Does the dog die?
384 supporters
The X-Files
TV Show • 1993 • Sci-Fi
ReportThe exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
This tv show contains 24 potentially triggering events.
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JWood316
S6E16 A domesticated dog falls prey to a "Rabid" mythical, said-to-be-extinct Chinese Canine.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
7 supporters
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Cipscis
S6
E13
A looter disappears without saying goodbye, and is implied to have stolen the group's car.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
30 supporters
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feenielikesfilms
S1
E23
Not abandoned as such, but Roland is given up for adoption.
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Is an animal abandoned?
85 supporters
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Cipscis
S6
E13
A cat's human carers are all killed off-screen.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
47 supporters
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9
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S4
E2
Episode about incestous family, so yeah
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Is someone stalked?
21 supporters
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MoonMet
S2
E10
In the beginning you see someone looking as a woman gets changed
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S6E14 a woman is obviously afraid of her boyfriend and at some points in the episode he purposely intimidates her
S8E8 a man is verbally abusive to his girlfriend and sometimes physically intimidates her, she's obviously afraid of him.
Overall there isn't any graphic or violent depictions of abuse in the series but there are some episodes with couples that have obviously unhealthy dynamics and sometimes couples will threaten each other or one person (usually a woman) will be obviously afraid of their partner.
S8E8 a man is verbally abusive to his girlfriend and sometimes physically intimidates her, she's obviously afraid of him.
Overall there isn't any graphic or violent depictions of abuse in the series but there are some episodes with couples that have obviously unhealthy dynamics and sometimes couples will threaten each other or one person (usually a woman) will be obviously afraid of their partner.
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feenielikesfilms
S1
E13
It is briefly mentioned that some serial killers are murderers because of prior abuse, but explicitly states that this is not the case in regards to the serial killer in the episode.
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Is someone gaslighted?
38 supporters
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DoctorOctagonapus
S6E7
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DoctorOctagonapus
S2E14: No abuse shown on screen but a victim gives a detailed spoken account of extreme sexual abuse by her stepfather and several others.
S4E10 is about a serial killer who targets children. By the time of the events of the episode he is already in prison.
S5E9, two children are stated to have been abused by their fathers.
S4E10 is about a serial killer who targets children. By the time of the events of the episode he is already in prison.
S5E9, two children are stated to have been abused by their fathers.
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Addiction
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feenielikesfilms
S1
I believe it’s the first episode; some teenagers are said to be high/stoned, but the use of drugs is not seen.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
16 supporters
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malovela
S2 E20: A man is often seen drinking from a flask that he seems to carry everywhere, and not in the context of socialising. Towards the end, we learn part of what he has to deal with emotionally. In the end, we're told that he's died of advanced cirrhosis of the liver.
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Animal
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iwantanap__
S02E18 "Fearful Symmetry" - an elephant, gorilla, and tiger die.
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Are animals abused?
175 supporters
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Season 1 episode 12 a guy is seen kicking a dog, not graphic and the dog is shown to be fine after, just a heads up
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Is there a dead animal?
1 supporters
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Goatsipstea
S3
E13
Along with 2 household pets, lots of birds are shown to be dead near the end
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Is an animal sad?
75 supporters
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S1
E24
Monkeys in cages are upset and shrieking.
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Does a cat die?
155 supporters
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iwantanap__
S03E13 Syzygy - the cat owned by one of the detectives in town is said to have been killed. The death is not shown on screen.
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Does a pet die?
141 supporters
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malovela
Perhaps more like an animal friend... In S2 E18, a gorilla (who speaks in sign language a few times) to whom a woman is extremely attached dies, and the woman wails by its dead body. It's easy to see in most scenes that the gorilla is an actor in a gorilla suit, but still.
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Are there spiders?
44 supporters
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6
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DoctorOctagonapus
S5E15 has a brief scene of an alien creature that resembles a large spider.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
5 supporters
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AndieOCD
S10
E3
An anthromoprhized lizard
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Are there snakes?
17 supporters
Yes
19
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PoeDameron
S7
E9
Extremely prominent, if you have any snake phobias or issues this is an episode to skip (it doesn’t deal with over arcing mythology so it is safe to do so)
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Are there bugs?
30 supporters
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iwantanap__
S01E20 "Darkness Falls" - the episode is about very small bugs that swarm.
