This season has been arguably one of the best written seasons, but it feels like there's a common theme to the episodes:
"Gently Falling Rain" seems to be a commentary on multiple themes: Propaganda, political coups, and abortion.
"A Tale of Two Topas" seems to be a scathing indictment of forced transgenderism on children and a commentary on parental rights.
"Twice in a Lifetime" seems to offer an optimistic view of the post-Covid world as seen in the year 2025.
"From Unknown Graves" highlights the importance of empathy and understanding and trying to find common ground in the face of injustice.
"Midnight Blue" seems to be a commentary on making two many concessions to political allies and being taken advantage of in the name of cultural values (Perhaps an indictment of NATO?), not to mention the heinousness of torturing children
I feel like Seth MacFarlane is the definition of a classical liberal, as in while he is critical of the Republicans, he at least is willing to hear the other side of the story. Remember that he at one time was friends with Rush Limbaugh, and he was one of the first people to call out Harvey Weinstein, just to give an example. I think that Hollywood has forced him to take certain positions as a trade for him becoming the success that he has, but he's subversively fighting back against the system
Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter and see if there might be other examples that might justify this conclusion.
Let me ask you this. On a woke show, would Topa's forced gender reassignment be treated as a despicable act or celebrated as a victory for the transgender community? Would the commentary on abortion even be allowed? How about this line from the show from "Twice in a Lifetime"?
"Y'know, this time period gets a bad rap, but there's a lot to like about it if you look hard enough... it's like watching your little brother make a bunch of stupid mistakes. Yeah, he's an idiot now, but you can see him learning, and growing, and you know that someday all those mistakes are gonna turn him into a smart guy."
In a woke show? That line doesn't happen. It would be an outright demonization of our era. Look at Star Trek Picard as a comparison. They outright shit on this era.
I think there is a white hat element in this show, one that is focusing on emphasizing that humanity for its mistakes is ultimately good. Not the cabal spiel about humanity being a virus and needing a mass extinction to repair the earth.
it's the 85/15 rule. This is the golden rule that the propaganda sphere uses.