Does the dog die?
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Doctor Who
TV Show • 2005 • Sci-Fi
ReportThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Your Triggers
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Doggo201
K-9 dies but he is only a robot dog
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
7 supporters
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jamieblazej
Rose goes with the Doctor and doesn’t say goodbye to her mother.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
26 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S14
E5
In "73 Yards," Ruby's mother abandons her (because of the spooky forces influencing her) and it's quite traumatic. It could definitely be triggering. If you want to skip this whole section, it starts when they're on the phone around 19:30 and it goes for 3 or 4 minutes. When she meets with Kate, she gives a summary / mentions what happens, but otherwise the only mention is at the very end when Ruby speculates about what happened to her.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
44 supporters
Yes
24
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Miami
S12
E10
"The Timeless Children" - Tecteun medically experiments on her adopted child
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
36 supporters
Yes
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Anonymous
in the idiot's lantern, the son forgives his dad after the Doctor prompts him to
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Is someone stalked?
23 supporters
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Invalidbeast
Certain aliens stalk their victims
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ALittleBitKinder
There are several episodes where one-off characters are shown to be in abusive relationships (which are all portrayed as horrific, and usually end with the abuser facing some kind of comeuppance).
Additionally, there are some scenes where the main characters are shown committing abusive acts towards other main characters they have a close relationship with (including slapping them, yelling at them, and insulting them in a mean-spirited manner). These are almost always played for laughs, and the responsible characters aren't called out for their bad behavior.
Additionally, there are some scenes where the main characters are shown committing abusive acts towards other main characters they have a close relationship with (including slapping them, yelling at them, and insulting them in a mean-spirited manner). These are almost always played for laughs, and the responsible characters aren't called out for their bad behavior.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Arkane
There is some dialogue that makes it clear they kidnapped a young girl as a trophy. Who they kept on display until she rotted away. They have an unknown amount of people they have done this to, as this is a common thing to occur.
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Arkane
The main villain turns out to *spoiler* be a janitor who was sick of humans being left behind by companies automation and set out to mass murder their customers and blame the company
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Wackd
Curse of Fenric and The God Complex both involve psychologically breaking characters through telling them their experiences thus far have been lies.
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Yes
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Kell1963
In the episode "the idiots lantern" in series 2 there is a a teenage boy who is emotionally and (implied) physically abused by his father, at the end of the episode his father leaves but the boy decides not to cut contact
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Addiction
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Anonymous
Patches in Gridlock.
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Is there addiction?
16 supporters
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Invalidbeast
There are patches that cause an emotion and people use them to escape reality.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
15 supporters
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Invalidbeast
In the mummy on the orient express the doctor tells a man to stop "Drowning your sorrows in that glass" as the man is drinking a glass of what I assume is whiskey. There are also a few scenes with someone drinking alcohol but it is never abused onscreen.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
83 supporters
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deanosaur
At at least one point in the series, a horse is implied to have been killed by a shapeshifting alien, which then imitated it.
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Yes
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Rory_John14
A dinosaur dies in the episode Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
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Are animals abused?
174 supporters
Yes
41
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VirTheQueer
In "Day of the Dinosaurs" (Series 7), dinosaurs are shown being abused and shot
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Is there a dead animal?
96 supporters
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BrianWurtz
S12 E6 Multiple dead birds are shown throughout episode including the dissection of one. Alien bacteria is feeding on the plastic inside the birds. The episode emphasizes the importance of conserving our planet
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Is an animal sad?
71 supporters
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eyjayy
S3
E4
In "Daleks in Manhattan", there are human-pig hybrid creatures made through violent kidnapping and experimentation. There is a scene where one of such experimentation results is shown to be sad and alone in the sewers.
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Are rabbits harmed?
56 supporters
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Denko
S7
In one scene, the Doctor attempts to intimidate a rabbit whom he briefly suspects of being an alien in disguise. The Doctor makes no physical contact with the rabbit and he leaves it alone shortly after.
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Does a cat die?
149 supporters
Yes
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henryawells101
In the episode Survival, an Earth cat is savaged to death by an alien cat, although this scene is infamous in the fandom for extremely unconvincing special effects, so the blow MAY be softened. Proceed with caution.
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Does a pet die?
140 supporters
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Pantalones
S2
E3
A robotic dog that was the pet of Sarah Jane and the Doctor is killed in an explosion. In the original series, the same robot dog accidentally drives into the ocean and short circuits. It is not a particularly lifelike dog but it might upset some viewers.
