"The Great North" is an episodic sitcom, much like the rest of its Animation Domination cohort. Episodes are mostly self-contained, though characters can recur through seasons. That means plots can go in all sorts of wacky directions, provided that they return to center by show's end. In Season 1, "The Great North" had episodes about a "Shrek"-themed anniversary party, menstruation activism, and moose attacks. Truly everything is on the table.
One thing critics have hoped for future seasons of "The Great North" is more indigenous representation and story inclusion. The Hollywood Reporter's Daniel Fienberg noted that the show only made passing mention of the state's original residents. "One episode includes Judy acknowledging those original owners of the land and I think Lone Moose has a Native mayor. That's a side of the Alaskan reality that 'The Great North' probably needs to embrace," he wrote, adding that if the show failed to include more actual Alaskan Native representation, it was in danger of becoming "'Bob's Burgers' as reimagined by somebody who just watched 'Northern Exposure.'" The show has already won plaudits for its sensitivity toward the LGBT+ community (via Pride); now is the time to live up to its rep as a "progressive animated utopia," per Decider.
