Does the dog die?
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TV Show • 2020 • Drama
ReportChronicles the gameplay of the narrator, Will, as he explores a special video game that was created for him.
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"The Dog" is Apollo, the player character of the game the protagonist is playing. The game is a very difficult precision platformer, and thus Apollo "dies" via collisions with enemies, spikes, etc. dozens if not hundreds of times per episode. That said, Apollo is stated to be immortal and incapable of truly dying, and every "death" is just Apollo turning into a white light, disappearing, and respawning harmlessly back at the last checkpoint. (MAJOR exception: In Act 1 episodes 8 and 9, Apollo doesn't die but neither does he respawn. Instead, he remains impaled on a bed of spikes, alive but in severe pain, until he frees himself.)
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While not shown on-screen, dialogue from flashbacks and memories heavily implies that the protagonist was bullied in school and discouraged away from his interests and passions by his unsupportive parents.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Though not shown on-screen, a character recollects about and describes a time in the protagonist's youth in which bullies stole and destroyed his Sonic the Hedgehog doll.
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Is someone held under water?
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Apollo is a character in a video game that the Will is playing, and thus is subject to being controlled by Will. In Act 2 episode 3, Will has Apollo dive down and remain underwater, almost drowning him but relenting at the last possible moment. Apollo is shown to be in clear distress over this.
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Does someone drown?
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Not yet, but there have been many close calls and cases of someone *almost* drowning and managing to surface at the last possible moment.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Not shown on-screen, but a "remember when..." letter from his sister reveals how the protagonist was accosted by bullies as a younger child.
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Is someone terminally ill?
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One particular character's terminal cancer is a major driving force and central theme of the entire series.
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Does someone have cancer?
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This is a central plot element.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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A video game character falls into a bottomless pit and "dies," though, being a video game character, they instantly respawn.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Never directly stated or explained, deliberately left ambiguous and open to interpretation, but the "Status" message in the video game often APPEARS to mirror the player's real-life mood or circumstances. Likewise, the player character, Apollo, APPEARS to be intelligent or "real" in some unspecified way.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Orthorexia is a prominent theme in this particular episode.
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Not shown onscreen, but dialogue from this episode recalls and discusses a time in the protagonist's childhood that heavily implies that a classmate of his killed himself.
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Is there shakey cam?
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This particular episode has a timed escape sequence out of a collapsing ruin, with increasingly heavy screen shaking to imply the collapsing.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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The protagonist is playing a very frustrating video game and occasionally swears when losing.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A video game character is constantly having to struggle with navigating water levels and swimming sections on a limited air supply. This is a recurring theme throughout the series.
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