Does the dog die?
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Gilmore Girls
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Anonymous
Lorelai's dog doesn't but Michel's does.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Livylouwho
Jess one of Rory’s boyfriends leaves the town without saying goodbye twice but the reunite sometime after each time
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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JVPM
Lorelai raises Rory by herself. Her father (Christopher) is constantly in and out of her life
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Is someone stalked?
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OneirosDream
Not exactly, but one character drives an hour+ to show up unexpectedly at an ex's dorm/home. It's invasive and unwanted contact. The same character also previously called her several times from unknown numbers and stayed silent on the line. It might be upsetting to some.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Emily does a LOT of gaslighting, especially with Lorelai.
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autisticstasis
A lot of the characters were/are raised pretty poorly. Lorelai was raised in an emotionally abusive and unhealthy home, Pairs has very neglectful parents, another characters parents send him off to a military school instead of actually dealing with his behavior, another character has a controlling mother, and Luke's Nephew Jess was abandoned by both of his parents, however no violent abuse is shown directly on screen or implied.
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Addiction
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HannahMc
not unless you count prescription drugs. sookie and paris both have scenes where they pull multiple pill bottles from their bags
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Is there addiction?
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Moomin
Lots of jokes about coffee addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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scout.
There are parties with alcohol and heavy drinking encouraged, along with the general alcohol abuse college student cliches.
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Does a horse die?
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HannahMc
not shown but in season 4 episode 14 "the incredible sinking lorelais" there is a bit about rory seeing a horse die as a child which has lead to a phobia. we don't see it on screen
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Avelana
Lorelai's pets before Paul Anka, as well as Michel's dog. No animal deaths are actually shown. Paul Anka does ingest chocolate and becomes ill but is fine.
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Are animals abused?
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Moomin
It is heavily implied that Lorelai is neglectful/incompetent at looking after her pets
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Is there a dead animal?
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L344
Nothing graphic though
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Does a cat die?
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Laila
not graphic/doesn't show the death
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Are there spiders?
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Anonymous
A scene with the mention of a spider under a cup.
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Are there bugs?
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Bugs are mentioned at various times but nothing graphic or visual. Termites become a plot point for an episode.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Lorelai mentions the R-word as they are all entering grandparents house
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jhz
Jesse attempts to assault Rory but stops the attempt when she starts using force to back up her spoken non-consent. Very likely triggering to anyone who has repeated the word "no" and had it ignored. You're not alone.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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tashsaysmeow
Shaving is mentioned a few times but not shown
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Someone hyperventilates During a panic attack
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Is there cannibalism?
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Moomin
A Halloween episode features a scene trying to decide which sausages would look most like human intestines for a Halloween show
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Is someone burned alive?
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Moomin
There are 2 episodes where large fires take place but no one is seriously harmed.
There is a running joke that the chef Sookie is very clumsy and she injures herself frequently, including burns, but never seriously.
There is a running joke that the chef Sookie is very clumsy and she injures herself frequently, including burns, but never seriously.
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Is there amputation?
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Moomin
Not shown on screen but Kyle loses an arm in the navy and has a prosthetic arm replacement which is shown and discussed. He doesnt appear upset or traumatised and everyone is kind about it
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Is there a hanging?
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nmountifield
S6 ep7 is Halloween and there’s a fake hanging so no one is harmed but the hanging is shown.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Anonymous
Some fainting for dramatic effect. Nothing serious
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Does someone break a bone?
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Anonymous
Roti gets in a car accident and her arm/wrist has a hairline fracture. I might be forgetting another.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Moomin
But some talk about it during the debutant ball episode
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Moomin
A character has a parachute failure and is seriously injured in the fall, but survives.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Moomin
Only by other minors eg. Teens dating each other.
Miss patty flirts with pretty much every male onscreen young or old but doesn’t act on it with the younger men
Miss patty flirts with pretty much every male onscreen young or old but doesn’t act on it with the younger men
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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finn0727
In the year in a life the actor that played Richard died, so the character has also passed away
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Does someone die?
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Anonymous
Multiple minor side character off screen deaths but all characters are elderly. Multiple funeral/wake scenes but fairly light hearted
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Is the r-slur used?
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One kid calls his friend the R word (they’re like 8) it’s in S4 E3 at the lord of the rings party. Right after Lorelai says “hi I’m Julie I’ll be your cruise director”
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Anonymous
Multiple elderly relatives die off screen in different episodes. Very minor side characters
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Does a parent die?
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OneirosDream
No, but in S4:E16, "The Reigning Lorelai," A grandmother/great-grandmother passes away (Lorelai the first, Richard's mother). However, no kids' parents (or MCs' parents) die in Gilmore Girls. Regarding other comments, the miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life mentions Richard Gilmore's death and shows scenes of his funeral. The actor who had played him had passed away IRL. (But doesn't that show have a separate entry?)
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Moomin
The owner of the toy is now an adult but a very sentimental dolls house is damaged, her mother threatens to give it away
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Does someone cheat?
