Queenie

This show has so many layers to it. A 25 year old woman living in a modern urban existence attempting at navigating her career, her relationship and family through a quarter life crisis..Queenie gets deep on the varying dimensions of relationships, friendships, coping in life through alcohol abuse, sexual abuse and the difficulty a lot of young people have in todays modern "dating app" era in wanting to feel loved and needing a relationship. Queenie brings many interesting stories in to short episodes of drama that leave you hooked and make you wanting to come back for more each time. I'm sure that many many people can relate to the narratives. Brilliant would thoroughly recommend! At times the story can be jerky and jump around a bit quickly making it appear less believable but at times very funny, sad, interesting and above all a great watch.

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.

I'm currently only 4 episodes through this series but so far it's been honest, refreshing and raw. Also from what I remember of the book (I read it a while ago) it's pretty true to its original form, which I'm glad of as I found Candice Carty-Williams portrayal of heartbreak, female friendships and complex family relationships heartwarming and relatable.

Despite other reviews I haven't found Queenie 'one dimensional', I think her actions and presentation are true to a young girl with unresolved trauma battling through the best she can. Personally I think this is what's so refreshing about the show and book. She isn't perfect, you definitely find yourself wanting to scream at her to stop and think sometimes when she gets herself in dangerous, damaging and embarrassing situations. But as a 26 year old woman it's true the group chat, who hasn't felt like that about a friend or themselves in retrospect sometimes!

I can't wait to watch the rest of the show, well done to all involved.

I'm a White American Male in my 60's. So let's just say that I'm not sure the creators were thinking of someone like me when they were trying to market this series. But you know what? I really liked it. The reason? Because if something is very good, then it's very good, and it really doesn't matter what age, gender, etc. You are. And Queenie is very, very good.

It starts out on a more comedic tone, but then gets more serious. The writing is super-sharp, and the story is very interesting and poignant.

Right now, it appears this is just a one-off, but I sure hope they bring this back for a Season #2!

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.