S02E20 "Humbug" - there is a brief appearance of a man who eats live crickets.
S03E12 "War of the Coprophages" - the episode is about an infestation in a small town of cockroaches.
S02E20 "Humbug" - there is a brief appearance of a man who eats live crickets.
S03E12 "War of the Coprophages" - the episode is about an infestation in a small town of cockroaches.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone drugged?
27 supporters
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Goatsipstea
S2
E16
Several people are injected with an unknown substance
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Is there pedophilia?
107 supporters
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S3
E8
Man kidnapping and taking photos of a young girl, references to past assault of his previous victim
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Is someone held under water?
20 supporters
Yes
18
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AdrienEdward
S1
E24
Someone lives/hides underwater
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Is rape mentioned?
75 supporters
Yes
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ryandirks
S2
E3
In the episode blood (s2e3) the words "he'll r*** you* (uncensored) appear on the monitor in the car mechanic scene.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
21 supporters
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S5
E9
No but it is mentioned
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Is someone restrained?
23 supporters
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feenielikesfilms
S1
E13
Two teenagers are restrained and tortured. This is shown very briefly, during flashbacks, and both of them survive.
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S3E4 there's a glimpse of attempted sexual assault in the opening scene and later briefly mentioned. It's later revealed it might have actually been consensual.
S4E20 it's not shown on screen but we're told a man who can shape shift changes his appearance then sleeps with women by pretending to be their husband or crush, aka r*pe by deception.
S4E20 it's not shown on screen but we're told a man who can shape shift changes his appearance then sleeps with women by pretending to be their husband or crush, aka r*pe by deception.
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There is no rape on-screen, however numerous episodes describe rape and it is strongly implied that one happened off-screen. Full list of these episodes: https://www.unconsentingmedia.org/items/1407
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
32 supporters
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DoctorOctagonapus
Autopsy scenes are commonplace throughout the series with occasional close-up shots.
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Are any hands damaged?
16 supporters
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Tchotchke
S5
E18
Mulder's fingers are broken during torture
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21
Is there throat mutilation?
37 supporters
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0
S3
E4
Throat slashed in a vision
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
28 supporters
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gay_melapples
S1
E9
It's not shown on screen, but astronauts on a shuttle are running out of oxygen, they don't get to the point where there is none left at all
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Is there decapitation?
34 supporters
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Anonymous
S1
E13
Described.
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Is there cannibalism?
31 supporters
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28
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Charlino
S01E3 there is a serial killer who eats the victims livers but nothing is shown
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Is someone crushed to death?
33 supporters
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S3
E13
A teenager gets crushed by telescopic bleachers
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Is someone choked?
16 supporters
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10
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Cipscis
S6
E13
Multiple characters are choked by a tentacle-like creature.
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Is someone burned alive?
41 supporters
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iwantanap__
S01E12 "Fire" - someone is burned alive in the first minute of the episode. Remnants of another burned body are found at 38:10 and shown until 38:16. One final person is burned alive starting at 41:54 and going to 42:30.
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Is someone buried alive?
26 supporters
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19
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72
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Goatsipstea
S4
E2
An infant
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Is there body horror?
50 supporters
Yes
58
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Goatsipstea
S2
E22
The entire episode is heavily centered around body horror- not for the faint of heart
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Is there amputation?
26 supporters
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31
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DoctorOctagonapus
S5E11 has a scene in a hospital where a main character appears to have had both of his arms amputated involuntarily. The surgery itself is not seen. This is later shown to have been a computer-controlled illusion.
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Does a head get squashed?
52 supporters
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AndieOCD
S6
E2
Not exactly but if head squashing bothers you I think this will too
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Is there a hanging?
33 supporters
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iwantanap__
S03E13 Syzygy - a high school student is hanged off the edge of a cliff.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
26 supporters
Yes
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feenielikesfilms
S1
E14
Brother Aaron asphyxiates and “dies” in front of Mulder and Scully.
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Does someone become unconscious?
5 supporters
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There are numerous episodes where people are knocked unconscious or are unconscious and have things done to their body, ie: abduction.
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67
Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
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32
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JWood316
S1E10
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Are any teeth damaged?
51 supporters
Yes
13
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DoctorOctagonapus
S2E5, actual mutilation of teeth described but not depicted, visual shows an open mouth with a laser pointed inside.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
50 supporters
Yes
16
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DoctorOctagonapus
S5E18 has a scene where a character is tortured for information by breaking his fingers. He has his hand in a splint for the rest of the episode.
