Torchwood
TV Show
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Is there bestiality?
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Pantalones
Captain John Hart is attracted to humans and animals. He includes a poodle in the list of attractive things he sees and says "it's nice." Gwen gives him a look of disgust.
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Is there body horror?
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Pantalones
Skinned and de-fleshed body in "Countrycide." Several instances in "Cyberwoman" including partial cyber conversion and brain transplants.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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S1E3 we see a memory of a boy during WWII that was sent to Cardiff to escape the London Blitz, he said was abandoned by the workers who were in charge. Not quite abandoned by parents, but sent away to be saved
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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bgl1973
In s1ep5, a young girl is briefly by a followed before the man tries to kidnap her.
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Anonymous
S1E7 a man tries to kill his ex wife and child
S1E11 a man shouts at his girlfriend to “sit the f*ck down” another man accuses his girlfriend of flirting with customers at a bar. A woman gives her boyfriend an amnesia drug and demands he say he forgives her for cheating, slapping his face to keep him conscious
S2E2 a man under mind control kills his wife by breaking her neck
S1E11 a man shouts at his girlfriend to “sit the f*ck down” another man accuses his girlfriend of flirting with customers at a bar. A woman gives her boyfriend an amnesia drug and demands he say he forgives her for cheating, slapping his face to keep him conscious
S2E2 a man under mind control kills his wife by breaking her neck
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Chiara514
Adam in 2x05 modify Ianto's memories into thinking he killed some girls he doesn't know what's the truth anymore
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Anonymous
S1E5 a pedophile tries to make a child get into his car.
A stepfather is verbally and physically abusive, we see him slap a child and call her a little b*tch.
A stepfather is verbally and physically abusive, we see him slap a child and call her a little b*tch.
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Addiction
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Animal
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 1 Episode 2.
One of the main characters experiments on a rat and it explodes.
One of the main characters experiments on a rat and it explodes.
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Are animals abused?
210 supporters
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gracebrokke
Yes, if you count an alien creature as an animal.
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Does a cat die?
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Anonymous
No. S1E5 we hear a distressed yowl but the cat is not harmed.
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Are there bugs?
37 supporters
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gracebrokke
s2ep6 features many bug-like aliens that grow inside humans.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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S1E1 Owen uses alien tech to get two people to kiss him, implied they later have sex. Acts like a love potion. Also, Jack uses a memory wiping drug on Gwen to make her forget her knowledge of Torchwood
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Is rape mentioned?
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pikachucetthesecond
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E3
In "Ghost Machine" (Season 1, Episode 3) a scene is shown of a man murdering a woman in the past, with the implication that he also raped her
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Is someone restrained?
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S1e4 a man is strapped down to a table against his will
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bgl1973
As well as the other examples, a character uses alien technology in the first episode to encourage two people to kiss him. This is played as a joke but it could be uncomfortable.
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S1E3 we see the beginnings of a rape scene, a man uses a weapon to rape a woman. We hear her screams but it cuts away before showing the act itself
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
28 supporters
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 10
The main villain is a character who steals people's breath.
The main villain is a character who steals people's breath.
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Is there cannibalism?
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fromagenator
Season 1 episode 6 heavily focuses on cannibalism
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Is someone burned alive?
45 supporters
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 4 Episode 5
A room full of people are purposely burned alive by a villain. It is implied that this has happened to hundreds of others.
A room full of people are purposely burned alive by a villain. It is implied that this has happened to hundreds of others.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 13
The main character is buried alive.
The main character is buried alive.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Pantalones
Several times people are drugged and then pass out.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Pantalones
Jack breaks a lot of bones when John pushes him off a roof. His body is shown in a pretty disturbing pose, implying at least a shattered spine.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 6
A side character has a seizure due to an alien parasite and dies.
A side character has a seizure due to an alien parasite and dies.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 8
One of the main characters purposely breaks his finger.
One of the main characters purposely breaks his finger.
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Is someone tortured?
91 supporters
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 1 Episode 6
The main character plans to torture information out of someone.
Series 1 Episode 11, Series 2 Episode 4
Alien creatures are being tortured.
Series 2 Episode 5
An alien creature tortures a main character.
Series 2 Episode 12, 13
The main character is tortured.
The main character plans to torture information out of someone.
Series 1 Episode 11, Series 2 Episode 4
Alien creatures are being tortured.
Series 2 Episode 5
An alien creature tortures a main character.
Series 2 Episode 12, 13
The main character is tortured.
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Does someone fall to their death?
12 supporters
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 1
A character pushes 2 different people off of buildings.
A character pushes 2 different people off of buildings.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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gracebrokke
People are also killed via an injection into their eyeball, which isn't really mutilation but could be disturbing.
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Is there excessive gore?
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PLL800Spooky
This varies greatly from episode to episode but S1E6 "Countrycide", for example, has high levels of gore
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 3 episode 5
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Pantalones
Lots of aliens, most of whom are evil "monster of the week" villains, but some are innocent and the deaths are sad.
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Disability
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Family
Does a parent die?
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thecloudking
in series 1 episode 5 a stepfather dies
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Is someone kidnapped?
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thecloudking
a young girl is almost kidnapped by a pedophile in series 1 episode 5
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Does someone cheat?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
The main character cheats on her boyfriend throughout the first series.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Kell1963
The series 1 episode "ghost machine" contains ghost-like echoes of the past but they are because of alien tech
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Is there a shower scene?
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Anonymous
S1E2 brief.
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Are there clowns?
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Pantalones
Seen briefly in the archival footage in "From out of the Rain." There is a traveling circus with performers.
