Our Flag Means Death
TV Show • 2022 • Comedy Report
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13
43
jesslrand
A man says Blackbeard made him put his dog down upon joining his ship. Just a story, nothing shown, but the man cries after remembering.
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Yes
0
No
2
Yes
0
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95
1
All happy horses, though a horse is seen leading a carriage in stedes death scene.
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Yes
131
No
7
25
Visitingsp
A duck/goose is shown after being beheaded by a butcher in S1E1. The actual death happens offscreen.
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Yes
113
No
12
22
Sorbaets
A turtle and crab are made to fight off screen but here is a brief sound, a snake is hit on the ground quite a few times in a wide shot, a seagull is accidently fatally hit with a whip
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22
checking
There is a dog-fight style joke in which the pirates stage a fight between a crab and a small turtle with a knife tied to it. It's not graphic and it occurs in S1E8 between 14:35-15:06.
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Yes
118
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5
14
Spiderheart
There's the butchering of a dead goose in episode one. The goose is in shadow and the butcher just beheads it with a cleaver, with a spray of dramatic fake blood. And that's all you see really. It's framed as traumatic for the main character who is made to watch it, and a reason he's 'squeamish' about blood and violence in the episode's present.
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Yes
0
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116
8
Spiderheart
No cats die or are hurt, however, one character is terrified of cats and says various superstitous and negative things about them throughout.
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Yes
16
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11
7
Afion
One of the characters is friends with a wild seagull and is very upset when he dies. Another character cries when he remembers how he had to put his dog down
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Yes
0
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94
Yes
0
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85
Yes
104
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9
16
checking
In episode 7 at 11m30s a snake falls from a tree onto a character and the character kills it. It's not graphic and the snake doesn't look real, but he does fight it a lot. At 12m5s, the characters eat the defeated snake over a fire.
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Yes
102
No
10
14
DapperAlicia
During the treasure hunt in S1E7, Stede finds a bug and happily shows it off on his hand to the others.
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5
Pantalones
Stede abandons his wife and children to go to sea and become a pirate. They don't miss him, however.
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Yes
2
No
8
1
Pantalones
Blackbeard was abused by his father. He goes on to kill his father and becomes a feared notorious pirate. He ends up doing some things that are not very nice to the people around him.
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Yes
119
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8
18
GravityDefiner
Stede’s father is verbally abusive to him as a kid. Stede was also physically and mentally bullied as a child by other kids. There is implied abuse by Blackbeard’s father. The character Jim is also raised to avenge their family, implying that their childhood is filled mostly with the training involved to do so. Jim also witnessed their family’s death, but has no memory of it most likely due to trauma.
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Yes
114
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9
28
DapperAlicia
Blackbeard's father was abusive, he is shown shouting and being violent towards Blackbeard's mother.
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Yes
6
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76
16
mileswernham
no but izzy is lowkey emotionally manipulative
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Yes
5
No
80
17
checking
King George snorts snuff, which looks like cocaine. It lasts only a second.
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Yes
102
No
8
13
syn0vial
A character is shown to drink heavily during a period of intense emotional hardship.
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Yes
14
No
64
8
Feydo
While it's never explicitly described as addiction, several character get drunk in the episode with Calico Jack and it is implied that it at least used to be a reoccurring habits
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Yes
28
No
6
6
RainWolfheart
Characters are frequently restrained in the context of being captured/held hostage. Notably in episodes 1-3, there are Englishmen who get tied up with rope and gagged with cloth by the crew. In episodes 8-9, we see the crew being taken prisoner by the English and most of them get their hands tied with rope.
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Yes
0
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23
Yes
0
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11
Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
1
Yes
1
No
88
7
Afion
S1
E3
There is some sexual harassment that I found a bit triggering. In episode 3, 15:44-15:57, Spanish Jackie pins a visibly uncomfortable Jim against a pillar and makes multiple sexual comments about them. They are interrupted before it progresses any further
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0
No
0
Yes
0
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3
Yes
87
No
12
3
Nightcolors
Characters are sometimes put into situations that could be considered torture (one character is held captive in a chest for a long period of time), but this is all treated with a comedic and light tone so it’s never portrayed as overly gruesome or intense, (said character forgives the character who trapped him in the chest almost immediately)
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Yes
112
No
9
18
lilycron
In episode 3, a character is hanged after being stabbed and captured and is shown to be struggling from the rope for most of the scene. The character survives the hanging but has visible rope burns on their neck the following episode
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Yes
102
No
7
15
toytulini
in episode 3, A character is about to be hanged for piracy, but its interrupted, then the thing he is standing on is moved accidentally and he is hanged and struggling to breathe for pretty much the rest of that particular scene, but he gets the rope is cut before he dies from it. In the next episode he has a red mark on his neck around his throat/jawline from the incident. It goes away after that.
