Breaking Bad
TV Show • 2008 • Drama Report
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Yes
32
No
148
31
americankittyg6
There are no dogs in Breaking Bad but Jesse tells a story of a fictional 'problem dog' that he put down, the story is actually an indirect confession of his role in killing [redacted].
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Yes
0
No
4
Yes
10
No
126
Yes
178
No
5
15
craigkethley26
A couple of bugs are killed throughout the series. A tortoise is also killed.
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Yes
192
No
8
19
LydiaRing
Yes, spoilers () a tortoise is used to deliver a bomb and is killed in the process.
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Yes
2
No
116
Yes
126
No
2
7
Jasejaserbee
A tortoise gets blown up, but it is not shown suffering.
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Yes
21
No
147
Yes
7
No
37
0
kunikuzushi
jesse talks about how he had to put down a dog, which can be interpreted as a pet dog. however, this story is actually an allegory.
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Yes
27
No
174
31
Nazetel
I don't know why people are answering yes - there are no dragons in this series.
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Yes
127
No
6
19
ozzie711
Season 5 episode 5, right in the opening scene, there is a huge tarantula in the desert. A kid picks it up and puts it in a jar. It is shown again in the last shot of the episode (shortly after a shooting). Also shown briefly in the next episode after the shooter gets a warning from Mike.
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Yes
8
No
89
Yes
177
No
2
14
calebneher065
There is a fly in the mets lab in an episode.
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2
Pantalones
Young boy is left alone for long periods of time by meth-using parents. The parents return rarely but just do meth and abuse each other, they never really parent.
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Yes
20
No
1
4
Pantalones
The two brother assasins are shown being abused by their uncle Hector when they were kids. One of them is nearly drowned. The brothers eventually grow to become cartel hitmen. It can be argued Walter was treated like crap and belittled by his old boss Bogdan, and later returns the abuse by taking his business and his framed dollar bill.
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Yes
161
No
0
23
BruckheimerFoehdh
Not directly abused, but a toddler is severely neglected by meth-head parents.
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Yes
151
No
3
10
baldisbasics
In season 5, characters have a physical struggle with a knife involved, until their son intervenes and calls 911.
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Yes
160
No
2
13
Nazetel
Scenes of manipulation or threats are quite common throughout the show
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Yes
121
No
1
8
Boop
The DEA and cartel members stalk characters throughout the show
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30
craigkethley26
Drug use is seen throughout the entire show. There are also several characters that struggle with drug addiction.
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Yes
148
No
1
11
Boop
Season 2 episode 10 there is a scene where a character lets his 16 year old son have a shot. After his son is finished he keeps pouring up until the son gets sick. He is aggressive towards other characters who try to calm him down/get him to stop. A friend who grew up with an abusive/alcoholic father found this scene very upsetting.
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Yes
177
No
1
15
Nazetel
Several of the characters are addicted to drugs.
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Yes
73
No
0
3
mistersandman
For two episodes of season 1, a character is restrained by a bike lock around his neck that locks around a pole behind him. He is unable to move his head forward at all. In “Buyout”, a character is zip-tied to a radiator at the wrist and left alone. He quickly escapes. Nearing the end of season 5, a character is kept in an underground cage chained at the wrists and ankles. When he is out of the cage, there is a chain from his back to the ceiling that only allows him to walk back and forth.
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11
mistersandman
No nudity, but there is a scene where Walter begins forcibly having sex with Skyler in the kitchen. She yells at him to stop and he does after a few moments.
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Yes
15
No
0
1
Pantalones
A boy's head is held underwater inside a cooler filled with water. He is submerged for a very disturbing amount of time while his brother tries to save him.
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Yes
19
No
2
0
The show is about a drug dealer so people probably get drugged
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Yes
0
No
3
Yes
154
No
4
35
Kris
A man forcefully has sex with his wife until she screams at him to stop, which he does.
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Yes
4
No
1
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
115
No
3
10
Gyra
In the later parts of season 5, someone is tortured in order to give information and be 'kept in line'.
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Yes
7
No
53
15
mewmew
There are scenes of strangulation though.
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7
gloop
s3 ep7 a child is almost drowned, showing a struggle
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6
EzraVogel
No but there is a brief mention of genital piercings potentially getting ripped out
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Yes
84
No
2
9
petezaparti
Half a character's face is blown off near the end of season four, his skull and empty eye socket are viewed close up
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Yes
68
No
2
8
mistersandman
Subjective, it’s not in every episode, but where there’s gore it’s generally pretty intense. One of the first plot points in Season 1 is disposing of a mostly dissolved corpse, flesh and blood and bone are seen. There is a particularly notable scene in 4x01 where a man cuts another man’s throat with a box cutter; the wound is shown and there is a LOT of blood.
