Multiple episodes track Isaac’s internalized conflict from his 18th-century life, his confession to the group, awkward courtship, jealousy, and eventual engagement proposal, making this the season’s most sustained personal arc. The show frames the story through contemporary lenses of self-acceptance and historical repression rather than purely period comedy.

Casting reinforces the pattern with original characters such as Alberta Haynes (Black Prohibition-era singer whose murder mystery and career barriers receive dedicated episodes) and Sasappis (Lenape Native ghost whose land-connection subplot includes a land acknowledgement moment). These elements sit alongside standard sitcom plots about B&B operations and ghost antics, without rewriting the core haunted-mansion premise around identity politics. Creators emphasized a deliberately diverse writers’ room and consultants for Native representation, but the series remains a network comedy whose primary appeal is ensemble humor rather than activist messaging.