BH90210 (2019) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

45%

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What We Think

For a reboot, BH90210 manages to check some modern boxes without entirely sacrificing its core as a Hollywood soap. It’s more self-aware and ironic than overtly woke, but you can feel a little of that checklist pressure in the writers’ room.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

BH90210 is a nostalgia-driven meta-revival, so while there are a few modern additions and jokes about identity politics, the core of the show focuses on the original cast and their celebrity drama. There’s some identity box-checking here and there, but it doesn’t entirely derail the narrative.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The show pokes fun at Hollywood, celebrity culture, and occasionally lampoons traditional family structures, but it doesn’t aggressively undermine religion, masculinity, or mainstream values, mainly it’s playful, not preachy.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Modern social trends get some screen time, and traditional views aren’t deeply explored, but the revival doesn’t go all-in on scolding alternate perspectives. There are some snide references and virtue signaling, but for the most part, it stays in familiar, fame-obsessed territory.

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