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Are there spiders?
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henryawells101
Arachnophobes will want to avoid the TV stories Planet of the Spiders, "The Runaway Bride", and "Kill the Moon", as well as the novels "Festival of Death" and "The Crawling Terror" and the audio drama "Empire of the Racnoss".
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Are there snakes?
16 supporters
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Anonymous
The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar.
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Are there sharks?
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Anonymous
The episode "A Christmas Carol" takes place on a planet where fish and sharks swim in the sky, sharks are seen on several occasions including a character being cornered by a shark in a room (the character is not harmed)
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Are there bugs?
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river_night
The season 11 episode "Arachnids in the UK" obviously features spiders. Like, a lot of them.
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Assault
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cha0ticneutralsystem
The doctor (a nonbinary alien) gets slapped a lot
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Is someone drugged?
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Invalidbeast
Rose is drugged and knocked out by a man trying to conceal a secret. It is also implied that she was sexually touched while unconscious.
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Is there pedophilia?
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EmilyJohnson
No but in the 10th Doctor episode "The Girl In The Fireplace" and then multiple times in the 11th Doctor's series, The Doctor ends up being kissed by or is in a romantic relationship with women he first met when they were children. It's an odd reoccurring theme in Moffatt's writing.
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Is someone held under water?
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Invalidbeast
It is an episode based on the witch finding period of Britan therefore people suspected as witches are held underwater to drown.
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Is rape mentioned?
75 supporters
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sheregenerated13
S14
E5
The politician is implied to be sexually harassing someone on the team but the only direct interaction we see with them is him introducing himself to her.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
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Pantalones
S3
E8
A boy is beaten up by his classmates, who have been bullying him due to his intelligence.
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Is someone restrained?
23 supporters
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Invalidbeast
Quite a lot throughout the entirety of the show.
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Anonymous
No, but multiple times there is not consent in kissing someone.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
11 supporters
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Nall
A main character's mouth is covered with a chloroform rag (Skip from 12:40 to 13:15) and one of the walking dead later covers her mouth (Skip from 17:45-18:00).
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
47 supporters
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3
The doctor is kissed against his will sometimes, wich is always shown as a funny thing
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sheregenerated13
S14
E5
The politician is implied to be sexually harassing someone on the team but the only direct interaction we see with them is him introducing himself to her.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
30 supporters
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22
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Invalidbeast
S6
E2
The doctor shaves off his beard
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Are any hands damaged?
16 supporters
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Pantalones
The Tenth Doctor has his hand cut off and the hand in a jar appears multiple times. The Twelfth Doctor injures both hands punching a wall in the episode Heaven Sent. It is shown MANY times in the episode.
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Are there dislocations?
9 supporters
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6
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cha0ticneutralsys
S4
E7
Martha sets a dislocated shoulder
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
27 supporters
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50
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Invalidbeast
Clara has to hold her breath and collapses due to lack of oxygen.
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Is there decapitation?
30 supporters
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21
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pedanther
S1
E1
Kind of? Several of the animate plastic dummies have their heads forcibly removed. It's usually played for laughs.
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Is there cannibalism?
30 supporters
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12
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Woopmir2008
It depends on if you count an alien eating its own species
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Is someone crushed to death?
30 supporters
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9
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sheregenerated13
S11
E1
Near the end of the episode, a character falls to her death.
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Is someone choked?
15 supporters
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14
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6
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Nall
A character gets briefly choked by one of the aliens.
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Is someone burned alive?
37 supporters
Yes
48
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Wackd
Planet of Fire involves a character burning to death on-screen. Dark Water claims that humans are conscious postdeath and spend their final moments mentally begging not to be cremated; this turns out to be false.
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Is someone buried alive?
25 supporters
Yes
18
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robinjpeg
S5
E8
Series 5 Episodes 8/9 (The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood) shows multiple characters being sucked underground by the earth, which leads you to believe they’ve been suffocated. It is later revealed that they weren’t actually suffocated in the earth, and they’ve been taken captive by an underground civilization. Nobody is actually buried alive, but at first it may seem like they have been.
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Is there body horror?
47 supporters
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Viomma
**Spoiler warning for planet of the Ood** we watch a human become an Ood and its nasty. To skip, about 40 minutes in when The Doctor says "Oh they've been preparing you for a long time" to Halpen skip ahead by about one minute.