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Is someone tortured?
77 supporters
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feenielikesfilms
S1
E13
Torture of two young couples is briefly discussed. A death row inmate describes the torture but not in detail. Nothing is shown.
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77
Does someone fall to their death?
13 supporters
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24
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iwantanap__
S01E09 "Space" - someone jumps out of a hospital window. The fall is shown on-screen but the death is not. News of the death is then relayed to the main characters later.
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Is there eye mutilation?
89 supporters
Yes
29
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belligerentboghag
S2
E14
Eyes are removed from a body. Act is not shown but eyes are shown later
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28
Is there excessive gore?
82 supporters
Yes
32
No
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PoeDameron
S7
E18
In the context of the show I would say this is excessive
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
22 supporters
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10
No
76
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PoeDameron
S6
E7
A baby is forcibly delivered, taken, and killed.
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Does a kid die?
46 supporters
Yes
44
No
70
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JWood316
S2E21
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Is a minor sexualized?
98 supporters
Yes
16
No
63
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belligerentboghag
S2
E14
Minor sexual abuse is discussed
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Creepy Crawly
Yes
0
No
25
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
12 supporters
Yes
14
No
55
0
S3
E8
A woman sacrifices herself to save a young girl
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Does a major character die?
23 supporters
Yes
7
No
26
0
Kinda? Mulder "dies" almost every season lol
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Does a non-human character die?
22 supporters
Yes
14
No
55
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Anonymous
S1
E17
The extermination of an alien is described in great detail.
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Does someone die?
12 supporters
Yes
56
No
2
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feenielikesfilms
Literally all the time. Not usually on screen but yes, several times an episode
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
20 supporters
Yes
8
No
11
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RuthT
S1
E1
A wheelchair-bound woman is played by an able-bodied actor. She is a minor character, and is present for one scene.
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Yes
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No
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Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
5
No
74
Family
Does a family member die?
22 supporters
Yes
31
No
16
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feenielikesfilms
S1
Mulder’s younger sister disappeared when she was 8. She is presumed dead. This is brought up/referenced fairly regularly.
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Does a parent die?
23 supporters
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50
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iwantanap__
S01E11 "Eve" - the dads of two separate children are killed. Deaths aren't depicted on-screen, but the dead bodies are.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
29 supporters
Yes
2
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81
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huviks
No--sadly, that creepy doll is still up to no good in Maine
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Is someone kidnapped?
9 supporters
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56
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huviks
Also, a major theme throughout the series is alien abduction
12 comments | Add comment
Does someone cheat?
1 supporters
Yes
18
No
67
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DoctorOctagonapus
S2E12: One of the main characters of that episode is having an affair with her boss, conceiving a child the process.
S2E24: One character is described as a serial cheater and is shown pursuing an affair at the start of the episode.
S6E7: One of the main characters of this episode is leading a double life with two separate wives who are unaware of each other.
S2E24: One character is described as a serial cheater and is shown pursuing an affair at the start of the episode.
S6E7: One of the main characters of this episode is leading a double life with two separate wives who are unaware of each other.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
Yes
33
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DoctorOctagonapus
S2E11, initially invisible, i.e. objects moving on their own, later shadowy figures are shown.
S4E22, the plot of the episode centres around ghost sightings with numerous apparitions shown on screen throughout.
S4E22, the plot of the episode centres around ghost sightings with numerous apparitions shown on screen throughout.
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Are there jump scares?
55 supporters
Yes
49
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AndieOCD
S2
E12
Some very slight jumpscares but I'm skittish and they didn't get me
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Is there a shower scene?
8 supporters
Yes
19
No
65
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Goatsipstea
S2
E13
There's a bath scene but no nudity is shown
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Are there natural bodies of water?
2 supporters
Yes
17
No
22
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RuthT
S1
E4
They frequently reference Lake Okobogee throughout the episode, and have a couple of scenes on the lake shore.
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2
No
84
Is someone possessed?
11 supporters
Yes
42
No
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1
S5
E9
Kind of but not in the traditional sense
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Is trypophobic content shown?
22 supporters
Yes
4
No
32
0
BrittanSedai
S2
E21
There is a bubbling cauldron at the end, but nothing more serious than a boiling pot of pasta
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Yes
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No
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belligerentboghag
S2
E14
Someone kills themselves with a scalpel
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Yes
1
No
63
Gross
Does someone vomit?
