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Season 1 Episode 110
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The Landry family has not taken kindly to Charley Bordelon's refusal to sell her father's farmland. In fact, they have resorted to outright trickery in their attempts to purchase the property.

Charley tells her family that she's discovered that the Landrys don't just want the Bordelon land-they want it back. The Landry family, apparently, once owned the land, but she can't figure out how they lost it. Aunt Violet knows the truth. Here, Violet reveals the shocking connection between the Bordelon and Landry families that horrifies Nova, Charley and Ralph Angel.

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The Bordelons Learn a Dark Secret About Their Family's History

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Season 1 Episode 110 | tv-pg The Landry family has not taken kindly to Charley Bordelon's refusal to sell her father's farmland. In fact, they have resorted to outright trickery in their attempts to purchase the property. Charley tells her family that she's discovered that the Landrys don't just want the Bordelon land-they want it back.

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Season 1 Episode 113
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Charley Bordelon has been in St. Josephine Parish for only a couple of months, and already she's leaving a profound mark on the community.

The Landrys are the most powerful family in the parish. Their property surrounds the Bordelons, and they've done nothing to welcome Charley or her siblings to the area. In fact, the Landrys have been set on buying the Bordelon farm ever since Charley's father, Ernest, passed away, for reasons that only recently became clear to Charley, Nova and Ralph Angel: The Landry family was forced to part with the parcel now owned by the Bordelons shortly after the Civil War-having once kept the ancestors of the Bordelons as slaves.

Fed up with business as usual, Charley sees a new day. She wants to run her own sugarcane processing plant, circumventing the need to work with the Landrys. To do so, however, she needs other black farmers in the area to join her movement. Here, she makes a powerful case for solidarity that could forever shift the balance of power in St. Josephine Parish.

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Charley Calls for Black Farmers to Unite

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Season 1 Episode 113 | tv-pg Charley Bordelon has been in St. Josephine Parish for only a couple of months, and already she's leaving a profound mark on the community. The Landrys are the most powerful family in the parish. Their property surrounds the Bordelons, and they've done nothing to welcome Charley or her siblings to the area.

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This is one of the final trailers of the show but it does a good job of actually showing a summary of what the show is about and some of the complex issues the characters will face that will lead to their growth and development.

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The contemporary drama Queen Sugar, set in Louisiana, chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings.

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This clip and paragraph I felt was important because it gave insight on  the director's and producers difficulties in producing the  show on on scene location, but how that help in giving the show authenticity. It also explained how the on scene location were important backdrops having embedded symbols within the narrative that gave insights of the characters' personality  and lifestyle. As well as helping to provide a better narrative for the story.

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When Queen Sugar begins, Charley Bordelon West is deeply immersed in her glamorous Los Angeles lifestyle with her NBA star husband, Davis, and their son, Micah. Their $20 million home overlooking the L.A. basin is gorgeous, modern and stylishly appointed. Everything changes after Ernest's death, however, when Charley goes back to rural Louisiana and, ultimately, stays longer than anticipated.

This journey-from the flash of L.A. to the languidly paced atmosphere of rural Louisiana-illustrates one of many ways that the real-life locations used in Queen Sugar are integral to the show. Here, members of the production team and show creator Ava DuVernay discuss the advantages and disadvantages of forsaking the sound stage.

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The Ups and Downs of Shooting Queen Sugar at Real Locations

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When Queen Sugar begins, Charley Bordelon West is deeply immersed in her glamorous Los Angeles lifestyle with her NBA star husband, Davis, and their son, Micah. Their $20 million home overlooking the L.A. basin is gorgeous, modern and stylishly appointed. Everything changes after Ernest's death, however, when Charley goes back to rural Louisiana and, ultimately, stays longer than anticipated.

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Queen Sugar presents a story about a family who redefines standard conventions, and through the characters'multilayered complexities give the viewers a sense of connection and reflection about oneself.

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The image of this quote is important because it represents in a way the growth of Nova as a character. Before Charley essentially told her that she didn't understand what it meant to be at parent, or be a responsible parent at that. However, in this quote where she explains to her nephew Micah why her sister is so protective of him and does what she does. It demonstrates to the viewers that she has gained a deep understanding of what it means to be a mother.

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 Queen Sugar on Instagram: "Nova's got Charley's back. 🙏🏿"

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967 likes, 24 comments - queensugarown on December 19, 2016: "Nova's got Charley's back. 🙏🏿"

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This image of this quote presents the motive behind why Charley came up with the idea to attempt to invest in a Sugar Refinery, and why she is willing to be manipulative and ruthless in order to achiever her goals. In a way from my perspective it presents her character's ideology.