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Nell
Multiple characters cheat in their significant others. This includes a variety of ages and martial statuses.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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keepthriving
Only 2 episodes within the whole show that contain v*
S3E19 42:30 Lane is drunk and v* into a bush no visual but audio I'd just mute it its right at the end of the episode
S5E19 At the end Rory is crying on the bathroom floor drunk and Lorelai is stroking her hair no v* she wakes up in the next episode S5 E20 on the bathroom floor but no v* Paris says 'I think i'm going to throw up' but then says 'no im good' so no v* in that episode either
S6E19 14:59 At Lane's hen do a random girl v* outside the gazebo no visual of v* but audio very short scene only a couple seconds
S3E19 42:30 Lane is drunk and v* into a bush no visual but audio I'd just mute it its right at the end of the episode
S5E19 At the end Rory is crying on the bathroom floor drunk and Lorelai is stroking her hair no v* she wakes up in the next episode S5 E20 on the bathroom floor but no v* Paris says 'I think i'm going to throw up' but then says 'no im good' so no v* in that episode either
S6E19 14:59 At Lane's hen do a random girl v* outside the gazebo no visual of v* but audio very short scene only a couple seconds
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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There are very few instances with police at all, and the Stars Hollow police are generally the butt of a joke because there's so little crime in the small town.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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JVPM
Lorelai tells Luke that they’ll have to get sex-change surgeries to avoid being recognized by family and says “but we’ll both have to get the surgery so we can kiss and not look funny”
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Moomin
Nothing very graphic is shown. Characters are visited before and after giving birth, having heart surgery, after a minor car crash. Scenes are sometimes emotional but not graphic.
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there misophonia?
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LauraMcG
The Gilmore Girls eat a LOT, in every episode, but I don't remember specifically a point of any noticeable eating noises. Just know it's possible with how much food is central to the characters' personalities.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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booty.rose
in season 1 episode 2: around 17:00 someone says “forget it go k!ll urself”
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Anonymous
No but all the Gilmore Girls do is binge eat. Their eating habits are noticed & mentioned a few times, could be triggering.
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Tmbrwst
In the Halloween episode Kurt simulates a hanging scene. Very disturbing.
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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Dahrian
Season 6 episode 18: there's a scene where the Gilmores are all fighting and the camera goes back and forth constantly and the camera is all shakey as if someone was holding a phone camera.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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gonzogm
In season 3 Episode 14 "Swan Song" when Patty starts singing when practicing her one woman show Kirk starts flashing the lights. They continue flashing after the people have walked out so you're not safe until it cuts to the Gilmore House.
Then, in the first episode of season 7, when Kirk drives through the new red light camera to demonstrate, look away if flashing lights bother you. The camera flashes like 4 times in succession. At least it doesn't last long.
Then, in the first episode of season 7, when Kirk drives through the new red light camera to demonstrate, look away if flashing lights bother you. The camera flashes like 4 times in succession. At least it doesn't last long.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Anonymous
Nothing graphic. But characters do give birth
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Are there abortions?
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pixiepi
There were flashback scenes talking about Lorelai having “other options”
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Moomin
“Gay” is used several times to mean something negative in a “that’s so gay” way.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Anonymous
Retarded is thrown around a few times midseason.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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jhz
Off the top of my head:
Implied in the episode where Richard takes Rory golfing.
Joke explicitly made in the episode where Lorelei spends the night at Jason's for the first time.
There's an extremely built up joke of this nature around the news stand. The way it's constructed, it ends up being buildup that has its expectation subverted immediately followed by transmisogyny at the expense of a successful cis woman. I would argue even more offensive because of how much time/energy is put into making the joke.
Implied in the episode where Richard takes Rory golfing.
Joke explicitly made in the episode where Lorelei spends the night at Jason's for the first time.
There's an extremely built up joke of this nature around the news stand. The way it's constructed, it ends up being buildup that has its expectation subverted immediately followed by transmisogyny at the expense of a successful cis woman. I would argue even more offensive because of how much time/energy is put into making the joke.
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Are there fat jokes?
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VampireKitten109
Lore makes fun of underwear she accidentally took home from the store. It’s probably around the same size her bestie is. Super gross.
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Is there hate speech?
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sosiphine
S05E03 11:30 Three people are gossiping about a woman who "is actually a man". The scene only lasts a few seconds.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Moomin
Miss patty often flirts with much younger men but doesn’t act on it
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Lane's family is very religious and religion is a common topic of discussion when they are on screen.
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Sex
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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*SPOILERS*
rory and dean are together at rory’s house and dean is still married and lorelei walks into the house but you don’t see anything just rory talking about it
rory and dean are together at rory’s house and dean is still married and lorelei walks into the house but you don’t see anything just rory talking about it
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Moomin
Every man miss patty sees, a running joke
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OneirosDream
No. The other commenter is referring to Lorelai joking in S1:E3 about a pair of identical twin sisters marrying a pair of identical twin brothers in a joint wedding at the Inn. Nobody is related to the person they're marrying, and the joke is about them mixing up who's groom is whose. It's a cheating joke, not an incest joke. There's no incest in Gilmore Girls...
um, unless you count revelations about great-grandparents being second- cousins or something in s4:e16: "The Reigning Lorelai." The characters are disgusted; Rory starts to freak out and wonder if there's something wrong with their genes. "Our eyes!" "What? What's wrong - We both have two of them!"
um, unless you count revelations about great-grandparents being second- cousins or something in s4:e16: "The Reigning Lorelai." The characters are disgusted; Rory starts to freak out and wonder if there's something wrong with their genes. "Our eyes!" "What? What's wrong - We both have two of them!"
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Is there sexual content?
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Brooklyn
Very minimal.
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Moomin
Not shown but several of emily’s friends have strokes
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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Jess is homeless for a while near the end of season 2
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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zmrzlina524
Season 3, episode 2
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Nell
Two character are driving while eating ice cream and you're led to believe that's what caused the crash but later you learn it happened while trying to swerve around an animal.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Mal_eficent
Someone does get in a car accident and breaks her arm. She does not crash into anyone.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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rachel234
Someone gets pushed into a lake but doesn't die
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