Does the dog die?
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Pretending to Be People
Podcast • 2018 • Horror
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A dog dies in the climax of Season 1.
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Are animals abused?
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One of the main character's dogs is trapped inside of a hotel room during an essentially-apocalyptic scenario, but is treated well.
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Does a pet die?
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A turtle, who could conceivably be viewed as a pet, falls to its death in season 2.
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Keith Vigna experiences emotional abuse as a child.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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A child character says something that's interpreted as a double entendre by the players, but the character is not sexualized.
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Does someone vomit?
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Judge Ephraim Courtland vomits in his introduction. Vomiting spiders are discussed in a q and a
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Is there eye mutilation?
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The Numbers Plague arc has a graphic eye-mutilation scene.
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Is there excessive gore?
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It's described, often in gory detail.
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Is someone tortured?
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The Glass Syndicate uses torture quite a bit.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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A character incurs a severe blow to the groin, which is played for comedy.
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No incest appears on-screen. However, two brothers are implied to be in an incestuous relationship. Jokes about inbreeding occasionally occur.
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Suicide plays a major role in the Numbers Plague arc.
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Multiple people in the Numbers Arc attempt suicide, and complete their attempt.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does a kid die?
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Multiple children die.
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Are there jump scares?
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Marvin Glass is fond of screaming in a distorted voice when angered or surprised.
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Is there sexual content?
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Sexually-themed jokes are fairly common in the series.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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During the numbers arc, there is a scene involving self inflicted finger damage with a vegetable peeler
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Does a head get squashed?
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Multiple people are squashed to death.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Extensively, but only from an audio perspective.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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A child is abused, but it is unknown if they are autistic, and the abuse is not autism-specific.
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Are there nude scenes?
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It's an audio podcast, so "nude" is a bit of a stretch, but John Lee Pettimore does urinate onto a crowd of people.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Not "burned to death" as such, but characters are branded with messages, and the CONTROLCOPY arc features death by explosion.
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Is there audio gore?
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Extensively.
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Is there shakey cam?
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It's an audio-only podcast, so no.
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There is a brief moment where the minds of a cisgender man and a cisgender woman are swapped. The players discuss what pronouns to use for one of the characters. That's about it.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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A bit character is mentioned as being able to crush a watermelon with her thighs; however, it's in the context of having a combination gym/melon farm.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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As a game based on Call of Cthulhu, it's debatable. The players specifically state that a character with an odd voice is not mentally handicapped. Your mileage may vary, however, as it is a game where mental illness plays a major role.
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Are there bugs?
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"Xenonematodes," are creatures that appear in the first arc of the series, and resemble lampreys. Insects play a role in the "Bigfoot Underground" arc following Season 1.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Blood is consumed during the series. People eat their own feet in one episode.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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During the numbers arc, someone uses a vegetable peeler to cut/shave off the skin on their fingers
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Is there copaganda?
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EXTREMELY debatable. The player characters are cops, and ultimately blunder their way into saving the world. However, only one on-screen cop could be described as "morally upright." Most of the characters' heroics appear after their police department effectively disbands. The police are a largely-antagonistic force in the second season. Police are generally not viewed in a good light in the series.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Not for medical or drug-related purposes.
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Is there amputation?
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Feet are removed
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Both mentally-ill and non-mentally-ill characters behave violently. One otherwise-upstanding character becomes violent in moments of extreme stress, which are referred to as "failed sanity rolls."
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Is there misophonia?
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Chips are eaten during one episode, but common misophonia triggers are not particularly prevalent.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Brainwashing and gaslighting are used during the Calm Comfy Campground arc.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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During a "boss battle," one character, a gay man, fails a luck roll and dies as a result. An alternate-universe copy of him is brought back to replace him.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Pokemon cards are defaced in a flashback.
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Is the r-slur used?
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There's a word that's bleeped out during a discussion of a minor character's mental competence. It's impossible to tell what the word is, but it could potentially be the r-slur.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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A "City Asylum" is mentioned, but never appears in-game.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Sort of. Characters develop phobias and hangups as a result of trauma. While it's not explicitly stated to be PTSD, the symptoms are pretty similar.
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Does someone drown?
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A character dies underwater, but doesn't drown.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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No body dysmorphia occurred in Season 1, when this page was first created.
More recently in Season 2, however, Julius Summers develops a fear of/disconnect from his own face. This leads up to the beginnings of an interrupted self-mutilation attempt.
More recently in Season 2, however, Julius Summers develops a fear of/disconnect from his own face. This leads up to the beginnings of an interrupted self-mutilation attempt.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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"Fight Flight or Freeze" rolls will appear in cases where characters undergo extreme duress.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Randy Angst soils himself when startled.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Characters receive electric shocks, but not for therapeutic purposes.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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A dead body falls from the sky and lands on a character's car.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There is a device which explicitly crushes people to death.
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Is someone possessed?
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Debatable, but consciousnesses are swapped between bodies a la "Freaky Friday."
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Nobody falls to their deaths in season 1, but a dead body does fall onto a car from a great height.
A possessed turtle falls to its death from a tower during season 2, and an animal with human-like intelligence falls to its death in a gorge.
A possessed turtle falls to its death from a tower during season 2, and an animal with human-like intelligence falls to its death in a gorge.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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A character is hospitalized. The hospital burns down off-"screen".
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Is there a shower scene?
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A character takes a shower, although the focus is not on him.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Given that it's an actual play podcast, the fourth wall is pretty thin.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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People are kidnapped, and are held against their will.
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Cocaine use plays a major element in the roleplaying mechanics and the plot.
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Does someone spit?
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Clark Bishop spits on his captors. One of the players pretends to fart into a microphone.
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Are there ghosts?
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Whether it's a hallucination or a ghost is debatable but somebody appears after their death.
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No sexual assault occurs during the series, onscreen or off.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Certain story arcs end with all the player characters dying. However, the first season ultimately has a happy ending.
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Does a car crash?
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The aftermath of a car crash is discussed in detail during the first couple episodes. A fatal car crash also occurs later on in Season 1.
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Is there addiction?
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Keith Vigna is reliant on cocaine during the first season. Judge Ephraim Courtland is addicted to alcohol.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Not intentionally, but Keith's dog Bean is stuck in a motel room during the first few parts of the series. He is shown escaping to safety in a side arc.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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