The show frequently emphasizes diversity across race, gender, and sexuality in its casting and character arcs, sometimes to the point where identity factors seem prioritized over narrative cohesion. Several characters feel crafted to fulfill modern standards of representation rather than organic roles in the gothic setting. It appears that ideological goals occasionally override traditional storytelling and character logic.

Institutions like family, religion, and classic masculinity are portrayed as corrupt, hypocritical, or irrelevant. Traditional roles are subverted, with toxic depictions of fathers and overt portrayals of religion as sinister. The show clearly aligns with contemporary critiques of heritage and tradition, reinterpreting original themes to fit a modern, progressive sensibility.

Every character espousing traditional values is either cartoonishly villainous or morally bankrupt, with no nuanced counterbalance. There’s very little ideological diversity, basically, if you’re an old-school type, you’re the antagonist. Alternative perspectives are almost never portrayed with depth or sympathy.