Does the dog die?
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Atypical
TV Show • 2017 • Drama
ReportSam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
This tv show contains 45 potentially triggering events.
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Zimirus
Season 3 Ep 4 mentions a dog that is sick but it was actually a ruse, the dog is fine
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Akipaki
SPOILER! (I think... lmao)
You get to know that Sam and Caseys dad left them when they were young but came back after 8 months. Their mom took care of them.
You get to know that Sam and Caseys dad left them when they were young but came back after 8 months. Their mom took care of them.
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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Emsmovies
Main character a teenager breaks into his therapists apartment because he wants her to be his girlfriend. He doesnt understand this is wrong but the situation is vey uncomforgable for the therapist and affects her life. Nothing major thought.
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kaiaaa
Izzie is introduced in season 2. She has 3 younger siblings. Over the course of the show it is implied that her mother is neglectful and even emotionally abusive. Many times, teenage Izzie seems to be given too much responsibility in taking care of the siblings and the house. The mum bullies her, implying that she will never be anything. The mother is introduced in S4E5 and shown on-screen again in S4E6.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Nylah_jp
Sam is manipulated very easy.
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kaiaaa
Izzie is introduced in season 2. She has 3 younger siblings. Over the course of the show it is implied that her mother is neglectful and even emotionally abusive. Many times, teenage Izzie seems to be given too much responsibility in taking care of the siblings. The mum bullies her, implying that she will never be anything. The mother is introduced in S4E5 and shown on-screen again in S4E6. Sam's mum has a hard time trusting Sam with more responsibility and independency.
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Addiction
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anniestuff1
There is a character who frequently smokes weed
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Is there addiction?
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magazinekirby
In season 4 Izzie’s mom struggles with alcoholism
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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luchoowo
Alcohol is severely shown tru the whole show, but it's just casual and nobody is alcoholic
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Animal
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Anonymous
In the second season, the main character mentions having had a turtle years ago who died unexpectedly, but the turtle who died is never shown nor is the turtle's death.
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Does a cat die?
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lucygracechristopher
kitten is ok!
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Does a pet die?
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There is mention of sams pet turtle dying, no actual death in the show tho.
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Assault
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AlinaMayim
Main character's friend repeatedly makes sexual commentary about women and it can be very uncomfortable. There are also some situations with the main character himself involving sexual interest, and even a scene where he breaks into his therapist's home to leave her a present of chocolate covered strawberries.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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wizardlup
Shaving, but no self-harm style cutting.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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kushiecat
in season three, a character struggles to breathe but ends up being ok. It is not a very graphic scene at all.
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Is there amputation?
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oreoicecrem
paige accidentally cuts her finger off
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Are any teeth damaged?
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TheAnarchistAgenda
In group therapy someone says that they would let all of their teeth fall out before they change dentists, this occurs in more than one episode
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Does someone break a bone?
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Markjackson
Someone fractures their foot though
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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FranklinKing
Someone accidentally cut of their fingertip about 13 minutes into episode 4 of season 2
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Does someone fall to their death?
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No, but season 2 episode 4 Doug collapses but he didn't die haha
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Children
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Death
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Does someone die?
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LennieLovesMovies
S4
E4
Dougs work friend Chuck dies of a heart attack after his retirement
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Rivers180
Yes. In an early episode in season 1 a girl yells at Sam for pushing her and asks if he's an r-slur.
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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greenseaturtle
The main character is played by Keir Gilchrist, who does not have autism. However, starting in Season 2, the support group that Sam attends is played by real autistic actors.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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FranklinKing
It's a major part of season 1
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Fear
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Are there ghosts?
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Nylah_jp
Kathy comes over and says that there is a ghost in their house
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Is there a shower scene?
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TheAnarchistAgenda
A wife gets in the shower with her husband, we don't see much of it
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Are there mannequins?
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greenseaturtle
Several scenes take place in clothing stores. Mannequins can briefly be seen in some shots. Unless you have a severe mannequin phobia, nothing overtly disturbing ever happens involving a mannequin.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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musicbyzach
Part of the reason why I love this show is because no one actually throws up. It’s great because a show or movie never needs that and it’s so unnecessary especially to me as an emetaphobe. A small but very big reason.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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greenseaturtle
On the contrary, this show actually does a very good job of showing how people with autism can become victims of police violence. The cops in the show are depicted as being flippant of the situation they caused, and even though Sam's parents start a training course to prevent something like that from happening again, cops are never glorified or given undue praise or forgiveness during the show.
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LGBTQ+
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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greenseaturtle
Sam's mother cheats on her husband with another man and later in the series she casually brings up having had some same-sex relationships when she was younger. However, she never identifies herself as bisexual.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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siennammmmm
when zahid and sam go for a physical, needles are used.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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FranklinKing
There is an harmless scene in a hospital because someone fractured their foot at the of season 1
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Does someone have cancer?
