Does the dog die?
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TV Show • 2005 • Crime
ReportAllison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
This tv show contains 52 potentially triggering events.
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This is one of the best written shows of the 90s when it first aired. It’s well written the stories are engaging. It’s based on a real woman who could do what Allison DuBois does, but this show is also filled with a lot of gory animal scenes that you don’t see much of these days on TV. For which I am grateful. As someone below stated there is an episode where a dog is tortured another episode where a cat is viciously killed. There’s even dead fish, there’s a dead deer— it’s just a series that takes liberties with animal cruelty. And while this goes to highlight the cruelty, that killers do, they could’ve handled it much much better without all the gratuitous animal cruelty. That’s the one thing I really really dislike about the show. Otherwise it’s a damn good TV series.
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Is there bestiality?
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silencesilence
Only mentioned and played for laughs in an episode: Bridgette is a very young child, she doesn't know how babies are made yet and she becomes so fond of her pet dog that she says she wants to marry him and have babies with him.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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AlyssaMcGinnis
S1
E12
On-screen rape attempt.
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Abuse
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Smjharvey
S2
E5
Father SA daughter
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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AlyssaMcGinnis
S1
E12
S1E12 includes a depiction of a woman being pulled over while driving and raped by the cop. [LITTLE TO] NO WARNING beforehand. (At least, on my end... I was watching via Amazon Prime Video, and the scene caught me off guard to a really bad degree.)
I honestly can't say how much VISIBLE detail there was — I couldn't stomach the scene, so I had to stop watching the episode entirely. (At the end of this comment, I'll write a description of what I got through before I had to stop watching.) I'd been enjoying the show, but ever since this, I've been really put off. It effected me negatively enough that I can't stand the thought of resuming the show, as I type this.
!!!! ---- WARNING : SCENE DESCRIPTION (as far as I got through) BELOW HERE. ---- !!!!
A woman is driving at night. Her partner (boyfriend? husband? IDK, I didn't catch the specifics...) is unconscious in the seat next to her; later dialogue essentially reveals that he got drunk — he's out like a light and it doesn't seem possible to wake him, even when there's a flashlight directed at his face. A cop pulls her over, citing a busted tailight (if I'm not mistaken) and eventually asks her to step out of the vehicle.
(There is uncomfortable dialogue throughout the entire scene, — mostly implied threats from the cop, otherwise depicting nervousness, discomfort, and fear from the woman. I can't recall the dialogue, apart from two lines.)
She is told to place her hands on the vehicle and bend over; she obeys. (The camera view shows her hands on the car, her face, etc. from this point forward, as well as the cop when he is behind her, but nothing is visible below her waist or his.) He tells her to bend over further, repeatedly. There are sounds of him undoing his pants. He presses up against her back. She goes, "Oh my god, what is that?" to which the assaulter replies, "I think you know."
I HAD TO STOP WATCHING BY THAT POINT. THE SHOW IS VERY SLOW-PACED; THE SCENE HAD DRAGGED ON FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I COULD NOT STOMACH ANYTHING FURTHER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY SHOWED, NOR DO I INTEND ON FINDING OUT OR OTHERWISE CONTINUING TO WATCH THE SHOW. I WAS DEEPLY DISTURBED BY HOW REALISTIC THE SCENE WAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER, AND THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING FORCED TO ENDURE SUCH CONTENT (IN A SHOW WHERE SUCH EVENTS HADN'T YET BEEN DEPICTED SO EXPLICITLY) THAT IT MOVED ME TO FIND AND USE THIS SIGHT, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY OTHER VICTIMS/SURVIVORS.
I AM GENUINELY ANGRY ABOUT THE LACK OF *PROPER* WARNING BY AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, BEING A VICTIM OF S. A. AS WELL AS IN DEFENSE OF OTHER SURVIVORS OF S. A. AND/OR RAPE. I TRIED TO RECOMMEND A CONTET/TRIGGER WARNING, *ESPECIALLY* SINCE THE SHOW IS CATEGORIZED WITH A "TV-14" RATING ON THE PLATFORM, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY WAY TO DO SO. I REALIZE I AM RANTING IN A COMMENT SECTION ON A DIFFERENT PLATFORM, BUT I FIND THIS MATTER SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO ANYONE WHO READS THIS COMMENT HOW HORRIBLE, DISGUSTING, AND OVERALL TRAUMATISING SUCH THINGS CAN BE, PARTICULARLY TO VICTIMS & SURVIVORS; I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS COMMENT IS VISIBLE ENOUGH HERE THAT NO ONE WHO HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO THESE HORRORS IN REAL LIFE IS FORCED INTO EXPERIENCING/RE-LIVING/PERCEIVING SUCH EVENTS IN ANY WAY/SHAPE/FORM, WHICH IS THE POSITION I WAS FORCED INTO BY THE LACK OF PRIOR WARNING BEFORE WATCHING THIS EPISODE.
