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Part One (episodes 1-20)
SBR 1.1 Bellwether
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– Background music of varying volumes – Persistent droning – Brief, undetailed, discussions of violence (mostly implied) – Brief references to blood – Brief descriptions of very mild gore
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Sbr 1.2: Bookworm
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– Persistent droning – Background music of varying volumes – Discussions of violence – References to blood – Descriptions of gore
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SBR 1.3: Inbox
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– Background music of varying volumes – Mentions of death (in reference to tarot) – References to blood – Descriptions of implied violence
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SBR 1.4: Spotless
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– Background music of varying volumes – Mentions of illness – References to blood – Descriptions of implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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SBR 1.5: Long time, no see
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to blood – Undetailed, reference to implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.6: O’ Holey Holey Night
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– Background music of varying volumes – Mentions of illness – References to blood – Descriptions of implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.7: Whistler
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– Background music of varying volumes – Discussion of death – Mention of dead bodies (not detailed, brief) – Implied murder – Distorted audio – Descriptions of implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.8: Keepsake
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to blood – Implied murder – Distorted audio – Implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.9: evergreen
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– Background music of varying volumes – Discussion of the concept of death (not explicit or emotive) – Distorted audio – Implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.10: Yield
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– Background music and ambient sounds of varying volumes – Implied injury – Nosebleed (no sound effects) – Blood (no sound effects) – Implied amnesia – Distorted audio – Implied violence – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.11: Mud
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to mud – Scarecrows – Implied consumption of humans by said scarecrows – Implied death – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.12: Abracadabra
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to blood – Mention and description of scars – Mention of death by cancer (referred to by a one-off minor character) – Distant dog barks – Implications of adultery/cheating – References to alcohol (mild, undetailed) – Descriptions of emotional distress – Descriptions of physical distress – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.13: Yardstick
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to blood (nosebleeds) – Mention of absence seizures (brief, non-distressed) – Mention of a child’s death (non-descriptive, brief) – Mention of confinement – Implications of adultery/cheating – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.14: Beast
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– Background music of varying volumes – Dog barking (distant, brief) – Reference to dog carcass – References to flooding – References to vomit (background character, brief, not descriptive, no sound effects) – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.15: Endlessness
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to mental illness (non-specific, implied PTSD) – References to dysfunctional marriage – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Sbr 1.16: A thing that shivers
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– Background music of various volumes – Discussion of memory loss – Reference to implied hospitalisation for perceived mental illness – Distorted audio – Sudden, loud sound effects (door slam, cat sounds)
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Sbr 1.17: Burger Van
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– Background music of varying volumes – Sound effects of varying volumes – Food (burgers; discussions and descriptions of both making and consuming) – Implied cannibalism – Mentions of decaying animal corpse (not detailed) – Distorted audio
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Sbr 1.18: Innocents
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– Background music of varying volumes – Implied neglect – Mentions of severe retrograde amnesia – Mentions of extreme distress (no detailed discussion but it is directly mentioned) – References to severe childhood illness (sibling of an off-screen non-main character) – References to parental tension – References to Kidney failure and kidney transplantation (sibling of an off-screen non-main character) – Quiet hospital sound effects towards the end of the episode (EKG; consistent beeps, no flatlining) – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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sbr 1.19: Testimonial
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to blood – Distant dog barks – Descriptions of emotional distress – Descriptions of physical distress – Heavily, distorted audio (echo) – Abrupt loud sound effects
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sbr 1.20: door
