Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (TV Series) China (2020) User Reviews

I Love This Episode And The Grace Character

[paulwetor · 8/10 · 29 August 2023]

I'm a latecomer to the series but I love this episode. Celia Au is brilliant as the overly-helpful Grace. Every time she is on-screen she steals the show. A former co-worker of mine comes from Malaysia and when Grace pronounced "big" it sounded just like her. It really feels as if they went to China to film this, but I presume they had no budget for that.

It's a follow-up episode about the failed Scrubr app being bought by a Chinese company. There are so many funny moments, but I don't want to blab and spoil them for people who have yet to see this.

The other story about the pigeon is humorous but I could do without it. Watch it for Grace and you won't be disappointed.

S1 Review

[r96sk · 29 September 2020]

It isn't anything amazing, but 'Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens' is watchable.

Awkwafina makes it as enjoyable as it is, without her I don't think I would've made it past episode one to be honest. I never overly laughed at any of the humour across the ten episodes, but she was at the heart of any parts I did find chucklesome - well, her and Lori Tan Chinn, who is pleasant to watch. Other cast members are basic, BD Wong is solid but the rest are hit-and-miss.

There are some good episodes, some average and one or two bad ones; looking at you, "Vagarina". What helps this show massively is the fact that the episodes only lasts for 20 minutes, which is a blessing - even if they were just 10 minutes longer, I may have stopped watching. I didn't though, the short run time means the pacing is quick. I plan to watch season two, whenever that comes.