Other Space (2015) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

40%

Other Space2015

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What We Think

'Other Space' lightly samples from the woke buffet, but rarely piles it onto your plate. Its focus is on offbeat comedy, not lecturing. Definitely more old-school sitcom than preachy modern fare.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While 'Other Space' features some diverse character casting, identity factors are not aggressively foregrounded, and characters are defined more by quirky personality than by box-checking. The story leans into sci-fi comedy rather than sacrificing its plot for ideology. It’s far from the worst offender in recent memory, though identity politics pokes through on occasion.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The show uses humor to poke fun at traditional roles and institutions, but doesn’t go out of its way to attack or undermine foundational cultural values. There’s a light-hearted subversion of gender dynamics, but nothing that feels aggressively revisionist or moralizing by 2020s standards.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

There’s some gentle ribbing of traditional views, but it doesn’t fully villainize dissenting perspectives. Not everyone in the cast acts or thinks the same, and most mockery is rooted in the absurd sci-fi premise rather than ideology. The worldview isn’t particularly deep, making monoculture less of a concern.

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