"Domina" seems eager to retrofit Roman history with modern values, often spotlighting gender and empowerment themes over historical plausibility. Female characters are elevated to contemporary standards of agency and flawlessness, which can feel shoehorned. Many character arcs seem driven by modern sensibilities rather than story merit or period accuracy.

Traditional Roman cultural elements like patriarchy and religion are routinely portrayed as oppressive or outdated, with 'progressive' values celebrated as if they were timeless. The show leans hard into subverting gender roles and recasting the nuclear family, clearly prioritizing current ideological trends over historical tradition.

Alternative worldviews, particularly those grounded in traditional or Roman norms, are largely reduced to antagonistic traits or caricatures. There’s very little internal debate or tolerance for alternative values, with every character moving in lockstep with contemporary moral assumptions.