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Is there amputation?
25 supporters
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PiotrL
S02E01 Doctor gets his hand chopped off by the Sycorax in a sword fight.
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Does a head get squashed?
49 supporters
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Anonymous
Time Heist.
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Is there a hanging?
32 supporters
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Invalidbeast
S10
E9
There is a character who has a scar from a failed hanging but the hanging is not shown
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Does someone asphyxiate?
24 supporters
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Invalidbeast
s3 e1 People run out of oxygen on the moon and s10 e5 pass out in space due to lack of oxygen and s8 e1 clara passes out due to lack of oxygen.
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Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
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Invalidbeast
Yes, a lot.
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Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
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valkyrie_cain
In S5E5, Angles Take Manhatten, someone breaks their own wrist.
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Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
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cha0ticneutralsys
S3
E13
The doctor is aged visibly into how chronologically old he is, the transformation has him shaking around in 2x speed and look similar to a seizure
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Are any teeth damaged?
48 supporters
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Anonymous
There is a whole character who rips out the teeth of their victims and places them on their face.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
48 supporters
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Aneesa
In S12 E7, a character is able to detach their fingers from their hand, but it is not gory.
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Is someone tortured?
72 supporters
Yes
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No
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Kell1963
In the episode Dalek the Doctor tortures a Dalek with electricity- you hear it screaming in a robotic voice
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Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
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12
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12
3
S7
E11
The villain falls down the stairs and dies.
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Does someone fall to their death?
10 supporters
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49
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16
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CLPPRBRD
S7E5 - The Angels Take Manhattan.
Huge spoiler: 2 main characters fall to their dead to create a paradox
Huge spoiler: 2 main characters fall to their dead to create a paradox
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Is there eye mutilation?
87 supporters
Yes
34
No
21
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Anonymous
In Mummy on the Orient Express a ghostly finger passes through the Doctor's eye. No harm, but super creepy.
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Is someone stabbed?
16 supporters
Yes
10
No
6
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Pantalones
Missy stabs the Master near the end of "The Doctor Falls." A small amount of blood is shown very briefly.
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Is there excessive gore?
81 supporters
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0
No
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Invalidbeast
They rarely even show blood.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
18 supporters
Yes
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No
11
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Pantalones
Amy and Rory's baby is abducted from them
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Does a kid die?
44 supporters
Yes
47
No
16
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Nebulacat
In one episode, three people get possessed by aliens and have to be killed to get rid of the aliens. One of them is a little girl.
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No
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
13 supporters
Yes
0
No
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Invalidbeast
I expect they may end up making some sort of episode about this though.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
11 supporters
Yes
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3
3
Invalidbeast
Multiple times
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Does a major character die?
22 supporters
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26
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3
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Pantalones
If regeneration counts as "death" the Doctor and Master have died A LOT. Even not counting regeneration, there are moments (and alternate time lines) when both of them are stated to be dead and there are some wild plots to resurrect them. Several companions have either died or come so close it basically counts.
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Does a non-human character die?
22 supporters
Yes
41
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Pantalones
Many aliens, both minor and major characters, die. The Doctor is an alien who looks human, as are other Time Lords and Ladies, and they die in some season finales, too.
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Does someone die?
12 supporters
Yes
36
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Invalidbeast
Pretty much every episode.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
20 supporters
Yes
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No
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Denko
The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, is rendered visually blind for a few episodes before being cured.
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Is the r-slur used?
29 supporters
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0
No
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sapphicpixie
S2
E8
No, but a character refers to the Ood as stupid
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
14 supporters
Yes
7
No
17
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Invalidbeast
The president kills himself by overdosing because he finds out he is in a simulation.
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Family
Does a family member die?
21 supporters
Yes
25
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4
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jnoj
The entirety of s1e8 is about Rose's father's death.
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Does a parent die?
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Nebulacat
Rose Tyler's father and Mickey's grandmother are both dead.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
26 supporters
Yes
11
No
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Doggo201
A house blows up and toys are inside
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Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
Yes
44
No
9
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pedanther
Rose is abducted by the villain's minions and placed in a position of danger.
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Does someone cheat?
16 supporters
Yes
46
No
16
3
Amy kissing the Doctor the night before her wedding to Rory
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
Yes
53
No
17
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valkyrie_cain
S1E3 The Unquiet Dead features an alien with similarities to ghosts.