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Yes
2
No
26
Yes
109
No
0
7
Gyra
In season 1, episode 6, Walter gives in to his hair loss due to chemotherapy and shaves his head bald.
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Yes
32
No
0
3
balls
jane's death is of asphyxiation
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Yes
37
No
0
3
S2E6 A woman tips over an ATM machine to crush a man’s head.
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Yes
14
No
0
0
Many die aswell
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Yes
73
No
1
4
Boop
There are crunching sound effects when a character is beaten up so broken bones are implied.
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Yes
51
No
7
3
JoeTelaa0
Fingers get damaged in the explosion that causes a character’s death.
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Yes
5
No
0
2
mistersandman
Near the end of season 1, a man is killed by having his throat crushed between a pole and a bike lock placed around his neck.
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Yes
89
No
5
8
baldisbasics
Several minor characters have "meth mouth" - extremely eroded/damaged and discolored teeth from meth addiction. Tuco's grill after it is encased in the glass cube could count too. In 5x01, detectives discuss teeth "popping" due to high temperatures.
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Yes
20
No
1
0
nikkiikate
yes, in the first season a man is pulling a bodybag up the stairs but he accidentally lets go so it falls down the stairs
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7
gatorgirlgab
It is definitely mentioned that body parts fall into peoples’ yards though they people don’t fall TO their deaths, they’re already dead because of the plane explosions. Worth saying anyways.
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Yes
92
No
5
9
Virginia Mickey
Someone is burned alive in a prison cell.
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Yes
80
No
1
9
Boop
At the end of season one/begginning of season two, a character has a seizure after being beaten and passes away.
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Yes
6
No
51
7
izkm
no but someone is kept in an underground cage towards the end of s5
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Yes
73
No
2
10
Pilibbe
It's not shown, but a character who's legs were crushed is later shown with bandaged stumps.
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Yes
139
No
2
24
Jack McDaniels
Someone's head is crushed with an ATM machine.
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Yes
2
No
76
1
FishyBUTT777795
No Cannablism in this film
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Yes
15
No
1
3
Pantalones
A character suffers grotesque facial injuries in an explosion. To a lesser degree, extreme meth use causes severe bodily damage to a few characters. They are shown as skinny, with "meth mouth" and sores from picking their skin.
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Yes
1
No
23
Yes
30
No
0
5
eyedog
Spoiler: Walter kidnaps his own daughter
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Yes
140
No
1
17
BruckheimerFoehdh
A young boy is murdered by 2 meth dealers towards the end of season 3. A young boy is poisoned and nearly dies towards the end of season 4. A young boy is shot and killed in early season 5.
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2
Dorianaz9
SPOILER: S4 ep 13 Hector sacrifices himself to kill Gus Frings. At the end of the last episode (season 5 episod 16), Walter White sacrifices himself to free Jessie.
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0
S2
E7
Turtle with head human strapped to it explodes
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Yes
5
No
0
Yes
59
No
1
5
ellaur
The son of the main characters has cerebral palsy, and there are scenes of him being addressed as such by bullies and antagonists. One more intense example is a group of boys mocking him in a store but (spoilers) the main bully gets his ass beat. Characters generally react negatively to the slurs use.
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Yes
51
No
2
7
Dorianaz9
spoiler: Very graphic overdose scene at the end of s2 ep 11
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Yes
74
No
1
13
izkm
s2 has a recurring teddy bear that has been damaged showing up
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Yes
3
No
1
Yes
117
No
0
11
Boop
SPOILER: A main character who is a parent dies at the end.
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Yes
90
No
0
9
Kris
In the final few episodes a main character is kidnapped and help prisoner for months.
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Yes
103
No
2
9
Boop
The episode "IFT/I f****d Ted."
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Yes
83
No
3
6
Jasejaserbee
Not graphic
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Yes
0
No
3
Yes
2
No
73
Yes
19
No
46
8
Bumblefluff
In season 2 episode 7, there is a sudden explosion caused by a bomb. It certainly made me jump!
This happens again in season 4 episode 13.
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Yes
6
No
4
0
Off the top of my head there is not, at least not prominently featured. There are shots within stores that may contain mannequins, so be aware of that.
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Yes
13
No
0
1
Pantalones
Walter shaves his head with a disposable razor.
