Does the dog die?
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A Friend of the Family
TV Show • 2022 • Crime
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The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend." The Brobergs — devoted to their faith, family, and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against them. This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered — and how they survived.
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Lmichel
Dogs do get sick in ep 9 but are fine
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Abuse
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The show is about the manipulation of a child by a pedophile, and the manipulation tactics the pedophile uses are very realistic and difficult to watch.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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melonlamb
B (and even Gail) both gaslight the Brobergs and other people numerous times throughout the series.
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Addiction
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melonlamb
Jan is repeatedly given pills (supposedly for allergies) that make her extremely drowsy and pass out.
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Animal
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Assault
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The show revolves around a pedophile manipulating and sexually assaulting a child, though they don't actually show her assault apart from a few second long flashback where you only see the ceiling. There is also a scene where an adult is pressured into performing a sexual act on someone else and it's heavily implied that he isn't giving consent.
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Is someone restrained?
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A child is handcuffed to a bedframe
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone tortured?
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melonlamb
B psychologically tortures multiple people throughout the series, specifically the Brobergs.
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Does someone break a bone?
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melonlamb
S1
E5
Karen tells Mary Ann that Susan fell off her bike and thinks she broke her arm. Susan's arm is visibly injured, but no bone is visible and we do not see the accident happen.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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melonlamb
The series heavily focuses on the sexualization of multiple minors by a serial pedophile.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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melonlamb
Jan goes along with everything B tells her because she believes that Susan will have to take her place (resulting in her death), and Karen will go blind if she fails.
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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melonlamb
The series heavily focuses on both of Jan Broberg's kidnappings.
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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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sarahlynne
A main character acts as though he has been possessed by aliens several times
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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coralinehall
S1
E8
Around 11 minutes in, it’s very sudden and short but Mary Ann retches into the toilet. No visual, just audio.
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Large-scale Violence
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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A main character is sent to a mental institution for part of an episode
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Mental Health
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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You could argue that Bob Berchtold is mentally ill and acts violent towards Jan
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The latter half of the story spends a lot of time covering the main character's trauma and ptsd caused by the events of the show
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melonlamb
S1
E9
It is revealed in the written epilogue that the real Robert Berchtold committed suicide years after the events of the series. Nothing is shown.
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It's revealed at the end of the final episode that Robert berchtold committed suicide in real life. One of the characters during the last few episodes almost commits suicide, but survives.
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Prejudice
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Is there hate speech?
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melonlamb
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E4
B blackmails Bob by threatening to publicly out him as a "sinful man with unnatural desires" after he'd pressured Bob into giving him a hand job.
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Relationships
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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sarahlynne
there is no nudity but sex between adults is depicted, consensual and non-consensual
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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melonlamb
S1
E8
An upset Jan accidentally crashes into the back of a car while driving.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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melonlamb
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E2
A car window is shown broken open with blood on the glass. B also has a head injury with deep bruising and a small amount of blood trickling down from his hairline.
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