Star Trek: Discovery
TV Show • 2017 • Action
ReportFollow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
This tv show contains 57 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
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Are there abusive parents?
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Bleakcinema
There are instances of verbally abusive parents sprinkled throughout. They are usually brief and lasting issues stemming from the neglect are resolved.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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MrCartou
A character who has been abused and brainwashed by another ends up forgiving her, getting in a relationship with her and having a kid together.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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GoblinPrince
Unintentionally, yes
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Abuse
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kirk
SPOILERS
1x11 "The Wolf Inside" - Michael's romantic partner Ash Tyler is in a different mental state, causing him to lash out at her and attempt to choke her.
1x11 "The Wolf Inside" - Michael's romantic partner Ash Tyler is in a different mental state, causing him to lash out at her and attempt to choke her.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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cactiist
S2
E1
In the "previously on..." section, a character is manipulated into helping with something. Without context, it may appear to be manupulation, but with context, it is gaslighting.
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kirk
SPOILERS
Episode 1x12 "Vaulting Ambition" contains mention of Lorca having groomed the Mirror version of Michael from childhood. There are flashbacks to scenes from earlier episodes where he uses the same language with the Prime version of Michael that he is said to have used with the Mirror version.
Episode 1x12 "Vaulting Ambition" contains mention of Lorca having groomed the Mirror version of Michael from childhood. There are flashbacks to scenes from earlier episodes where he uses the same language with the Prime version of Michael that he is said to have used with the Mirror version.
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Addiction
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huntchaser
In the season 1 finale as well as the season 3 premiere, there is some sort of space drugs being used by Tilly and Burnham, though not of their own choice.
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Animal
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lizknitz
S1
E5
The tardigrade dehydrates and shrivels up to enter a state of bio-stasis, but it is not dead.
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Are animals abused?
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ElsaGreen
SPOILER A giant tardigrade is used for the spore drive and shows clear signs of pain and distress. One character insists they keep using it but another character puts a stop to it and frees it.
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Is there a dead animal?
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OddlyFlowers
S4
E1
Dead birds in the sky
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Does a cat die?
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lottie2906
a cat is threatened in season 3, however no harm befalls her
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Are there bugs?
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huntchaser
In the episode Choose Your Pain, one of the characters has a pet bug named Stuart
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Anonymous
S3
E1
Michael is drugged
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Is rape mentioned?
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lizknitz
S1
E10
Tyler confronts L'Rell about her raping him, and she implies that he wanted it.
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Is someone restrained?
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Anonymous
Yes.
Especially s2E10 where a character is restrained and asphyxiating
Especially s2E10 where a character is restrained and asphyxiating
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JohannaLS
A human male character is shown suffering severe PTSD after rape and torture from a Klingon woman
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lizknitz
S1
E11
In a flashback, Tyler is raped by L'Rell.
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
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lizknitz
S1
E10
Tyler grips a glass cup so hard it breaks, and cuts his hand.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
28 supporters
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ElsaGreen
Several characters at different points suffocate from lack of oxygen, but no one dies. Several unnamed characters are shown dying in space though it's not very graphic.
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Is there cannibalism?
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LindsayS
No (at least in season 1) by the strict definition of an animal eating its own kind, but yes in the context of star trek. The ritual consumption of humans by Klingons is discussed several times, once semi-graphically, and one human character unknowingly eats the flesh of another sentient race (and this is discussed a few times afterwards).
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Is someone burned alive?
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Anonymous
It's not quite onscreen but there are a lot of spaceships exploding with fire and there are loads of people aboard.
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Is there body horror?
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Anonymous
S2E12 a character sees a future of themself badly burned and confined to a wheelchair.
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Is there amputation?
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mxamber
One character has, somewhat graphically, all of their limbs and bones removed and their entire body stripped and rebuilt.
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Does a head get squashed?
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bumblewhiskers
It is not pictured, but there are several deaths and severe injuries with camera cut-aways before the point of impact that imply someone's head got smashed in or partially or fully squashed.
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Is there a hanging?
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Anonymous
S2E3
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Does someone asphyxiate?
25 supporters
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Anonymous
S2E10 a fairly prolonged sequence
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Does someone become unconscious?
