TV Show review
August 5, 2019 · 11 min · TV-PG · Canceled · Action · Sci-Fi · Animation · Fantasy · Adventure
Based on 4 seasons, 40 episodes · through April 15, 2021
Infinity Train is an animated show about people trapped on a mysterious train who must solve puzzles and face their own personal problems to go home. Each season follows different characters learning lessons about themselves. The second season centers on a girl's mirror reflection who struggles to find her own identity, which serves as an allegory for being trans. The fourth season focuses on two male friends whose close relationship has strong romantic overtones.
Why 46%? See the score breakdownBreakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Infinity Train.
Woke representation / casting
The show features diverse main characters, including Asian-American leads in the final season. The voice casting also includes diverse actors. However, these choices feel natural to the story and are not presented in a forced or preachy way.
20%
Woke political dialogue
The characters speak naturally about their personal feelings and friendships. The script avoids modern political jargon, activist slogans, and real-world social justice lectures.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
The second season is a clear allegory for the transgender experience, showing a character fighting to define her own identity against societal expectations. The fourth season also contains heavy romantic coding between the two male leads, representing queer identity themes through fantasy metaphors.
65%
Western institutional / cultural critique
The show focuses almost entirely on personal psychology and therapy. It does not critique Western capitalism, traditional gender roles, or cultural institutions.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant since this is an original animated series with no legacy characters or established canon being changed for identity-driven reasons.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
There was almost no organized anti-woke backlash or complaints. Because the show uses fantasy metaphors rather than explicit political statements, it stayed off the radar of political commentators.
5%
Creator track record context
While creator Owen Dennis and most producers have minimal activist profiles, some key staff members like writer Lindsay Katai and casting director Kristi Reed have a strong history of supporting progressive and LGBTQ+ causes.
35%
Production
