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Content & Trigger Warnings for Stargate SG-1 (1997)

17 content warnings identified across 3 seasons for this show.

Quick Summary

Yes, Stargate SG-1 (1997) contains 17 content warnings : Religious persecution, Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Forced marriage, Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Body horror, Needles / medical procedures, Snakes, Drug use (depicted), Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Slavery / forced labor, Torture.

The most severe warnings are for Religious persecution (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 4/5), Slavery / forced labor (severity 4/5).

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

16 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings
Avg severity:(2.6)
Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture
Season 2 10 warnings
Avg severity:(2.8)
Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture
Season 3 10 warnings
Avg severity:(2.9)
Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Identity & Discrimination

Season 1 3/5Depicted

Goa'uld pose as gods and punish anyone who questions their divinity

Season 2 3/5Depicted

The Ori emerge as a religious threat demanding worship under penalty of death

Season 3 4/5Depicted

The Ori storyline centers on forced religious conversion and destruction of non-believers

Mental Health & Emotional

All seasons 2/5Depicted

A main character's child is killed and later revived through alien technology in a major story arc.

All seasons 2/5Depicted

Parental death factors into several character backstories and emotional arcs.

Season 1 2/5Depicted

Loss of teammates and allies in dangerous missions

Season 2 3/5Depicted

Significant character losses create emotional weight in the middle seasons

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Loss of long-running characters and allies creates emotional impact

All seasons 3/5Depicted

Characters process grief over fallen comrades and lost civilizations throughout the series.

Other

All seasons 2/5Depicted

Some alien cultures practice forced marriage or bonding rituals that characters encounter.

Season 2 3/5Referenced

Planetary-scale destruction and mass killings by Goa'uld forces referenced

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Ori prior plagues and orbital bombardments destroy entire civilizations

All seasons 3/5Depicted

Multiple alien species attempt or commit genocide against human populations and other races.

Season 1 2/5Depicted

Team members are captured by hostile alien forces in multiple episodes

Season 2 2/5Depicted

Team members and allies are captured in hostile territory

Season 3 2/5Depicted

Characters are abducted and held by enemy forces in several episodes

All seasons 3/5Depicted

Team members are frequently captured and held prisoner by hostile alien forces.

Season 1 3/5Depicted

Military combat operations against alien forces across multiple planets

Season 2 3/5Depicted

Large-scale battles against Goa'uld and new threats like the Replicators

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Final seasons feature large-scale military operations against the Ori crusade

All seasons 4/5Depicted

Military combat and warfare against alien threats is the core premise across all ten seasons.

Phobias & Sensory

Season 1 3/5Depicted

Goa'uld symbiote implantation scenes showing parasites entering human bodies

Season 2 3/5Depicted

Replicator assimilation and Goa'uld implantation provide body horror elements

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Ori prior transformation and various alien biological threats

All seasons 3/5Depicted

Goa'uld symbiotes burrow into human hosts and take control of their bodies, shown on screen.

All seasons 2/5Depicted

Medical procedures and alien experimentation on human subjects occur in various episodes.

All seasons 3/5Depicted

The Goa'uld symbiotes are snake-like parasitic creatures frequently shown on screen.

Substance Use

Season 1 2/5Depicted

Alien substances and technologies that alter consciousness or create addiction

All seasons 2/5Depicted

An alien substance called tretonin creates dependency, and Goa'uld sarcophagi are addictive.

Violence & Physical Harm

Season 1 2/5Depicted

Moderate battle injuries and alien-inflicted wounds shown

Season 2 2/5Depicted

Combat injuries and alien violence shown with moderate graphic detail

Season 3 2/5Depicted

Battle wounds and aftermath of large-scale conflicts shown

All seasons 2/5Depicted

Moderate combat violence with some blood and injury, restrained by network TV standards.

Season 1 3/5Depicted

Frequent use of firearms and energy weapons in combat situations

Season 2 3/5Depicted

Continued military firefights with both conventional and alien weapons

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Military engagements continue with conventional and alien weaponry

All seasons 3/5Depicted

Military-style gunfights with alien weapons and Earth firearms occur in most episodes.

All seasons 2/5Depicted

Characters contemplate or attempt self-sacrifice in dire situations across several episodes.

Season 1 3/5Depicted

Goa'uld parasites forcibly take human hosts, removing their free will entirely

Season 2 3/5Depicted

Ongoing Goa'uld enslavement of populations and forced hosting continues

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Populations enslaved by both remaining Goa'uld and Ori forces

All seasons 4/5Depicted

The Goa'uld enslave entire human civilizations, and the Jaffa are essentially an enslaved warrior race.

Season 1 3/5Depicted

Goa'uld use pain devices and imprisonment to extract information

Season 2 3/5Depicted

Characters endure interrogation and torture by various alien species

Season 3 3/5Depicted

Ori priors use supernatural pain as punishment for resistance

All seasons 3/5Depicted

Characters are captured and tortured by various alien species across multiple seasons, including Goa'uld pain devices.

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