The storyline centers name and pronoun shifts from Susie to Theo, identity exploration, joining the boys' basketball team, and unquestioned friend-group acceptance, with school bullying positioned as the main conflict. Non-binary actor Lachlan Watson shaped the portrayal and pacing based on personal experience, turning what could have been incidental character development into an explicit vehicle for gender-identity messaging that overrides organic plot flow. This ideological emphasis extends through feminist framing that casts Sabrina as a challenger to patriarchal structures in the Church of Night and at school, with creator and actor statements confirming intersectional feminism and queer journeys as deliberate narrative priorities. The approach treats these elements as central rather than background, crowding out traditional horror and supernatural storytelling in favor of contemporary social messaging. Diverse casting and multiple queer characters and relationships, including Ambrose and the Weird Sisters, further reinforce the intentional progressive layering, making identity politics a recurring structural feature rather than incidental detail.