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– Background music of varying volumes – References to blood – References to stabbings (brief, non-major character) – References to greivous bodily harm – Sounds of emotional distress – Threats of forced institutionalisation – Sounds of physical discomfort – Mentions of a corpse – Descriptions of a corpse – Buzzing (flies) – Brief, high pitched sound (right at the end of the episode, cushioned by other SFX) – Loud thunder clap – Distorted audio – Abrupt loud sound effects
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Part Two (episodes 21-40)
SBR 1.21: Enlightenment
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– Background music of varying volumes – Static-y sound effects – Discussion of death generally, including the loss of a parent – Description of violent and non-violent deaths (brief, somewhat detailed) – Sounds of emotional distress – Implications of neglect – Sounds of physical discomfort – Mentions of a corpse – Descriptions of a corpse – Abrupt loud sound effects
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SBR 1.22: Solipsism
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– Background music of varying volumes – Carnivorous mice (mentioned, briefly described favourably) – Continued depictions of a main character struggling with grief (implicit) – Mention of dementia (in passing, not a significant factor in the story) – Implications of murder or wrongful death – Static sound effects – Description of fingernail clippings – Brief emotional distress
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SBR 1.23: Tollbooth
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– Background music of varying volumes – Sudden glass shattering sounds – Tinkly glass shards sounds – Cat meowing – Sudden sounds of minor electrical explosions – Sudden exclaimations of distress – A main character dealing with the on-going process of grief – Implications of murder or wrongful death – Brief emotional distress
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SBR 1.24: Indolence
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– Background music of varying volumes – Discussion of loss and death – Ambient sound effects of varying volume – Distant dog bargs – Bird song – Mentions of mass death – Descriptions of an intense indeterminate illness, including descripts of the smell and sensation – A main character dealing with the on-going process of grief – Implications of murder or wrongful death – Brief emotional distress
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SBR 1.25: New Great Experience
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– Background music of varying volumes – Mentions of hospitals – Mentions of medical treatment for brain injury – Discussion of the effects of brain injury – Mention of historical head injury with non-graphic description – Mention of medication for seizures – Static sound effects – Distorted voice effects – Sounds of emotional distress, including crying and sobbing – Nosebleed, with a small amount of audibly dripping blood – A main character dealing with the on-going process of grief – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.26: Enigma
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– Background music of varying volumes – Distorted sound effects – Static sound effects – Minor emotional distress – A main character dealing with the on-going process of grief – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.27: Dalliance
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– Background music of varying volumes – Consistent background forest sounds (leaves rustling, birds chirping) – Discussion of death – Implications of murder – Implications of multiple deaths – Implications of violence – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.28: Twig Lady
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– Background music of varying volumes – Mentions of wine (the explosion of a bottle of wine is discussed) – Mentions of memory loss (forgetting own age) – Mention of knives – Mention of arguable stalking (Sam goes and looks at Anna through the window of her house, but he draws a line under it) – Background bog sounds (water running, gurgling, birds cawing) – Implied threats of violence – Sounds of emotional distress (shaky voices) – Implications of child neglect – Swearing (two instances, mild (Sam says ‘shit’ twice in succession)) – Cry of pain – Shouting in frustration (levelled so it’s not massively louder than the rest of the dialogue, but the tone is shouty) – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.29: Over and Over
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– Background music of varying volumes – Distorted vocals – Implications of child-neglect – Brief sounds of physical discomfort – Brief instance of yelling – Implied of threats of violence, possibly lethal, towards a secondary character from a non-main character – Deep, bassy sound effects for a significant portion (towards the end of the episode) – Sounds of emotional distress (shaky voices) – Hacking cough/choking sounds (in the last minute of the episode) (character is not being choked, they are coughing) – Cry of pain – Gasping, panic breaths – Implied unconsciousness/fainting – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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Sbr 1.30: Eudemonism
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– Background music of varying volumes – Distorted vocals – Implications of child-neglect – Brief sounds of physical discomfort – Brief instance of yelling – Sounds of emotional distress (shaky voices) – Cries of pain – Gasping, panic breaths – Implied unconsciousness/fainting – Blood, nosebleeds – Implications of murder or wrongful death – Whispering (audio boosted for loudness in this portion) – Echo effect – Loss of bodily autonomy – Crying and sobbing – Glass shattering
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SBR 1.31: Nevertheless
Content Warnings
