A Suitable Boy
A Suitable Boy Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
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About
"A nation's growing pains, told through one marriage plot"
Set in newly independent India in the early 1950s, this miniseries follows university student Lata Mehra as her mother pushes her toward marriage, weaving her story into a wider political and social panorama. Adapted from Vikram Seth's sprawling novel and directed by Mira Nair, it moves at a measured, novelistic pace, more interested in atmosphere, family tension and period detail than melodrama. It's handsome to look at and thoughtful in its concerns, though it can feel compressed given how much of the book it's trying to fit into a handful of hours.
the richly detailed portrait of post-independence India seen through one young woman's choices.
you want fast plotting rather than a slow, character-driven family saga.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | One | 6.5 | 296 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Two | 6.5 | 198 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Three | 6.6 | 174 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Four | 6.7 | 154 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Five | 6.8 | 162 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Six | 6.7 | 162 | 58 min |