Desperate Romantics (2009) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

20%

Desperate Romantics2009

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What We Think

'Desperate Romantics' isn’t pushing a heavy-handed woke agenda. Historical liberties are played for drama and comedy rather than ideology. If you want something mostly free of 21st-century moral lecturing, you’re in safe territory here.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While 'Desperate Romantics' takes some dramatic liberties for entertainment, it focuses primarily on character development, artistry, and historical intrigue rather than box-checking identity factors or ideology-driven casting. The main characters are allowed their flaws and aren't simply defined by modern political categories.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The series portrays the Victorian era with all its eccentricities, without overtly undermining religion, family, or traditional roles. There’s a little modern sensibility in tone, but it doesn’t go out of its way to demonize classic values. It mostly lets historical characters speak for themselves.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative worldviews are present and discussed within context. There's no insistence that all characters embrace modern attitudes. The show is lively and a bit irreverent, but doesn’t set up obvious ideological strawmen or villains for the sake of it.

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