Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
TV Show • 2023
ReportThe story of how the young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
This tv show contains 56 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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There’s no physical abandonment, but definitely emotional. Lady Danbury and the Queen both recognize that they were not present mothers in their children’s lives
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Physical abuse by a parent is described but not shown on-screen.
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dreamworkshera
a character is continuously raped in the first three episodes by their spouse. This happens from 20:57-22:20 in episode one, 30:10-30:35 in episode 2, 18:45-19:30 and 42:05-42:50 in eoisode 3. they discuss how exhausted they are by it after every encounter. in episode 5, in 1:12:00-1:12:20, the character gets reminded of the experience. there is also mention of a woman with an abusive husband in the past who abused her and her son. she does not go into details but simply mentions she and her son had bruises because of him.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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dreamworkshera
there's a clip where a painter is drawing the royal family. when the royal family leaves, he's basically gaslit and told "they're still there, keep drawing". it's played off as a joke and can easily be skipped, it's not really an important scene.
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dreamworkshera
there is mention of child abuse in one of the later episodes, but it's not shown on screen. the mother describes some of the child's injuries and states they were inflicted by a parent.
there is also mention of neglectful parents whose children feel like they "don't know them", but the kids are not abused by them.
there is also mention of neglectful parents whose children feel like they "don't know them", but the kids are not abused by them.
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Are animals abused?
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curlygirl
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E4
2 dogs are shown in cages in a room used by a so called doctor. One of the dogs whines, both look scared. One is later freed but it's not shown what happens to the other one.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Some dead pigeons are shown being carried at the beginning of episode 3
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Are there bugs?
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Leeches are seen in jars and being placed on one character
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there pedophilia?
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A woman shares that she was betrothed to her husband when she was 3 years old and was raised to be his wife. He is significantly older than her but both characters are adults in the show.
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Is someone held under water?
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dreamworkshera
a character is repeatedly held forcibly under water in episodes 4-5. this happens in episode for in 23:22 for around 15-20 seconds and then 47:20 for a minute.
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Is rape mentioned?
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A character is repeatedly raped by her husband, followed by scenes of her discussing it with her servant.
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Is someone restrained?
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curlygirl
S1
E4
The torture scenes start in episode 4 and are then shown again in episode 5. A so called doctor is supposedly helping the king deal with his 'madness'. There is use of leeches, torture using ice water baths and other forms of torture. Not all are shown in detail but when not shown you still hear the character screaming out in agony and crying for help.
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dreamworkshera
a character is continuously raped in the first three episodes by their spouse. This happens from 20:57-22:20 in episode one, 30:10-30:35 in episode 2, 18:45-19:30 and 42:05-42:50 in eoisode 3. they discuss how exhausted they are by it after every encounter. in episode 5, in 1:12:00-1:12:20, the character gets reminded of the experience.
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Jules003
In the first 10 or so minutes there is a sex scene between a young women (maybe 25 years old) and her elderly husband where the young women is laying flat on the bed like a dead fish and clearly “waiting for it to be over” while the elderly husband is on top of her having a very … animated… climax. It seemed like the show was trying to make it out as “funny” but I found it extremely uncomfortable and unnerving to watch. It was clearly unconsentual.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Xoxo6798j
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E4
Multiple scenes of the king being shaved with a single blade in ep 4
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Xoxo6798
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E4
Anxiety attacks shown from ep 4, with shaky breathing
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Is there decapitation?
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gonzogm
It is mentioned offhand as something that the country has done to queens before, but that is all.
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Is someone choked?
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lunhelp2
S1
Sexual choking in 1 scene. Not sure if it was consensual due to us never seeing the person being choked asking to be choked. It was in a sex montage.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Rosienut
S1
E5
Nobody burns alive, however one of the treatment King George undergoes is called ‘blistering’ where he is tied to a chair, and given controlled burns with a hot poker. It is a quick scene and not graphic, however still upsetting to watch for some
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Is there body horror?