In a later episode, a flashback reveals that a character killed their own abusive father via strangling him with a rope.
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Yes
60
No
26
17
Zusy
Blackbeard gets hit in the ball with a whip
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Yes
93
No
12
16
DapperAlicia
A character is stabbed through the eye with a sword and dies, and then a 'ghost' of them is present in several scenes talking and walking around with the sword still in their head. You do not see the injury happen but they are shown a lot afterwards.
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Yes
38
No
17
3
TheCassandraComplex
There’s definitely explicit and excessive gore throughout the series. However, it’s worth noting that the gore is purposefully over the top and (mostly) pretty fake looking.
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Yes
0
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27
Yes
87
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9
20
anna_g
The title card in episode 5 is carved into a dead mans chest. It is not intensely gory, but it is realistic and was triggering for me as an image of cuts.
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Yes
6
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14
Yes
2
No
18
4
Pantalones
Though it is technically already dead, the corpse Stede uses to fake his death is first crushed by a carriage and then flattened by a piano dropped onto it
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Yes
15
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5
2
fivepotatoeshigh_
Lucius faints when the pirates are dining with the navy and when his finger becomes infected.
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Yes
64
No
14
5
cassaunsavell
In S1:E2 20:51, a man has a rock thrown at him & it hits him in the face. His nose is bloody & he says his nose is broken.
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Yes
117
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8
22
toytulini
episode 6 there is an attempted amputation of an infected finger, but the character realizes whats about to happen and escapes and runs off. the same character cuts their own finger off later in the episode pretty graphically with a very large pair of scissors, spurting blood from it.
In a different, later episode (dont remember which one exactly) , a character mentions that their fingernails are falling off due to scurvy, but this is not really shown graphically.
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Yes
2
No
0
0
S1
E3
At nearly the End of the episode a character is suppose to be hanged. He falls of and chokes a few moments while hanging on the rope
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Yes
99
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9
15
toytulini
A character is shown to be losing teeth due to scurvy, mostly with them holding teeth that have apparently fallen out.
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Yes
1
No
27
9
vel16
Not to their death, but a character falls from a height and lands on the side of the ship before falling into the sea. Injuries from this are not seen, but the rest of the crew wince at the fall
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Yes
67
No
18
17
desloups
A ship is set on fire and we see people jumping from it to escape. It is assumed some people likely burned to death, but not shown.
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0
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82
Yes
0
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79
2
roww
there's a staged death of a character where said character gets "crushed"
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Yes
106
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8
16
toytulini
episode 6 there is an attempted amputation of an infected finger, but the character realizes whats about to happen and escapes and runs off. the same character cuts their own finger off later in the episode pretty graphically with a very large pair of scissors, spurting blood from it.
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Yes
15
No
65
11
GravityDefiner
A corpse’s head is hit by a falling piano but it is not graphic.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
101
No
13
28
desloups
A man is forced to eat his own severed toe in the season one finale.
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Yes
1
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15
Yes
1
No
22
Yes
0
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23
Yes
2
No
77
8
Tomasz
blackbeard is said to be killing "man, women and children" but "it has to be a really bad child". Nothing is shown, the discussion is these two phrases.
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3
Pantalones
Not necessarily sacrifices their literal life, but Blackbeard is willing to sacrifice his life as a pirate to save Stede from the British.
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Yes
3
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6
Yes
3
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0
Yes
0
No
31
Yes
0
No
26
Yes
2
No
73
7
beesthoughts
No children's toys are destroyed. In the final episode of season 1, a character decides to throw away a very sentimental/important item from his childhood of his own volition, because of how sentimental the item is and what it represents to him.
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Yes
1
No
0
Yes
98
No
8
18
DapperAlicia
One of the main characters kills his own abusive father by strangulation. The death scene is shown.
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Yes
87
No
7
9
mistersandman
There are two English hostages in the beginning episodes, but it’s mainly played for comedy as Stede refuses to actually harm them in any way. (SPOILERS) In the season one finale, two members of the Revenge crew are forced to join Blackbeard’s crew via force and intimidation.
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Yes
75
No
15
25
desloups
Several crewmembers are in a polyamorous relationship but everyone involved is aware.
Edit: Two people in a loveless marriage both formed other relationships after initially parting ways. Neither is too broken up about it upon finding out and they "divorce" amicably to be with their lovers.
