House of Lies (2012) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

32%

House of Lies2012

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What We Think

While irreverent and edgy, 'House of Lies' isn’t very woke by today’s standards. Its satire skewers business and power rather than pushing ideology, making it more non-woke than much of recent television.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

'House of Lies' largely prioritizes sharp writing, flawed characters, and irreverent humor over identity politics. While it features some diverse casting, this seems driven by story and character rather than ideological box-ticking. Identity traits rarely overshadow the show’s business-focused, cutthroat narrative core.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The show often satirizes morality, family, and traditional structures, mostly for comedic effect. That said, it doesn’t go out of its way to villainize traditional values, they’re more background casualties of the show’s cynicism than targets of ideological revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Characters display a range of vices and perspectives, and while the show lampoons the corporate world, it doesn’t shove a singular “approved” worldview down viewers’ throats. Cynicism is much stronger than any particular moral point, leaving some room for traditional or dissenting attitudes.

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