The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
This tv show contains 27 potentially triggering events.
Discussion of Izzy’s attempt at an art statement being Black Face, but she didn’t do it on purpose, and it was explained to her right away that it was wrong.
Flashback in the first scene of episode 3 - Revealed that Bebe had to leave her baby at a fire station because they were starving, and she couldn’t afford to keep her.
In the beginning of episode 8, young Izzy finds an Injured/stressed bird, and brings it inside. The next scene is of it flying around inside, and the other kids chasing it with baseball bats, but it flies out the window and seems totally fine.
In a manner of speaking, yes. A man stares at a main character on the subway and then follows her when she gets off. His intentions are revealed to have been benign, but the scenes where he is watching and following her are foreshadowed in a nightmare before the viewer sees a flashback of what happened in real life.
Although most of the alcohol use in the show is responsible, a main character often drinks to excess when she is upset, and engages in risky behaviors as a result.
There is a brief mention - a book club read a book that had rape as a minor theme. The leader starts as if she is going to read the part of the story but she does not.
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Depending on your interpretation, yes. A main character has an agreement to act as a surrogate to a couple. Instead of giving the baby to the couple, she lies and says that she had a miscarriage and raises the baby herself.
There is a recurring dream that takes place on a subway with flickering lights, a person moves within the flicker and can be a little frightening if unexpected. Other then that no jump scares what so ever.
A teenage character consistently talks about weight loss and dieting and consumes slim fast. While this might not count as an eating disorder, her behavior may still be triggering to those who have been through that.
There is a character who has tried for years to get pregnant and who has miscarried countless times before the events of the show. She is seen in an operating room about to have a stillbirth removed from her, but we see nothing of the operation.
One of the teenage characters is rumored to be a lesbian, and her peers and siblings tease her about it. The d-slur is thrown around, and people refer to her as Ellen (as in DeGeneres).