The show leans hard into identity-driven humor and cultural fish-out-of-water scenarios, with Awkwafina’s Asian-American background front and center. Traditional storytelling and character development sometimes take a back seat to highlighting contemporary themes of identity, generational conflict, and social commentary, occasionally at the expense of broader narrative depth.

Family and generational dynamics are presented, but often through a lens that satirizes or subverts traditional family roles and social expectations. Masculinity, religion, and old-school cultural touchstones are mostly played for laughs or gently mocked, making established norms seem somewhat out of touch or quaint.

While the writing does poke fun at every generation, there's a strong undercurrent of progressive, big-city attitudes. Dissenters or more traditional views are often played as punchlines rather than given serious treatment, though this is softened by the show’s overall comedic tone.