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Rapidly flashing lights or images that can trigger seizures or discomfort in some viewers.
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TV Show • 2016 Report
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Anonymous
literally almost every episode
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
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dethl
Not exactly strobe but flashing lights
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Heavy use of strobe effect! S1E1: Fluorescent lights start flashing during a fight scene (51:00-53:00). S1E2: Harsh flashing fluorescent lights and police sirens (10:30-14:30). Machine guns create strobe effect in the dark (49:30-51:30). S1E4: White strobe (23:40-24:05). Short but bright flashing blue light (50:54-50:57). S1E5: Harsh strobe lights (18:45-19:25). S1E6: Short but bright flashing blue light (54:50-55:00). S1E7: Red/blue strobe lights (29:08-32:36, 39:50-40:40). S1E8: Fast but fairly dim strobe (23:06-24:00). S1E9: Fluorescent lights flash with varying speed and intensity (30:55-33:58, 37:16-37:26, 37:58-38:06, 40:20-43:25). S1E10: White strobe with increasing intensity (3:18-3:38). Two major fight scenes (26:35-27:52, 35:50-37:57). Harsh blue strobe (44:00-45:25). S2E8: One quick flash followed by white strobe (37:20-38:00). Harsh white strobe that intensifies quickly (42:40-end of episode).
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
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jackkastiel
Episode 4 after the black masked man says "Do it." The following fight scenes are entirely strobe
Movie • 2017 Report
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Thyrsos Syrinx
When the kid goes in the library basement, there's strobe effects of the lights.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
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Kaizokuokubey
Alot throughout
TV Show • 2019 Report
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JohnnyBoring
Yeah, pretty much every episode.
Book Report
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Anonymous
There are a lot of gifs with bright, flashing colors, and many of the animations have them as well. There is a way around it, though- the Accessible Homestuck Project (accessiblehomestuckproject.tumblr.com) has image descriptions for most of the comic right now (and hopefully will be all of it, eventually), so you can know exactly what's going on without being exposed to strobes.
TV Show • 2005 Report
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hyperandrogenism
When Dean has flashbacks they are shown as flashes of light.
Movie • 2022 Report
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swchristina952012
Title card
Movie • 2022 Report
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HannahBot
Mild flashing lights. I do not think photosensitive watchers need to be concerned but still exercise caution.
Movie • 2023 Report
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sorryboutit
Near the end of the movie when the old lady takes Barbie's hands and tells her to close her eyes there's a montage of people in various stages of light that has a shifting light effect that could be troublesome for photosensitive viewers. When the characters start talking again you'll know it's over
TV Show • 2021 Report
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cherry
fairly often, especially in scenes about hextech
TV Show • 2022 Report
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sorryboutit
It's flashy during Harry's party especially when the two girls are dancing together in episode 3. There's also flashing lights in the arcade in episode 5
Movie • 2018 Report
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Anonymous
Apart from the main film, the very beginning's logo flashes are similar to a strobe effect. It's the only bit of the film that triggered my migraines, which strobe lights usually do.
Movie • 2022 Report
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hjchjchjc
At an hour and a half in, there's a scene (starting when Evelyn holds a baseball bat) that's nearly a minute of flashing shots of Michelle Yeoh, who also screams for the last few seconds of that sequence. It's startling and could prove overwhelming, especially in IMAX.
Video Game • 2009 Report
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csbyron1
Lightning creates a flashing effect.
Video Game • 2015 Report
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Jadespade
The last fight of a Neutral run and Pacifist run can have strobe effects.
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Trupokemon
Scenes revealing deaths and execution scenes often have flashing images and lots of things happening at once.
Video Game Report
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rosewitchx
During the Inbetween sections of TFTSMP's episode "The Pit" there are visual glitches, flashing images, etc.
Movie • 2018 Report
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Anonymous
Times are HH:MM(:SS), and approximate, but close. If prone to seizures, view in well lit conditions.

~00:30 - CRT video monitors in a darkened room not in sync with camera filming. Some strobing effects.

00:50 - Lights flickering higher than 3 hz with strong contrast changes.

00:52 - Fireworks.

00:54 - Extended flashlight strobing effects.

01:04 - Flickering lights/reflections with strong contrast.

starting at 01:09:30 - Significant strobing/flashing with strong contrast changes. (Will update with end time mark post-seizure.)
TV Show • 2014 Report
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series_of_unfortunate_events
The title sequence for seasons 1 and 3 contains several seconds of harsh camera flashes. S3E10: BoJack throws a party that has strobelights (4:00-7:30). S4E10: Light strobe effect (intermittently 0:00-1:40). S5E12: Several seconds of dim but rapid strobe right after the title sequence. S6E13: Dim but fast strobe effect for several seconds (24:30).
TV Show • 2011 Report
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MyrrahWaters
Season One - Episode 1 or 2, there's an entire scene that's based around strobe lighting
Video Game • 2017 Report
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Anonymous
no flashing strobe, but there are quick and bright movements along the story.
TV Show • 2013 Report
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ducktoothcollection
I don't have epilepsy so I might miss subtler triggers, but I started keeping a log when I noticed blatant strobing in s2e4, will update as I continue watching.

Season 2 episode 4: Strong strobing lights starting around 14:00 (after a character is given an injection) and ending at around 15:50 (should be safe to look when you hear a character say "photosensitive epilepsy").

Season 2 episode 7: flashing lights starting a bit after 4:10 (dialogue: "I could hear his voice, but I couldn't see his face") and continues for a few seconds (should be safe to look when you hear "Why didn't he kill you"). And again a bit after 6:25 (no dialogue, Hannibal looks directly into the camera) for a few seconds (until you hear “It’s not him”). And again at about 22:20 (“And his voice, low and even, would pull me to him”) until about 22:43 (“You and I...are part of his design”). Again after 27:30 (“Would you like to try?”) until about 28:40 (“We found a fingerprint on a flower petal"). Again around 39:10 (“Until my lawyer arrives”) until about 39:35 (furious stammering/sobbing). And lastly, some mild flickering from a fireplace at the very end, around 42:20 (“...my therapy) until the credits roll (all sound cuts out, then is replaced by irregular percussion-dominated music).
TV Show • 2023 Report
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cetacn
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episode one: from 26:00 until 30:00 there is almost non stop flashing lights, in particular from cars. at 1:16:30, there are flashes of thunder and lightning.
TV Show • 2013 Report
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Isurehopeitdoesnt
In a couple episodes, but most of the time it's very soft colours and lighting.
Movie • 2022 Report
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TheDreammweaver
There is flashing lights in so many scenes. If you have sensitivity to that I’d recommend maybe skipping this film.
Video Game • 2020 Report
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EchoGarden1
There are many flashing lights and images throughout the game. If you’re prone to seizures, I suggest not playing.
TV Show • 2020 Report
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Nou
S02E05 - very intense, direct, sudden strobe after hard cut, around 6min mark, right after Homelander shuts trailer door, for about two minutes. There is no epilepsy warning before the show or any ease-in before scene, if not for a friend who saw it earlier and warned me it would give me seizure as there is no time for reaction and closing one/both eyes is not enough to block it - it is INTENSE.