92 supporters
Yes
47
No
78
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funguspunk
S1
1.15 - (forrest investigation scene) the sound of a man being sick (shows man w back to camera in foreground of forrest) = reaction to seeing a dead body // subtitles say: (retching)
21.59 -(prison/ holding cell scene) a man behind Mulder is shown with his back to the camera. The noise is heard. // Subtitles say “thats a man getting sick”
21.59 -(prison/ holding cell scene) a man behind Mulder is shown with his back to the camera. The noise is heard. // Subtitles say “thats a man getting sick”
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Yes
0
No
35
Is someone eaten?
31 supporters
Yes
9
No
34
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Anonymous
S2
E2
Bitten, but not eaten.
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0
No
29
Does someone spit?
9 supporters
Yes
22
No
58
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PoeDameron
S6
E19
It’s baseball so quite a bit of spitting
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Is there audio gore?
41 supporters
Yes
32
No
51
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YourLocalINTJ
Every now and then there will be a bit of audible gore but I don't think any of it is too extreme
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
85
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
28 supporters
Yes
24
No
45
0
feenielikesfilms
Depends on whether or not you consider FBI folks to be cops. The FBI are consistently competent, if sceptical, however all the police in the show are incompetent at best and several times (including the pilot episode) they’re actively involved in the deaths. The CIA are there occasionally, and are not looked on positively.
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Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
Yes
21
No
16
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RuthT
S1
E3
The serial killer is locked up in a solitary confinement room at what seems to be a psychiatric ward for the criminally insane.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
46 supporters
Yes
1
No
45
1
feenielikesfilms
S1
E14
Arguable as to whether it’s a slur, but the episode title is “Genderbender”. Similarly, in the episode they use the word “transvestite” and talk in an outdated way (but typical of the time of production) about trans people, one man laughing about his brief hookup being a woman who “looked like a man”.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
30
Yes
1
No
39
Yes
0
No
70
Yes
0
No
26
Loss
Yes
3
No
31
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
21 supporters
Yes
2
No
85
0
malovela
(Lots of electric shocks in S3 E3.)
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Are needles/syringes used?
29 supporters
Yes
55
No
49
1
wynsummers
S4
E6
Not exactly needles but Sanguinarium has a scene where the Nurse coughs up pins after having swallowed them offscreen. It's when she's being carried by the police officers after the scene with the blood filled bathtub.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
24 supporters
Yes
36
No
61
1
softcurrxnts
in s1e11 there is a character in a prison-like mental institution, the character also talks about her mistreatment in that institution. In the very end of that episode, that character along with some other characters from the episode are shown to be in that same mental institution.
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Is there a hospital scene?
10 supporters
Yes
70
No
35
4
iwantanap__
Hospital scenes are common in this show; they're shown in pretty much every episode.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
24
Does someone have cancer?
1 supporters
Yes
36
No
69
3
iwantanap__
The show features Agent Scully's "cancer arc" beginning in S04E12 "Leonard Betts" where her cancer is revealed and ending in S05E02 "Redux II" where her cancer is cured. There is mention in earlier episodes of abductees developing cancer and dying.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
Yes
20
No
16
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AndieOCD
S2
E11
Different, buy many people have dementia and/or alzheimers
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
25
No
66
1
DoctorOctagonapus
S2E14, suicide attempt with a scalpel
S3E7, suicide attempt in a boiling water bath resulting in massive burns
S4E13, a man burns his own arm in a furnace while hallucinating. Not a suicide attempt.
S3E7, suicide attempt in a boiling water bath resulting in massive burns
S4E13, a man burns his own arm in a furnace while hallucinating. Not a suicide attempt.
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Is autism misrepresented?
29 supporters
Yes
2
No
36
0
S5
E10
Not horribly so but it made me a bit uncomfortable
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
32 supporters
Yes
51
No
51
0
feenielikesfilms
S1
E22
A child who experiences hallucinations and hears voices is the focal point of the episode, but she is not dangerous - however, she is the reincarnation of a man who is.
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Yes
2
No
12
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
18 supporters
Yes
6
No
59
1
Goatsipstea
S4
E5
There is a character with D.I.D but it was very well researched
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Is there autism specific abuse?
