TV Show review
Review basis: 3 seasons, 46 episodes · through April 7, 2022
July 9, 2020 · 11 min · TV-14 · Canceled
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Close Enough is an adult animated comedy about a married couple in their early 30s, their young daughter, and their divorced friends sharing a duplex in Los Angeles. Everyday challenges such as parenting, work, and friendship quickly spiral into surreal and absurd situations involving things like stripper clowns and time-traveling snails. The series uses a mixed voice cast and includes a brief gay reveal for one supporting character in season 3.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Close Enough.
Woke representation / casting
Mixed ethnic backgrounds in prominent roles with characters generally reflecting voice actors or assigned descriptions. Diversity appears incidental rather than signaled or quota-driven.
Woke political dialogue
No activist speeches, political lectures, or ideological messaging in the dialogue or plots.
Identity-driven story themes
Core focus remains personal adulting and family struggles with surreal comedy. One supporting character receives a brief gay reveal in season 3.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Stories avoid critiques of traditional gender roles, patriarchy, masculinity, or Western institutions.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No reported complaints treating the title as pushing woke, DEI, or identity politics content.
Creator track record context
Key creator and team draw from personal life experiences and absurdist animation traditions. Some writers show mild left-leaning comedy backgrounds, but no strong identity or activist patterns drive the work.
