ARQ

Representation / casting choices

Leads fit the near-future setting with no swaps or signaling; one Indigenous supporting actress appears without story or marketing emphasis on diversity.

Political / ideological dialogue

Characters mention corporate control of energy and rebel resistance, but these drive the action and survival plot without lectures or modern ideological framing.

Identity-driven story themes

Core story follows time-loop mechanics, invention, ex-lovers rebuilding trust, and resource conflict; no arcs center on race, gender, sexuality, or group identity.

Institutional / cultural critique

A ruthless corporation pursues the tech amid global shortages while rebels turn violent; this uses common dystopian tropes about power and resources, not modern activist critiques of systems, patriarchy, or Western norms.