The show heavily emphasizes identity traits, primarily gender and sexuality, often to the point that it overshadows traditional storytelling and character development. Key characters are defined by their identities, and representation takes center stage over internal conflict or merit-driven arcs. Some viewers may feel plot takes a backseat to ideological points.

Motherland: Fort Salem presents a radical reimagining of history, with women in dominant military and societal roles. Many longstanding cultural traditions and religious references are rewritten or inverted. Masculinity and traditional gender norms are sidelined or minimized. This is about as woke a setting as you’ll find.

Alternative perspectives are largely absent or caricatured. Traditional values are rarely presented sincerely, and most characters share progressive assumptions about gender and sexuality. There is little pluralism; the series feels ideologically uniform and rarely entertains dissenting viewpoints.