American Horror Story: Asylum
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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Melinski
It plays a huge role regarding a serial killer's motivation to kill women which remind him of his mother
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Abuse
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24
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Yes
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18 mins into episode 4 there is a thought of Kit beating up Alma. Its onlt a few seconds and it never actually happened but it is very graphic and difficult to watch. Women are also slapped and degraded a lot during this show, especially by Dr Arden
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Is someone gaslighted?
27 supporters
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27
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synth1919
There is a lot of forms of gaslighting throughout this show. I believe it's a premise actually. Most of the characters go through things that others don't believe or try to make them forget (e.g. deem them mentally unstable etc.)
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Yes
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CielMarie
A nun says pepper killed her sisters baby and cut its ears off. Spoiler******But since pepper is from season 4 and season 2 happens later in time, we know pepper didn’t actually hurt anyone she was framed and sent there.
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Addiction
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Certain drugs are administered to patients to “keep them calm”, that can be triggering to some
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Is there addiction?
10 supporters
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26
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puppybrained
Alcoholism, all of the characters smoke
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
7 supporters
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32
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Sister Jude struggles with recovering and relapses of alcoholism
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Animal
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5
Yes
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Yes
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wren_scribbles
a cow
3 comments | Add comment
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Yes
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3
Does a cat die?
101 supporters
Yes
1
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31
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Colleen Werner
No, but a character mentions skinning a cat as a child.
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5
Yes
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Yes
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Assault
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EnterShibari
Episode 3 at 14:30
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Is someone restrained?
13 supporters
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9
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Gaybie
Frequently. Several times during the season people are strapped or chained to a bed.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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Gaybie
Yes in epsiode 7 while Threadson and Lana are in his basement. It's very graphic.
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When Shelly walks into Dr Ardens office at the end of episode 3. 10-11 minutes into episode 7, Thredson rapes Lana onscreen. 13 ish minutes into episode 10, the satanic nurse rapes the monsignor on screen. In episode 11 when Lana points a gun at Thredson, it shows us a flashback to thredson raping a dead body.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
19 supporters
Yes
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At least 3 times shows suicide by wrists being cut (one being imagined by sister Jude) but also throat slashing
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
16 supporters
Yes
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0
Yes, when characters are strangled or have their throat slashed
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Is there decapitation?
15 supporters
Yes
1
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Melinski
Not on screen, but mentioned
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Is there cannibalism?
24 supporters
Yes
2
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1
Mutated inmates are fed dead inmates
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3
Is someone burned alive?
24 supporters
Yes
21
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synth1919
A man burns himself alive and a dead body in a crematorium.
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19
Is there body horror?
28 supporters
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3
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Melinski
A doctor performs "experiments" on people and the results have bumps all over and look rather zombie-like. He also does a random leg amputation…
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Is there amputation?
14 supporters
Yes
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Forced amputation of both legs below the knee and a man gets his arm ripped off (which I guess counts?)
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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Yes
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Is there a hanging?
24 supporters
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24
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2
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Anonymous
Yes, there definitely is in a scene with the nun.
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5
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Are any teeth damaged?
25 supporters
Yes
19
No
15
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BethRees
Dead Women’s teeth are removed to add to a mask of skin this scene is not shown but mentioned
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Yes
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Does someone have a seizure?
4 supporters
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27
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lulucakelove
ECT is used often and this results in seizures
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
47 supporters
Yes
12
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AnonymousTriggerWarnings
Mentioned multiple times but not shown
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Yes
25
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0
Is someone tortured?
57 supporters
Yes
39
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synth1919
There are a lot of torture scenes. Electrotherapy, surgical scalping, kidnapping, sexual and physical assault etc.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
4 supporters
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j3m_jem
Someone falls down a flight of stairs
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Does someone fall to their death?
8 supporters
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28
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synth1919
Down a flight of stairs.
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Is there eye mutilation?
