The Penguin
TV Show • 2024 • Superhero
ReportWitness the The Penguin's rise to power in Gotham's criminal underworld in the aftermath of the Riddler killings.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
30 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
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E8
(FINALE SPOILERS) A mother tells her grown son that she hates him and has always hated him.
Later, a teenager is betrayed by a parental figure. (MAJOR SERIES SPOILERS) He is murdered by his father figure. (/spoilers)
Later, a teenager is betrayed by a parental figure. (MAJOR SERIES SPOILERS) He is murdered by his father figure. (/spoilers)
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
47 supporters
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jdpamv
Oz’s mother berates him for perceived femininity and weakness.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
38 supporters
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Anonymous
Oz and his mother
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Is someone stalked?
21 supporters
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Anonymous
It’s revealed oz has been tailed in episode 3
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
74 supporters
Add comment
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
79 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
Correction: Two female patients are forced to fight one another in a corrupt mental institution while guards and other patients look on.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
29 supporters
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Is someone gaslighted?
38 supporters
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Anonymous
In episode 4 when a character is manipulated into believing she’s crazy.
In episode 8 when a character is told that she is “confused” because of her dementia when she is talking about something that happened.
All other instances some may mistake for gaslighting are other forms of manipulation.
In episode 8 when a character is told that she is “confused” because of her dementia when she is talking about something that happened.
All other instances some may mistake for gaslighting are other forms of manipulation.
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
Vulnerable homeless and orphaned teenager is first held hostage, then manipulated into trusting his captor, who he then “works” for (doing illegal activities).
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Addiction
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
Drugs are used to bribe, manipulate, and control the patients in Arkham Asylum.
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Is there addiction?
17 supporters
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Pantalones
Two highly addictive (fictional) drugs are key parts of the plot. Many people are shown getting high.
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Animal
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Anonymous
No, but patients at an asylum are forced to fight one another by guards in episode 4.
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Assault
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Episode 7
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Is someone drugged?
27 supporters
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Anonymous
Episode 4 characters are gassed in their sleep
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Is someone restrained?
23 supporters
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Anonymous
*corrupt mental institution scenes
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Anonymous
S1
E4
Not explicitly sexual assault, but feels very similar so I’d say yes. a character is forcibly stripped, showered, and cavity searched when admitted to an asylum
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Is someone's mouth covered?
11 supporters
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Leelee36
S1
E8
two characters get their mouths covered, one with a rag in his mouth and one with tape.
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
Not rape exactly, but a main character is admitted against her will to Arkham Asylum, and during the “intake” process, she is stripped, strapped to gurney, and forceps are inserted into her vagina, presumably to check if anything is being hidden there. The camera is focused on the characters face when it happens.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
32 supporters
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blomil
a child is shown to have self harmed on their wrist
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Are any hands damaged?
16 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
Fingers are cut off. I forget the episode, may come back with this info later.
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Are there dislocations?
8 supporters
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Anonymous
No. People break bones but there are no dislocations thus far.
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Is there throat mutilation?
37 supporters
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Anonymous
Episode 4 - woman stabbed herself with a fork
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Is there decapitation?
34 supporters
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gatotequila
S1
E1
There is discussions of a plan to fully decapitate a corpse, however it does not ever happen and isn't shown. The discussion does go into detail about what decapitation would be like and what organs would be involved while doing it.
Marking as no, but be warned the conversation about it is pretty gruesome.
Marking as no, but be warned the conversation about it is pretty gruesome.
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Is someone crushed to death?
33 supporters
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Anonymous
A character is wedged between two cars in a crash. His fate is unknown.
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Is someone choked?
16 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
(Mild S1 spoilers) Multiple women are murdered by hanging, mostly just discussed but one in particular is shown a few times hanging after death.
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Is someone burned alive?
41 supporters
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Pantalones
Oz burns two members of the Maroni family alive is episode 5. Both victims are shown engulfed in flames and screaming.
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Is there amputation?
26 supporters
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Pantalones
A character's finger is cut off. In episode 8 another character is threatened with having her finger amputated, and the digit is shown with a wound, but the finger is not fully cut off.
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Does a head get squashed?
52 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
Someone has their head repeatedly bashed until they die.
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Is there a hanging?
33 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
Multiple flashbacks to a (presumed) suicide by hanging.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
26 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
Many characters asphyxiate by many means, but in E4 in particular, an entire family is killed by carbon monoxide poisoning and one character is hanged by the neck in a flashback.
(MAJOR SERIES SPOILERS) In the series finale, a major character is slowly choked to death (/spoilers)
(MAJOR SERIES SPOILERS) In the series finale, a major character is slowly choked to death (/spoilers)
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
78 supporters
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Anonymous
No, but there is a forced cavity search with forceps in episode 4
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Does someone become unconscious?
5 supporters
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Pantalones
S1
E3
Vic briefly passes out after a car crash.