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Leeches are placed on a character’s body
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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dreamworkshera
no, but it is mentioned jokingly that a character's penis is deformed
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Does someone have a seizure?
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dreamworkshera
lady danbury's husband falls from his bed to the floor, dying in episode 3. however, it's implied that it isn't the fall but an illness, possibly a heart attack, aneurysm, etc that killed him.
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Is someone tortured?
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One could argue that the treatments King George undergoes are torturous
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Does someone fall to their death?
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dreamworkshera
lady danbury's husband falls from his bed to the floor, dying in episode 3. however, it's implied that it isn't the fall but an illness, possibly a heart attack, aneurysm, etc that killed him.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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There are mentions of miscarriages
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Anonymous
A character mentions that she has been promised to an older man since she was a young child. The relationship did not start at that time but she began to be groomed to be his wife.
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Death
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Does someone die?
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Lord Danbury is the only character who dies on-screen.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Anonymous
In one of the early episodes a man loses his wife and daughter during childbirth.
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Does a parent die?
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dreamworkshera
lady danbury's husband dies, and it is mentioned that his children are fast asleep and don't care because he wasn't present in their lives.
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Does someone cheat?
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dreamworkshera
lord ledger, violet's father, is stuck in a loveless marriage and ends up having a one time affair.
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Is there a shower scene?
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dreamworkshera
lady danbury takes a bath after every sexual encounter with her husband. there's a scene where the king and queen have sex in the bath tub.
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MynameisMo
abusive doctor in e4 shaves the king. is quite scary since you dont trust him. multiple shaving scenes like this
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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ChloeMLHM
There is absolutely no v* in any of the episodes! Safe, enjoy ;)
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Jetskee
But torture scenes with awful affects as a ‘cure’ for a character’s mental illness are common in S01E04-5
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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LiteratureNerd
No institution, but there is a specific room of the palace where his mental health issues are very poorly dealt with
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There are multiple scenes taking place in the doctor’s office/torture room.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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A main character’s mental illness is a main plot point of the show. He seems to be experiencing anxiety and some form of psychosis.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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There are multiple times where King George becomes angry and borderline violent. He often worries of hurting people
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A character seems to experience some sort of psychosis.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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gonzogm
Not for anyone but King George, who gets confused sometimes about reality (that's sort of the way that he describes it).
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Is there misophonia?
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ChrisSunHwa
S1
E4
There is some when the king is having his "fits."
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Xoxo6798
S1
E3
The king is depicted as suffering from episodes / fits of anxiety, emotional distress and psychosis. Begins at the end of ep 3 onwards
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Jetskee
Two characters do lie under a bed to comfort one of them but it’s not depicted as claustrophobic at all
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Xoxo6798
S1
E4
No, but part of the king's mental health treatment involves dietary restriction and only eating gruel, so this could be a potential trigger to watch out for.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
39 supporters
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dreamworkshera
lady danbury remembers her late husband raping her when she's having sex in episode 5. however, it's not shown, and she simply switches positions and continues. no further flashbacks are shown.
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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a character is forced underwater in an ice bath an his face is shown screaming under the water
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Is there screaming?
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King George yells at Charlotte during an outburst. He is overheard screaming while receiving “treatment” by the doctor. Charlotte screams while giving birth.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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gonzogm
S1
E4
There is a photosensitivity warning on this episode. I am quite light sensitive so I watched with sunglasses on. Then I got caught up in the story and never noticed a problem with light (even though flashing or bright lights cause me to take notice). I have no idea which scene the warning is about.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
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ChrisSunHwa
S1
E4
The king watches from a window while the queen plays chess by/with herself, but it's not portrayed in a creepy way.
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
24 supporters
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dreamworkshera
the queen's daughter mentions that she and her sisters have given birth to children that were not ready to be out, meaning stillborn children and miscarriages.
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Does someone miscarry?