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lizknitz
S1
E5
Stamets loses consciousness after operating the spore drive; it is successful jump and he regains consciousness.
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Does someone break a bone?
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huntchaser
Stamets breaks his nose and the CGI/Prosthetics are clearly seen for several seconds on screen. There is also talk of Tyler's surgeries in which his bones are broken and shortened.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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instantboy
a character has multiple extremely seizure-like events as the result of interfacing with the spore drive system
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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evergreennightmare
not explicitly shown on screen, i don't think, but it is talked about as part of the torture voq goes through
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Is someone tortured?
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ElsaGreen
There is quite a lot of torture in season 1.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Anonymous
S2E14
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Does someone fall to their death?
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huntchaser
In seasons 1 and 3 there are characters who fall from a high place and die, but there is minimal gore in these scenes.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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huntchaser
Gabriel Lorca has injuries to his eyes and there are moments where it is visible, for the most part, his eyes look normal and only have to be treated a few times.
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Is there excessive gore?
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lizknitz
S1
E11
In a flashback, Tyler is subjected to surgical mutilation.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Anonymous
S2E3
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Does a kid die?
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MRSelm
It is a ruse to convince Klingons that a baby is dead, but it’s pretty graphic. A mother holds up a pretty realistic-looking severed head of her own newborn.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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S1E7
S2E9
S2E14 (foreshadowing in previous episodes)
S4E13
S2E9
S2E14 (foreshadowing in previous episodes)
S4E13
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Does someone die?
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lizknitz
S1
E1
Michael stabs Rejac, killing him in self-defense.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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huntchaser
Michael Burnham's parents die, but it is not seen on screen.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Xandara
In season two, Tilly is convinced she is seeing a ghost. It is an alien but appears as a vision to only her for a time.
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Are there jump scares?
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Anonymous
Especially S4E11 (Rosetta)
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Is someone possessed?
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huntchaser
No possession, but there is a Manchurian Agent who does almost seem to be possessed in some ways.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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SSN 3 EP 1 after Michael crashes when she takes her helmet off. It’s in the first few min of the episode
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Is someone eaten?
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Bleakcinema
S3
E1
Several smugglers are hypnotized and consumed by creatures called Tranceworms. You do see some body parts fly off, though there isn't any blood. It is very much on screen.
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Is there audio gore?
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cactiist
S2
E1
There are specific sound effects of characters being killed.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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S1
E6
A vulcan injects himself with an explosive substance.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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LaddyOLake
Season 2 episode 8 at minimum. Same scene (with minor variation) is shown occasionally in other episodes. Season involves main character hospitalizing themselves and then escaping, as early part of the plot
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Is there a hospital scene?
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huntchaser
Many scenes take place in the ship's sickbay including a character in a coma, a character with a broken nose, and a character who gets injured in a bombing among various other things.
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Does someone have cancer?
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TheCakeIsAWolf
Cancer has been cured in the future.
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Mental Health
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huntchaser
One character is clawing at his own chest until he bleeds.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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cactiist
S2
E1
In the "previously on..." section, a character who has PTSD kills someone.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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cassandrasaurus
The Spock childhood flashbacks will be familiar and possibly upsetting to autistic people.
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Bleakcinema
S4
E5
A prisoner on the colony they are attempting to save remains behind by choice to be killed by the anomaly. They are aware that this will happen.
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Is there misophonia?
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bumblewhiskers
Several times in Season 1, Lorca is shown eating, often while talking to others, and there are eating sounds. These are frequent enough for there to be multiple in just the first season, but they aren't every episode and the scenes are quite short.
In later seasons, there are a handful of eating scenes, some of which contain potential misophonia triggers and some of which do not.
In later seasons, there are a handful of eating scenes, some of which contain potential misophonia triggers and some of which do not.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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ElsaGreen
A character suffers from PTSD and has a couple of panic/anxiety attacks that are shown quite realistically.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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huntchaser
Ash Tyler and Hugh Culber both have many issues with their body throughout seasons 1 and 2 as each of them deal with trauma surrounding how they relate to their bodies.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
19 supporters
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huntchaser
There are several scenes in matinence shafts that are very narrow.
