The Good Place
TV Show • 2016 • Comedy Report
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Leviticus Spratt
A dog is kicked into the sun
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0
Yes
27
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68
11
There’s a sort of demented looking pony creature accidentally created when a character’s sketch comes to life in the final season; Janet has to put it to sleep. This does not happen on camera.
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22
9
nodeaddogs
A snail gets crushed. It isn’t shown but the sounds and the person’s reaction are both pretty upsetting
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82
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25
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nodeaddogs
There’s a scene where a dog gets super unhealthy and fat because Eleanor neglects it while housesitting. She leaves the dog alone with way too much food so she can go to a Rihanna concert and as a result the dog gets very large and unhealthy
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5
quietthankyou
no, but brief mention of a dogfighting ring
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Yes
66
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0
15
KayLyn
In season 2 episode 4 "existential crisis" Eleanor's childhood dog dies by suffocating to death in a hot car. It is not shown on camera but it is explained in excruciating detail.
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8
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80
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bookshelfimprobable
No, although in season 2 (spoilers) there is discussion between two of the characters of a torture plot in which one character would accidentally kill another character's cat. It's not in graphic detail and is very quick.
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20
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0
3
Misiek1997
S1
A pet dog is launched onto the sun. The main character's mother accidentally kills her dog by leaving him in the car during a hot day. The death isn't shown, but is described and dismissed as annoyance by the mc's mother.
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93
Yes
18
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59
8
Crow75
They sometimes mention spiders (as torture methods at the bad place) but don't show them.
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Yes
81
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2
12
mileswernham
when theyre getting their spirit animals there is a giant python, i'd skip this part if youre uncomfortable with snakes.
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120
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1
9
EN
(I think two?) giant ladybugs appear at the end of episode one
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2
Midgardmartyr
**SPOILERS** A main character’s mother abandons them by faking their death
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9
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4
3
CeliaCristalia
Arguably, Eleanor.
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Yes
102
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1
26
scoot
As a child Eleanor was extremely neglected to the point where for her birthday she had her parents sign emancipation papers
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3
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57
Yes
64
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13
6
sorryboutit
Tahani has a strained relationship with her sister because of their parent's gaslighting
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4
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47
3
LadO
No, Not exactly although Jianyu (Jason) sends repetitive notes to Eleanors door (S1) it wouldnt be considered as stalking, and not to mention Micheal in (S1) was practically watching everyone to find a way to torture them.
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17
nodeaddogs
Mindy Sinclair discusses cocaine a lot
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103
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1
10
nodeaddogs
Eleanor is shown to be drunk in a few scenes.
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Yes
97
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1
14
nodeaddogs
Mindy Sinclair’s addiction to cocaine is mentioned many times
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3
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11
4
They are not physically restrained, but in a place they cannot leave.
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0
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14
Yes
0
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4
Yes
0
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8
0
adbub
S1
E4
A character suggests downloading Micheal’s nudes and using them to blackmail him. This is idea immediately shut down. It’s also incredibly absurd as Michael is an extra-dimensional being who wouldn’t have any need to even take photos of himself, let alone nudes, though this brief joke may still be upsetting for some people
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Yes
60
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32
13
akoifish
In one episode, a man assaults a woman and grabs her b*****s
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1
Yes
0
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0
Yes
109
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4
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Crow75
There is also frequent mention/description of 'traditional torture' that takes place at the bad place. But not shown on screen.
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0
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57
10
akoifish
Jason dies by suffocation, but this is not seen. And Michael has trouble breathing during anxiety attacks
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Burgerkingcomputers
They talk about genital mutilation a lot in regards to describing torture, it’s never shown in camera.
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8
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62
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nodeaddogs
There’s a mention of “eye corkscrews” as a torture method, but it isn’t shown and I think it’s only mentioned once
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11
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12
6
hyperjenb
In the Trolley Problem episode, at least one of the simulations has Chidi run his friend over with a trolley. We don't see the body but a lot of blood splashes on Chidi.
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0
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8
Yes
0
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70
Yes
12
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2
1
Misiek1997
S1
Jason dies by suffocating to death inside a safe.
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15
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0
2
The main characters are dead, one died pulling a statue on themselves and another had a radiator dropped on their head. The falling objects are seems before cut to black
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9
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1
Yes
2
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58
Yes
26
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48
17
telepathy
it's not graphic or gory in any way, but in season 2 episode 5 Janet's thumb comes off while she's giving a thumbs up
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0
Yes
62
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24
15
telepathy
In season 3 episode 8 there is a scene where Eleanor's teeth (and hair) fall out after seeing memories of the afterlife
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10
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1
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Yes
47
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8
Arlo
It is just mentioned.