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We do not see it but it is mentioned by the Queen's daughter
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Anonymous
A central theme of the series is trying to conceive (not infertility) there is mention of babies or the need to have babies most episodes. It can be a little confronting if you are triggered by TTC storylines or the pressure of TTC.
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Is there childbirth?
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Anonymous
S1
E6
A character is shown in labour and is in obvious pain. The baby is mentioned to be in breech. Can be triggring if birth scenes upset you.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Anonymous
There is a scene where you see the pregnant person in her casket (no pregnancy bump) and it is mentioned that she and her baby died in childbirth.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Xoxo6798
S1
E4
Ableism towards mental illness, as well as references to "disfigured" people
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Does an LGBT person die?
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dreamworkshera
it's implied that a gay character has died, but it's not shown on screen. since the show is set both in the past and present, this is only implied by the character's lack of presence in the present.
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Is there aphobia?
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Xoxo6798
S1
E1
Not directly, but the queen does consistently pressure her children to produce heirs, puts her daughters down for not marrying and having babies, and at one point makes a joke at their expense along the lines of wishing they would be more like their "whore" brothers and show some desire to fornicate
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Does the black guy die first?
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dreamworkshera
lady danbury's husband dies, but he is the second character to die and it is clearly due to natural causes due to age.
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Is there hate speech?
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ChrisSunHwa
There is some hate speech, but nowhere is the integration represented as "white people" being "nice." The credit (in this series) largely goes to Queen Charlotte and Lady Danbury for forcing change.
I just love when people who think they're "woke" try to champion *cough*patronize*cough* others by vastly misinterpreting something so they can call the writers racist and sound all righteous themselves.
I just love when people who think they're "woke" try to champion *cough*patronize*cough* others by vastly misinterpreting something so they can call the writers racist and sound all righteous themselves.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
35 supporters
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MynameisMo
lady danbury has an older husband. introduced in sex scene E1. there are many sex scenes with them throughout the show. pretty much whenever it shows a shot of their house it is about to cut to a sex scene of them. I should also mention this is less 'sex' than it is assault - she clearly hates it, talks about enduring it and has a point on the ceiling she stares at, and later has flashbacks to it.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Christianity is present but not “discussed” (ex: wedding takes place in a Catholic church). The heavens are mentioned a couple times.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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clowngutz
a lot of sex happens throughout the series. A LOT. also there are a few scenes of characters bathing ( this is reoccurring after a specific situation most times )
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Queen Charlotte loses her virginity after getting married.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
41 supporters
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clowngutz
the queen is many times described as some sort of baby maker instead of a human being with feelings
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
81 supporters
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Is there sexual content?
54 supporters
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clowngutz
A LOT of sex throughout the show as this is a major plot point for 2 (technically 4) characters
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Is there BDSM?
19 supporters
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lunhelp2
S1
Sexual choking in 1 scene. Not sure if it was consensual due to us never seeing the person being choked asking to be choked. It was in a sex montage.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
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0
A male character is not ridiculed for crying, but he is ridiculed for being mentally ill.
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Sickness
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3
Does someone have a stroke?
9 supporters
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MynameisMo
maybe? lady danbury's husband dies in E3 during sex and it could be a stroke of some sort
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
8 supporters
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12
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Xoxo6798
S1
E4
Mental illness depicted from end of ep 3 onwards
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
23 supporters
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Xoxo6798
S1
E3
From ep 3 onwards mental illness is depicted, not named due to the historical context but it is reminiscent of early onset dementia
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
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Jetskee
But there is a fear by one character that their home will be taken away
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
54 supporters
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dreamworkshera
it has a bittersweet ending. it's made most people i've seen happy and sad at the same time.
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
16 supporters
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The King’s doctor tries dunking him forcefully in an ice bath as a form of medicinal treatment for his illness, but doesn’t drown
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Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
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16
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MynameisMo
E4 shows king being "treated" with leeches. is a torturous and abusive process.
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