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Yes
2
No
73
Yes
3
No
71
7
Dorianaz9
no real clown but towards the end of the show. Probably in season 5. In the intro scene of an episode Skyler packs a clown statue. It's very short, very brief, and hardly sees anything, but I prefer to warn you just in case. I will try to find in which epsiode it was.
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8
Jasejaserbee
A character craps his pants to avoid talking to the cops.
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Yes
48
No
3
1
jiyan
as far as i remember all gorey scenes have an audio component of what is going on on scree
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Yes
177
No
2
44
WhatTheDucky
From Tumblr
ALL Breaking Bad warnings
a masterpost of masterposts! what a concept!
BEWARE OF SPOILERS
Breaking Bad: Season 1 Warnings
it should first be said that this show is not for people who are bothered by really violent or disturbing content. however, there’s not too much v* so it’s easy to avoid if that’s all you’re worried about!
possible spoilers ahead~
episode 1-
walter coughs throughout. at the beginning, after coming out of the trailer, the coughing is particularly intense. this may be triggering.
towards the end, after telling jesse what happened in the trailer, walter bends over and v*s violently. you can’t see it, but you see him bending over and you hear it very clearly for quite a few seconds
episodes 2 through 5 are safe aside from coughing (and subject matter that involves really gruesome images and such)
episode 6-
when walter is teaching toward the beginning, he tells them to work on their stuff alone and then leaves the room to v*. I tabbed out and took my earphones out, but I think it’s shown a bit and heard quite violently.
after walt’s second chemo scene, about 19 minutes in, he is paying with a check and goes to the bathroom to v*. I think it’s pretty much just like the last one
episode 7 is safe
Breaking Bad: Season 2 Warnings
just like I said last time- a very intense and often gory show. possible spoilers ahead.
Episodes 1 through 4 are safe. There’s always coughing of course, but the only notably triggering moment is in episode 4 when jesse makes it back inside the trailer and begins coughing intensely. It seems as if he’ll v* but he doesn’t.
Toward the beginning of episode 5, about 7 minutes in when Walt gets out of bed to count the money, he goes to the bathroom and gets sick. The toilet clogs and he spends a little bit cleaning up, so the scene ends up being about a minute and a half. Just tab out and take our your earphones/mute it.
Episode 8 is safe, minus the usual coughing. Also, Hank has a couple panic attacks in this episode, which might seem like he’s going to throw up, but he doesn’t.
Episode 9 is technically safe, but at the beginning Walt leaves the waiting room and has a particularly bad coughing spell in the bathroom. He is coughing violently and leaning somewhat over the toilet, but he doesn’t v*. It still may be triggering.
In Episode 10, around 15 minutes in, Walt Jr. is sick into the pool. He starts to cough after taking a drink at about 14 minutes. I stopped watching/listening so I don’t really know how much is shown, but a previous anon said it’s pretty graphic. I would honestly skip that whole scene where they’re outside drinking. Stop watching when Walt pours out Walt Jr.’s ice. The scene ends at 16 minutes.
Episode 11 is safe.
Episode 12 is safe up until the end. When Walt goes into Jesse’s apartment, Jane ends up v*ing quite a bit. I didn’t watch because I knew something was coming, but it sounds horrible because she's choking. You should probably just skip the entire scene. It’s the last scene of the episode.
Episode 13 is safe.
Breaking Bad: Season 3 Warnings
same disclaimer for violence and intensity as the previous seasons
Episodes 1 through 4 are safe.
In episode 5, about 3 minutes in, Jesse is leaving the strip club with his friends, and Skinny v*s outside as he’s walking away. As soon as you see they’re leaving the club, tab out and mute.
Episodes 6 through 13 are safe.
Breaking Bad: Season 4 Warnings
violence and intensity, spoilers, etc etc you know the deal~
Episode 1 is technically safe, but there is a VERY gruesome death towards the end. I usually don’t mention these, but since I’m hardly bothered by gore and this one affected me, I thought it was worth mentioning. Also, witnessing it causes Walter to look like he’s going to be sick.
Episodes 2 through 9 are safe.
When Gus goes to the bathroom in episode 10, he sets a towel down in front of the toilet and makes himself v*. It’s obvious it’s coming because he kneels in front of the toilet and sticks his two fingers toward his mouth. I’m not sure if you see v* but you see him leaning over and hear the sounds.
Episodes 11 through 13 are safe.
Breaking Bad: Season 5 warnings
Episodes 1 through 8 are safe.
