Fishbowl Wives (2022) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

35%

Fishbowl Wives2022

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What We Think

"Fishbowl Wives" offers some critique of traditional marriage but doesn't deliver the full 'woke' Hollywood experience. While it explores non-traditional relationships and infidelity, it avoids heavy-handed ideology and gives viewers space to form their own judgments.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

While "Fishbowl Wives" does explore issues of marriage infidelity, it largely sticks to character-driven stories rather than shoehorning in overtly modern identity politics. Characters' actions come across as choices rather than ideological necessities, and representation doesn't seem forced.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

Traditional concepts of marriage and fidelity are certainly challenged, and some may argue the show doesn't flatter conventional family values. However, it reflects real-world complexities rather than outwardly mocking tradition or elevating alternative lifestyles as inherently superior.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The series lets multiple perspectives exist: some characters regret their choices, others feel liberated. While the show flirts with subversion, it doesn't paint traditional morality as a cartoonish villain, and not everyone ends up happy for breaking the mold.

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