DRUCK frequently centers stories on identity markers such as sexuality, gender, and ethnicity, sometimes prioritizing these over traditional character depth or organic story development. Diverse representation often feels obligatory, with characters introduced mainly for their demographic traits. This approach can undermine narrative realism and tension.

The show often reinterprets social and family structures through a modern lens. Parental authority, traditional relationships, and religion are sidelined or challenged, and masculinity is either minimized or depicted as outdated. This can be seen as subverting conventional cultural foundations.

Alternative perspectives receive little serious treatment; conservative or traditional voices are either absent or reduced to shallow caricatures. The show’s worldview is almost universally progressive, with internal debate around these topics largely missing.