In episode 9, when the Whites are eating dinner, around 33 minutes in, Walt runs to the bathroom and leans over the toilet. I honestly don’t know if he v*s at first because I saw it coming on the little netflix preview screen, and when the scene came I tabbed out and listened to it at a low volume. It doesn’t sound like he v*s but I know he turns the water on. However, after he notices his book is gone, he makes a gagging sound and leans over. Nothing is shown.
Episodes 10 through 16 are safe.
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Yes
73
No
1
2
DukeDuke
Cold open to one episode is the workday of a sexworker, including giving bjs and spitting
An old man in a wheelchair soils himself with audible fart noises
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Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
No
1
Yes
1
No
22
7
There are no depictions of 9/11, but a mid-air collision incident is an important plot point.
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Yes
12
No
47
27
swoonsing
A major character is with the DEA and is frequently pretty flippant with his power, but the show treats it as such and never glorifies it. Cops are the enemy for most of the cast.
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Yes
0
No
4
2
mistersandman
Complicated? A cisgender male character wants to be called a different name than his birth name, which is mostly respected but is sometimes questioned; his father does not approve of it. Later, the character goes back on this and wants to be called his birth name again.
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Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
60
Yes
176
No
2
22
George MacLeod
A father in his fifties is diagnosed with lung cancer at the start of the series.
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Yes
23
No
46
18
kathrynw
No, but one of the characters goes to rehab. It's a "fancy" rehab and doesn't look like a psych hospital.
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Yes
129
No
1
10
gloop
they are used in both a medical and drug context, one character is show a few times receiving chemotherapy, in scene later in the series a character rips out their IV (+ etc) in the hospital, and characters are also seen using heroin
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Yes
112
No
1
9
Boop
The main character has cancer. There are multiple hospital scenes throughout the entirety of the show
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Yes
54
No
15
16
VictorBender
I am only marking this down as yes because there is a character with cerebral palsy who is referred to as "ret*rded" and is made fun of quite a bit. They are treated well by family, though.
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Yes
0
No
1
Yes
79
No
2
7
agilbreath96
One of the characters seems to display PTSD-like symptoms in season two, having numerous moments of panic by himself and then attempting to retain some normalcy in the presence of others.
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Yes
1
No
10
Yes
42
No
4
7
Pancakeu
Every breakfast scene has loud chewing which can get difficult to get through but they don't last too long
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Yes
91
No
2
9
Boop
SPOILER: in the first episode a character attempts suicide. In the last episode that same character accidentally shoots themself while trying to get revenge on different characters. There is a also a scene where an old man agrees to have a bomb attached to him in order to kill someone he hates, while killing him in the process.
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Yes
54
No
1
8
jessep1nkman
Jesse develops PTSD symptoms throughout the series
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6
katyavel
No, but someone intentionally throws up in season 4, episode 10.
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Yes
1
No
55
Yes
6
No
50
5
ElliotLeDoux
iirc not directly, but a lot of dangerous actions are done purposefully by mentally unwell individuals that could be interpreted as self harm. but nothing like cutting or burning or hitting themselves etc.
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Yes
33
No
0
1
Endriel
In S2 E3, when a character is being interrogated, someone in the room pulls out a bag of money and says “if I lost this much money, I’d want to k*** my****”
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Yes
56
No
4
3
Jethro
Some characters are locked in car trunks, trapped in a small RV, held captive in underground labs and concrete pits etc.
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0
UnagioLucio
No character in the series is portrayed as having dissociative identities.
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Yes
28
No
1
2
DruidSeventy
in the first episode, walter attempts suicide with a gun but it was out of ammo. in season 5 episode 4 Skylar can be seen walking into a pool suicidal intentions unknown though
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3
Updownbnanaba
A character has sudden outbursts of violence, and is implied to do so because he is mentally unstable.
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Yes
70
No
0
5
emjots
SO much shakey cam. practically every scene in some places
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3
Nazetel
People who have epilepsy should probably proceed with caution.
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2
Pantalones
Jesse's favorite word is "bitch" and he often says it multiple times per episode. "Fuck" is used rarely, and might be censored on TV but not streaming. "Asshole" and "dick" also appear multiple times. Might count as an obscene gesture, both Walter and Jesse grab their crotches out of anger, like when Walter quits the car wash.
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Yes
43
No
2
5
Jasejaserbee
In season 5 episode 14 there is a very intense scene where a baby is kidnapped and it cries the whole time. Also, in one of the last scenes of that same episode a baby looks like it is very close to crying.
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Yes
2
No
35
0
Pantalones
Mike runs surveillance on Walt's house, including wiretapping. DEA agents watch criminals via binoculars in a few episodes.
