Blue Lights notably features diverse casting and explores contemporary social issues in Belfast policing, but most lead characters are portrayed with a reasonable degree of realism and flaw. While there is some emphasis on identity, it rarely overtakes character development or plot coherence. The series mostly retains traditional narrative structure and character-driven tension.

Traditional values around family and duty do get nuanced representation, but masculinity and authority are occasionally put under a critical lens. There is some subversion but not to the overbearing degree seen in much more woke productions. On the whole, it acknowledges institutional issues without wholly rewriting cultural foundations.

The show largely frames authority and tradition with suspicion, and opposing viewpoints don’t get much depth or nuance. There’s a predominant modern ideological slant, with few traditionalist counterpoints depicted seriously. Dissent is present, but often filtered through a progressive lens.