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- OWN
- Sep 6, 2016
- OWN
- Sep 6, 2016
Summary Based on the novel by Natalie Baszile, focuses on New Orleans activist/journalist Rutina Wesley (Nova Bordelon) and the return of her sister Charley Bordelon (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) from Los Angeles after the death of their father to claim an inheritance in the form of am 800-acre sugar cane farm.
- OWN
- Sep 6, 2016
- OWN
- Sep 6, 2016
Summary Based on the novel by Natalie Baszile, focuses on New Orleans activist/journalist Rutina Wesley (Nova Bordelon) and the return of her sister Charley Bordelon (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) from Los Angeles after the death of their father to claim an inheritance in the form of am 800-acre sugar cane farm.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
75
80% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
20% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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The show draws you close physically and emotionally, letting you witness its characters’ most vulnerable moments--the better to help you understand exactly what’s going on in their heads even when they try desperately to keep their thoughts to themselves.
Queen Sugar takes its sweet time moving through a moment, lingering where other series tend to sprint, and it is generous with its searching close-ups of faces and hands and its images of the Louisiana countryside at dawn and dusk, an enchanted-seeming landscape of furrowed fields and gnarled, kudzu-covered trees. At its most navel-gazing, the show feels like Parenthood by way of Eugene O'Neill. But tell me you don't want to watch something like that.
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Based on 30 User Ratings
5.5
53% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
7% Mixed
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40% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 User Ratings
5.5
53% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
7% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
40% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
this show is incredible! my week drags coming and going until i can see the bordelon's each wednesday night. yes, it is slow as molasses, but equally sweet, thick and tasty! if you want something fast, dry and salty (oh, add cheesy) watch something like "the wives of any rich usa county" **** they are real people. queen sugar is one of the best shows which happens to have a black cast since HBO's "the wire"...both could go on forever, meaning with good writing, it never has to end. the characters are so rich and deep, yet we as viewers have only seen the tip of the iceberg. i was drawn in immediately by how each character, is perfectly flawed and entertaining. that little "blue" is a darling actor with such endearing qualities, kinda like shirley temple in her day, with less cheese, if you know what i mean. my favorites are the siblings...they rip each other's heads off, but if anyone else steps in, you got a threesome ready to rip you to shreds!!! i hope this show becomes a household classic like "law and order"...always on, always catches your attention that you stop whatever you are doing to watch it. i can't wait for charley's mom to come on the scene...(i can see debbie allen playing her). thanks ava and oprah!
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SEASON 1
From the opening scene on, the “Selma” director lends her creative strengths to the story, saturating every scene with the sumptuous visuals afforded by the story’s Louisiana setting.
There is a lot to admire about Queen Sugar. But the premiere, which airs without commercials, is as slow as, well, molasses.
Although Queen Sugar looks beautiful and introduces some great characters--including the Bordelon siblings' Aunt Violet (Tina Lifford, Scandal) and her much younger boyfriend, Hollywood (Omar J. Dorsey, Ray Donovan)--the three episodes made available to critics are scene-setters. The seeds for good drama (or at least quality soap) are there. We'll just have to see what grows.
After three episodes of Queen Sugar, there’s an overriding sense that the show has yet to take off in a big way, and doesn’t show signs that it will for at least a few more episodes, but it most definitely has potential to be a big winner when and if it finds its rhythm.
Queen Sugar, at its best, finds quiet moments to contemplate the demands of having siblings as well as being someone’s son or daughter. Those fleeting scenes are few and far between in the first three episodes, and they’re often overwhelmed by unbelievable, exaggerated moments of crises.
I did not expect this level of quality drama from the same network that brought us Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots". However, this is an intriguingly subtle and understated story. I'm on episode 7 of the first season, and it's definitely found it's stride. I echo the sentiment of other reviews that patience is necessary but well rewarded.
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SEASON 1
I have to agree with some critics here. I saw Ava Duvarney talking about this show with Trevor Noah and thought I'd give it a shot. It's really hard to make a compelling show these days, what with your House of Cards and Mad Men quality shows out there. And sharing a channel with Tyler Perry doesn't make a good argument for an Emmy deserving series either, sorry Tyler. I was pleasantly surprised by this show, it is original and captivating. Aside from the great plot, the camera work and lighting is immersive if you like that type of thing. I think this might be OWN's breakthrough series!
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SEASON 1
I like the sugar cane story line and the struggles of farming and running a business. Nova’s character is annoying and I fast forward thru her black woman rants. Why can’t they hey just write a successful black woman reporter role? A lot of prejudice scenes which will just encourage African Americans to keep blaming Caucasians for all their problems. Don’t waste your time
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SEASON 1
Overly dramatic and predictable storylines. Really, driving while black? Writers couldn't come up with anything better? Micah is way to feminine, Blue and that lisp , and that grandmother is non-stop angry. Nova is definitely the best thing going in the show and Ralph Angel is hot. The background music, omg.
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