Jenny's sexuality drives multiple plotlines, including bar pickups, one-night stands with women like Elissa and Brooke, zombie acts to seduce women, gay club visits with Alan, hookups with a transgender woman Paula, and threesomes involving closeted lesbian guest Lynda Carter, alongside orgies and gay marriage nods. Critics lauded the 'new LGBT angles' and 'contemporary directions,' with the LGBT community praising awareness efforts amid the chaos.

However, fans on Reddit decried it as the 'beginning of the woke episodes' and downfall tied to 'gay storylines' and Jenny's addition, highlighting character inconsistencies like her occasional man-flirting contradicting her lesbian identity. While the show's crude, dysfunctional humor endures through Alan and Walden's misadventures, the significant focus on non-traditional sexual identities influences casting choices and episode arcs, representing a clear progressive infusion that some viewers felt diluted the original bro-comedy appeal without fully overtaking the narrative.