Sigh -- I really wished the writers would have stayed true to the characters instead of try to please the audience with the "who's popular and who's not" B.S. of television writing. The series started off strong, building well-liked yet seriously flawed characters that gave the show a backbone and grit that was refreshing to watch. But as the story played out, we start to see the writers MANIPULATE plots and MANIPULATE dialogue to suit their purposes. This character is popular, so let's give her overwritten scenes and keep her the center of the universe. Unrealistic and completely untrue to the characters, especially as we get into Season 4 when it becomes painfully obvious that Ava and her team idolize Nova, the character who seems to get away with murder yet walks away the victim, the fixer, the smartest person in the room. Really??! And Ralph Angel -- who, if the writers stood their ground and gave us something believable, would have grown emotionally by now, instead keeps pushing aside his own happiness, potentially with a beautiful, intelligent and supportive woman who could have given him the stability he wanted, instead plays the co-dependent schlup who keeps going back to a woman who has lied to him and manipulated her way back into his life. All because the viewers "like Darla" and want her to be with Ralph Angel. Never mind that it's unreal and makes no sense. Who wants sense? Let's keep infuriating the audience are rooting for these characters. Let's keep give them HUGE mountains to overcome -- because that's "drama." Yeah Right. I've studied screenwriting and I swear, this goes against the grain of genuine storytelling. I will say that I appreciate the acting for the most part (with one unfortunate exception -- Rutina. Completely fake with her one-tear shots.) but overall, the first 3 Seasons were good. I was just hoping -- for once -- that Ava and her writers would let go of themselves (and their alter egos) and let go of the viewers "favorite characters" lists and allow the story to Be. Allow the characters to grow. WRITERS, YOU'RE NOT HURTING ANYTHING BY MOVING THE STORY FORWARD. But instead, you choose to be repetitive and stuck. In Season 1, Charley struggles. By Season 4, Charley still struggles. Come on. So disappointing. I will not continue to watch...
Review of Queen Sugar
