Black Cake

I enjoy this series, different multi-cultural, geographical and generational. I love seeing new talent and feel all characters have a complex enough storyline that we should have a good 5 seasons.

I really love Eleanor. I'm a fan of time-travel- the script does a good job blending past, present for each of the characters without being confusing.

The character backgrounds are revealed with the right timing and having the background makes you understand and empathize with the character being spotlighted.

I hate I found this while the streaming is live - I prefer to binge watch... I'm forced to wait until next week.

I'm glad I came across this series. There are so many stories that can be told other than the same plot and storylines that are told over and over again on network tv and in movies. This series takes a colorful journey into the past to retrace the steps of a young girl. During this journey, there are gripping tragedies that go beyond the imagination and keep the pace of personal story of an immigrant led family. Secrets, confusion and broken storylines often blur realities for some people with similar life experiences and again kudos to the author's perspective and producers for bringing this story to light.

Con: although the cinematography is as beautiful as the story the screens are often not well lit and hard to see details even with my HD TV playing in vivid picture.

Have an open mind. As someone from the Caribbean this is an amazing show and story. Many of us from African origin have family history that involves boats and stowaways to and from the UK, Portugal and Chinese and Indian of which my wife are all of the above.

Not sure why so many low ratings. The story is engaging and true to life.

Have open mind you might be surprised.

I would give this 10 so far but gave it 8 because I'm only on episode 3.

Hopefully the story telling continues. If I can I will edit this review. I don't post here often but felt compelled to post something positive.

Last year my neighbor explained how she migrated from the island of Dominica to the UK Catholic school to become a registered nurse. She moved back to the Caribbean some 40 years later. There are so many similar stories in this region.

Don't let the majority suppress this gem because it's "different ".

From the start, I quite liked Black Cake, particularly the first few episodes. The plot is intriguing, it's very well cast, and the significant amount of tension makes it work. The sets, costumes, and cinematography are quite fitting. The ocean scenes in the Caribbean have a lush feel, serving as an effective contrast to the troubled relationships.

But something happened around episode 3. It's when I felt that this series should have been produced in a more compressed form. Rather than 8 episodes, how about 6? I've just finished the 5th episode, and I'm further convinced. The core story seems to be diluted by tangents and extra relationships. There are moments of unintended humor in this episode, because it's veering into soap opera territory. I feel a bit let down. I've not read the novel it's based on, but I would presume the script follows it faithfully. I plan to continue watching the show, but it seems like the producers have somehow missed the mark.

I didn't know anything about this show except a vague recollection that Oprah had "something to do with it" but didn't know to what degree until I researched a bit on IMDB. I binged all 8 episodes over a long weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the storyline, the cast, characters, and cinematography. I was sorry when the final episode ended. I did not have any trouble following the storylines or empathizing with any of the characters. I very much enjoyed watching so many extremely talented actors bring their complicated characters to life. I will look forward to a potential Season 2. Very well done!