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 Queen Sugar on Instagram: "Was she right after all? #QueenSugar"

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933 likes, 18 comments - queensugarown on December 12, 2016: "Was she right after all? #QueenSugar"

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Ralph Angel and Darla's     Rekindling Romance

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Ralph Angel and Darla's     Rekindling Romance

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This image shows the rekindling of the romance between Ralph Angel and his ex girlfriend Darla who is also the mother or his son Blue. This romance represents somewhat of redemptive quality for both Ralph Angel and Darla because both have made serious mistakes in the past. It shows how they are trying to pick up the pieces, and reestablish themselves while at the same time trying to be better parents to their son Blue. The question is are they good for one another in the long run?

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Queen Sugar on Instagram: "Who's rooting for #RaDar?"

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2,557 likes, 234 comments - queensugarown on December 9, 2016: "Who's rooting for #RaDar?". 

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Ralph Angel Reflects after making a startling Discovery

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Ralph Angel Reflects after making a startling Discovery

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I felt this image was important to display as it shows the emotions and confusion that Ralph Angel is wrapped in after discovering his father's "revised will" that leaves the entire farm land to him instead of splitting it amongst him and and his three sisters, and how this can present a future conflict in the show's next season.

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You love #QueenSugar, right? Today is the last day to vote to make it your Favorite Cable TV Drama at the #PeoplesChoiceAwards. Remember, you can vote an unlimited amount of times. Click the link in our bio to vote! 🙏🏿

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See this Instagram photo by @queensugarown * 1,586 likes

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Queen Sugar Redefines  How African American Families are Viewed, and How They are Relateable to other People

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Queen Sugar Redefines  How African American Families are Viewed, and How They are Relateable to other People

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This clip I and article piece I thought was important because it goes to what the heart of the show is about and the deeper message that the creator Ava DuVernay is trying to relate to the viewers in the show's narrative.

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Queen Sugar is unlike anything you've seen on television before.

Show producer and creator Ava DuVernay says that, at its heart, Queen Sugar is a drama about family that is, in many ways, universal. "It's something that allows us to see ourselves and see the ways that we interact with our own families," Ava says, "and so this family can be stripped of its location, of its race, of its class and still our hope is that you're able to see a bit of yourself in it.

Ava explains that the show has its own pace and rhythm. "The way we've crafted Queen Sugar is very continuous, very linear," Ava continues. "Every week you're going to stop by and visit people that you know. It's not event based, it's not the emergency room where there are things happening and new cases to solve and new crimes.

"It's people living their lives and really examining the beauty of that, and so, week to week, you'll go deeper into these character's lives, you'll learn more about them, you'll learn more about their struggles and their triumphs and the ways that they're interconnected, and what we've really tried to find is the really high drama within the smaller character movements that are are really beautifully unfolding around us."

Queen Sugar is also set apart by its vision of an African-American family. "It's a vision of family that is different from the vision I feel is so often offered on American television," Ava says. "It is told through the lens of black people, and we don't talk about race in every episode, but the very presence of black people in those roles is radical in and of itself. Because we don't see them. There's a dearth of those images.

"Fifty percent of this country don't see themselves reflected on television in the everyday way that we relate, and so it's vital, it's important that these images are made, that they are amplified, not only for black people. For everyone.

"This affects the way that black people see themselves but also affects the way that we are seen. These images allow us to draw closer to one another. They are powerful, and they affect politics. They affect culture. They affect our everyday lives and the way that we relate to one another."

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How Queen Sugar Offers a Different View of African-American Families

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Queen Sugar is unlike anything you've seen on television before. Show producer and creator Ava DuVernay says that, at its heart, Queen Sugar is a drama about family that is, in many ways, universal.

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Charley's Cunning and Ruthlessness Revealed

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Charley's Cunning and Ruthlessness Revealed

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I figured this clip was important because it captures the critique I had in my essay of how Charlie can be just as ruthless or cunning as any man when it comes to business. It often reveals Charlie's contradictions as she is willing to hurt another family to achieve her greater objective.

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Season 1 Episode 112
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Charley Bordelon West is in the middle of a huge transition. From the glitz of managing her husband's NBA career in Los Angeles to running her late father's farm in Louisiana, Charley's integrity has been put to the test.