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poopy
In season 4 a character has testicular cancer
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Mental Health
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nikaaaaaa
Casey developed anxiety in season 4 and she bites her nails and fingers into making them bleed. Not specifically self harm but it can be really triggering since she's hurting herself to control the anxiety
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Is autism misrepresented?
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greenseaturtle
Actual person with autism here: this show is actually a mixed bag in terms of representation. While Season 1 can come off as a bit backward and stereotypical, Keir Gilchrist's performance becomes more nuanced and well-researched in later seasons, and there are several actual autistic actors in the form of Sam's support group. I wouldn't go so far as to say that watching this show makes someone an expert on ASD, but I found myself enjoying and relating to it.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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greenseaturtle
No characters are stated or implied to have D.I.D.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there ABA therapy?
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JoeLollo
S2
It’s not shown in the show but during the second season Elsa wanted Sam to go to someone described multiple times as a “behavioral therapist,” and the attempt is unsuccessful since Sam goes to his peer group instead.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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luckyfish
at the end of season 1 the main character has a sensory overload on the bus. this is very similar to an anxiety attack. in season 2 Doug has an anxiety attack and collapses
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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oreoicecrem
paige gets locked in the closet though she's very calm
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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oreoicecrem
In one episode, Casey gets all depressed and stays in bed for a long time. When she gets out of bed she reveals that she hasn't eaten in 40 hours, and needs food now. This is due to depression/low mood, not an eating disorder but it can still be triggering.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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annie.wolfe
although it may seem subtle or even look absent entirely to a non-autistic person, there are themes of this throughout the entire show such as the parents wishing their autistic son was normal, portraying autistic people as violent or hopelessly clueless, and the show being set up for the viewer to laugh at the autistic character instead of with him many times.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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Lexie24
The baby is not full on crying but just whining a little
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Is there shakey cam?
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Nylah_jp
Yes end of season 2 episode 3 right after casey says "dad you gotta watch this video of Evan doing karate, he's a purple belt!"
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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greenseaturtle
Depends on your definition of "obscene." Early in the first season, the mother flips the bird at Sam's therapist's door. Zahid also pantomimes having sex.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Nylah_jp
Not very often i remember there was flashing lights season 1 episode 8 if you have epilepsy/triggerd by flashing lights just skip the first 10 minutes of the show (you won't miss much) and some flashing lights were seen season 1 (forgot what episode) it is right after casey had been told Evan got arrested and Arlo got out of the car (it happens when Arlo is making fun of Sam but i would skip it from when Arlo gets out of the car)
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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siennammmmm
no, but it is mentioned as julia had a baby.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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sarahtollemache
S1
E6
***SPOILER***
Julia finds out she is pregnant S1E6 and the pregnancy is mentioned several times over the next few episodes… there is an ultrasound S2E4…
Julia finds out she is pregnant S1E6 and the pregnancy is mentioned several times over the next few episodes… there is an ultrasound S2E4…
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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JoeLollo
S1
E1
In the first episode Evan’s sister Beth is called an “orca” multiple times because of her body and Bailey graffitis it on her locker.
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Does the black guy die first?
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quinnalec
spoilers!! in s4 a black character does die, but i don’t believe he was the first to die (could be wrong)
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Nylah_jp
Nothing homophobic but Casey was very worried that her dad wouldn't support her dating a girl (Izzie) <he did>
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Is there hate speech?
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Nazetel
The R word is used at Sam a lot.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Markjackson
A big part of the show is not only the ups, but the downs of being autistic, which includes dealing with ableism throughout the show
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Boop
There are lot of discussions about underage sex (and then the characters turn 18) so there's also adult sex(technically).
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Lostomat
A big topic of the series is sex. The main character loses his virginity throughout the show, the sex scene is not visual though and it is only indicatet that it happens. There are multiple scenes talking about the main characters 'firsts' (e.g. a blowjob). Considering that the main characters sister is young and gets into a relationship, she might also lose her virginity, however, this is not mentioned and no sex scenes or talk about sex happen on-screen.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Nylah_jp
I would say yes and no, (SPOILERS) Sam and Paige decide they need to break up which was towards the end which was very sad but Casey and Izzie decide to be a couple again and Sam goes to Antarctica after all so im torn if it's a sad or happy ending
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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FranklinKing
Sam is hit by a car in the beginning of season 2, he's okay tho and nothing really happens
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Anonymous
Sam does get hit by a car, but he doesn't get hurt at all and the person driving was a student who knows him and immediately went to see if he was okay.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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FranklinKing
Someone accidentally cut of their fingertip about 13 minutes into episode 4 of season 2
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