The Patient
TV Show • 2022 • Drama
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A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
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Is rape mentioned?
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not explicitly by that word.. however, the following scene and dialogue would definitely be triggering to those who are sensitive to mentions so I strongly recommend skipping this scene. it’s at the end of the episode.
TW: at one point a character brings out a laptop and plays a (real) interview clip of a real life serial killer. it’s not an actor for this fictional series, it’s real. in the interview he says that he killed his mother and “humiliated her corpse.” then (serious trigger warning for the next line, do not read if you’re sensitive to this topic) the fictional character says in very rough language that the serial killer postmortem r*ed his mother’s head.
TW: at one point a character brings out a laptop and plays a (real) interview clip of a real life serial killer. it’s not an actor for this fictional series, it’s real. in the interview he says that he killed his mother and “humiliated her corpse.” then (serious trigger warning for the next line, do not read if you’re sensitive to this topic) the fictional character says in very rough language that the serial killer postmortem r*ed his mother’s head.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there abusive parents?
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the abuse occurred offscreen in the past, the adult child engages with the abusive parent for less than 10 min in ep 9.
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Abuse
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twitchywitchygirl
sam was physically abused by his father throughout his childhood; it is brought up often
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Sam's father beat him when he was a kid. Adult Sam decides the best way to deal with his trauma is to kill his dad. He draws inspiration from real-life serial killer Ed Kemper, who killed his abusive mother. An interview of Kemper is shown where he discusses murdering his mom, so there's that, too.
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Is someone stalked?
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Various people are stalked by a serial killer. The killer generally follows and abducts people he feels have "wronged" him.
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Ajb
E1: patient mentions that father hit him all the time growing up.
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S1 E9 kemper serial killer talks about how he killed his mother and “f***ed her skull”
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Is someone restrained?
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Chained to bed
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Is there excessive gore?
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BeauregardFuru
I wouldn’t call it excessive but Alan does fantasise about stabbing Sam a few times and there is a fair amount of blood spray. In episode 7 I think, the fantasies escalate to include Sam getting shot in the head by the police. It happens very suddenly with not much warning and is pretty graphic.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Several characters are choked by a serial killer
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Episode 5 spoiler—— at the end of the episode a character is choked
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Disability
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Therapist’s wife died
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Is someone kidnapped?
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First episode
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Are there ghosts?
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From my perspective the main character has memory sequences and PTSD/grief related visions but not ghosts in the supernatural sense of apparitions.
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Are there jump scares?
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quick flashes to alan thinking of breaking a ceramic vase and stabbing sam in the neck with it, happened in ep 2 and 3; not a jumpscare in the traditional sense, but i was startled by it
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Several prolonged peeing scenes heard from outside the bathroom
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Does someone vomit?
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So far the entire show is safe 1-6. Episode 7 is also safe. Episode 9 is also safe, and the best episode thus far.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Does someone have cancer?
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Alan's wife has cancer and does die from it.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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plot of the show
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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A character is restrained in a room with bound hands and duct tape around his eyes.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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alan panics when he wakes up and realizes he was kidnapped
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Loud chewing in the beginning of episode 4
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Newborn with disfigured face in first episode
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Does the black guy die first?
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White character is first killed on screen. Several people of unknown race were previously killed by a serial killer
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Holocaust imagery used to convey generational/community trauma inside the mind of a Jewish man. Put here because I'm sure it is triggering but idk if there's a better category at the moment
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Relationships
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Sex
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Kind of.
In episode 5 there is an porn website.
It's the only scene in season 1.
In episode 5 there is an porn website.
It's the only scene in season 1.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Scene of an porn site in 1x5
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Ajb
There is one moment where Sam briefly looks at pornographic pics on his computer
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Very. A main character dies and there's basically no justice for anyone.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Season 1 Episode 2, 7 minutes in. Alan imagines breaking a pot and stabbing Sam with it, briefly.
Season 1 Episode 3, 5:57 Alan imagines stabbing Sam with the pot again.
Season 1 Episode 3, 5:57 Alan imagines stabbing Sam with the pot again.
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Is there gun violence?
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Alan imagines a SWAT team shooting Sam to rescue him
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