Across its seasons, the show layers in progressive elements such as a transgender courtesan's subplot involving prejudice and identity, a race-swapped Dr. Jekyll whose arc emphasizes daily racism and marginalization, bisexual relationships, and a feminist uprising of abused women against patriarchal structures and traditional norms. These identity-focused additions shape subplots and character development to varying degrees while remaining secondary to the core horror premise, with casting choices like Native American and female supporting roles further introducing modern framings of oppression. The aggregate result is an overall woke score of 5/10, reflecting organic storytelling in early seasons that gives way to more deliberate insertions of systemic critique later on.