Thank you for sharing your perspectives on the show, I admit I had similar reactions. Both seasons have been pretty graphic. I watched the interviews with the cast, writers, and executive producers and learned that they had several health professionals involved in creating the film.

The health professionals helped the cast members through difficult scenes but also worked closely with writers and producers to make it seem as real as possible. Which one of the executive producers (I will source the specific persons and interview once I am on my laptop) mentioned they wanted to spark children to be brave in stepping up when witnessing these things. As for whether or not people can be sparked into making a difference by seeing graphic images is definitely up for discussion, and it’s important for Netflix to be able to make a distinction between who they target that way.

In the same vein, I think that shows — especially extremely well done shows on Netflix where all episodes are released at once and you can binge them all — are designed so that conversation can only take place after you have started watching it and have already seen these things. Which by definition means you already are affected. I believe that companies like Netflix which have grown so big, and are growing quick, are not equipped to get out in front of these conversations in that manner when creating shows meant to shock people.