Indian Summers

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
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  1. Ravivenk
    Oct 14, 2015
    4
    The attention to period detail seems lacking (I grew up in India, and remember quite differently how people looked and dressed, from photographs and movies I'd seen). Even small touches like allowing Indians to speak to each other in Hindi and affixing subtitles would have gone a long way to demonstrating authenticity.

    Worse still, the plot is very slow-moving. I'm ok with that if the    The attention to period detail seems lacking (I grew up in India, and remember quite differently how people looked and dressed, from photographs and movies I'd seen). Even small touches like allowing Indians to speak to each other in Hindi and affixing subtitles would have gone a long way to demonstrating authenticity.

    Worse still, the plot is very slow-moving. I'm ok with that if the actual teleplay and direction are not stifling, but they are. This is not an entertaining show to watch on any level, so far.....it feels indulgent and out of touch with viewers.    … Expand
  2. debbie13410
    Oct 10, 2015
    6
    Of course, beautifully acted and beautifully filmed. But I am lost. I wish I knew more about early 20th century British rule over India because it would help me understand a lot. Lots of British sayings that I have no reference to to understand why anyone is doing anything.

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#57 Best TV Season of 2015

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 28, 2015
    70
    Created and written by Paul Rutman, Indian Summers looks fantastic. It’s not involving enough in its first two episodes but begins to coalesce more in a third installment.
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  2. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Mekeisha Madden Toby
    Sep 28, 2015
    80
    There is a lot to love about Masterpiece: Indian Summers on PBS. The nine-part historical drama is beautifully shot and costumed, culturally inclusive and sensual. But the best part about the soapy series is star Julie Walters.
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  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Sep 28, 2015
    63
    Indian Summers, created and written by Paul Rutman, is great to look at, and intriguing, but the storytelling is so deliberately opaque that the plot is hard to follow.
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