40 supporters
Yes
13
No
81
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DoctorOctagonapus
S4E22 has a scene in which a nurse torments someone with severe autism, including calling him the R word.
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Yes
36
No
65
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malovela
S3 E7: A man has tried to kill himself - due to his family having been killed in a fire - just before the episode starts, and we're told that it was his third attempt. He's been failing because a supernatural entity won't let him die. Soon after, we see him jump into a huge pot of boiling water; again, it doesn't kill him, but it leaves him badly burned. Later on, another man points a gun at his own temple and pulls the trigger - because his son and wife have been murdered - but the gun doesn't fire.
6 comments | Add comment
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
18 supporters
Yes
5
No
24
0
S3
E20
Discussion of multiple realities
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
27
Yes
17
No
60
Are there anxiety attacks?
22 supporters
Yes
33
No
56
1
DoctorOctagonapus
S2E3 uses phobia as a plot element, with one character in particular suffering multiple panic attacks.
S2E14, a character has a severe panic attack triggered by dissection in a science class
S2E14, a character has a severe panic attack triggered by dissection in a science class
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Yes
0
No
37
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Add comment
Yes
4
No
76
Yes
1
No
63
Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
Yes
6
No
77
0
AndieOCD
S7
E3
Mentioned
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
17 supporters
Yes
36
No
55
0
Charlino
S01E21 Agent moulder is chased through a narrow tunnel
6 comments | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
38 supporters
Yes
9
No
78
2
ACABspocky
Season 7, Episode 4
Antagonist has discussion with therapist about eating disorders, including Mentions of "behaviors" (iykyk.)
Antagonist also is seen taking appetite suppressants and experiencing hunger pangs.
Antagonist has discussion with therapist about eating disorders, including Mentions of "behaviors" (iykyk.)
Antagonist also is seen taking appetite suppressants and experiencing hunger pangs.
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DoctorOctagonapus
S1E9, a character jumps out of a window to his death.
S2E14, a character survives a suicide attempt
S3E4, a character commits suicide at the end of the episode
S3E7, a character attempts in the opening scenes of the episode but survives. Dialogue establishes that he has attempted multiple times before.
S3E17 deals with a fugitive with the ability to influence people's decisions. It is stated that he has used this to drive people to suicide a number of times. One of his victims self-immolates on screen, other suicide victims are shown but the act itself is not.
S4E5 culminates in a mass suicide with a lot of similarities to the real-life events at Jonestown.
S4E23, a police officer shoots himself about halfway through the episode. Additionally two dead people discovered earlier in the episode are determined to have died in a murder/suicide incident.
S5E6, a woman apparently takes her own life towards the start of the episode. Her death is not shown on screen but her body is, and a police photo of her wrist is displayed later on in the episode. At the end of the episode it is determined not to be a suicide.
S5E8, a woman deliberately electrocutes herself about 2/3 of the way through the episode. Later one of the main characters appears to shoot herself, but this is revealed to be an illusion.
S5E10, multiple suicides throughout the episode.
S2E14, a character survives a suicide attempt
S3E4, a character commits suicide at the end of the episode
S3E7, a character attempts in the opening scenes of the episode but survives. Dialogue establishes that he has attempted multiple times before.
S3E17 deals with a fugitive with the ability to influence people's decisions. It is stated that he has used this to drive people to suicide a number of times. One of his victims self-immolates on screen, other suicide victims are shown but the act itself is not.
S4E5 culminates in a mass suicide with a lot of similarities to the real-life events at Jonestown.
S4E23, a police officer shoots himself about halfway through the episode. Additionally two dead people discovered earlier in the episode are determined to have died in a murder/suicide incident.
S5E6, a woman apparently takes her own life towards the start of the episode. Her death is not shown on screen but her body is, and a police photo of her wrist is displayed later on in the episode. At the end of the episode it is determined not to be a suicide.
S5E8, a woman deliberately electrocutes herself about 2/3 of the way through the episode. Later one of the main characters appears to shoot herself, but this is revealed to be an illusion.
S5E10, multiple suicides throughout the episode.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
33
No
52
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Goatsipstea
S2
E13
You could argue Dana suffers from PTSD and is dealing with that while encountering the murders
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Noxious
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6
No
21
Are there sudden loud noises?
32 supporters
Yes
15
No
15
0
AndieOCD
S6
E2
High pitch sound
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Is there shakey cam?
