Someone Has to Die (2020) | How Woke Is It?

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85%

Someone Has to Die2020

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What We Think

‘Someone Has to Die’ exemplifies modern woke storytelling in a historical setting. The show gives viewers a story where old values are oppressors and liberation is the only path portrayed sympathetically. Subtlety takes a back seat to messaging, making it a high scorer for woke content.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The show strongly spotlights issues of sexuality and repression in Franco-era Spain, which can feel like identity concerns are foregrounded over nuanced character development. The use of a flamboyantly talented ballet dancer as a lightning rod for the drama seems to prioritize ideology over realism by period standards.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family, religious values, and masculine norms are largely portrayed as toxic, dangerous, or suffocating. While these interpretations suit the intended critique, the series leans heavily into showing the old order as villainous and anything progressive as inherently virtuous.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives (tradition, religion) are shown almost entirely through harsh caricatures or as antagonistic forces. There’s little room for sincerely rendered dissenting voices or even sympathetic traditionalists, making the worldview feel one-note.

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