Ned Nickerson is reimagined as Black mechanic Nick (Tunji Kasim) with storylines touching on his experiences as a young Black man, including encounters with his mother and assumptions tied to race; George Fayne becomes Asian-American George Fan (Leah Lewis); and Bess Marvin is portrayed as lesbian (Maddison Jaizani) with her identity foregrounded. These alterations align with creators' stated priority on a multi-ethnic cast and writers' room to reflect "diversity of experiences," moving beyond organic new characters. The season's narrative centrality elevates the score: much of the plot revolves around Bess's sapphic relationship with the lesbian ghost Odette (possessing George's body), including Odette's past romance with a woman named Mary, making queer identity a core emotional and supernatural driver rather than incidental.

Episodes integrate these elements into the Aglaeca curse resolution and crew dynamics, with additional threads on mental health and trauma. While the core remains supernatural mysteries, the intentional ideological framing in casting and Season 2 arcs compromises traditional storytelling focus, prioritizing modern activist representation over source fidelity.