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Are there jump scares?
53 supporters
Yes
69
No
10
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Anonymous
Usually mild ones, such as in Heaven Sent.
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Is there a shower scene?
10 supporters
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13
No
20
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Invalidbeast
S5
E11
The doctor is in the shower and runs out to try and save James Cordon (why I dont know) there is a brief moment of nudity.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
1 supporters
Yes
24
No
3
1
jamieblazej
S1
The river Thames is shown occasionally
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Are there clowns?
10 supporters
Yes
35
No
19
0
Miami
S6
E11
One of the rooms contains clowns
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Is someone possessed?
10 supporters
Yes
57
No
9
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Anonymous
In the Family of Blood/Human Nature, several people are possessed/ taken over. Also in Midnight there is an unknown creature that possesses.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
23 supporters
Yes
25
No
7
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EmilyJohnson
While Trypophobia is commonly known to be the fear of holes, it can also be triggered by similar patterns and clusters of bumps. In "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" there is a character with teeth implanted in his face which may trigger this.
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Yes
1
No
15
Are there mannequins?
5 supporters
Yes
44
No
7
6
Pantalones
S1
E1
Autons are basically living plastic that looks like mannequins. These alien mannequins pursue Rose and the Doctor.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
89 supporters
Yes
66
No
26
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cornbreadcake
in "The Long Game" there's a scene where Adam, after receiving his upgrade, vomits from the shock of seeing his own brain. However the vomit itself is turned into an ice cube.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
24
1
RLead
it is mentioned
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Is there farting?
10 supporters
Yes
23
No
8
4
Invalidbeast
S1
E5
The aliens fart because the way they disguise themselves causes gas to be released.
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Is someone eaten?
29 supporters
Yes
18
No
10
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Pantalones
The Vashta Nerada eat the flesh off people, leaving them as bare skeletons. It is bloodless but still can be intense.
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Yes
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No
16
Does someone spit?
10 supporters
Yes
48
No
15
4
voidgaze
aliens in london/world war three/boom town feature the slitheen, who are aliens inside of human skin suits and often “have issues with the gas exchange” (leading to the iconic line “do you mind not farting while im saving the world?”)
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Is there audio gore?
39 supporters
Yes
8
No
22
0
Arkane
The main villain likes pulling teeth
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
Yes
1
No
24
1
pedanther
Not 9/11 itself, but there are allusions to the political response that followed it.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
Yes
20
No
15
1
Yaz is a cop
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Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
Yes
11
No
5
0
Sophie2
In the final episode, the Doctor and Rose are taken to Torchwood, a facility which takes possession over alien technology and lifeforms, however while the Doctor is technically a prisoner he isn't really treated as such.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
43 supporters
Yes
2
No
19
0
V1c
Whereas there isn't any slurs, there has been a few writers in the show that are transphobic, and some of their episodes do contain transphobic "jokes" (I say jokes because they are played for laughs). In case it's useful some of the writers who's transphobia it's most noticeable in the episodes are Gareth Roberts and Toby Whithouse
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
56 supporters
Yes
3
No
17
1
cha0ticneutralsystem
Not sexually predatory but in s1e3 (of the reboot with ncuti/15) there is a gender non conforming villain who uses they/them pronouns
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
30 supporters
Yes
11
No
16
4
equalpedestrian
No, but the 11th Doctor era has a pretty uncomfortable focus on the idea of finding out the Doctor's birth name/deadname as a plot point.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
20 supporters
Yes
5
No
19
0
Eyestrain
S1
E10
Potentially. Mr Floyd has a wife and some sort of sexual relationship with a rich man
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
20 supporters
Yes
4
No
10
1
Eyestrain
S1
E10
Nancy threatened to out Mr Floyd’s relationship with a man to get what she wants
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
7 supporters
Yes
10
No
6
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pedanther
There is significant damage to a historic landmark building.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
18 supporters
Yes
12
No
30
1
Eyestrain
Not in the therapy setting but a room full of people are shocked and react accordingly. If shocks in general are a trigger Skip 43:17 to the end
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Are needles/syringes used?
29 supporters
Yes
36
No
12
1
SPOILER WARNING
There are needles used when Rose and Mickey gets captured (it is not too detailed in my opinion but you might want to look away if this could trigger you)
There are needles used when Rose and Mickey gets captured (it is not too detailed in my opinion but you might want to look away if this could trigger you)
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Is there a mental institution scene?