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Yes
15
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63
19
TheJo
A character is shown bathing in the ocean and another character sees.
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Yes
0
No
0
Yes
76
No
15
19
checking
One character is "haunted" by a ghost who is imagined and not real as the result of their guilt.
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Yes
1
No
80
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
15
1
Sharp knives and blades are used, but no razors.
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Yes
0
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80
Yes
3
No
78
11
JessJ
It's not clowns per se, but in S1, E5, there's a fancy party where people are dressed in cartoonish 18th century fancy costumes, and almost all of them have on very pale white makeup with heavily drawn on features.
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Yes
56
No
18
12
checking
It is mentioned but not seen.
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Yes
80
No
7
5
elliesium
Quite every bit of violence includes audio gore
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Yes
107
No
6
23
Jazyrha
In ep 5 when the fancy people start fighting, one of them v* on someone else's skirt. There's a joke in there about a crew mate v* earlier as well, but nothing is shown.
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Yes
79
No
7
8
FenrisLorsrai
someone's face is spit directly into
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Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
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26
4
Pantalones
Takes place several hundred years before 9/11
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
95
7
Nightcolors
There aren’t cops in Our Flag Means Death but the English Navy plays a similar role, they are portrayed as antagonists and buffoons
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Yes
0
No
0
2
Pantalones
Jim is called by their birthname by the nun who raised them and trained them. Jim's pronouns are respected by the nun, however.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
11
2
Pantalones
Technically. Stede and his wife were in a loveless marriage when he left to become a pirate. He then falls in love with Blackbeard and they kiss. Stede then goes temporarily back to his wife. He and his wife then do completely separate and each of them goes to be with their new loves.
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88
Yes
0
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85
Yes
0
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84
Yes
0
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83
Yes
0
No
84
14
GravityDefiner
There is no hospital or medical equipment, but a character is seen in bed with bandages on, recovering from their injuries.
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Yes
4
No
76
38
mistersandman
No, but as an autistic person it is worth mentioning that the episode “The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well” may be uncomfortable to watch as a character who struggles with passive aggression is ridiculed and mocked by a party.
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Yes
0
No
0
Yes
95
No
5
17
AlleHufflepuff
One from Ed in “The Art Of Fuckery” during the scene recreating a Kraken attack. A few in the first two episodes from Stede after he (SPOILERS) kills someone.
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Yes
0
No
9
Yes
53
No
10
10
elliesium
In episode one, there is a dinner scene where for about 10 seconds nothing but chewing can be heard, made me quite nauseous but its over quick.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
No
78
18
GravityDefiner
A character does accidentally shoot himself in the head, but the scene is at night in the dark and it’s not on purpose.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
44
No
5
13
mistersandman
Not explicitly stated, but seems to be likely as Blackbeard has a flashback and a panic attack upon seeing the fake Kraken in “The Art of Fuckery”.
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7
vel16
No, but there is a character who mocks another by calling them fat/fatty/chubby so if that might be triggering be careful in the first 2 episodes
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Yes
1
No
68
1
RainWolfheart
Not exactly, but there are a few things to note: Stede is insulted about being fat several times in episodes 1-2. Jim is a nonbinary person who disguises themself as a man, including wearing a fake nose and beard, and we see them removed (by choice in episodes 1-2 and by force in episode 3). They also continue binding their chest after they stop presenting as a man, and a couple times their chest is nearly seen by another character (by accident, episodes 2 and 10), and is seen by choice (episode 10).
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
6
No
78
13
Feydo
No one exactly self harms but a character actively provokes another to hurt him, eventually resulting in strangling and mutilation
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Yes
17
No
59
22
greencow
Blackbeard is implied to be somewhat suicidal, or at least doesn’t care if he lives or dies/is intrigued by the idea of dying
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
69
No
9
11
eyjayy
lucius is trapped in a trunk for what seems to be enough time to make him out of breath and sweaty. we see him be released from the trunk.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
0
No
22
Yes
31
No
35
13
Feydo
No one is explicitly said to be violent because of mental illness, but most character have suffered some level of abuse + lived as pirate and the violence it includes and have trauma so most character can be considered mentally ill and violent, and there's a general idea of everyone being brought up in this violent contexts and contributing to it
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
60
3
vel16
No, but the camera isn't always super stable as it was filmed on a ship that actually rocked
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4
amamini
no strobe effect, but in episode six from -around 5:00-5:30 and 19:40-19:50 there is a scene with thunder & lightning.
