Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.
This tv show contains 88 potentially triggering events.
episode one: at around 35:40, a child is fastened to a wheelchair and is euthanised. at 44:40 ellie is shown to be chained to a radiator. this is shown again at around 56:10. at 1:03:05, ellie is thrown against a wall.
episode one: at around 39:30, joel is shown dealing hydrocodone to a corrupt officer. at 49:30, joel is shown to consume hydrocodone in addition to alcohol.
As Ellie is riding away from the group of men her horse is shot from underneath her. It's particularly sad since she was just giving it water the scene before. :(
They also end up eating the horse.
10:20-10:28 deer shooting 10:38-10:53 dead deer 13:00-14:03 dead deer in background 20:25-20:56 raw meat 21:09-21:14 dead deer 28:22- horse is shot 29:50-29:57 dead horse in background 44:59-45:09 dead horse
10:20-10:28 deer shooting
10:38-10:53 dead deer
13:00-14:03 dead deer in background
20:25-20:56 raw meat
21:09-21:14 dead deer
28:22- horse is shot
29:50-29:57 dead horse in background
44:59-45:09 dead horse
In this episode there is a character who tries to take on a role of a father for numerous young girls, although it is in more of a sexual manner than in a father like manner.
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He also attempts to get Ellie to join him as her partner, and that could have been through marriage, but it’s not specified.
episode two: an infected '' kisses '' tess in order to transmit the infection using its tendrils which protrude from its mouth. she is shown to be in distress. it is an uncomfortable scene. it happens at 50:00.
S1E8 - (Spoilers for the climax of this episode) Attempted rape of a minor is shown on screen. (TW: detailed description of attempted rape) The scene shows the rapist on top of his underage victim, pinning her down. They are both fully clothed. He says something along the lines of “the fighting is my favorite part” and he goes to remove his belt. She is visibly terrified when she realizes his intent but she manages to grab a weapon and kill him before he gets any further than that. Traumatized, she repeatedly stabs him after he has died.
There is agonal breathing around the 30 to 35-minute mark. Agonal breathing is a bodily response to imminent death that sounds like struggling to breath, which can trigger PTSD symptoms.
Cannibalism joke from a joke book. Surface level bites from Infected. Cartoony fatality from old Mortal Combat game involves someone eating the enemy in one bite and spitting out their bones
episode one: at around 38:50, three people are lined up to be hanged in public as a form of execution due to insurrection. the hanging itself is not shown.
Yes- graphic. A man is chained up, nude, bloody and implied he has been tortured for a long time. We see his hand burned by a hot pan, then he is shot.
No the mother goes with them under falls pretends later both she and the infant get killed by the people that took them who promised them safety so I would say no but it's close to it if you think about it
A scene that seems similar to kidnapping happens, where while a character is sleeping a hand is placed over their mouth and they are grabbed, but it turns out to be a friend.
taking one for the team ya’ll, will be updating as the new episodes come out
Episode 1 - safe!
Episode 2 - safe!
Episode 3 - 45:55-50:18, dina disappears while they’re in the forest, you can’t see it coming but she quickly runs back and then v*. pretty bad audio. you see her crouched over but she’s partially covered by a cart so you can’t actually see it
Episode 4 - 26:40-27:00, when ellie and dina walk into the room with the dead people hanging. once again there's audio, but dina is partially covered so you don't see anything.
Military propaganda is a discussed issue due to Ellie's situation, but it is presented in a way where it's clear she doesn't know much outside of that world.
Yes but not due to their mental illness specifically, an old woman with dementia has become infected by the fungus and this causes her to attack her family.
55:40- A character kills another person, then realizing what they've done, shoots themselves. It happens fast- offscreen but we see the motion and Ellie's reaction.
In keeping with the video game, when the outbreak first starts and they are trying to escape in a truck, the camera is shown from the perspective of the backseat looking out the front window of the truck and it seemed a bit shaky to me and triggered a bit of my motion sickness.
During a scene at the resort where everyone from David’s group are gathered for lunch, you can hear a baby crying in the background for a few seconds. No physical baby is shown.
Mother is shown in labor, baby has umbilical cord but no blood. Cord is cut with a knife.
(Fun little side note, the actor is Ashley Johnson, Ellie's voice actor in the video game!)
The plot of episode 3 uncritically presents assisted suicide as a romantic ending for two characters. Notably, these characters only start discussing suicide as an option once one of them starts using a wheelchair.
episode three: [ spoiler ] bill and frank both die. frank has a degenerative neuromuscular disorder, such as MS or ALS. in his old age, he requests that bill give him an overdose so that he goes in peace. bill chooses to overdose with him.
No but I said yes just Incase someone said people need to get right with Jesus that's why there is crime and 3 nails+ one cross equals forgiveness but nobody response so it's mentioned but I don't know if it counts as discussed
a male character is gently advised not to show fear, but it's for the sake of helping a young child feel at ease, not based on harmful gender stereotypes.
episode three: frank is shown to suffer from a degenerative neuromuscular disorder, such as MS or ALS. it is not specified, but he is shown to be in chronic pain and is wheelchair bound later in the episode.
episode one: there is a car crash at around 27:30. this happens after a plane crashes into the street and rubble hits the car. there is another car crash at 28:30.
[SPOILER] No, but there is intent. When Joel and Ellie are in the car, an injured person appears in front of it. Joel pauses, then screeches the tires and fully intends to hit/run over the injured person, because he thinks they are being ambushed. However, the person dodges the car and does not get hit.