The story centers on a former artist resenting her stay-at-home role, her clueless and emasculated husband who plays video games and fails at basic parenting, and societal pressures that trap women in victimhood, culminating in her embracing feral 'female power' to reclaim agency. This overt framing critiques traditional gender norms and family structures as oppressive, with dialogue and subplots lecturing on the horrors of motherhood and male inadequacy, turning relatable parental struggles into ideological grievances.

Supporting elements like the protagonist killing the family cat in a rage fit and separating from her husband amplify the anti-family bile, prioritizing feminist rebellion over coherent storytelling or redemption. While executed as dark comedy-horror, these elements dominate the narrative, compromising entertainment with preachy, self-indulgent messaging that alienates audiences beyond progressive circles, as evidenced by conservative reviews decrying it as a DEI-fueled mess and woke lectures.