The season introduces Natalie, a trans girl returning to camp after transitioning, with her storyline spanning the first three episodes including puberty blockers, hormone monster changes, and camp social dynamics; co-creator Jennifer Flackett stated trans representation “was missing and important” and that producers consulted trans kids. Episode 7, “Four Stories About Hand Stuff,” structures four vignettes explicitly around enthusiastic consent, feminine pleasure, coercion, and weaponized “blue balls,” with writers Mitra Jouhari and Brandon Kyle Goodman framing the plots around these themes.

Missy’s arc addresses racial identity via code-switching lessons from Devon and a makeover with Atlanta cousins, directly tied to the real-world recasting of her voice from Jenny Slate to Ayo Edebiri amid 2020 BLM protests, with in-show dialogue acknowledging the prior white actress. Matthew’s subplot centers on coming out to his religious mother, leading to exclusion from a church event before paternal acceptance.