Queen Sugar is so stupid. None of the characters are relatable or likeable in any way shape or form, everything bad that could possibly happen happens in the pilot, nobody talks like a normal person should talk, the emotional cues are forced upon the audience with sad piano sounds, the humor is unnecessary and bad, there's prevalent anti-whiteness in parts, and it's way too overacted. If you're going to have a drama show where you're portraying life as sad, you have to have some kind of happiness in that world to begin with. If everything is relatively sad to the audience all the time, then it's just boring and I don't care about any of the characters complaints to God or the universe. In order to make someone feel sad, they have to be happy first, and the audience is given no reason to be happy for the characters because they're never happy except in the beginning where you don't know who they even are, so why should you at all care about what happens to them? I didn't care about any of the characters, so why on Earth would I cry over the death of a father? I shouldn't because there's no reason for me to care about any of what is happening. The angle the director is taking, is that the characters are poor and black, therefore you must feel sorry for the situation they are in. In order to tap into the human empathy factor, the characters have to have personalities first, then you can attempt to make us feel bad about the situation. Just using the angle of "oh, look at these guys in these shitty situations, doesn't that make you feel bad for them?", and it just doesn't at all work. The way they all talk is stupid too, because they all sound like racist caricatures of what some 1920s Colonel Sanders looking guy would sound like if they were pretending to sound like a black person from New Orleans. And when what they're saying sounds as trivial and stupid as it does, that only exponentially depletes the number of shits I give about any of these events. And the events and situations? It's like something out of a joke. "I can't sign my son's permission slip to go to the zoo!" "I divorced my wife so I can date this other girl I actually love" "Haha, are you gonna kiss me or not? I don't wanna be late." Nothing anybody says here is realistic at all, and it boggles my mind that this show can get critical acclaim and be renewed for three seasons. Queen Sugar is so stupid.

They all 3 have the same daddy but what about their moms. Cuz Nova talks like her mom is dead. But Charlie talks like her mom is alive. Im confused but other than that this show is great cant wait for the next episode. I feel bad for the son cuz he always seems angry. Its not anyone fault he did wrong and went to jail as they say in the 1st episode

I guess if you have not read the book you will love the show. I had to watch the first episode several times because it was so different. In the book Charlie's husband is dead and she has a daughter not a son. Hollywood was Creole and looked almost white, he does not have a wife but stays on the family's old plantation, Blues mother died from a drug over dose, there is no sister named Nova, this is what really threw me! There are only 2 siblings and Charley is Ralph Angel's half sister. The father has already died so there is no family gathering for a funeral, also Remy is white. And where the hell is Miss Honey, Violets mother, because she is the one that raised Ralph Angel and when Charle and Micah return to Louisiana it's at her house they stay, not Violet's. I am watching the show, and each time I have to remind myself to put the book out of my mind! I just don't understand why so many changes were made! I don't think there are any spoilers here but how can it be when the show is so much more different than book. I was and am really disappointed.

I have already sent out a message to friends that this is a show to watch. If you missed the first 3 episodes, then spend some time binge watching them. You'll be glad that you did. I like it much better than "Greenleaf" which is also on the Oprah network. I give it 2 thumbs up!The only "star" that I was familiar with on "Queen Sugar" is Dondre Whitfield from the old "Cosby Show'. He's all grown up and is quite handsome. I wasn't familiar with either of the two female leads, but they are really enjoyable to watch. I hope that white audiences will give this show a chance, but most intelligent African-Americans will enjoy and be proud of the terrific writing and directing.