– Background music of varying volumes – Distorted vocals, including vocals with an echo effect – Discussion of death – Complex grieving for an abusive/neglectful parent – Brief, undetailed description of death by drowning (no SFX, one sentence) – Implications of child neglect – Abandonment/issues coping with abandonment – Self-loathing and negative self-talk – Sounds of emotional distress (shaky voices) – Crying/sniffling (very mild)
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SBR 1.32: Ding Dong
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– Background music of varying volumes – Distorted audio (brief, contained segment towards the beginning of the episode) – Static (brief, two instances between minute 2 and minute 5) – Descriptions of past child neglect – Panic attack (with the sound of hyperventilating, which is resolved) – Mentions of hospitals (brief, undetailed) – Mentions of blood (from a nosebleed, AND during childbirth) – Descriptions of unhealthy pregnancy – Description of unsafe childbirth (no support, with blood) – Descriptions of screams of pain (no sound effects) – Thunderstorms (descriptions of) – Thunderstorms (sound effects of rain and thunder of varying volumes) – Mentions of locking up a child – Self-loathing and negative self-talk – Sounds of emotional distress (shaky voices) – Crying/sniffling (very mild) – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.33: Total Eclipse of the Start
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– Background music of varying volumes – Complex grieving for an abusive/neglectful parent – Descriptions of past child neglect – Mention of serious head trauma – Description of prolonged state of unconsciousness – Mentions of hospitals and hospitalisation – Mentions of ITU/ICU care – Mentions of blood (from a nosebleed) – Fire (brief, not life endangering, with a quiet sound effect) – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.34: Harmonious
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– Background music of varying volumes – Implications of past child neglect – Discussion of the death of a child – Mention of serious car accident – Description of mourning and funeral rites – Mentions of hospitals and hospitalisation – Loss of a degree of autonomy (not Sam) – Complex mourning for a neglectful/abusive parent – Mentions of blood (from a nosebleed) – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.35: Errant
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– Background music of varying volumes – Implications of past child neglect – Sudden, loud sound effects – Howling wind – Brief static – Mentions of serious illness (a show caller) – Complex mourning for a neglectful/abusive parent – Implications of murder or wrongful death
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SBR 1.38: Well-wisher
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– Background music of varying volumes – Implications of past child neglect – Non-detailed brief references to medical tests (heart rate, blood sugar, temperature, blood pressure) – Mentions of nightmares and sleep issues – Implied PTSD in a non-main character, referenced in passing – Descriptions of paranoia – Descriptions of a pigeon corpse (brief, with some graphic detail)
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SBR 1.37: Oliver
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– Background music of varying volumes – Static (3 brief instances at 8:15, 17:40 and 20:50, not louder than the rest of the audio) – Background sound effects of various volumes – Implications and discussion of instances of past child neglect – Mentions of suggested institutionalisation/hospitalisation for mental health reasons – Negative self-talk
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SBR 1.38: Realigned
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– Background music of varying volumes – Static (3 brief instances, not louder than the rest of the audio) – Background sound effects of various volumes – Discussion of missing persons – Discussion of grief by a parent for a child – Mentions of a parent not believing their child’s experiences – Implied threats
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SBR 1.39: Lament
Content Warnings
– Background music of varying volumes – Emotional distress from the outset – Implications of child neglect – Emotive responses to emotional neglect by a parent – Audible crying and sniffling – Shouting (audio adjusted so it’s not much louder than other audio, but it retains a ‘shouty’/angry tone) – Static – Distorted audio (echo effect) – Background sound effects of various volumes – Main characters ignoring the distress of other main characters – Sounds of pain/discomfort – Muttering/unclear audio – Some loss of autonomy in a main character (this is implied rather than massively visceral; think escalating unintended negative consequences rather than coughing up a chess piece)
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Sbr 1.40: Dynasty
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– Themes of grief, death, and trauma throughout – Background Sound effects of various volumes, with panning effects (meaning audio may be different in left and right speakers/headphones/earphones). These sound effects include: creaking/groaning wood; thunder; ticking clocks; objects rattling; static. – Threats of violence, including murder – Off screen eye trauma (referenced) – Door slamming – Depiction of attempted emotional manipulation (of a major character by a non-major character) – Vocal distortion (slight echo effect and reverberation) – Relatively loud sound effects of explosion/destruction (these are slowly introduced and do not happen at random) – Sounds of pain and physical distress (distant screams; gasping; wheezing; coughing; spluttering) – Sound of a knife – ‘On-screen’ major character death (temporary) – Negative self-talk (light, infrequent, but persistent) – Crying infant – Sounds of a storm (thunder; rain; wind) – Implied child neglect – Complex mourning (not lingered on, but present)
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