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Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E7
No but a character has a stroke and collapses suddenly.
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Is someone tortured?
77 supporters
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jdpamv
Tortured with wire
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Is there eye mutilation?
89 supporters
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Leelee36
S1
E8
someone is shot in the eye after finally being able to do eye drops
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Is someone stabbed?
15 supporters
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Pantalones
Oz is stabbed in the stomach with a broken bottle in episode 8.
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Is there excessive gore?
82 supporters
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jdpamv
Someone’s heart is torn out.
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Children
Does a kid die?
46 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
There’s a kinda tense moment towards the end of this episode (S1E4) where you think a child might get killed. (MAJOR EPISODE SPOILERS) Gia is fine, Sophia is actually sparing her. (/spoilers)
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E3
A teenager opts to stay in a dangerous situation (that will likely result in his death) out of a very misguided sense of obligation and loyalty.
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Does a major character die?
23 supporters
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Anonymous
Episode 8 a very major character dies.
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Does someone die?
12 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
Many people. Lots of violence. It’s a mafia story.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
20 supporters
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jdpamv
Oz has a cleft lip, scars, limp, and leg brace that his actor doesn’t. Vic has a stutter, unsure if his actor does.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
22 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E3
Flashback to an incident where a teenage boy witnesses his entire family killed in the flood that resulted when Gotham City’s sea wall was intentionally destroyed by the Riddler.
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Does a parent die?
23 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E4
(Spoilers) A child sees their mom hanging in a flashback.
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Does someone cheat?
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Pantalones
One mob boss's wife is shown cheating on him with another man. There are photos of them having an affair, and at one point they are caught in the act.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E8
(Spoilers) A woman having a stroke “sees” her two deceased sons, who drowned in a sewer many years ago, standing in front of her, looking very wet and dead. (/spoilers)
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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jdpamv
S1
E3
Natural body of water floods a city and causes mass destruction. Large bodies of water surround Gotham and are seen in every episode.
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Is someone possessed?
11 supporters
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Pantalones
Zero supernatural elements
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
92 supporters
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S1
E4
36:10 when sophia wakes up
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Does someone spit?
9 supporters
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Anonymous
Episode 7 and 8 when a character is being held against their will they spit at their captor.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
No, but there are flashbacks to a fictional large scale terrorist attack on a highly populated metro area, that results in a massive amount of casualties. Flashbacks to this event are shown multiple times in Episode 3.
(Since there is no general terrorist attack section, and people who have been in 9/11 or other terrorist attacks could be triggered by these scenes, I feel it’s important to mention it here.)
(Since there is no general terrorist attack section, and people who have been in 9/11 or other terrorist attacks could be triggered by these scenes, I feel it’s important to mention it here.)
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
28 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
In Gotham, the police are either corrupt, incompetent, or indifferent. This series is no exception.
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Yes
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LGBTQ+
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4
Yes
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
21 supporters
Yes
6
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0
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Anonymous
Episode 4
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Are needles/syringes used?
29 supporters
Yes
5
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S1
E4
Sophia gets a needle stuck in her neck with tranq in the mental institution
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a mental institution scene?
24 supporters
Yes
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3
S1
E4
Most of the episode takes place in Arcum Asylum and it's awful
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Is there a hospital scene?
10 supporters
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Anonymous
Episode 8
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Mental Health
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Pantalones
With Francis due to her dementia, particularly in episode 8, there are times where she cannot tell current reality from the past. She also has repressed memories involving her sons.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
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TheCassandraComplex
Although the Batman franchise has sometimes utilized the “multiple personality” trope in the past, so far there has not been this exact issue in this show.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
40 supporters
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0
No
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2
TheCassandraComplex
S1
As of about halfway through the first season, are no explicitly autistic or autistic-coded characters. And there has been no behaviorism or ABA so far, although there are depictions of electro-shock therapy in a corrupt mental institution.
Will update if anything changes.
Will update if anything changes.
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Anonymous
Episode 4
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Does someone have a meltdown?
7 supporters
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3
No
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
E3
Not exactly a meltdown, but a character’s PTSD is triggered by an overwhelming sensory environment (a club/party with flashing lights and loud music).
1 comment | Add comment
Is there misophonia?
1 supporters
Yes
6
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Anonymous
S1
E4
Scrubbing sounds against a person’s skin when being washed
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Are there anxiety attacks?
22 supporters
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7
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Anonymous
A flashback due to ptsd is not a panic attack. There is a panic attack in episode 7.
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4
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Yes
5
No
0
0
Anonymous
Episode 4
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3
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
17 supporters
Yes
4
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Anonymous
Episode 7 two children are locked in a sewer
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
38 supporters
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Anonymous
No, but a character eats ravenously when released from an asylum. Reminiscent of a binge or messy eating characteristic of various eating disorders - could be a trigger.
