Does the dog die?
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Six Feet Under
TV Show • 2001 • Drama
ReportA darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside.
This tv show contains 89 potentially triggering events.
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E5
@ approx. 51 min. You don’t see it on camera but a guy shoots a dog.
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Is someone eaten?
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S4
E9
A character imagines himself being presented and carved up like a holiday ham or turkey. The carving part is shown in a cartoonish way but no eating occurs.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Bbanane
Keith mentions his father was abusive when he was a child (not shown).
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perfetc42
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E12
Might be episode 13. Minor spoiler: Billy breaks into his sister's house and tries to mutilate her by cutting her tattoo off her body.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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TheCassandraComplex
S4
Ruth marries a man who frequently gaslights her and occasionally everyone else in her life.
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Bbanane
Some of Keith's behavior can be interpreted this way, and it's mentioned that he was abused as a child (not shown). His behavior improves but could be triggering for some.
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TheCassandraComplex
Drug use is frequent throughout the series.
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Is there addiction?
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TheCassandraComplex
There’s an entire episode dedicated to someone having severe withdrawals from opioid addiction.
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Does a horse die?
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jb23
S4E9 in the last couple mins a horse is seen on the sand and a man shoots it to put it out of whatever misery it’s in.
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Jefe
Season 3 episode 6 Nate brutally beats a snake to death. Not a ton of love lost between me and snakes but it was gratuitous and turned out the snake posed no actual threat.
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Are there bugs?
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Some of the corpses are found not so fresh and have flies, insects. Very rare though.
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Is there pedophilia?
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clusterbabey
S5
E2
There are no depictions of CSA, but Nate’s friend admits to having sexual fantasies about preteen girls, to Nate’s disgust.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Rape or rape-adjacent jokes through out
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TheCassandraComplex
S3
Throughout this season, a college art teacher has a very questionable and toxic relationship with two of his students. Although the students are technically adults, the power dynamic is super icky, and there is a lot of emotional abuse and gaslighting. One of the students eventually “has sex” with him but the student was inebriated when this “sex” occurred. The show doesn’t treat it as an assault but I feel that it was.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
Much of the action happens in the morgue where Rico and David do restorative work fixing up dead bodies for their viewings
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Is there body horror?
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Mild but some of the bodies that the funeral home receives are in pretty bad shape because they died in a gruesome way, and sometimes they do show typical mortuary techniques like wiring jaws shut.
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Is there amputation?
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
Much of the action happens in the morgue where Rico and David work on fixing up dead bodies for their viewings
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Does a head get squashed?
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TheCassandraComplex
Honestly, more than once. A couple of the corpses died from severe head trauma. One of the opening deaths is a lady who died sticking her head out of the moonroof of a limousine. A guy shoots himself in the head in S4E12 and half his head is destroyed.
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Is there a hanging?
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KateAusten
S2
E7
Auto erotic asphyxiation
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Does someone break a bone?
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Some of the deaths in the beginning of each episode might have resulted in broken bones but it’s not focused on at any point that I recall.
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Is someone tortured?
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David is tortured by a hitchhiker he picks up, who holds him at gunpoint and forces him to do various illegal and cruel things.
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Is there excessive gore?
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I wouldn’t say excessive, but it kinda toes the line at times… There are some pretty gruesome deaths when it comes to the corpse-of-the-week (the deaths of the funeral home’s clients’ loved ones are shown at the beginning of each episode). And occasionally there’s focus on the corpses being prepared for viewing, which can be intense. For instance, (trigger warning: detailed description of a mortuary procedure) in one episode, a scalp is pulled back so that a filler piece can be fitted where the skull and inner cavity of the head is missing, then the scalp is fitted back over it.
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Does a kid die?
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S1
E11
A three month old baby dies of SIDS. You see his little hand while he’s getting prepared for the funeral.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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TheCassandraComplex
Surprised at the no answers. Claire, who is underage in S1 and S2, is sexualized frequently by older men.
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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Yes. Everybody dies. Not trying to be THAT person but this is the ultimate message of the show, that everybody dies and life is brief, meaningful, and precious.
So SPOILERS, kinda… In the finale, it shows the future deaths of every major character. And it’s really beautiful. (/spoilers)
So SPOILERS, kinda… In the finale, it shows the future deaths of every major character. And it’s really beautiful. (/spoilers)
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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S2
E1
Corpse of the week is an actress who OD’d, it is shown in fairly graphic detail in the beginning of the episode. Rico is pretty insensitive about it.
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Family
Does a family member die?
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TheCassandraComplex
Series revolves around a funeral home, grief and death are major themes. Every episode, someone dies in the first few minutes, and leaves loved ones behind, who become main characters’ clients. Usually these are family members or spouses.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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S4
E6
David is held hostage by a hitchhiker throughout S4E6.
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Does someone cheat?
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Emotional and physical infidelity happens very frequently in this show. To a degree that feels unrealistic and tedious. In literally every single commmitted relationship depicted, someone cheats. It’s one of the very few things I don’t like about the show.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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There are many situations in which the characters see or interacting with their dead father or with other dead people. They are not ghosts per se but perhaps "a presence" they use to reflect on their own lives.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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One character dies after falling in to a large body of water from the deck of a large boat. Descriptions of the death can be disturbing if this type of fate triggers you.
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Are there mannequins?
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There’s an episode in season 4 with many blow up dolls.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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eseide
Season 2, Episode 1: bad vomit at the intro when a girl ODs.
Season 2, Episode 13: around the 47 minute mark, right after David and Keith have a fight and end up on the floor, look away. On-screen vomit at the scene change. Comes from out of nowhere.
