Does the dog die?
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A Friend of the Family
TV Show • 2022 • Crime
ReportThe harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend." The Brobergs — devoted to their faith, family, and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against them. This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered — and how they survived.
This tv show contains 22 potentially triggering events.
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Lmichel
Dogs do get sick in ep 9 but are fine
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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melonlamb
B (and even Gail) both gaslight the Brobergs and other people numerous times throughout the series.
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The show is about the manipulation of a child by a pedophile, and the manipulation tactics the pedophile uses are very realistic and difficult to watch.
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Addiction
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melonlamb
Jan is repeatedly given pills (supposedly for allergies) that make her extremely drowsy and pass out.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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A child is handcuffed to a bedframe
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The show revolves around a pedophile manipulating and sexually assaulting a child, though they don't actually show her assault apart from a few second long flashback where you only see the ceiling. There is also a scene where an adult is pressured into performing a sexual act on someone else and it's heavily implied that he isn't giving consent.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone break a bone?
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melonlamb
S1
E5
Karen tells Mary Ann that Susan fell off her bike and thinks she broke her arm. Susan's arm is visibly injured, but no bone is visible and we do not see the accident happen.
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Is someone tortured?
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melonlamb
B psychologically tortures multiple people throughout the series, specifically the Brobergs.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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melonlamb
The series heavily focuses on the sexualization of multiple minors by a serial pedophile.
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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melonlamb
The series heavily focuses on both of Jan Broberg's kidnappings.
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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sarahlynne
A main character acts as though he has been possessed by aliens several times
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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coralinehall
S1
E8
Around 11 minutes in, it’s very sudden and short but Mary Ann retches into the toilet. No visual, just audio.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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You could argue that Bob Berchtold is mentally ill and acts violent towards Jan
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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melonlamb
S1
E9
It is revealed in the written epilogue that the real Robert Berchtold committed suicide years after the events of the series. Nothing is shown.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The latter half of the story spends a lot of time covering the main character's trauma and ptsd caused by the events of the show
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Prejudice
Is there hate speech?
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melonlamb
S1
E4
B blackmails Bob by threatening to publicly out him as a "sinful man with unnatural desires" after he'd pressured Bob into giving him a hand job.
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Relationships
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Sex
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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melonlamb
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E8
An upset Jan accidentally crashes into the back of a car while driving.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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melonlamb
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E2
A car window is shown broken open with blood on the glass. B also has a head injury with deep bruising and a small amount of blood trickling down from his hairline.
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