as a child), and I consider her to be good representation. It’s rare to see an adult autistic woman who’s funny, confident, and capable in a TV show.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
1 supporters
Yes
33
No
90
5
sydneylewis
in season 4 ep 4 nancy and robyn go to a mental hospital and you see many mentally ill patients but they are never violent
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Yes
4
No
7
0
Zombi3
S3
Many times l is in a out of body experience in her mind in all seasons.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
35
Is there autism specific abuse?
1 supporters
Yes
14
No
161
15
SiRenfield
You could somewhat argue that characters like Will are bullied for autism-related traits despite not being canonically on the spectrum but other than that not really
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Yes
35
No
24
0
Anonymous24
In season 4 a character described how he tried to gouge out his eyes and that he wanted to die but was stopped
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
25 supporters
Yes
37
No
0
1
RisingMoon
S3
major plot in the entire series, any charecters travel too and from the upside down
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Yes
5
No
15
Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
103
No
12
9
quietpoem
There is some disgusting chewing in season 4 episode 6.
6 comments | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
1 supporters
Yes
263
No
6
15
series_of_unfortunate_events
Eleven appears to be having anxiety attacks several times after she rips off her blindfold
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
21
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
30 supporters
Yes
144
No
9
15
Novalunosis_
In season 2 episode 2, while trick or treating, Lucas says “If I get another 3 Musketeers (chocolate bar) I’m gonna kill myself” though it is clearly in a joking manner.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
31
Is there body dysmorphia?
28 supporters
Yes
89
No
150
13
lolzerslolzers
in s4, a character has a mother who constantly comments on her weight. this obviously discomforts her
5 comments | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
18 supporters
Yes
256
No
24
18
five
in s1 episode two eleven is show being put in a confined space and crying, and also in a closet. i feel like those count...
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
42 supporters
Yes
178
No
166
23
Max87
Season 4:
Episode 1- 33 minutes Chrissy vomits before being ridiculed by her "mother" for her weight, implied ED
Episode 1- 33 minutes Chrissy vomits before being ridiculed by her "mother" for her weight, implied ED
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Gryffindorable
Fake suicide - although the characters believe somebody killed themself, the audience knows it was murder
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Yes
164
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wallflowers
Hopper, a vet, suffers from PTSD. Will and Eleven also seem to suffer from it after their involvement with the upside-down. In S4, the main villain, Vecna, uses teenagers’ trauma to kill them and open gates— primarily seen with Max.
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Yes
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white_witch_winnie
S1
In s1, Eleven is in a sensory deprivation tank, which is a tank filled with water. There are also some water scenes in s4 in a lake.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Yes
28
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muffinbeloved
ALL the time
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Is there shakey cam?
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BeckLiberatore
in episode 2 billy has a fairly lengthy scene with shakey cam
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Does a baby cry?
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keiraell
!!SPOILERS!! in s4 ep4 victor creel’s “vecna curse” includes a baby burned alive and crying, skip when you see him sat in his armchair 👍
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Yes
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1
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Yes
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Anonymous
literally almost every episode
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
14 supporters
Yes
35
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1
S1
E3
Images are taken of a teenage girl changing, without her consent.
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
32 supporters
Yes
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friendlydemon
Season 4 has a mention of stillborn children, but it is never shown on screen.
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Does someone miscarry?
27 supporters
Yes
41
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webs230
Terry Ives (A.K.A Eleven's mother), introduced mostly in season 2, is told to have had a miscarriage, when really they stole Eleven/Jane from her because of Eleven's mind powers.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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OzzyJones
In season 4 episode 4, there are two brief but gruesome scenes of a baby on fire in a crib.
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Is there childbirth?
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Anonymous
There is childbirth in season 2
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209
Does a pregnant person die?
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7
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ProfessorProcyon
She doesn't die, but does end up being permanently catatonic sometime after she has had her baby.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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234
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jdpamv
One f-word in each of the first two seasons, the first one also has many uses of fairy and queer by the evil kids because they think Will is gay. Arguably the worst instance is in episode four or five when they talk about Will “going to fairyland with all the other fairies” when it’s believed he has died.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
1 supporters
Yes
177
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CozmoGarden
there are multiple uses of the ableist slur "ps*cho", and ableism towards a woman alleged to be schizophrenic
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Are there usages of the n-word?
1 supporters
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groobled
^ Lucas is also called midnight.
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KnightWhoSaysNi
There isn't antisemitism, but a character who is experimented on has a shaved head and a tattoo of a number on her arm, which are very likely allusions to Josef Mengele's experiments during the Holocaust.