25 supporters
Yes
28
No
17
4
In S3 E2, the Shakespeare Code, the Doctor, Martha and William Shakespeare go to an asylum to talk to a patient there and the people there are treated incredibly badly.
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Is there a hospital scene?
11 supporters
Yes
61
No
12
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Rory_John14
Episodes involving hospitals include The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, New Earth, Smith and Jones, The Eleventh Hour, and World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls. I think that's all of them, but I could be wrong. The Curse of the Black Spot and The Girl Who Waited both involve hospital-like locations, but they are not actually hospitals.
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Yes
0
No
9
Does someone have cancer?
1 supporters
Yes
32
No
19
4
capnbrowncoat
In S11-E1, a character states that they did have cancer, but are in remission. There is no evidence the cancer has returned.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
13
No
3
0
sheregenerated13
S11
E1
Yeah, but nothing too heavy or directly explored much until the episode Can You Hear Me (Yaz depression/history with potential unaliving of self is at least heavily implied in CYHM.)
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
16
No
30
9
angeltoycole
not in a suicidal manner, but characters do intentionally harm themselves on several occasions, such as one character breaking her own wrist to escape a trap.
4 comments | Add comment
Is autism misrepresented?
30 supporters
Yes
0
No
14
1
sheregenerated13
S11
E1
The Thirteenth Doctor was intentionally written with autistic traits and I personally loved seeing myself in this character and enjoyed the portrayal.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
Yes
11
No
18
3
The Master is often referred to as being insane
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Yes
8
No
0
5
pedanther
In the episode "The Next Doctor" (not sure which episode number that would be here), a major plot point is a character coping with a traumatic experience by dissociating to the point that they invent an entirely new personality capable of handling the situation.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
18 supporters
Yes
3
No
17
2
cha0ticnewtsys
Some villains have “multiple personalities”. Especially in s12e5 there’s a woman who is programmed to have a seperate fake personality as a cover for her secret identity which might be hard for programmed or RAMCOA systems to watch
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Is there autism specific abuse?
38 supporters
Yes
1
No
33
4
Anonymous
Not explicitly but the doctor is sometimes accused of lacking empathy/emotion for not expressing it normally. Characters are teased/othered for being “weird”/“different”.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
22
No
12
4
Invalidbeast
There are numerous suicides and one mass suicide.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
19 supporters
Yes
19
No
5
2
Amy, Rory and The Doctor are under the influence of "dream lord", a being who traps people in false realities. The three of them spends the whole episode trying to figure out what place is real
3 comments | Add comment
Does someone have a meltdown?
8 supporters
Yes
5
No
6
0
huphphlepuphph
S8
E12
at the end of the episode the doctor is seen hitting and kicking the TARDIS console because he is upset
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Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
9
No
12
2
The Master is haunted by the 'drums', a repetitive series of taps, which the audience hears in the season 3 finale, The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords
5 comments | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
18
No
18
0
Viomma
**Spoiler warning**
We witness Vincent experiencing an anxiety/panic attack, really realistic and well done in my opinion
We witness Vincent experiencing an anxiety/panic attack, really realistic and well done in my opinion
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Yes
0
No
15
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Yes
5
No
22
2
jnoj
No, but the Doctor does scream at a Dalek to kill itself. It's very intense.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
15
Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
Yes
14
No
19
0
ScarletBee03
S4
E1
Skip ‘Partners in Crime’ if this is a trigger for you.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
16 supporters
Yes
40
No
12
1
sapphicpixie
S2
E8
Maybe? Characters go down in a small elevator deep down into the planets core while wearing helmets to help them breathe
6 comments | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
35 supporters
Yes
7
No
35
13
Anonymous
Not technically an eating disorder, but Season 4 Episode 1 features a weight loss drug, and several times throughout the episode characters point out how much thinner/better they feel taking the drug and loosing weight, which may be upsetting to some viewers dealing with eds.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
60
No
12
8
VirTheQueer
In "Water on Mars" [SPOILERS] the Tenth Doctor attempts to save a group of scientists on Mars but upon returning them to Earth, the leader immediately kills herself upon walking into her house.
16 comments | Add comment
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
39
No
6
3
Viomma
There are subtle mentions of the doctor having ptsd, but nothing extreme.