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7
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4
doesthedogdie.comfan
Janet puts her boyfriend that she created into a box and she says “hes as dead as he can be” and he’s still talking and she’s gonna go get rid of the box so yeah he’s kinda buried alive
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MajaLouiseVesterdorfLange
Some people are hit by a trolley car (more than once), and although we see them only before they're hit, considering the amount of blood and "matter" that's splattered all over the driver every time he hits them, I'm sure their heads are squashed by the impact.
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billcipherhater
not explicitly CANNIBALISM but there’s a scene in “the trolley problem” where chidi runs over a guy with a train and a chunk of human meat flies into his mouth. it’s nasty lol
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Yes
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hyperjenb
Despite the series taking place heavily in the afterlife, the creators specifically avoid showing any children there.
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EllieP
Kind of. Spoilers inbound. In the ending of s3 ep. 10, Michael insists Eleanor take the last remaining portal key during a frantic escape from the Bad Place. Eleanor is pushed through the portal by Michael and he chooses to face the demons of the Bad Place alone to save the four humans.
Oh also s1 ep7 Eleanor publicly confesses that she doesn’t belong in the Good Place to save Chidi from the consequences of accidentally killing Janet.
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7
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Yes
3
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SiRenfield
The show takes place mostly in the afterlife
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2
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catnip
no, but eleanor threatens to destroy some of patricias plushies in s3
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98
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JohnCena
There’s a flashback of when Eleanor’s father died and she attended his funeral, S2E4
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Yes
29
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27
8
Cassiman
Janet is kidnapped by agents of the bad place
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9
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44
4
onlyash
Eleanor mentions cheating on men in the past
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67
Yes
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4
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2
All the characters are dead and in the afterlife, but they are not ghosts
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Crow75
Janet appears out of nowhere which frequently causes some characters to be 'jump-scared', but I think there are no jumpscares directed atthe audience.
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6
Yes
0
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6
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lillianm
But there is a point when several characters look like another character, so it kind of looks like they're inhabiting her body.
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18
bookshelfimprobable
There's a clown corner" in Eleanor's home in The Good Place which features paintings of clowns, as well as a scene in season 2 in which a clown is briefly shown in the middle of a montage.
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27
Yes
37
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2
hyperjenb
In the first episode, Janet plays audio of the Bad Place and we briefly hear people being tortured.
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94
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11
26
haexelhasel
I am normally very triggered by vomiting, but the surreal “vomiting” (such as pennies) on this show is watchable for me.
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113
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1
25
nodeaddogs
Bad Janet farts a LOT.
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Yes
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27
Yes
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2
Yes
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1
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CeliaCristalia
The protagonist doesn't cheat, but she falls under the "disaster bisexual" trope. She struggles to commit in her relationships but it's not stated her sexuality is the culprit.
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70
Yes
28
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43
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Rainbowe2026
Jason's mother is mentioned to have cancer in episode 8 of season 4.
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61
Yes
80
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pdkoelewijn
Someones face gets covered in needles. You don't see them getting put in though, and only for a short time
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61
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21
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annameow
S2E5: In The Trolley Problem episode, Michael then takes Elenor and Chidi to a hospital and does another morality test where he has to talk to families of sick patients. This is brief and I do not remember any medical equipment being shown up close.
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Yes
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Yes
103
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20
telepathy
Chidi, one of the main characters, has anxiety and is often shown panicking
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6
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2
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CeliaCristalia
There's a character who's always commenting on her "perfect" physique, making other characters uncomfortable and self-conscious.
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Yes
19
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sorryboutit
Season 2 episode 6, Janet malfunctions and asks Michael to kill her. She doesn't kill herself but does use suicidal language. Season 4 episode 5, Derek reboots himself and uses suicidal language
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10
2
hyperjenb
Not the "wartime" sort of PTSD but it's heavily implied Eleanor is traumatized from her abusive childhood and breaks down in public over it at one point (triggered by a group of family toothbrushes).
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70
Yes
4
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1
CeliaCristalia
S2
Michael complains about having gained weight.
