Queenie

To me, this was perfect television. This is what shows should be about - vulnerable, well made, and exploring our humanity. I cried so much watching this as I've never seen myself so much on screen before. I was so moved and inspired by Queenie and her family's journey. I hope the same for my family...and I'm so grateful this show was made! I never finished the book but maybe I'll go back and read it now, but it really hits so much seeing it on screen. Thank you Candice Carty-Williams for your breath-taking work on this show. Hulu, please find and put out more content like this, thank youuuuuuuuuuuu.

My Jamaican parents immigrated to the UK during the Windrush generation. My father was offered a job in the United States, so thy relocated to America. I was brought up in the U. S., and I am grateful for the opportunity that it has given my family. However, it was nice to see a realistic portrayal of a West Indian family living in England. The only time Jamaicans are portrayed in movies or shows, they are dreadlocked pseudo-rastafarian drug dealers, or brain-dead weed heads, who only know two words in English. "Yeah Mon!" FYI -English is the official language of Jamaica, and Jamaican patois is not a language. Queenie is a great film and a treat for West Indians.

This show comes out of the gate strong and it finishes strong too but somewhere in the middle you find yourself having to power through it. I'm noticing a trend of these single season shows where it's obvious they're ordering at least 8-10 episodes of a show but the writing only fits or more accurately would benefit from a show being shortened by at the very least 2 episodes. Here it shows up in the middle few episodes where it's clear we have an understanding of the title characters short comings, need for therapy, and self sabotaging behaviors, but since we have to drag this out 8 episodes they beat the dead horse. It just comes off as we have to stretch this out so get more episodes of our character spiraling instead of continuing the story organically.

After watching the show in it's entirety I can see why people would think the lead character is unlikeable initially, but once the story develops it shows her vulnerability, her struggle and strength which develops increasing that emotional connection and understanding who she really is and what's important in her life. You can see the tone of the program change half way through, it becomes less laughter and more dramatic, shot tighter to show more emotion and it felt more engaging. Overall it was a great watch, there was some exceptional acting it was easy to follow and well executed. Well done Onyx and Channel 4.

This is EVERYTHING I hoped it would be and more. I'm a real book lover girlie so ofcourse I read the book first and I was sooooo excited to know there would be a tv adaptation. I had the release set on my calendar and everything! OH MY GOSH...From the accuracy in casting of even the most minor characters to the attention to detail, I felt like I was reading the book all over again (in the best way possible)

I LOVE Queenie and nobody could have executed the role as well as Dionne Brown did. Thank you to the Producer for making magic and bringing to life the crazy world of our beloved "Queenie"💐