The 2023 reboot of Total Drama Island places heavy emphasis on diversity, often foregrounding identity traits like race and sexuality. Many characters are clearly designed to represent specific groups, sometimes at the expense of unique personalities or believable motivations. This results in a cast that can feel checked-box rather than organic.

Traditional values like family, faith, and masculinity are largely sidelined or gently mocked. Gender roles are played with, often subverting expectations in a way that feels designed to satisfy modern ideologies rather than explore classic archetypes or dynamics.

The show steers clear of presenting non-woke worldviews sympathetically. Alternative perspectives are relegated either to punchlines or antagonists, and major moral debates are avoided in favor of consensus around current identity themes.