RAINN/National Sexual Assualt Hotline (Available 24/7)
1-800-656-4673 (CALL)
online.rainn.org (Online Chat)
VictimConnect Resource Center
victimconnect.org (Online Chat)
1-855-484-2846 (Call/Text)
National Helpline for Male Survivors
(aka "Sexual Abuse & Assault of Boys & Men" resources)
1in6.org
https://supportgroup.1in6.org/ (Support Group Chat; information, etc.)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (CALL)
TEXT "START" to 88788
https://www.thehotline.org/# (Online Chat)
TTY : 1-800-787-3224
I honestly can't say how much VISIBLE detail there was — I couldn't stomach the scene, so I had to stop watching the episode entirely. (At the end of this comment, I'll write a description of what I got through before I had to stop watching.) I'd been enjoying the show, but ever since this, I've been really put off. It effected me negatively enough that I can't stand the thought of resuming the show, as I type this.
!!!! ---- WARNING : SCENE DESCRIPTION (as far as I got through) BELOW HERE. ---- !!!!
A woman is driving at night. Her partner (boyfriend? husband? IDK, I didn't catch the specifics...) is unconscious in the seat next to her; later dialogue essentially reveals that he got drunk — he's out like a light and it doesn't seem possible to wake him, even when there's a flashlight directed at his face. A cop pulls her over, citing a busted tailight (if I'm not mistaken) and eventually asks her to step out of the vehicle.
(There is uncomfortable dialogue throughout the entire scene, — mostly implied threats from the cop, otherwise depicting nervousness, discomfort, and fear from the woman. I can't recall the dialogue, apart from two lines.)
She is told to place her hands on the vehicle and bend over; she obeys. (The camera view shows her hands on the car, her face, etc. from this point forward, as well as the cop when he is behind her, but nothing is visible below her waist or his.) He tells her to bend over further, repeatedly. There are sounds of him undoing his pants. He presses up against her back. She goes, "Oh my god, what is that?" to which the assaulter replies, "I think you know."
I HAD TO STOP WATCHING BY THAT POINT. THE SHOW IS VERY SLOW-PACED; THE SCENE HAD DRAGGED ON FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I COULD NOT STOMACH ANYTHING FURTHER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY SHOWED, NOR DO I INTEND ON FINDING OUT OR OTHERWISE CONTINUING TO WATCH THE SHOW. I WAS DEEPLY DISTURBED BY HOW REALISTIC THE SCENE WAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER, AND THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING FORCED TO ENDURE SUCH CONTENT (IN A SHOW WHERE SUCH EVENTS HADN'T YET BEEN DEPICTED SO EXPLICITLY) THAT IT MOVED ME TO FIND AND USE THIS SIGHT, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY OTHER VICTIMS/SURVIVORS.
I AM GENUINELY ANGRY ABOUT THE LACK OF *PROPER* WARNING BY AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, BEING A VICTIM OF S. A. AS WELL AS IN DEFENSE OF OTHER SURVIVORS OF S. A. AND/OR RAPE. I TRIED TO RECOMMEND A CONTET/TRIGGER WARNING, *ESPECIALLY* SINCE THE SHOW IS CATEGORIZED WITH A "TV-14" RATING ON THE PLATFORM, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY WAY TO DO SO. I REALIZE I AM RANTING IN A COMMENT SECTION ON A DIFFERENT PLATFORM, BUT I FIND THIS MATTER SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO ANYONE WHO READS THIS COMMENT HOW HORRIBLE, DISGUSTING, AND OVERALL TRAUMATISING SUCH THINGS CAN BE, PARTICULARLY TO VICTIMS & SURVIVORS; I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS COMMENT IS VISIBLE ENOUGH HERE THAT NO ONE WHO HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO THESE HORRORS IN REAL LIFE IS FORCED INTO EXPERIENCING/RE-LIVING/PERCEIVING SUCH EVENTS IN ANY WAY/SHAPE/FORM, WHICH IS THE POSITION I WAS FORCED INTO BY THE LACK OF PRIOR WARNING BEFORE WATCHING THIS EPISODE.
RAINN/National Sexual Assualt Hotline (Available 24/7)
1-800-656-4673 (CALL)
online.rainn.org (Online Chat)
VictimConnect Resource Center
victimconnect.org (Online Chat)
1-855-484-2846 (Call/Text)
National Helpline for Male Survivors
(aka "Sexual Abuse & Assault of Boys & Men" resources)
1in6.org
https://supportgroup.1in6.org/ (Support Group Chat; information, etc.)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (CALL)
TEXT "START" to 88788
https://www.thehotline.org/# (Online Chat)
TTY : 1-800-787-3224
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ChelseaIsBored
in the first episode it is revealed that the 17 y/o who molested a 6 year old was also molested, his abuser was molested and that person was molested too.