59 supporters
Yes
30
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sunsetredwolf
in one of the first few episodes of the season, kit has his eyes pried open by a metal device.
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Yes
10
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
12 supporters
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5
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puppybrained
An infant is forcefully taken by foster services. Very intense scene, lots of screaming and crying.
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Does a kid die?
28 supporters
Yes
24
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10
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BethRees
A child murders younger friend
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Creepy Crawly
Yes
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
7 supporters
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1
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Melinski
Depends on the definition, but during an escape attempt someone stays behind to distract a guard. They do not die immediately, but eventually due to the consequences.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
21 supporters
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For all degrading and offensive language used towards the patients (quite accurate for the time in many asylums), I don’t recall the R-word specifically being used
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
6 supporters
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29
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Roughly 25 mins into episode one a child gets graphically/realistically kidnapped and then we see him being held hostage with a teenage girl.
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Does someone cheat?
12 supporters
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probablyadalek
its mentioned once
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Yes
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
30 supporters
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synth1919
There are plenty throughout, some expected some not.
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Is someone possessed?
8 supporters
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34
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synth1919
A boy is majorly possessed by the devil and they perform an exorcism. Then a low-key possession takes place with a nun that spans a couple episodes.
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Yes
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
58 supporters
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saigeisswag
SERIES 2 !! (made with the help of emetophobia warnings tumblr).
ep1 — SAFE-ISH!
30 minutes and 46 seconds in, kit eats some food, and spits it back out. Slight g*g sound, however he DOES NOT actually v*. Shouldn’t be too triggering.
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ep2 — SAFE!
(However 32 minutes and 56 seconds in, a boy is getting an exorcism begins to foam at the mouth. It’s also shown again at 34 minutes. There’s no triggering audio, and I personally did not find it triggering at all.)
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ep3 — SAFE!
(lana’s girlfriend says she’s going to be sick 1.40 minutes in, but isn’t)
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ep4 — UNSAFE!
24 minutes and 54 seconds in, Lana is given therapy to “cure” her. She is shown indecent images of naked women, and is made to v* at the sight of them. Very graphic visual and audio. I found it best to mute and look away. It’s safe to unmute and watch at 26 minutes and 6 seconds, but at 28 minutes and 29 seconds she v* again. The scene ends at 28 minutes and 40 seconds, and is completely safe from that point on.
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ep5 — SAFE!
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ep6 — SAFE!
(15 minutes in they are in a tuberculosis ward, there is coughing but no one v* so don’t get worked up about that. It’s not very triggering I just thought I’d let you know because I was a bit nervous.)
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ep7 — SAFE!
(mention of v* though. when a man comes into judy’s apartment around 24 minutes in, he mentions she smells of v*- however, you don’t see anything).
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ep8 — UNSAFE!
18 minutes in, Lana v* into a bowl. Slight visual/ does have audio. She stops v* at 18 minutes and 15 seconds, however she does keep the bowl in her hands. You can’t actually see the contents of the bowl though. If you want to skip the whole scene, it ends at 19 minutes, and all you miss is kit being in the bed behind the curtain.
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ep9, 8, 11 & 12 — SAFE!
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ep13 — SAFE-ISH!
18 minutes and 15 seconds in, sister Jude is shown getting a “detox” through a time lapse. In the time lapse she is shown holding her stomach, coughing and g*gging. I didn’t find it too triggering as I don’t think she actually v*, the time lapse ends at 18 minutes and 34 seconds. The rest of the episode is safe.
ep1 — SAFE-ISH!
30 minutes and 46 seconds in, kit eats some food, and spits it back out. Slight g*g sound, however he DOES NOT actually v*. Shouldn’t be too triggering.
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ep2 — SAFE!
(However 32 minutes and 56 seconds in, a boy is getting an exorcism begins to foam at the mouth. It’s also shown again at 34 minutes. There’s no triggering audio, and I personally did not find it triggering at all.)
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ep3 — SAFE!