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3
frootsnak
Throughout the show a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth. There's a scene with a sonogram, a baby shower, etc
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Yes
2
No
53
Yes
1
No
61
Yes
66
No
4
13
Kris
A woman gives birth but it is not seen on screen.
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Yes
2
No
33
Yes
3
No
61
14
MonaLoignon
The r-slur is used casually and repeatedly throughout the show
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Yes
88
No
5
25
Boop
Hank denounces neonazis but frequently makes (joking) racist comments towards Gomez (his latino coworker).
In a later season, a main character works with a neonazi hitman organization, although they never discuss it or outright speak of their racism.
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22
Daniel27
There are Neo-Nazis in the show with tattoos of Swastikas
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Yes
1
No
11
Yes
52
No
23
18
craigkethley26
There are two characters that are believed to be gay that are killed, but whether or not they are gay is highly debated.
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6
denialol
A cis man is called "little miss" to mock him.
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Yes
1
No
44
30
Kfish148
Other racial slurs, notably "beaner."
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Yes
45
No
11
11
VictorBender
Very, very few. The only one that comes to mind is Hank receiving a thank-you cake with a cartoon of himself on it, to which another character responds "You got the gut right!". That's about it.
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Yes
3
No
65
7
LydiaRing
There are multiple hispanic characters that die, as the movie is set in New Mexico.
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Yes
83
No
1
12
Daniel27
Jesse uses the f-slur in the first episode.
Hector calls Gus and Max "butt brothers" in season 4, episode 8
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Yes
5
No
32
Yes
19
No
2
7
Pantalones
Mexicans/Mexico are misrepresented. Most shots of Mexico show only poor villages with no electricity. Many of the Mexican characters are cartel members, gang members, scary silent assassins, or drug dealers.
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Yes
0
No
1
Yes
22
No
8
1
balls
11 years or so i believe between skyler and walter
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Yes
0
No
3
Yes
2
No
91
8
izkm
nope!
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Yes
1
No
13
Yes
23
No
4
1
DruidSeventy
S1
E1
in the first episode of the series, jesse can be shown jumping out of a window while a topless escort is berating him
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Yes
36
No
0
7
BuboPeli
Saul makes objectifying comments towards Francesca, his receptionist
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Yes
114
No
0
4
matthewenzel
Yeah, this show has a lot of sexual content. There's probably ten minutes of old people smashing which is pretty awkward. In Episode one, there's a very brief comical scene where a nude woman throws stuff out of a window. There's just random s*x scenes throughout the show. Episode seven's first few minutes take place in a strip club, nudity is obviously very present. Throughout the entire show there's nudity but it's usually not as vulgar, Walter's ass is exposed a few times for comical effect, etc. It's still a somewhat present element throughout the show. If you're offended by nudity, you might want to consider skimming a few minutes in this show. The sexual scenes don't have any plot points anyway.
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OJAndToothpaste
Happens in one of the final episodes of the show, but the people doing it are literal neo nazis so it's made very clear that they're in the wrong.
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2
Pantalones
Walt has cancer. Hector is wheelchair bound and unable to speak. Jesse mentions a relative who died of cancer.
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Yes
3
No
14
Yes
3
No
16
1
A character is wheelchair bound after having a stroke, but the stroke is not shown and only implied
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Yes
0
No
4
Yes
42
No
0
7
mistersandman
Jesse is, after he is evicted from his house by his parents. He is rehoused not long after.
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Yes
0
No
10
Yes
1
No
60
37
minecrafttorturer
if they believe in santa
they too young to cook meth
please wait til they can afford their own caravan
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Yes
64
No
27
26
Boop
I'm probably sick for thinking this but I actually found the ending satisfying--violent criminal off the streets, neonazis dead, Jesse is free.
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Yes
27
No
0
Yes
77
No
2
5
MichaelSnow
In Season 4 Episode 11 Walt intentionally causes a non fatal car crash
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Yes
108
No
1
7
calebneher065
Two planes crash into each other causing multiple fatalities, including children.
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Yes
76
No
1
7
calebneher065
Two gangsters are hit by a car, one dying by being ran over and the other being hit and then shot in the head.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
112
No
2
6
calebneher065
Half of a man's face is blown off.
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Yes
1
No
63
8
petezaparti
There are multiple explosions throughout the series, none of them nuclear
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Yes
86
No
1
7
Nazetel
Many shootouts
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Yes
49
No
17
8
Gyra
A character is poisoned and falls into a pool, implying they drowned.
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