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Animal
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Smjharvey
S3
E5
Dog - body shown
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Are animals abused?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
There's one pretty grizzly scene in Season 3 Episode 6 'Profiles in Terror' where a dog is burned with cigarettes
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Is there a dead animal?
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Smjharvey
S6
E11
Dog body shown multiple times at the beginning of the episode during Allison's dream.
Again at 09:15, dream comes true but different dog (husky).
Again at 09:15, dream comes true but different dog (husky).
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Is an animal sad?
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silencesilence
S6
E21
The episode "Dead meat" has a heartbreaking scene with a sad animal.
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Does a cat die?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
Yes. You hear it happen, it's killed. You don't see it until after it's dead but it's very gory. It's in season 3 episode 15 'The Boy Next Door'
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Does a pet die?
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Smjharvey
S6
E11
Body shown multiple times at the beginning of the episode during Allison's dream.
Again at 09:15, dream comes true but different dog (husky).
Again at 09:15, dream comes true but different dog (husky).
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Smjharvey
S2
E5
Young girl abused by father on tape
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Is rape mentioned?
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Smjharvey
S2
E18
Mentioned but not shown
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MorgannaTheFae
It is referenced a lot, as a lot of the cases they solve involve SA, and a lot of those involve children.
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MorgannaTheFae
S1
E12
A cop pulls over a car and has the female driver step out and attempts to rape her.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
Joe is frequently seen shaving his face in the morning.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
A baby is smothered
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Is someone buried alive?
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S1
E14
POV shot and sounds of the victim coughing and gasping for breath
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Is there amputation?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
Allison has a dream at one point that both of her legs have been amputated. in 'Be Kind, Rewind' season 3 episode 3.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Episode where the executioner is blackmailed into injecting a drug to stop the inmate's vitals- they cut off her child's pinky.
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Is someone tortured?
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Smjharvey
S1
E12
Child tortured - child seen crying and gets finger chopped off
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Smjharvey
S2
E16
Man thrown off a building. Only see him go over, nothing else
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Is there eye mutilation?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
if this is a serious trigger for you, there's a few episodes to avoid.
'Knowing Her' Season 2 Episode 19. Several drug mule girls are found without their eyes. Allison dreams that Elena sticks her thumbs in Lee's eyes (Very graphic)
also, avoid the entire 'How to Make a Killing in Big Business' 3-episode series because in all three episodes, corpses are found without their eyes.
'Knowing Her' Season 2 Episode 19. Several drug mule girls are found without their eyes. Allison dreams that Elena sticks her thumbs in Lee's eyes (Very graphic)
also, avoid the entire 'How to Make a Killing in Big Business' 3-episode series because in all three episodes, corpses are found without their eyes.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Smjharvey
S2
E15
Newborn taken
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Does a kid die?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
At least one baby - in yeh first episode - I would guess that there’s more later on
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Smjharvey
S3
E7
Boy groomed by man
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Death
Does a major character die?
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ChelseaIsBored
Joe (main character Allison’s husband) dies in the finale of the show from a plane crash. the show ends with Allison dying of old age and being reunited with joe as a spirit.
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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Smjharvey
S2
E11
It is implied that a man had been unfaithful
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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MorgannaTheFae
The show is about a Medium, who not only has psychic visions but can see and speak with spirits.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
season 1 episode 6 - from an emetophobia, it is not that triggering for me at least. there's no graphic visual. very slight sound, just turn it down for a moment. you get a brief warning because Allison covers her mouth and walks out of the room. skip from 10:29 to 10:41, after that she's just hunched over a little bit but nothing else happens for the entire rest of the series.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
I mean... it's a crime show.
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Smjharvey
S6
E13
Multiple scenes as the episode is about someone who is mentally ill
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Smjharvey
S2
E14
MRI scenes
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Does someone have cancer?
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Smjharvey
S6
E3
Someone with cancer dies suddenly
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Mental Health
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Smjharvey
S6
E13
Someone with paranoid schizophrenia
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Smjharvey
S6
E13
A girl with paranoid schizophrenia kills a cat off screen (you can hear it) then body is shown
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Smjharvey
S2
E13
It is discussed that someone to took their own life but is not shown
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Pregnancy
Are there babies or unborn children?
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Smjharvey
S2
E15
Mentions of miscarriage
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Does someone miscarry?
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AbigailFlowerPollard
Allison mentions a miscarriage she had a few years earlier.
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Sex
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silencesilence
S5
E9
Spoiler alert. A man is romantically and sexually involved with a woman who is his sister's exact lookalike. Technically not incest but it can be triggering.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Smjharvey
S2
E8
Someone is hit by a car
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Does a plane crash?
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shawnlike
S7
E13
This plane crash has prevented me from flying to or from that destination ever since---more than a decade ago. I can hardly even watch any TV show now that has the actor who died in that episode.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Smjharvey
S2
E21
Discovery of man who slipped in the bath and hit his head on the tap
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Is there gun violence?
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Smjharvey
Given that this is a crime series, many episodes contain gun violence
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