Season 3, episode 3: around 18 minutes in, when David and Keith walk into the outdoor pool
Season 4, episode 12: nate and rico explain how a guy died to his “emergency contact” - just look away
Season 2, Episode 13: around the 47 minute mark, right after David and Keith have a fight and end up on the floor, look away. On-screen vomit at the scene change. Comes from out of nowhere.
Season 3, episode 3: around 18 minutes in, when David and Keith walk into the outdoor pool
Season 4, episode 12: nate and rico explain how a guy died to his “emergency contact” - just look away
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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At the very end of S4 E2, George opens a box that contains a pile of p**p. Happens again in the next ep and the ep after that.
In S4 E5, at around 48:30, david gets the runs in an alleyway after doing drugs.
In S4 E5, at around 48:30, david gets the runs in an alleyway after doing drugs.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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TheCassandraComplex
S4
E6
It is partially obscured so you only see the front profile and knees of the person squatting, no nudity or excrement shown. It is heard though. (Mild Spoilers) Happens just after David drives away from the crack dealer in panic.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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RooM
S2
A cop shoots and kills someone who had a gun but did not explicitly aim it at the police. They dance with it a bit but other characters affirm that the cop did nothing wrong (which he denies, saying he could have aimed for a different body location)
A major character is a cop so expect that to be a prevalent plot point if it is hard to watch for you
A major character is a cop so expect that to be a prevalent plot point if it is hard to watch for you
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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TheCassandraComplex
Not trans-specific slurs so far (I’m on s2) but Rico makes fun of a guy who is dressed “like Jackie O” at the funereal of a guy who was killed in an anti-LGBTQ hate crime.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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clusterbabey
A male character cheats on a female character with a man. The female character uses biphobic and homophobic language about the situation.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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TheCassandraComplex
David gets outted several times to friends, colleagues, and family alike. Mostly without any choice/agency in the matter, throughout the first season.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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George does electro therapy for a few episodes.
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
E12
Very extreme and distressing scene in episode 12. “A private life”
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
35 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
S4
E5
David is held hostage and tortured by a seriously disturbed man. Unclear what specific disorders or past trauma he has, but he’s definitely not well or thinking logically.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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TheCassandraComplex
Not abuse, but there’s an autistic-coded character (Arthur) who is implied to be not cared about by his family, and is misunderstood frequently, and occasionally made fun of.
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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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wittywitch5
All of the kissing scenes could be triggering to those who are sensitive to mouth noises
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Bbanane
Ruth asks Claire several times if she has an eating disorder throughout the show, but Claire does not have one. Mention of it could potentially be triggering though.
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S4
E12
A little after 50min in. Nate is talking to Lisa’s brother in law. After BIL says “I did not get angry with her”, mute and look away. Very disturbing/graphic visual and gunshot audio. Safe again at scene change, after 51:10.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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TheCassandraComplex
David has major PTSD throughout season 4, following a traumatic experience being held hostage and tortured by a hitchhiker he picked up.
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
E9
No, but there is a very upsetting storyline around a tiny baby’s death (3 weeks)
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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TheCassandraComplex
S3
E8
Lots of homophobic slurs in this episode, but mostly it’s queer folks playfully slinging them at each other during a paintball game.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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One scene describes the life of Temple Grandin in a pretty off-color and inaccurate light. They also poke quite a bit of fun at a recurring character, Arthur, who is autistic coded.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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TheCassandraComplex
S5
Said by a black character to another black character. But definitely used as an insult, not in a friendly way.
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TheCassandraComplex
S3
E8
In the paintball episode, the gay men playing paintball are called women’s names.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
E12
A gay man murdered in a hate crime in the opening scene is the central storyline in episode 12 “A Private Life”. It is a very upsetting scene/episode and David keeps seeing the murdered young man for the rest of the season.
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Are there fat jokes?
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TheCassandraComplex
S4
E8
A character is called “Gordita”
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Is there hate speech?
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
There is use of homophobic slurs in multiple episodes.
A gay man who is murdered in a hate crime in the opening scene sparks the central storyline in episode 12 “A Private Life”. It is a very upsetting scene/episode and David keeps seeing the murdered young man for the rest of the season.
A gay man who is murdered in a hate crime in the opening scene sparks the central storyline in episode 12 “A Private Life”. It is a very upsetting scene/episode and David keeps seeing the murdered young man for the rest of the season.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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TheCassandraComplex
S5
Claire gets involved with an older man.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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RooM
Quite often, including discussions explicitly of faith and afterlife/repercussions for sin
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Sex
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Billy and Brenda are uncomfortably close. Billy kisses Brenda and she cuts contact with him.
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Is there BDSM?
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TheCassandraComplex
S4
(Mild spoilers) in S4, Brenda gets into a relationship with a man who likes BDSM. So far it seems to be very safe and consensual, and very much on the tame/vanilla side of things (handcuffs, light roleplay, etc.).
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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TheCassandraComplex
S4
I can’t remember the episode but Claire sees her aborted “baby” in the afterlife, and it looks like an infant, even though she was only a few weeks along when she terminated the pregnancy. Not exactly anti-abortion, but definitely perpetuating the idea that a newly fertilized egg is already a fully formed infant with a soul.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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TheCassandraComplex
I would call it bittersweet more than sad. Very emotional.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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clusterbabey
S1
E1
A character is hit by a bus in his car when he takes his eyes off the road to light a cigarette after a phone call.
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Does a plane crash?
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Not visually but there are references to a past situation in which the family funeral home sold services to plane crash victim's families.
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Is someone hit by a car?
23 supporters
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Alexlikesfunfilms
S1
E1
A bus.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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TheCassandraComplex
A fairly major character drowns off screen.
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