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Burgerkingcomputers
I’m S3E9 an accountant requests to “die by immediate suicidal” but his request is denied
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hyperjenb
Jason gets trapped inside a safe and I believe we see a few scenes inside this safe. This is how he dies.
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Yes
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Yes
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sorryboutit
S1E1: 19 minutes in for 2 minutes there are flashing lights
S2E3: when Tahani learns about her death it was in a club with some flashing lights in the background
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EllieP
Often crude humor from characters like Eleanor, Bad Janet, and various Demons of the Bad Place. Most is censored by the Good Place’s “profanity filter,” which replaces curse words with similar-sounding arbitrary nouns.
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21
Yes
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1
Moomin
All humans throughout their lives
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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EN
People don't really take Chidi's anxiety seriously/just see it as a problem and frequently make him make decisions that they themselves could easily make even though they know he struggles with that. On several occasions characters try to "cure" him that way
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47
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27
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anypebble
There is a scene in season 1 where portions of the Nixon Tapes are played, including antisemitic content. The demons of the Bad Place who are acting as demons are also consistently sexist and misogynistic, which may bother some people to varying degrees.
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EN
The people from the bad place do a "Karaoke" thing with the Nixon tapes and it plays an antisemitic line.
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Yes
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bookshelfimprobable
The characters are dead to begin with. The main character, Eleanor is heavily coded as bisexual, as well as a few background LGBT characters. None of the deaths spoken about are hate crimes or traumatic as LGBT deaths usually are. Technically, LGBT people die, but not outside of the main plot of the show.
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JCHall110
Janet, who is a genderless being, is frequently referred to as a girl, and every time corrects the other person by saying "Not a girl", to the point where it is a running joke in the show.
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Yes
61
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alba04
I think the series makes it clear that this behaviour is not respectful, but it is shown all the same.
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6
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13
YourDoom
Since this is a show about the afterlife, all of the characters have died. However, we have no way of knowing what order they died in, as it is never specified. Also, given that many events can, unbeknownst to those on Earth, have happened before events that happened before them (due to Jeremy Bearimy), what does "first" mean, anyway?
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Yes
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1
SimrenBajaj
Eleanor makes ignorant comments about Chidi being African
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0
Yes
2
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adbub
**SPOILERS** Technically Jason and Janet. Jason is in his late 20s while Janet is infinite/as old as the universe itself. Janet appears as being in her 30s however, and there’s no power dynamic in their relationship.
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bitter
S3
Not on-screen but it's mentioned by Eleanor in season 3
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7
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62
18
Not in the traditional sense no, but a being creates another being as a rebound to get over someone else, so they're romantically involved with someone they created, then later in the series the creator being makes comments like "I guess he's my son and my ex, he's my son-ex-boyfriend" and the created being makes comments calling the one who created him his "mommy girlfriend" and other comments about her being both his mom and girlfriend. Neither of them are human or genetically related in the traditional sense but the comments and jokes they make could potentially be uncomfortable to a survivor of incest.
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5
Yes
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Yes
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EllieP
As a running joke throughout the series, Eleanor makes comments about Tahani that are regarded in the final episode as problematic objectification. However, both characters are extremely lighthearted about the banter, as it is a running joke and the comments, however objectifying, are mainly complements.
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Yes
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5
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Ashli Penrose
The is no s*x but after s*x cuddling at the end of Season 2 along with Janet's bf. Also just Mindy St. Claire in general.
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Yes
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2
SPOILER: :
: :
while not dementia or alzheimers there are themes of people’s memories being reset (literally) by the architect and character(s) not remembering their own intimate relationships.
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Yes
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Yes
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catou3006
It depends of your feelings
Spoilert: all the character choose to die again but without heaven or hell because they have done everything they want in heaven so they show it like a good think but it can be trigger for people who didn't want the character to die
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8
Yes
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annameow
S2E5: Michael takes Chidi through a simulation of the trolley problem. This trolley crashes into people and there is use of blood.
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meganlambert1998
During Season 2: Episode 5, The Trolley Problem", dozens of people are hit by a trolley throughout several crashes. This often is gorey and includes flying body parts. (Obviously, trolleys aren't cars, but this is similar enough that I believe it falls in the same category.)
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7
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Ashli Penrose
The episode The Trolley Problem" has quite a bit of obvious gore.
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55
Yes
24
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bathyspherehat
It's in the context of a first person shooter being played by Jianyu, but it could still be triggering for people with gun violence trauma (it was for me).
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