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Anonymous
in the episode with the timeloop Michael deliberately kill herself to force Harry Mudd to reset the timeloop. Her death is not permanent but she still killed herself.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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bumblewhiskers
In Season 1 Episode 9 (Into The Forest I Go), one of the characters who was a victim of torture experiences severe flashbacks and shock.
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Bleakcinema
Star Trek has a large number of explosions and space battles. There is a large amount of loud audio stings because of this.
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Is there shakey cam?
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hungrylens
There is a LOT of very very shakey cam as well swirley cam, and spinny cam.
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Is there screaming?
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lizknitz
S1
E5
Aboard the Klingon prison ship, screaming can be heard coming from other compartments.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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DoctorOctagonapus
S5
Episodes 4 and 5 in Season 5 have flashing images. A content warning is shown at the start of each episode.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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lizknitz
S1
E4
Paul Stamets and Hugh Culber are a married gay couple, and they are never discriminated against.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Anonymous
“Freak”
S2E8 a woman chooses to live as a hologram rather than with her injuries from an accident.
S2E8 a woman chooses to live as a hologram rather than with her injuries from an accident.
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LaddyOLake
A character portrayed by a non binary actor (who uses they/them pronouns) is identified using she/her pronouns for a few episodes. They later (a few episodes later) come out and use they them pronouns. They are not misgendered after this fact.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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huntchaser
He dies, but is later brought back to life and deals with trauma of coming back to life after.
A lesbian character also talks about her wife dying off screen.
One character who dies is not explicitly labeled as LGBT in the show, but in the spinoff video game Star Trek Online, she is shown to have a female partner that she is planning to marry.
In season 3, a character who is trans is introduced who died before the season started, but he is frequently on the show as a "ghost" following another character.
A lesbian character also talks about her wife dying off screen.
One character who dies is not explicitly labeled as LGBT in the show, but in the spinoff video game Star Trek Online, she is shown to have a female partner that she is planning to marry.
In season 3, a character who is trans is introduced who died before the season started, but he is frequently on the show as a "ghost" following another character.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Anonymous
S3
E6
Lots of fat cat jokes
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Does the black guy die first?
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UglyCanadian
The first character to die is an Asian woman
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Is there hate speech?
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mxamber
Not in contemporary real-world terms. There is in-universe hatespeech (directed against aliens) clearly modelled on existing fascist rhethoric.
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Anonymous
S2E5
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Anonymous
No, but S1E11 discusses grooming by a father figure.
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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the end of season 4 is actually a happy ending, i didn’t even believe there would be another season because of it, but there still will come season 5
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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LaddyOLake
There aren't really any cars depicted, the show is mainly in space.
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Does a plane crash?
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JacobHildebrandt
Many spacecraft crash.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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bumblewhiskers
In Season 3, Episode 1 (That Hope Is You), someone in a protective suit is hit by a space ship. The character is not killed or severely injured, but this may still be upsetting to viewers who would be bothered by seeing someone hit by a car.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
58 supporters
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lizknitz
S1
E4
Commander Landry is attacked by the tardigrade and dies from massive lacerations.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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bumblewhiskers
In Season 2, Episode 2 (New Eden) when discussing history, the characters refer to a fictional event (one that happened in the show's universe, but not in real life) that involved nuclear explosions. The only depictions of the event in the episode are a stained glass window artistically showing the events in vague detail, and a video that shows people preparing for the explosion. The people in that video are saved just before the explosion actually happens, and the explosion is not shown on-screen.
In the same episode, a planet is put into jeopardy by a piece of radioactive debris heading towards the planet. One of the characters says that if they are unable to stop it, it will cause an extinction event, and a nuclear winter. **SPOILER:** They are able to stop it, and no such event occurs.
In the same episode, a planet is put into jeopardy by a piece of radioactive debris heading towards the planet. One of the characters says that if they are unable to stop it, it will cause an extinction event, and a nuclear winter. **SPOILER:** They are able to stop it, and no such event occurs.
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Is there gun violence?
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17
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0
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jdfristrom
Fwiw, most of the guns are nothing like present day firearms and don't trigger me the way present day firearms do.
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