7 comments | Add comment
Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
7 supporters
Yes
9
No
4
2
pedanther
S1
E4
There is a scene shot with the camera close to the water level, and a wave travels toward the camera, which is briefly underwater before the shot ends.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
13
No
0
Is there shakey cam?
35 supporters
Yes
51
No
8
5
Anonymous
Often when the TARDIS teleports, it creates a shaky affect, throwing the inhabitants throughout the cabin
6 comments | Add comment
Does a baby cry?
13 supporters
Yes
19
No
14
1
rheene
good man goes to war features baby crying so much it almost becomes misophonic. quite emotionally distressing
6 comments | Add comment
Is there screaming?
12 supporters
Yes
22
No
0
1
jamieblazej
S1
E3
The waking dead people do some weird wailing while they’re walking around. It’s not too loud but they do scream and the spirits who are possessing them scream while they’re in gas form
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
5 supporters
Yes
6
No
11
1
Invalidbeast
The words Bitch, Arse and Badass are used however the words Bastard and Shit is censored.
3 comments | Add comment
Are there flashing lights or images?
42 supporters
Yes
55
No
7
1
S1
E6
Dalek electrocutes a bunch of people around 27.5mins into the episode. Screen flashes with lots of blue lights around this time.
6 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
Yes
20
No
2
2
The setting is under total surveillance
5 comments | Add comment
Is the fourth wall broken?
12 supporters
Yes
15
No
9
2
cass2004
In "Sleep No More", multiple characters look directly into the camera
4 comments | Add comment
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
23 supporters
Yes
0
No
22
0
Fahra
S6
E7
A baby bursts into white goo, revealing that the baby was not really real. Could be upsetting.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone miscarry?
21 supporters
Yes
1
No
38
1
Anonymous
No, but characters believe that someone may have or that she was wrong about being pregnant. Same character is infertile eventually.
2 comments | Add comment
Are there babies or unborn children?
13 supporters
Yes
16
No
12
0
rheene
6x12 closing time, 6x07 good man goes to war, s9 special return of dr mysterio (babies)
2 comments | Add comment
Is there childbirth?
18 supporters
Yes
35
No
17
5
SqueakSquawk4
[Spoilers] In S11E5, a guy gives birth to his son on a hospital spaceship being attacked. The Doctor's companions cut the two umbilical chords.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
34
Does a pregnant person die?
16 supporters
Yes
0
No
39
0
pedanther
S1
E11
A pregnant woman is nearly killed, but is spared specifically because she's pregnant.
1 comment | Add comment
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
39 supporters
Yes
14
No
42
4
jamieblazej
S1
E4
Rose laughs at something the Doctor says and says “you’re so gay”
7 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
39 supporters
Yes
35
No
13
1
eyjayy
S2
E13
Ableist joke. In "Doomsday", there is scene where the Daleks and Cybermen are demanding the other identify themselves first. Mickey is watching this and says to Rose, "It's like Stephen Hawking meets the speaking clock." It seems intended to make the audience laugh.
6 comments | Add comment
Are there usages of the n-word?
30 supporters
Yes
3
No
43
8
voidgaze
no, but there is a lot of racism in season 11 episode 2 “rosa”, which is about rosa parks and the american civil rights movement
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
11
No
30
6
cha0ticneutralsystem
Lizard/reptilian aliens infiltrate powerful government positions multiple times throughout the series
6 comments | Add comment
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
33 supporters
Yes
11
No
23
1
MediaTech
In S2E3 (2005+) 'School Reunion', a character is made fun of for screaming 'like a little girl; 9/10 years old; wearing pigtails; frilly skirt'
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
39
No
24
8
guppy
An Alien character (Strax) who doesn't understand human gender cues often/constantly uses He and She for the wrong characters (Humans who are presumably cis). This is presented as funny.
11 comments | Add comment
Does an LGBT person die?
28 supporters
Yes
70
No
11
3
valkyrie_cain
In S11E4 Arachnids in the UK, a woman is explicitly introduced who has a wife, who is then killed lated in the episode.
10 comments | Add comment
Are there fat jokes?
50 supporters
Yes
53
No
15
2
romeowf
S3
E14
aforementioned voyage of the damned episode: there's LOADS. there's two 'comically fat' characters and a lot of the stuff surrounding their characters concerns the fact that they're big. there's also a character actively fatshaming them constantly
8 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
17
Is a minority is misrepresented?