(lana’s girlfriend says she’s going to be sick 1.40 minutes in, but isn’t)
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ep4 — UNSAFE!
24 minutes and 54 seconds in, Lana is given therapy to “cure” her. She is shown indecent images of naked women, and is made to v* at the sight of them. Very graphic visual and audio. I found it best to mute and look away. It’s safe to unmute and watch at 26 minutes and 6 seconds, but at 28 minutes and 29 seconds she v* again. The scene ends at 28 minutes and 40 seconds, and is completely safe from that point on.
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ep5 — SAFE!
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ep6 — SAFE!
(15 minutes in they are in a tuberculosis ward, there is coughing but no one v* so don’t get worked up about that. It’s not very triggering I just thought I’d let you know because I was a bit nervous.)
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ep7 — SAFE!
(mention of v* though. when a man comes into judy’s apartment around 24 minutes in, he mentions she smells of v*- however, you don’t see anything).
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ep8 — UNSAFE!
18 minutes in, Lana v* into a bowl. Slight visual/ does have audio. She stops v* at 18 minutes and 15 seconds, however she does keep the bowl in her hands. You can’t actually see the contents of the bowl though. If you want to skip the whole scene, it ends at 19 minutes, and all you miss is kit being in the bed behind the curtain.
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ep9, 8, 11 & 12 — SAFE!
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ep13 — SAFE-ISH!
18 minutes and 15 seconds in, sister Jude is shown getting a “detox” through a time lapse. In the time lapse she is shown holding her stomach, coughing and g*gging. I didn’t find it too triggering as I don’t think she actually v*, the time lapse ends at 18 minutes and 34 seconds. The rest of the episode is safe.
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Yes
27
No
0
Yes
22
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
6
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
Yes
3
No
6
1
Gaybie
No, the cops are portrayed as very useless in this show with the characters having to be the ones to seek justice. There's also no unlawful acts by the police that are glorified.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
0
LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
3
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
15 supporters
Yes
36
No
0
3
synth1919
Scenes with an electric table is used for aversion therapy.
3 comments | Add comment
Are needles/syringes used?
21 supporters
Yes
38
No
0
1
sunsetredwolf
be aware of several scenes in which mental patients are sedated.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there a mental institution scene?
16 supporters
Yes
44
No
0
13
carolineop
It's the whole season
4 comments | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
7 supporters
Yes
33
No
0
0
It’s a big part of the asylum
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Does someone have cancer?
12 supporters
Yes
15
No
13
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can_of_pringles
Kit gets cancer later in the season
3 comments | Add comment
Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
28 supporters
Yes
7
No
2
0
Gaybie
Alma suffers PTSD after she was abducted by aliens.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
0
CrispyPumpkin
S2
The entire premise of Asylum is shaped on it. There are also plenty mental health stereotypes due to the time period it is set in.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
31
No
0
0
A lot of self harm, not only c*ts, but also banging head against wall etc
1 comment | Add comment
Is a mentally ill person violent?
19 supporters
Yes
15
No
0
0
This happens a lot
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
50 supporters
Add comment
Yes
5
No
0
Yes
4
No
0
Is there misophonia?
25 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
0
blackdovedraws
It’s not intense, but there’s a lot of scenes of intense breathing, and an abundance of sobbing and occasionally the monstrous creatures make gurgling and labored breathing noises.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
20
No
2
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
17 supporters
Add comment
Yes
7
No
0
Yes
24
No
0
Yes
19
No
3
Yes
0
No
24
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
30
No
0
1
synth1919
A man burns himself alive
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Noxious
Yes
9
No
0
Is there shakey cam?
23 supporters
Yes
14
No
7
0
probablyadalek
a few small scenes, its not used often
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
0
Are there flashing lights or images?
25 supporters
Yes
27
No
0
1
hyunjin
when the aliens show up
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Paranoia
Yes
0
No
7
Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
21
No
0
Are there abortions?