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Yes
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five
sorta, initially eleven is thought to be a boy by several people. it's never malicious though
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Yes
33
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Anonymous
Even though she's not confirmed gay, Barb was a huge lesbian. Rest in peace queen. You're missed.
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Are there fat jokes?
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JulieRaven
Episode 1 Season 3 around 19 minutes, the lifeguard yells and calls a kid lard ass
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Yes
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Does the black guy die first?
1 supporters
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RedCyro
they better not hurt my boy Lucas
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Is there hate speech?
1 supporters
Yes
281
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15
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Anonymous
billy's dad calls him a f*ggot. there are also racist implications in his actions; he tries to keep max away from lucas, and no reason is given other than the implication that it's because he's dark-skinned. (props to the brothers for making a realistic central indiana from the 80's, i guess.) not to mention that in the very first episode, the bullies make fun of lucas's race by calling him midnight.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
Yes
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officialhongseok
Karen Wheeler and other women who look to be late 30s(maybe early 40s) have an interest towards Billy, who I believe is 19, in season 3. Billy asks out Karen for "swimming lessons" which she at first accepts but then changes her mind. Sure he is above 18 but still a pretty big maturity difference.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
13 supporters
Yes
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0
S4
Jason goes on a tangent about Christianity
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Are there demons or Hell?
1 supporters
Yes
19
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MuffinCriesOverDumbStuff
Kinda? The demogorgons/demodogs/demobats could be interpreted as demons, and the upside down is basically cold hell.
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Sex
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Yes
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Mattiesforsummer
S1
Nancy
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Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
Yes
50
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1
S1
E2
A teenage girl is photographed without her consent or knowledge while she's taking off her shirt by a guy who has a crush on her. The guy who takes the photographs is hiding in bushes outside the house she's undressing in.
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Yes
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haloblues
I don't understand the 'yes' votes here.
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Is there sexual content?
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AhoAko
Kind of. There is kissing and undressing down to a girl's bra. Nothing further is shown, but implied.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
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jdpamv
Billy had toxic masculinity forced on him after his parents divorced and his father verbally abuses him for crying. Jonathan details a time where he cried after his dad shot a rabbit, it’s not confirmed if he was ridiculed over it but it’s an easy inference to make and there’s talk of the dad being insensitive to Will’s emotions. El is ridiculed for crying but she's a girl and eventually kicks the ass of the main bully anyways.
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
19 supporters
Yes
27
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thesco
Hopper's daughter, shown in flashbacks, died from terminal cancer
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Yes
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
1 supporters
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Ellie_red
No dementia, but I don't know if this could be triggering: In season 2 a woman (who does not have dementia) is stuck for years in a continuous cycle of flashbacks where she sees the same memories repeated. She only says the same few words over and over. Her flashback cycle is shown in S2 Ep 5 and again at the very start of episode 7, but it's an important part of the plot
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Social
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5
Is someone homeless?
1 supporters
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99
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SiRenfield
Eleven more or less becomes this after escaping Hawkins Labs, it’s not until Season 2 where she finds somewhat stable housing in the form of Hopper
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Yes
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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LexMusler
S2:E1
Hopper claims a story is fake by comparing it to the story about 'the fat man with the beard who climbs down chimneys'
Hopper claims a story is fake by comparing it to the story about 'the fat man with the beard who climbs down chimneys'
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Does it have a sad ending?
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electr1cFantasy
The ending is bittersweet - the characters are alright and happy, mostly, but sad about certain things that have happened / are happening. Also, certain plot elements are left open (a few bad-ending-like things), presumably because the series will continue.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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8
S4E2 there is a theme of a car accident throughout. You see a memory of the aftermath of a horrible car accident at the very end, while the group tells Eddie about Hawkins. Fred starts walking towards a car that is on fire. Very triggering for people with car accident trauma/ aversion
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Does a plane crash?
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motherofhunnybunnies
4 season episode 5
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Is someone hit by a car?
20 supporters
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71
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Technically. Eleven uses her powers to lift a parked vehicle into the air and throw it at several enemies.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
24 supporters
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205
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series_of_unfortunate_events
S3E3: A character is shown gasping for air after her head shoots up from a bathtub. S3E6: The character in the bathtub is shown again. A character is thrown back onto the beach by a wave and coughs out water.
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Is there blood/gore?
58 supporters
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370
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Anonymous
The main monster of season 3 is almost literally made out of gore. Also, several rats and humans explode. It’s extremely nasty
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Is there gun violence?
28 supporters
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vinylzombie
Throughout the show, Nancy Wheeler uses guns to defeat monsters. There's a scene in season one where she and Jonathan practice shooting to prepare for a fight against a monster.
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