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Is someone possessed?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Multiple Episodes
Series 1 Episode 2, 4.
Series 2 Episode 2, 5, 7, 9
Series 1 Episode 2, 4.
Series 2 Episode 2, 5, 7, 9
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 7
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Does someone spit?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 7
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Pantalones
Torchwood is a very cop-like government organization and they commit plenty of abuses of power. They routinely use illegal surveillance, drug people, and hold people in cells without due process. Gwen was a cop and calls in "favors" to her old station all the time. This is all generally seen as okay or needed to protect the world from aliens.
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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Pantalones
Owen uses an alien chemical to seduce a woman. When her boyfriend comes over, Owen doses him too. The couple then fight over who gets Owen first.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
One of the main characters is a medic, so several needles are used. Notably Series 2 episodes 3, 6, 7, 13.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Not a typical mental institution
Series 2 Episode 11
Around 17 people are kept in an underground building away from society as they have seen things that have caused them to go insane.
Series 2 Episode 11
Around 17 people are kept in an underground building away from society as they have seen things that have caused them to go insane.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
There are multiple scenes in hospitals.
Notably
Series 1 Episodes 1, 8, 11, 13.
Series 2 Episodes 2, 3, 6, 12.
Series 3 Episode 1
Series 4- Pretty much all.
Notably
Series 1 Episodes 1, 8, 11, 13.
Series 2 Episodes 2, 3, 6, 12.
Series 3 Episode 1
Series 4- Pretty much all.
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Does someone have cancer?
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angstdroid
In a flashback, a character has symptoms which appear to be caused by cancer, but actually are not.
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Mental Health
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 8
One of the main characters purposely breaks his finger.
One of the main characters purposely breaks his finger.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Anonymous
S1E3
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Raine_Knight
**slightly spoilers**
In the first episode, Susie commits. It's also implied and mentioned outside of the show (on audio files) that one of the main characters (ianto) attempted after S1 EP4. In S1 EP11, Owen almost dies and it's implied he was attempting. In S2 EP8, Owen talks a women down from the roof. As well as the mention of people attempting in the Miracle Day episodes.
In the first episode, Susie commits. It's also implied and mentioned outside of the show (on audio files) that one of the main characters (ianto) attempted after S1 EP4. In S1 EP11, Owen almost dies and it's implied he was attempting. In S2 EP8, Owen talks a women down from the roof. As well as the mention of people attempting in the Miracle Day episodes.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Anonymous
S1E10 “as soon as you turn your back, I’ll do it properly”
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Bagelplease
Season 1 Episode 1
A woman (the second in command?) kills herself with a gun at the end of the episode.
A woman (the second in command?) kills herself with a gun at the end of the episode.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
47 supporters
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thecloudking
emotionally tense scenes have a lot of awkward zoom-in shots and pans to other characters. it's not quite shakey like a hand-cam but it's still a bit disorienting
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Are there flashing lights or images?
49 supporters
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pandorasasaki
Many episodes have flashing lights, notably S01E07 (Greeks Bearing Gifts)
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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Pantalones
Not of a human baby, but Gwen gets "impregnated" by a sentient alien species and the baby is destroyed very close to birth. Gwen looks very pregnant the whole time.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
48 supporters
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pandorasasaki
A character gets called the Q slur in S03E03 (Children of Earth Day Three)
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Rory_John14
Jack makes an insensitive joke about a trans woman he previously knew, and implies she was really a man
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Does an LGBT person die?
36 supporters
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Jacques
All of the main characters are bi/pan/omni and some of them die so yeah
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Are there fat jokes?
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pandorasasaki
A character makes fatphobic remarks in s2e11 adrift but it's seen as a bad thing by the other characters
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Is there aphobia?
23 supporters
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Pantalones
I lean towards yes. Sex is shown as being vital to all main characters and most of them have quite a lot of it. Jack is from the far future and it's implied most people from his time period are pansexual and really into sex.
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Does the black guy die first?
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S1E1 a black woman kills herself, the only black character on the team and the first team member to die
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Is there hate speech?
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iot00
in Series 1 Episode 7, a character misgenders and calls his trans ‘friend’ by their deadname. The person is never shown, it’s just a story he tells.
(this is really out of character, and the show is generally very LGBTQ+ friendly)
(this is really out of character, and the show is generally very LGBTQ+ friendly)
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
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PLL800Spooky
There is a relationship between an adult in his mid-20s and an immortal alien who is thousands of years old.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
65 supporters
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Pantalones
Everyone, especially Jack, is just so horny. There are many sex scenes and characters are seen in bed together in several episodes. There is also a fair amount of casual bar hookups. One of the monsters of the week is an alien that feeds on the energy of orgasms.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 episode 4.
Crash not seen onscreen but crash site is attended.
Crash not seen onscreen but crash site is attended.
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Does a plane crash?
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 4 episode 1
Helicopter crash towards the end of the episode.
Helicopter crash towards the end of the episode.
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
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Kell1963
A character is hit by a car and dies in the episode "random shoes"
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Violence
Does someone drown?
25 supporters
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Snazzymcsnazzz
Series 2 Episode 8
One of the main characters attempts to drown himself.
One of the main characters attempts to drown himself.
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Is there blood/gore?
59 supporters
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bgl1973
yes, and regularly. the first instance is in episode one, with a sudden attack by an alien - if you're not expecting that level of gore it will be a shock.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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thecloudking
not quite, but there's almost a meltdown at a nuclear power reactor and radiation from it kills a character
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Is there gun violence?
29 supporters
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thecloudking
the members of torchwood 3 are armed with guns and several characters are shot throughout the show. even more are held at gunpoint at some point
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