In Episode 12, the penultimate episode of the season, viewers finally see some manipulative behavior from Charley that could turn some fans against her. According to show creator Ava DuVernay, we should expect more of that. "None of the characters are ever going to be black-and-white in this show," she says. Real life is always more complicated than that, she points out. Here, Ava opens up about the decision to give Charley so many "hard choices."

Plus, Ava explains why she chose filmmaker Tina Mabry to helm the final two episodes of the show's first season.

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The Hard Choices That Make Charley Seem Unlikable

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Season 1 Episode 112 tv-pg Charley Bordelon West is in the middle of a huge transition. From the glitz of managing her husband's NBA career in Los Angeles to running her late father's farm in Louisiana, Charley's integrity has been put to the test.

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My Critique of Queen Sugar and How  the Characters offers Complexities in which we all can identify with

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My Critique of Queen Sugar and How  the Characters offers Complexities in which we all can identify with

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This posting right here I thought was important because it gives a brief background about the show, and tells the viewers what they should expect to see when watching

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The contemporary drama Queen Sugar, set in Louisiana, chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings.

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Nova Redefines the Conventions of Activism

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Nova Redefines the Conventions of Activism

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In this clip Ava DuVernay the show's creators explains how she created Nova's character to transcend, and redefine the common notions of what an activist is. DuVernay also in this clip gives insights on the multilayered complexities of Nova's character.

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Nova is many things: a journalist, an herbal healer, an activist. In Queen Sugar, her activism plays a key role in illustrating how she relates to the world. Yet, show creator Ava DuVernay points out, Nova defies common notions of what an activist is.

"Part of what she is is an activist who cares about people and not an activist in the sense of a person who might be what we stereotype activism to be, which is marching and protesting and formal ways of dissent," Ava says. "She and, I think, the most beautiful activists are those that are active for positivity in their everyday life."
In Episode 3, Nova visits a young man named Too Sweet in prison. Too Sweet says he's being pressured into a plea bargain even though he's not guilty. Ava says the Too Sweet storyline brings attention to a disturbing aspect of the criminal justice system. "Too Sweet is there to illuminate an issue that's really troublesome to me, which is the whole issue of youth incarceration and plea bargains. You know, many people don't know that over 90 percent of the people who are currently incarcerated have plea-bargained, which means that they never had a trial," Ava says.

Ava also reveals how the confrontation between Ralph Angel and the men trying to repossess his father's tractor is a springboard for dialogue about how black men are perceived. "Ralph Angel is the brother that, you know, sometimes we condemn the way that they are, but you celebrate it when you need it, when you need that aggressiveness, when you need that strength in a lot of ways that sometimes, you know, morphs into something else. What we've tried to play with in the character of Ralph Angel is really showing ... the viewer the times when you sit there and say, 'Oh, he shouldn't have pulled that gun,' and the times when you're like, 'Yeah, I'm glad he pulled that gun,'" Ava says. "And so that's a conflict within the lives of a lot of young brothers and a lot of black men in general-a lot of men in general-but there's some emotional response to him in that scene where I'm glad that he's defending something that's so precious to us, that land. His subsequent emotional breakdown after that scene is the part of the story that I really love."

Ava goes on to discuss why she selected Neema Barnette to helm the third episode of the series. "In handpicking all of the directors in the directorial team for Queen Sugar, Neema Barnette was one of the first people that I thought of. Legendary filmmaker since before it was cool to be a woman doing this work, before anyone was writing articles, before anyone was investigating it in the industry, before anyone had a mandate," Ava says.

"She was there throughout all 13 episodes as we shot, directing two of them, and so in this episode I just thought she did a beautiful job. To have her join us on Queen Sugar was an honor."

Finally, Ava explains how the intimate scene between Charley and Remy at the farmers' potluck hints at what's to come for the characters. "I think everyone's soul is tested in Queen Sugar. Every single character is tested in some way. No one's there just to be there," Ava says.

"I mean, that's real life," she continues. "We're tested every day. You know, who are we going to be today when we wake up? Who are we going to be if we get the opportunity to wake up and start again. So, that's really a big part of what we explore in Queen Sugar. And so, when Remy tells Charley that she will be tested, it is a foreshadowing of what is to come for her, but really what is to come for all of these characters."

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How Nova Transcends Stereotypes of Activism

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Nova is many things: a journalist, an herbal healer, an activist. In Queen Sugar, her activism plays a key role in illustrating how she relates to the world. Yet, show creator Ava DuVernay points out, Nova defies common notions of what an activist is.