The O.C.

TV Show • 2003 • Drama  

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Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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One of the main characters get sa’d
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there bestiality?
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Abandonment
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Ryan main plot how the show started
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a child abused?
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Ryan
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Two main characters are alcoholics and their struggles with addiction are shown
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Multiple characters struggle with alcoholism
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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rafalawliet
Not shown but mentioned; a character becomes an animal rights activist in the last season and protests as well as saving animals from companies' mistreatment
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Almost they got away put still get validated
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HannahMc
it is attempted in season 2 ep 21, quite graphic and violent

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Bodily Harm
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Someone gets strangled and someone gets drowned but survived
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Is there cannibalism?
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There is a fire in a house, but everyone get out alive.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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A character climbs a cliff while drunk and falls to his death
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Quite a few people get beat up
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Children
Does a kid die?
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indigostars
[SPOILERS] two teenagers die in season 3
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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jaycal
Multiple scenes and references.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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amieliane
S3 E23 - At the prom after party, Summer v* whilst talking to Seth. Just after she mentions the lying letter. A lot of audio. // S3 E24 - When Summer tries to get up to get the letter. Audio only.
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Is there audio gore?
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Screaming lots of it
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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If rehab counts
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indigostars
Just off the top of my head, there’s three car crashes (one in each of the first three seasons) that require hospital visits, as well as a season 1 overdose, a season 4 episode where two characters fall off a ladder, and a season 4 episode where several characters go to the hospital for injuries sustained when a hurricane hits
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
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ceefour
There is a character who alludes to having one when she hasn’t.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Are there abortions?
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A character mentions she had an abortion before the events of the show
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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Season one episode "the secret"
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A bisexual character dies, however their bisexuality is constantly treated as "just a phase" by the show and other characters
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Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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It is discussed that a relationship seems incestuous
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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jaycal
Sad elements throughout the series.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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indigostars
A character brings a gun to a party in season 1.
A character is shot during the season 2 finale.
A character intends to rob a store with a gun in season 3, but does not follow through
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