39 supporters
Yes
56
No
19
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Anonymous
Pilot, during plane turbulence
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No
67
Yes
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4
Yes
19
No
38
Are there flashing lights or images?
43 supporters
Yes
72
No
11
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DoctorOctagonapus
S2E5, flashback scenes at various points in the episode with flashing images throughout
S3E2 and E3, S5E9, scenes of a thunderstorm with flashing lightning.
S4E6, flashing lights from a police car
S4E23, flashback sequences throughout the episode with some flashing images
S5E1, one scene in a facility features one room lit by strobe lights.
S3E2 and E3, S5E9, scenes of a thunderstorm with flashing lightning.
S4E6, flashing lights from a police car
S4E23, flashback sequences throughout the episode with some flashing images
S5E1, one scene in a facility features one room lit by strobe lights.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
12 supporters
Yes
21
No
13
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RuthT
S1
E3
There are several close up shots of a man's eyes while he is hiding and observing his victims. Scully is watched by a man in the second half of the episode.
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Yes
3
No
81
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
1 supporters
Yes
5
No
79
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AndieOCD
S6
E7
Not exactly but if this is a trigger for you I would avoid this episode
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Does someone miscarry?
20 supporters
Yes
4
No
86
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softcurrxnts
no, but one of the main characters, Dana Scully, is given reproductive trauma during multiple arcs. In s4e14 there is a mention of women's ova being taken from them against their will, this is being brought up again in s5e6-7 with added themes of adoption, failed adoption and death of a child. s8e13 talks about infertility and has a failed IVF attempt.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
13 supporters
Yes
25
No
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Cipscis
S6
E13
A pregnant woman gives birth near the end of the episode, and the newborn is shown briefly.
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Is there childbirth?
19 supporters
Yes
25
No
77
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gay_melapples
S1
E11
only mentioned, there is a lot of discussion of IVF
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Are there abortions?
11 supporters
Yes
5
No
80
1
DoctorOctagonapus
S2E12: A spoken narrative states that a pregnant woman tried to self-abort, but was stopped. The attempt is not shown on screen. S4E2: Not an abortion per-se but a newborn baby is buried alive at the start of the episode. Their remains are shown on screen later. S6E7 deals with multiple cases of apparent self-abortion
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Yes
0
No
82
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
40 supporters
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4
No
86
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softcurrxnts
No, but s1e14 portrays very outdated views on gender and sexuality and the way the topic is presented can be read in a very harmful way. People who can "change ther gender/sex"(again, outdated views) are presented to be sexual predators.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
39 supporters
Yes
35
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DoctorOctagonapus
S2E11 is set in a nursing home for Alzheimers patients, who are regularly abused in this way by staff.
S4E22 has a scene in which a nurse torments someone with severe autism, including calling him the R word.
S4E22 has a scene in which a nurse torments someone with severe autism, including calling him the R word.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
32 supporters
Yes
8
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86
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softcurrxnts
s6e19 tells a story set in the 1940s via flashbacks and characters use the ne-word a lot, even outside of the flashbacks it is used a few times.
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iwantanap__
S04E15 "Kaddish" - A Jewish person is murdered by three antisemites. There is antisemitic propaganda shown in the episode in addition to N**i memorabilia.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
33 supporters
Yes
7
No
84
0
feenielikesfilms
S1
E14
A man laughs about his brief hookup being a “woman who looked like a man”. Similarly, Scully describes her as “a transvestite” and says “‘she’ may have been a ‘he’,” although neither of her comments are played off as jokes.
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Yes
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Yes
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
23 supporters
Yes
20
No
47
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Goatsipstea
S2
E15
The episode is about voodoo, and a lot of misrepresentation of both the religion and black people.
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Does the black guy die first?
17 supporters
Yes
14
No
86
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PoeDameron
S6
E19
***SPOILERS*** Killed by the KKK
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Is there hate speech?
28 supporters
Yes
14
No
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PoeDameron
S6
E19
Period typical for the southern US in the 40s. Hard r n words, KKK imagery, casual references to antisemitism, etc
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Race
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0
No
39
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
37 supporters
Yes
10
No
75
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BrittanSedai
S3
E3
The main suspect is interest in his teacher from high school. He's a grown up now and she is not interested. But his persual of her is part of the plot
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
11 supporters
Yes
9
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Anonymous
Scully is catholic and it comes up a few times
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Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
Yes
7
No
15
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AndieOCD
S5
E17
The devil is spoken about often
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
39 supporters
Yes
6
No
78
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Anonymous
S1
E24
There are naked people, but none of the 'obscene' parts are visible. It's television.
