This adaptation appears more interested in layering heavy modern moral themes over Dickens' classic story than faithfully delivering the original spirit. Issues like class, exploitation, and trauma take the spotlight, at times feeling less like character-driven growth and more like ideological insertions, distracting from the essence of Scrooge’s personal redemption.

Religious elements and the traditional Christian message of forgiveness and charity are largely sidelined in favor of probing social critique. Family is depicted with a decidedly dark twist, and masculinity is often pathologized rather than explored with nuance. The show feels eager to critique the very foundations that gave rise to Dickens' tale.

Themes of capitalist greed and moral failing are hammered home with little allowance for alternate interpretations. Nuanced antagonists give way to clear ideological statements, and alternative or traditional perspectives are mostly shown as sources of harm or folly, with little genuine debate.