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3
Pantalones
They are pirates, their language is often coarse. Blackbeard in particular swears often. He calls his performances "fuckery" and shouts "fuck!" several times when fighting a snake.
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Yes
0
No
70
Yes
0
No
37
0
Afion
There is narration though
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0
No
0
Yes
1
No
35
Yes
0
No
72
Yes
0
No
75
Yes
0
No
78
Yes
0
No
38
Yes
0
No
74
7
oliviaaline
Mildly. It is more written into the script/on the part of the writers than from other characters. A visibly disabled character is written to be very creepy, asking questions about dismembering a body (not graphic), and is then called a “freak” by another character who scares them off.
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Yes
82
No
6
15
elliesium
This intends to have realistic villains to the time period in the first episode, so the British do in fact engage in heavy racism. While this show is stylized, it doesn't pull punches.
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Yes
0
No
76
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
75
No
18
34
AlleHufflepuff
FINALE SPOILERS! Lucius (a gay man) is pushed off the ship, his fate is never disclosed but there is a reasonable chance he is dead. He does not get pushed because of his sexuality and he is far from the only queer character in the show.
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36
desloups
A nonbinary character is originally passing as a man. After the reveal there is a lot of confused discussion (but overall acceptance) and while the nonbinary character is uncomfortable at times, their discomfort seems to stem more from the attention than from any offense. Afterwards, different characters use different pronouns for this character.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
4
No
75
22
Arthur_V
A black character gets called a slave
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Yes
96
No
8
28
GadzooksLab
Stede's old school mates mock him, which he is shown to internalize a bit. Early on, he is also described as "a heavyset lady" by a British soldier. Otherwise, fat characters are treated respectfully.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
78
Yes
22
No
64
22
Adnarime
Nothing extremely verbally "graphic", but I would argue that Yes there is homophobic language. The main character is regularly referred to in derogative ways, like "namby pamby", "ponce", etc. He's regularly mocked, to his face or behind his back, for being generally soft.
6 comments | Add comment
Yes
44
No
48
24
GravityDefiner
There is a comment in the first episode where the main character is mistaken to be a woman due to his clothes.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
6
donnie
in my opinion they do very well on representation! both for poc and queer people
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
No
21
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
95
No
9
25
eyjayy
discussed, not shown. between siblings
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Yes
0
No
9
Yes
4
No
17
0
There is “that” after sex scene with the bedsheet, you know the scene trope I mean. It’s short, someone comes into the room, people cover up, the person leaves.
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Yes
3
No
16
1
Afion
Spanish Jackie says about Jim 'What about your sexy little friend over there? You going to invite him over?" and in later scenes where they are alone in a room makes multiple sexual comments and pins Jim against a pillar while they seem uncomfortable (Episode 3, 15:44-15:57)
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Yes
85
No
6
14
Hamarhemmo
There is a scene in which two characters have just finished having sex. There is also a scene where one of the characters is drawing another character' penis and the drawing is shown on screen. There are also many references to sex, but nothing that graphic.
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7
RainWolfheart
Yes, both Ed and Stede are made to feel badly for showing emotions at various times. However, alternative forms of masculinity is a major theme of the show, and it's not usually framed as something the audience should laugh it.
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Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
22
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
1
No
25
5
Nightcolors
No one is homeless during the events of the show, but it is implied that most of the pirates were driven to piracy because of desperation and poverty. There are brief and pretty vague references to this throughout the show, such as one of the characters revealing he’s skilled at pickpocketing because of a dark time in his life that he vaguely describes as “not cute”
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Yes
0
No
9
Yes
0
No
78
Yes
72
No
11
22
DapperAlicia
Season 1 ends on various cliffhangers for all the characters, most of which are in pretty bad places.
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Yes
0
No
31
Yes
0
No
84
18
takes place in 1717. there are no cars.
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Yes
0
No
80
Yes
27
No
48
23
Oniony
There is a faked carriage accident, but no living person is hit by a car.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
97
No
4
15
elliesium
While its very comical, to those that get queasy, it's close enough that it could cause some upset
6 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
82
1
RainWolfheart
A few gunpowder explosions, none of them massive. Lots of them played for comedy in episode 2 in particular. Nobody is injured.
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Yes
85
No
6
6
radghost
toward the end of episode 9, a character who is threatening another with a gun accidentally trips and shoots himself in the head/eye with his gun. it’s not overly graphic, but still graphic enough to note. it also does not cut away at any point, it plays continuously.
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Yes
70
No
9
14
REPRESSEDCAP
In the finale, one of the characters is pushed off the ship and has most likely drowned, but it's not shown.
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