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Yes
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Yes
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JWood316
S4E2
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Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
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28
No
66
0
Only implied
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No
25
Sexism
Yes
0
No
76
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
19 supporters
Yes
10
No
29
0
The Scully cancer arc
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Does someone have a stroke?
9 supporters
Yes
5
No
71
0
S3
E24
Mulder's mother has a stroke
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
10 supporters
Yes
16
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56
1
malovela
S2 E11 takes place at a "recovery facility" (stupid name for it) that takes (badly) care of people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. We see some of the caregivers talking disrespectfully to and about patients and being rough, indifferent or insolent towards them. General physical deterioration and dementia are mentioned, but thankfully, no more specific symptoms are mentioned. Throughout most of the episode, the patients that we follow function just fine, because they're being treated with a special drug (fictional), but in the end, the treatment stops, and we see a few of them "put out", i.e. saying nothing, having unexpressive faces and doing very little. All of them are elderly. I actually don't think we see any patients whom we know to have Parkinson's. I'm extremely sensitive to Parkinson's depictions, since my father has it, and I made it through the episode okay. There are no scenes in which a patient overtly can't remember something, doesn't recognise someone or fumbles while trying to perform a task - they're "just" unresponsive. One of the patients is an artist, and while he's doing well because of the drug, we see him painting amazingly - a big mural worthy of any artist - but when he's back to being sick, we see him making a very simple drawing on a piece of paper. --- S2 E24: An autopsy shows that a woman had Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and would've died from it within a few months if what killed her hadn't killed her. We're later told that 27 people had the disease.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
25 supporters
Yes
7
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68
1
Goatsipstea
S3
E23
Mentioned and theorized that a program is causing dementia like symptoms
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Social
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0
No
69
Is someone homeless?
6 supporters
Yes
3
No
77
0
gay_melapples
S1
E6
A homeless man is murdered, Mulder goes to talk to other homeless people who might have known the victim
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Yes
5
No
27
Are there anti-abortion themes?
31 supporters
Yes
6
No
38
0
AndieOCD
S6
E7
Sort of
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Spoiler
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No
81
Yes
0
No
33
Does it have a sad ending?
53 supporters
Yes
47
No
30
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DoctorOctagonapus
Many episodes end with the villains victorious, especially episodes related to the main series arc.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
13 supporters
Yes
52
No
31
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feenielikesfilms
S1
E22
Technically it’s a bus. The driver loses control, and a man ends up dead.
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Does a car crash?
20 supporters
Yes
32
No
56
0
S3
E16
Mulder gets into a car crash, on-screen
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Does a plane crash?
12 supporters
Yes
15
No
73
0
feenielikesfilms
S1
E1
Not a crash but lots of turbulence.
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
Yes
22
No
68
1
postermug
S4
E21
almost
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Violence
Does someone drown?
18 supporters
Yes
22
No
70
1
Anonymous
S1
E24
No, but living people are kept in tanks of water.
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Is there blood/gore?
52 supporters
Yes
106
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12
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DoctorOctagonapus
Many episodes feature an autopsy scene, though the amount of gore shown is limited. Blood is a common occurrence. In addition, S3E4 features a CG animation of a decomposing body.
S4E2 is a particularly gruesome episode with a lot of blood and graphic violence.
S4E6 contains a scene with someone cutting and beginning to remove his own face.
S4E12 shows someone decapitated in a road accident. His body and severed head are shown in separate scenes.
S5E17, deals with a flesh-eating contageon.
S4E2 is a particularly gruesome episode with a lot of blood and graphic violence.
S4E6 contains a scene with someone cutting and beginning to remove his own face.
S4E12 shows someone decapitated in a road accident. His body and severed head are shown in separate scenes.
S5E17, deals with a flesh-eating contageon.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
6 supporters
Yes
5
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75
0
AndieOCD
S6
E1
No but let of the episode is in a nuclear reactor
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Is there gun violence?
25 supporters
Yes
75
No
18
1
DoctorOctagonapus
Nearly every episode has guns used, multiple characters are shot dead throughout the series run.
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