24 supporters
Yes
8
No
14
0
cha0ticneutralsystem
There is racism, ableism, fatphobia, specism, eugenics and harmful racist tropes where black women are forced to play maid roles or sidelined and refused to be paired with the doctor romantically
3 comments | Add comment
Does the black guy die first?
18 supporters
Yes
13
No
32
3
saigeisswag
if it does happen (e.g. s7ep11), it never comes across to be with malicious racial intent. it’s not a concerning trend of poc characters constantly dying in it first.
8 comments | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
26 supporters
Yes
39
No
15
1
cha0ticnewtsys
Martha Stewart gets racially profiled and harassed when going back in time with 10. In one instance 10 wipes his memory and Martha is forced to become a maid who 10 (under a false name with a fake personality) verbally abuses her. People are often specially discriminatory towards aliens. Indigenous groups (usually aliens) are often framed as genocidal and evil or are not given their land back. Fat characters are almost always villains unfortunately which is a stereotype and fatphobic, notable example include s1e4 where all of the villains are fat or bigger bodied
6 comments | Add comment
Race
Yes
0
No
14
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
34 supporters
Yes
26
No
12
7
Mychael
The doctor is 903 while Rose is 19. Do with that information as you will
6 comments | Add comment
Religious
Is religion discussed?
11 supporters
Yes
22
No
2
0
cha0ticneutralsystem
In season 10 the pope visits the doctor, there is talk of Catholicism and hell. There’s also a mention of people taking their lives because they “would rather go to hell” than read an ancient cursed text
10 comments | Add comment
Are there demons or Hell?
12 supporters
Yes
10
No
4
1
cha0ticneutralsys
S2
E9
Abaddon is a reoccurring villian that mentions his other names include satan and lucifer, the base they are on also being referee to as “hell” and abadon specifies he is the devil of all religions
3 comments | Add comment
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
40 supporters
Yes
10
No
19
2
porridgegoats
the 11th doctor is naked for a while in "the time of the doctor" in front of clara and her family. and then him and clara go to a church with hologram clothes on. i wasn't too bothered by it but some might be
6 comments | Add comment
Is there bestiality?
80 supporters
Yes
0
No
26
4
Pantalones
There are relationships between humans and aliens and different species, like Jenny and Vastra or Rose and the Doctor. However all parties are intelligent species and can give full consent.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
17
Is someone sexually objectified?
41 supporters
Yes
14
No
12
4
Viomma
There is a scene with Rose while she is hanging from the air that someone makes some uncomfortable comments about her, once she is no longer hanging it stops.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
47
2
Viomma
No but there is a moment where someone accidentally flirts with some related to them, without knowing they are related it is very quickly resolved.
3 comments | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
Yes
7
No
46
8
Anonymous
S*x is alluded to often but the most ever shown is kissing. One character's conception is discussed at length.
6 comments | Add comment
Is there BDSM?
19 supporters
Yes
1
No
10
0
Eyestrain
S1
E6
The doctor is shirtless and his arms are bound in the air. nothing sexual happens but it can be interpreted as such so it could be triggering
4 comments | Add comment
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
19 supporters
Yes
0
No
18
2
MediaTech
No, but some are made fun of for being scared e.g Mickey in S2E3 'School Reunion'
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
16 supporters
Yes
14
No
4
2
Pantalones
Davros is dying, and indeed very close to death, in the episodes "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Witch's Familiar." It is never stated what exactly is killing him, but he is very weak and looks and sounds ill.
6 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone have a chronic illness?
8 supporters
Yes
8
No
9
0
cha0ticneutralsys
The doctor is mentioned to have very high blood pressure from having two hearts multiple times
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
17
Social
Are there fat suits?
28 supporters
Yes
8
No
12
3
The villain is a green/grayish disgusting monster wearing only a strange underwear. He purposely looks too much like a fat person
5 comments | Add comment
Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
Yes
20
No
9
3
Pantalones
In the episode "The End of Time" a few unlucky homeless individuals are shown receiving food from a charity. They are murdered soon after by the Master.
5 comments | Add comment
Is existentialism debated?
11 supporters
Yes
11
No
4
1
rat_with_a_crayon
I feel like it's a running theme, but some episodes feature it heavily and some don't. One of the other examples is "The End Of The World" episode.
4 comments | Add comment
Are there anti-abortion themes?
31 supporters
Yes
8
No
11
8
bobble
S8
E7
The episode "Kill the Moon" can easily be interpreted as a bad anti-abortion analogy.
