The Bear
TV Show • 2022 • Drama
ReportCarmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
This tv show contains 48 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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HeatherEhch
S2
E10
** SPOILERS ** The mother of 2 main characters shows up to opening night (they've been hoping she would), but she freaks out and leaves without telling them she was there. We're shown that this is a pattern and that she has walked away from her kids many times before, which is a huge source of pain for at least one character.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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HeatherEhch
S2
E10
** SPOILERS ** The mother of 2 main characters shows up to opening night (they've been hoping she would), but she freaks out and leaves without telling them she was there. We're shown that this is a pattern and that she has walked away from her kids many times before, which is a huge source of pain for at least one character.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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radioghost
Mrs. Berzatto (Carmy's mom) is shown to be very unstable and perhaps emotionally/mentally abusive
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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HeatherEhch
S2
There is a theme between Sugar and her mom where mom treats her kids terribly but Sugar is seen time and again seeking out a relationship with her. This is especially, painfully illustrated in episodes 6 and 10 of season 2.
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Afion
S2
E6
In Season 2, episode 6 ('fishes') there's a lot of family dysfunction/shouting/throwing things centered around Carmy's alcoholic mother. It's very tense and could be triggering (there's no violence between partners though) It's a flashback episode, and I think you could skip it and the rest of the series would still make sense
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You see the main character’s verbal abuse in flashbacks, he later verbally abuses people to a lesser degree, but still.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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spacebandit
Gaslighting refers to when a character is made to feel crazy by conflicting statements/being lied to repeatedly from someone else. This does not occur in the show. There is plenty of verbal abuse, shouting, threatening, and a laundry list of other problems. But “gaslighting” does not appear in the show.
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HeatherEhch
S2
E6
In "Fishes" we get to see how Carmy and his siblings must have grown up - their mother is very mentally ill and an alcoholic, and she is very verbally abusive to them, even as adults
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Addiction
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alaynestone
In s2e10, we see a character smoking crack onscreen.
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Is there addiction?
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PoeDameron
A recently deceased man having been an addict is prominently discussed and his brother (a main character) attends Al-Alon meetings.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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S2E06 Entire episode is a Christmas flash back where the MCs mother is drinking the entire time yelling and screaming at people bc they aren't helping her even though they are constantly asking if she needs any help.
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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GuacaMickey
No, but it is a show about food, so you’ll see raw foods including raw meats. Nothing graphic at all though.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Anonymous
There's a lot of raw meat shown
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Afion
There might be a dish with rabbit in at some point, but I can't remember
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone drugged?
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During a children’s birthday party a bottle of popular anxiety pills is dropped into the punch. Every adult at the party is acting weird and every child at the party is asleep on the floor.
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Is someone restrained?
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kkcoolcat
S2
E1
The main character is trapped against his will by a broken door handle and cannot escape. It is clear that he is being rescued and is not in danger, but it is very stressful to watch.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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naseachtdteangacha
S2
E2
At 11:47, Richie covers Fak's mouth.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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GuacaMickey
People cut their fingers from knives while cooking.
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Are any hands damaged?
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GnomeyG
S1
E3
Sydney cuts her hand on a box cutter. You don't see much blood until she's washing her hands around 22:15.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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PoeDameron
During panic attacks
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Someone is knocked unconscious during a fight in season one episode 8
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Does someone break a bone?
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Snowjunky360
S3
S03e09 Extremely brief, like half a second, while Carmen is in the walk-in with blue light, it cuts to another scene where a bone is broken as part of healing process in hospital. You barely see anything, just the arm. No bone or blood, but you do hear it crack.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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GnomeyG
S1
E3
You see Sydney's bloody finger as she's washing her hands around 22:15
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Dan007
S3
E9
opening montage. after the card trick, a quick shot of a magic trick involving eye stuff
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Is someone stabbed?
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kkcoolcat
S1
E7
A main character is accidentally stabbed in the butt by another main character. This moment is meant to be a humorous setback for the characters and not as a life-threatening or dangerous situation. The stab wound is briefly shown and is quickly established to be a minor injury and completely non-fatal.
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Is there excessive gore?
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GuacaMickey
A character is stabbed very lightly. Minimal blood shown
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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kkcoolcat
Kids do not die but there is one episode where children at a party are shown to be sleeping due to an adult spiking the punch they were given.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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GuacaMickey
The show revolves around the death of the main characters brother. He is shown in multiple episodes through flashbacks, and another in season 2 of him going through a drug induced manic episode.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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alaynestone
In season two, we learn that a character’s mom died when they were 4, and in the finale, it is implied that another character’s parent has died.
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Does a family member die?
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The show centers around the death of the main character’s brother. He and the others that loved him process the grief throughout the show.
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Fear
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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kkcoolcat
Some characters live for a brief time on a boat docked in a harbor.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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Anonymous
S2E10. Taking one for the team.
28:54-29:05 Audio, visual of her back but not of v* itself. Decent warning prior (she excuses herself for air).
37:02- 37:18 Quick cut to while fridge guy is working. This one caught me off guard. Audio and visual.