12 supporters
Yes
29
No
0
2
BethRees
Women attempts giving herself an abortion with a coat hanger
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
7
No
1
Does someone miscarry?
13 supporters
Yes
2
No
21
4
Meret Katharina
BUT there are several attempts at (self) abortion
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Yes
2
No
16
Prejudice
Yes
0
No
22
Yes
0
No
24
Yes
2
No
23
Are there homophobic slurs?
30 supporters
Yes
26
No
0
0
sailorvenus69
Many lesbophobic slurs are thrown towards Lana Winters.
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Yes
23
No
1
0
synth1919
There is a whole part of the show with an Ann Frank character who claims the Dr in the Asylum is a N**i who did and continues to do Nazi-related experiments on subjects. A character (presumably semite) who tries to take down the N**i gets murdered.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Is there hate speech?
20 supporters
Yes
28
No
1
2
Colleen Werner
Racism: a character is bullied/beat up for being in a mixed-race relationship, and it's implied that their marriage isn't legally recognized.
Homophobia: a character is committed into the hospital due to being in a lesbian relationship, and at least one episode depicts conversion therapy.
Homophobia: a character is committed into the hospital due to being in a lesbian relationship, and at least one episode depicts conversion therapy.
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Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
34
No
1
2
icallitjustice
Not only this but some scenes heavily focus on conversion therapy.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
27 supporters
Yes
26
No
0
3
synth1919
Lots since there are patients in the Asylum with mental and physical issues. Most of the language or behaviour is by the nuns.
2 comments | Add comment
Are there n-words?
18 supporters
Yes
15
No
1
0
wren_scribbles
in first episode
1 comment | Add comment
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
24 supporters
Yes
5
No
0
1
Gaybie
An elderly man and a 20 -30 year old women have a sexual relationship.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
35 supporters
Yes
31
No
0
0
Both consensual and non-consensual (aka r*pe)
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone sexually objectified?
26 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
0
Especially Shelly as she has hypersexual disorder (previously called nymphomania), but both Sister Jude and Sister Mary Eunice is objectified
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Are there nude scenes?
23 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
0
Yes, but most of the time where it’s FULL nudity it’s not sexual. Two female characters are nude, one shown full body from the back, in hydrotherapy scene. Nudity is shown during alien abduction and male nudity is shown when doctor “examines” (looks more like torture) a character, both examples blurr front nudity
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Yes
15
No
9
4
apeop
a man has a delusion that a woman is his mother and sexually assaults her
2 comments | Add comment
Sexism
Yes
0
No
7
Sickness
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
5
No
0
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
15 supporters
Yes
1
No
2
0
Melinski
There is no literal diagnose, but one woman's symptoms suggest it.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone terminally ill?
10 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
0
Melinski
In the last episode someone gets pancreatic cancer and needs chemotherapy
1 comment | Add comment
Social
Yes
0
No
7
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
2 supporters
Yes
24
No
3
0
I think it qualifies. A deranged man dressed up as Santa when committing crimes and is dressed as Santa in the asylum when committing acts of violence
2 comments | Add comment
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
4
No
20
0
For some characters yes
2 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Does a car crash?
9 supporters
Yes
30
No
0
1
synth1919
A women relives hitting a child and that scene is showed a couple times until it's 'resolved'.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
8
No
1
Yes
0
No
23
Is someone hit by a car?
11 supporters
Yes
27
No
1
4
lulucakelove
A little girl was, but *SPOILERS* she is revealed later to have survived
2 comments | Add comment
Violence
Yes
0
No
20
Is there blood/gore?
31 supporters
Yes
28
No
0
0
synth1919
Part of the show's premise is around a major serial killer that was involved in very gorey killings.
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone drown?
10 supporters
Yes
0
No
23
1
charlotteanne_l
No, however someone’s head is held under water until they are unconscious.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
12 supporters
Yes
23
No
0
0
blackdovedraws
A mental patient shoots a doctor in the leg in self defense
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