The film lacks prominent LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisnormative identities. It operates within traditional social frameworks, focusing strictly on heteronormative psychological dynamics.

The narrative explores gendered relationships through themes of obsession and instability. While it disrupts the idea of the stable male protector, it often relies on traditional tropes.

Set in Victorian London, the film reflects the demographic homogeneity of the era. It focuses on class stratification rather than racial intersectionality or non-Anglo-Saxon agency.

The story critiques the rigid social and legal structures of the Victorian era. It portrays the failures of Western institutions to protect the vulnerable within a stratified society.

Mental health and psychological breakdowns drive the plot. However, these elements serve the horror genre's tropes rather than providing nuanced agency to neurodivergent characters.