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Apr. 26th, 2016 09:03 pmI have largely enjoyed Indian Summers, the Channel 4 series about the last year's of the British Raj, but with enough reservations* that it isn't something I would widely recommend so much as give my input if someone asked about it. I've had problems with season 2 in general, largely in that there's a marked increase in violence towards women. Nowhere near the levels of certain other shows, but still.
The latest episode found my limit, though, and that limit is one of the main characters guilt trip his wife into letting a sleezeball rape her while pretending he's trying to protect her, all to get a recommendation for a job he only wants because his father said he should.
I'd say "sorry for spoiling any followers who watch," but some spoilers are a public service.
Apparently it was just announced that the series is officially cancelled, which would have left me disappointed a week ago, but not anymore.
*Mostly: it tries, and it seems aware of issues that plague most US and British fiction about the period, but it can't shake off the nostalgia enough, and with the exception of Aafrin and Sooni, it's clearly much much interested in the British characters as a whole than the Indian ones. There's also the huge issue of Aafrin's Indian love interests ultimately being proven treacherous and the very virtuous, blonde and white Alice being held up as the superior romantic option. (Please note that I say that having much fondness for Alice and generally liking Alice/Aafrin, but that doesn't make the treatment of Aafrin's other love interests any less problematic.)
The latest episode found my limit, though, and that limit is one of the main characters guilt trip his wife into letting a sleezeball rape her while pretending he's trying to protect her, all to get a recommendation for a job he only wants because his father said he should.
I'd say "sorry for spoiling any followers who watch," but some spoilers are a public service.
Apparently it was just announced that the series is officially cancelled, which would have left me disappointed a week ago, but not anymore.
*Mostly: it tries, and it seems aware of issues that plague most US and British fiction about the period, but it can't shake off the nostalgia enough, and with the exception of Aafrin and Sooni, it's clearly much much interested in the British characters as a whole than the Indian ones. There's also the huge issue of Aafrin's Indian love interests ultimately being proven treacherous and the very virtuous, blonde and white Alice being held up as the superior romantic option. (Please note that I say that having much fondness for Alice and generally liking Alice/Aafrin, but that doesn't make the treatment of Aafrin's other love interests any less problematic.)
