Harley Quinn often prioritizes identity-driven character arcs and edgy, postmodern humor over coherent storytelling. Many characters are reimagined to fit modern sensibilities, with their identities heavily spotlighted. Occasionally, this comes at the expense of plot depth or logical development, leading to more ideological box-checking than organic narrative.

The show gleefully mocks traditional gender roles, family dynamics, and concepts of heroism. Masculine characters are regularly portrayed as bumbling, toxic, or outright villains, while female and LGBTQ+ characters are lauded and celebrated regardless of their behavior. Classic values are repackaged as relics to be ridiculed.

Alternative viewpoints are usually caricatured or dismissed, with traditional or dissenting perspectives serving mostly as punchlines. The cast regularly espouses a single ideological viewpoint, making space for little, if any, ideological diversity. There’s a distinct lack of pluralism throughout.