Friends from College (2017) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

35%

Friends from College2017

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What We Think

While Friends from College flirts with modern themes and features a diverse cast, it largely avoids the full-on "woke" pitfalls. Its snarky, irreverent tone targets the flaws in everyone, and the narrative rarely mindlessly serves an agenda. Mildly woke, but functional as ensemble comedy.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Friends from College does feature a diverse cast, but identity never overwhelmingly dictates the core narrative. Character actions and personalities, not just superficial labels, tend to drive the plot. While there are some moments that nod to modern social themes, they rarely hijack the story or sacrifice realism for ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The series critiques traditional family dynamics and portrays infidelity and dysfunction with humor, but doesn’t overtly demonize religion or masculinity. It leans into modern relationship woes but avoids extreme revisionism or pushing a specific ideological view of gender or family as inherently flawed.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

There’s a clear urban, millennial tone throughout, but the show doesn’t completely erase alternative perspectives; rather, it pokes fun at most characters equally. Traditional viewpoints aren't deeply explored, but they aren’t fully villainized or ridiculed either, just backgrounded amid the privileged chaos.

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