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Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Trying Season 2 stays laser-focused on a couple's adoption journey and everyday family life, delivering neutral storytelling with zero identity politics or social agendas. This keeps its woke score at a clean 1/10.
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Detailed Analysis
Trying Season 2 centers on the straightforward premise of a heterosexual British couple, Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), navigating the adoption approval and matching process after struggling to conceive, with side stories involving family weddings, friendships, and everyday relationship hiccups.
The episode synopses detail conventional plot points such as home visits, support groups, job promotions, stag nights, and personal secrets, without any framing around identity politics, systemic barriers, or critiques of traditional norms. Casting features primarily white British leads and supporting players in organic roles, with only incidental diversity in a few secondary characters like Harper and Deven that does not alter the narrative or serve as a focal point.
Key Factors
- Heterosexual couple's traditional desire for biological or adopted children as core premise
- Absence of LGBTQ+ representation, gender-swapped characters, or activist themes in plot or dialogue
- Incidental supporting diversity without narrative centrality or creator statements on inclusion mandates
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism
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Is Trying - Season 2 Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Trying - Season 2 and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Trying - Season 2?
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 Trying - Season 2's overall score.
Is Trying - Season 2 family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Trying - Season 2 is rated TV-14. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score tv shows?
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 →
