109. Web-series reviews – 3

Continuing from the last blog…

Four More Shots Please – The whole series is about 4 women who are friends.  Each of them has their own issues.  Every evening they will meet at a bar and have drinks and complain to each other about how the life is treating them badly.  Cursing is used liberally in the entire series.  I saw about 2 or 3 episodes with my wife and then we both stopped seeing it.  Nothing much in the series.  Apparently season 2 is in the works!! The synopsis being – The series chronicle around the lives of four unapologetically flawed women who have their own share of thick and thin of life yet empower each other. Damini Roy, the very successful journalist and start up founder wins four “fearless journalist” awards in a row despite the board posing hindrances for her but is never stable in her personal life and ends up losing Jeh, whom she truly loves because of some misunderstandings. Anjana Menon, a successful lawyer who constantly tries to get over her estranged husband’s budding romance with Kavya and ends up getting jailed because of drinking and driving while taking her sick daughter to the hospital. Umang Singh, a Punjabi PT teacher from Ludhiana, and a bisexual constantly tries to recuperate from the pangs of breakup she is given by her girlfriends. And last but not the least, Sidhi Patel, a very bubbly 23-year old, tries to find out the true meaning of love under the constant interference of her overcritical mother Sneha. 

Made in Heaven – A very well-made series.  It is about the marriage planning company – Made in Heaven.  There are two partners in the venture.  Each episode has a different marriage taking place and its issues.  Parallelly the stories of the 2 partners also move forward.  As usual, both partners have their own issues and we are shown how they have come up so far.  Acting by the main leads are excellent.  I am not mentioning any spoilers here.  Worth a watch. Written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti (Aamir Khan’s wife). The synopsis being – Made in Heaven portrays today’s India as a potent blend of old and new where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of Big Fat Indian Weddings juxtaposed against the story of the two protagonists.  It is a telling story about human nature and greater social dynamics in Delhi.

Typewriter – A decent horror series based on supernatural stuff.  The series is set in Goa, and revolves around a haunted house and a book that captures the imagination of a group of wannabe ghost hunters. A decent series that was enjoyable.  One-time watch.  The synopsis being – The story follows a group of school children who live in Bardez, Goa. The inquisitive friends form a ghost club and decide to seek a ghost at an old haunted villa in their neighborhood as their first mission.  Their curiosity stems from an old story involving an old man who died writing a novel called The Ghost of Sultanpore. However, before the children are able to discover a ghost, a new family moves in and the legend of the villa resurfaces in frightening mode. The story revolves around the mystery behind the titular typewriter, which seems to harbor a grudge against those who try to remove it from the house.  It is further complicated by the narrative of past occupants, with the story jumping between decades.  Sudden deaths, past of Sultanpore and unnatural powers are also storylines of the webseries.  No brownie points for guessing that the typewriter is the ghost’s house😊!!

Hello Mini – A decent thriller series.  While watching the 3^rd episode of the series, I noticed in the intro title scenes that this was based on a book.  When I researched about the book, it turned out to be a trilogy😊 –  “The Stranger Trilogy” – Marry Me, Stranger; All Yours, Stranger and Forget Me Not, Stranger by Novoneel Chakraborty!!  I thought let me first finish the series and then I will head for the book😊.  There are vast differences in the book and the series, with some characters getting chopped in the series and some new ones added.  The book series was good but ended on a slightly exaggerated note.  Season 1 depicted the first book.  And apparently there are 2 more seasons for the next 2 books!!  The official synopsis for the first season being – 22-year-old Rivanah shifts to Mumbai from Kolkata and notices that someone is following and blackmailing her. This someone is voiceless, faceless, nameless and is forcing her to ‘know her worth’. Even though he is stalking her and making her miserable, she is drawn to the Stranger and soon realizes that he is actually helping her. But everything comes at a cost, as the stranger’s obsession with her and eventually hers with him leads her down a dangerous path, affecting her life and the lives of all those around her.

Today’s Daffy Definition

Newspaper – North East West South Past And Present Events Report!!