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Anonymous
Murders being covered up as suicides is central to episode 4
Also in episode 4 a character attempts suicide but her fate is unknown
Also in episode 4 a character attempts suicide but her fate is unknown
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
8
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Anonymous
Episode 3 a character experiences multiple flashbacks to the death of their family
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
8 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S1
Multiple PTSD flashbacks of a flooding incident, some brief underwater shots of the event. You see bodies floating in the water from underneath.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
32 supporters
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5
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gatotequila
S1
E1
Many gunshots.
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1
Yes
0
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Yes
8
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0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
5 supporters
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9
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0
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Pantalones
The language is much more severe than in The Batman. Fuck is used in several episodes, and Oz calls someone a motherfucker in episode 7.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
43 supporters
Yes
5
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2
Pantalones
S1
E3
About 40 minutes into the episode, there is a scene in a dance club with strobe lighting and rapidly changing imagery.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
12 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
1
Anonymous
It’s revealed oz has been tailed in episode 3
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Is the fourth wall broken?
11 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
0
Anonymous
Minor. In the finale (episode 8), as a character looks out at a river we see a shot from her eyes as they blur.
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Pregnancy
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3
Yes
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4
Yes
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3
Yes
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3
Yes
0
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4
Yes
0
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4
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
40 supporters
Yes
1
No
4
1
jdpamv
“Pussy boy” which is similar
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
39 supporters
Yes
9
No
1
4
jdpamv
Use of “g*mp.” Mentally ill people are abused and gaslighted in a mental institution. The portrayal of mentally ill people in the institution is ableist with a conflation between mental illness and violence. There is ableism towards Vic’s stutter and the “Penguin” title is given to Oz out of ableism.
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Yes
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4
Yes
0
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4
Yes
0
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Yes
1
No
2
Are there fat jokes?
51 supporters
Yes
4
No
2
1
jdpamv
The “Penguin” title is given to Oz because he’s fat and because of the way he walks.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
23 supporters
Yes
3
No
3
1
jdpamv
“Disabled villain” trope— both physically disabled characters are violent gangsters played by able actors. Misrepresentation of mentally ill people, including portrayal of them as violent.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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3
Yes
0
No
3
Race
Yes
0
No
5
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
37 supporters
Yes
3
No
3
2
TheCassandraComplex
S1
Oz’s sex worker friend seems like she could be 10-20 years younger than him. It’s a bit hard to tell their ages but she seemed significantly younger to me.
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
Yes
0
No
4
0
Pantalones
Francis called Oz "the devil" but only in a metaphorical way.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
39 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
0
S1
E1
at 18:00 boobs are shown
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
3
Is someone sexually objectified?
42 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
1
Anonymous
I’d argue many times. Sex workers are shown and used as props for men to party with, a character is objectified by her doctor when she is supposed to be getting help from them
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
4
1
Anonymous
It is implied emotionally in episode 8, although no physical acts occur.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
Yes
8
No
3
1
Anonymous
Sex in episode 3. Don’t vote no for something when not all the episodes are out yet.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there BDSM?
22 supporters
Yes
3
No
2
1
Anonymous
Episode 6 briefly
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
2
TheCassandraComplex
S1
Oz’s mom berates him for showing emotion.
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
19 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
0
Pantalones
Oz's mother is shown to have dementia and a character states her condition is getting worse.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a stroke?
9 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
0
Anonymous
Episode 8 offscreen
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a chronic illness?
10 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
1
Pantalones
Oz's mother has dementia. She is shown forgetting where she is and confusing past and present events.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
25 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
2
Pantalones
The Penguin's mother is shown to suffer from dementia. She is shown to be forgetful and wanders outside.
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Social
Are there fat suits?
30 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
3
TheCassandraComplex
S1
Actor Colin Farrel, who is naturally pretty thin, wears a million prosthetics and a suit to achieve Penguin’s specific body type.
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Is someone homeless?
6 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
2
TheCassandraComplex
S1
We meet Vic as a homeless teen after his parents are killed.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
5
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
4
Are there end credit scenes?
36 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
2
jdpamv
There’s a short documentary about the episode after the credits of each episode.
1 comment | Add comment
Does it have a sad ending?
53 supporters
Yes
5
No
0
2
TheCassandraComplex
S1
There’s really no way for there to be a happy ending because this is a villain origin story.
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Vehicular
Yes
5
No
0
Does a car crash?
20 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
3
TheCassandraComplex
S1
E3
A character intentionally crashes his car into another character.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
0
jdpamv
Hit by a school bus
3 comments | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
18 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
4
Pantalones
S1
E3
There is a repeated scene of massive flooding, with cars, buildings, and people swept away.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
11
No
0
Yes
0
No
3
Is there gun violence?
25 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
3
TheCassandraComplex
S1
This is a mafia story so gun violence is frequent and unavoidable.
2 comments | Add comment