Resident Alien
tv·TV-14·Jan 27, 2021·
Resident Alien keeps its 3/10 woke score low by centering fish-out-of-water comedy, murder mysteries, and sci-fi adventures while treating any social themes as minor side notes rather than activist framing.
Resident Alien follows an alien named Harry who crash-lands in small-town Colorado, assumes a dead doctor's identity, and navigates human emotions, relationships, and his planet-threatening mission through fish-out-of-water comedy, murder mysteries, sci-fi adventures, and moral dilemmas across its seasons.
The series maintains these core beats via episodic plots involving memory recovery, alien threats, town subplots, and personal bonds, with casting that incorporates organic diversity—such as Native American characters tied to the Colorado setting and reservation elements—without altering source material or centering identity politics. Subplots touching on belonging, female friendships, or environmental notes appear incidentally and peripherally rather than as activist framing or systemic oppression narratives. This results in an overall woke score of 3/10, as progressive elements stay minimal and do not redefine the entertainment-focused storytelling.
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We've run a full content analysis on Resident Alien and scored it 3/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Resident Alien's overall score.
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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
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