38:13-38:22 Audio no visual (except her back again), decent warning too but whole scene may make people uncomfortable. May just want to skip from 37:00-38:40 (though, unfortunately, important stuff happens in between these two.)
28:54-29:05 Audio, visual of her back but not of v* itself. Decent warning prior (she excuses herself for air).
37:02- 37:18 Quick cut to while fridge guy is working. This one caught me off guard. Audio and visual.
38:13-38:22 Audio no visual (except her back again), decent warning too but whole scene may make people uncomfortable. May just want to skip from 37:00-38:40 (though, unfortunately, important stuff happens in between these two.)
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Does someone spit?
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GuacaMickey
Season 2 episode 10 towards the end while locked in a freezer, Carmy spits on the freezer door arguing with cousin.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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Afion
There are no trans characters in seasons 1 and 2
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Afion
S2
Several scenes of Marcus at the bedside of his terminally ill mother
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Does someone have cancer?
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Afion
S2
Marcus's mother has a terminal illness, I can't remember but I think it's cancer
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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GuacaMickey
The main character struggles to deal with the loss of his brother. Twice throughout he allows a kitchen fire to burn with the intention of letting the building burn down.
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kkcoolcat
Not directly, but the characters are traumatized to the point of punishing themselves for their pasts.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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alaynestone
In season two, a character who is implied to be bipolar or borderline slaps another character. They also drive their car through the wall of the house.
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Cfennell
Main character to dissociates in various scenes
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GuacaMickey
Nothing on screen, but the main characters brother is known to have shot himself in the head. Also, there’s a lot of insulting about death and how others should kill themselves
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Anonymous
S1
The main character, Carmy, repeatedly has dreams/daydreams of altered reality, such as a caged bear, a receipt printer talking to him, or things being set on fire. However, outside of a few scenes from his perspective which mostly occur in the first few episodes of season 1, the show has a firm foot in reality.
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Is there misophonia?
32 supporters
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S2
E10
Lots of stressful noises happening all at once in this episode, along with electric guitar music
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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The main character's mother threatends to shoot herself in the head in season 2's Christmas episode
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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GuacaMickey
The main character has anxiety attacks from PTSD, and another character also has an anxiety attack from intense pressure.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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S2
E10
Carmy gets stuck in a walk-in refrigerator
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Anonymous
One of the leads derogatorily refers to gaming & cosplay as ‘spectral shit’. I did not watch beyond this (episode 1)
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GuacaMickey
Not shown, but suicide is a main theme of the show.
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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radioghost
it depends on your definition of "sudden." kitchens in general are very noisy and there's a lot of yelling in the series, but most of the time it's a gradually increasing amount of noise
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Is there screaming?
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HeatherEhch
S2
E6
S2 E6 is very intense - a lot of yelling and screeching
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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S1
E8
First two minutes contain triggering flashing imagery that made it impossible to watch for me
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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radioghost
there is one moment in s1 where the main character addresses an off-screen audience as if he were the host of a cooking show. it visually looks like he's breaking the fourth wall, but it's implied that he's in a studio sort of setting
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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JoeyFlower
S3
E8
The whole focus of the episode is Natalie giving birth
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Afion
S2
Natalie is pregnant throughout Season 2, but you don't see anything more than her bump
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Dharmashark
Yes there are. First episode
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alaynestone
In a roundabout sort of way. The phrase “Jewish lightning” is used in two episodes in season 2, but characters who use it are chastised.
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Is there hate speech?
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Sandphin
"Bitch" is used frequently and there are homophobic slurs.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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GuacaMickey
Once or twice I think, the R slur is used.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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chachanowyall
S3
Not discussed per se, but Natalie is shown praying in church in the beginning of S3:E5
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Afion
S2
E10
Very brief sex scene with no nudity shown, just close ups of their faces
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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There are strippers shown during the bachelorette party, but it's really brief and not filmed in a gazey manner
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Afion
Two characters are addicts and one has anxiety and PTSD
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Is someone terminally ill?
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alaynestone
In s2, a character’s mother is revealed to be terminally ill.
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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GuacaMickey
Not homeless, but a character sleeps at the kitchen overnight because he wants to practice his baking.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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alaynestone
In s2e6, someone crashes their car into a house.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
44 supporters
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PoeDameron
Extremely frequent raw meat in various stages of being butchered and cooked.
A few nastier cuts, an accidental stabbing (superficial wound to lower buttocks).
A few nastier cuts, an accidental stabbing (superficial wound to lower buttocks).
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Is there gun violence?
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nordidia
In episode 1, a gun is fired into the air to break up a fight between people in costumes in a line outside the restaurant. He afterwards waves the gun around while scolding the people who broke into a fight, but doesnt shoot it.
In episode 6, at approx. 10:50 there is a driveby shooting into the restaurant's window, one gunshot.
Later that episode, a character is frantically looking for his gun to break up another gang fight. He ends up finding it, puts it in his belt, but doesnt use it.
In episode 6, at approx. 10:50 there is a driveby shooting into the restaurant's window, one gunshot.
Later that episode, a character is frantically looking for his gun to break up another gang fight. He ends up finding it, puts it in his belt, but doesnt use it.
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