The show seems intent on ensuring every box for modern representation is checked. There are moments where character identity gets more focus than backstory or motivations. It creates the impression that casting and social themes occasionally override tight mystery storytelling. Still, the core whodunit plot isn’t entirely derailed, so it’s not the most egregious case, but it’s definitely leaning heavily into modern priorities.

Traditional values and small-town culture often come across as sources of suspicion or even backwardness. Family dynamics and religion, when featured, tend to be depicted through a critical or ironic lens, rarely as pillars of stability. Masculine characters are often shown as either bumbling or antagonistic, while authority figures and tradition fare little better in the moral pecking order.

There’s little room for dissent here: contemporary progressive views are assumed by almost everyone, and any opposition is generally depicted through caricature or as a suspect. The absence of nuanced traditional perspectives makes the show feel like it’s preaching to the converted rather than exploring genuine conflict.