2 comments | Add comment
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
3 supporters
Yes
56
No
19
20
noname93
In the Christmas special "Last Christmas" the Doctor says he knows he is in a dream because Santa is there, and Santa isn't real
1 comment | Add comment
Are there end credit scenes?
35 supporters
Yes
5
No
8
3
At the end of each episode they show trailer for the next episode after the credits
3 comments | Add comment
Does it have a sad ending?
50 supporters
Yes
16
No
35
8
henryawells101
By far most episodes have a happy ending, either on TV or any other medium, with the Doctor saving the day with minimal loss of life, before, after being thanked by the survivors, going off to another adventure.
However, there are some rare exceptions to this rule, including, but not limited to, The War Games (the Doctor is successfully captured and executed by the Time Lords, before regenerating), Doctor Who and the Silurians", The Sea Devils", "Warriors of the Deep" (in all 3 cases, the Doctor fails to make peace between humans and an intelligent reptile race called the Silurians, resulting in a huge death toll for both species) "Blood Heat" (novel, the Doctor is forced to destroy an entire alternate universe), "He Jests at Scars" (audio drama, the Valeyard and Mel get trapped in suspended animation for all eternity, forever concious but unable to move or even scream), "Lucie Miller"/"To the Death" (two-part audio drama, three of the Doctor's companions die, driving him almost to insanity), and "Army of Ghosts"/"Doomsday" (two-parter, the Doctor is forcibly seperate from his companion Rose Tyler).
As I said, this is not a complete list, as there are probably more I've forgotten, not seen/read/listen to, or you may disagree on whether it counts as 'happy', but MOST stories not on this list SHOULD be safe.
However, there are some rare exceptions to this rule, including, but not limited to, The War Games (the Doctor is successfully captured and executed by the Time Lords, before regenerating), Doctor Who and the Silurians", The Sea Devils", "Warriors of the Deep" (in all 3 cases, the Doctor fails to make peace between humans and an intelligent reptile race called the Silurians, resulting in a huge death toll for both species) "Blood Heat" (novel, the Doctor is forced to destroy an entire alternate universe), "He Jests at Scars" (audio drama, the Valeyard and Mel get trapped in suspended animation for all eternity, forever concious but unable to move or even scream), "Lucie Miller"/"To the Death" (two-part audio drama, three of the Doctor's companions die, driving him almost to insanity), and "Army of Ghosts"/"Doomsday" (two-parter, the Doctor is forcibly seperate from his companion Rose Tyler).
As I said, this is not a complete list, as there are probably more I've forgotten, not seen/read/listen to, or you may disagree on whether it counts as 'happy', but MOST stories not on this list SHOULD be safe.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
13 supporters
Yes
18
No
10
0
eyjayy
S3
E3
In "Gridlock" there are many cars trapped in traffic and I believe some scenes involve honking.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a car crash?
19 supporters
Yes
39
No
22
4
Wackd
At least two characters die in car crashes, one in Father's Day and one in Dark Water. Both events occur offscreen.
8 comments | Add comment
Does a plane crash?
10 supporters
Yes
35
No
14
3
Aneesa
A plane almost crashes (but eventually safely lands) in "Spyfall Part 2".
7 comments | Add comment
Is someone hit by a car?
18 supporters
Yes
55
No
16
8
abundanceoflove
In s1e8 - “Father’s Day”, Pete (Rose’s dad) is hit by a car.
In s4e12 - “Turn Left”, Donna walks in front of a lorry and is hit.
In s4e12 - “Turn Left”, Donna walks in front of a lorry and is hit.
5 comments | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
16 supporters
Yes
42
No
19
6
valkyrie_cain
In S11E8 The Witchfinders, a character drowns during a witch trial. There are also several attempted drownings which do not result in death.
7 comments | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
Yes
26
No
22
3
Mychael
It's usually quite mild if it is present
7 comments | Add comment
Is there a nuclear explosion?
6 supporters
Yes
42
No
15
10
Wiw
In "Turn Left", in an alternate history where the Doctor dies, a space Titanic crashes into Buckingham Palace, annihilating London.
5 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
23 supporters
Yes
62
No
10
7
Anonymous
Guns are scene/used multiple times throughout the series, but it should be noted The Doctor has a deep hatred of them, refuses to use them, and distances himself from those who do.
14 comments | Add comment