423. Web-series Reviews – 231

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Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight – Came in 2025. When the druid Getafix forgets how to prepare the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix must defend the village as Caesar plots to use a Gallic law against them.

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The new Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight mini-series on Netflix is a real treat. It's a five-part animated adaptation of the classic comic, directed by Alain Chabat, what he's done with this series is genius!

This version stays true to the heart of the original while adding a fresh, modern touch. The humor is sharp, the animation is beautifully done, and the voice cast fits perfectly. The story follows Asterix and Obelix as they stand against the Roman forces, while their druid Getafix finds himself in trouble *no spoilers*. Naturally, chaos follows.

Watching this took me straight back to afternoons spent in the Hornsby library, pouring over Asterix comics, getting lost in their sharp wit and playful satire. Those stories always had a way of making the world seem a little brighter, balancing clever historical nods with lighthearted humor. No matter how many times I read them, they were a source of comfort and a guaranteed laugh.

This adaptation captures that timeless comic feel, and the jokes remain packed with satirical charm and modern pop culture references. Whether you're revisiting a childhood favorite or discovering Asterix for the first time, this is well worth a watch-Alain and Netflix have done a fantastic job bringing these characters to life!

Naturally, I think they've done a bangup job but these are just my thoughts but I'd love to hear what you think of the mini-series and if you think they should they bring out more. What do you think?

My Take – Worth a watch!

 

Love Under Construction – Came in 2025. Vinod is ready to build his dream house. But is he ready to face the hurdles in his path?

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Rating - 3.75/5

A modern day family struggle of an NRI young bachelor brought out through subtle humour in a capsule format.

The story revolves around the struggles of a bachelor who is trying to balance between the long time cherished dream of building a home and relationship with his girlfriend and the chaos that develops in the meantime forms the storyline.

Vishnu G Raghav's effort in pulling off this movie with a strong and sensible screenplay cherishing the old house customs and tales of Baby boomer & Gen X parents with the latest trends and ideologies of Millennials is portrayed splendidly on screens through ideal dialogues and humorous situations. The movie brushes up through relevant topics like relationships, brotherhood,family drama,romance,parent child traumas,societal expectations through light sarcasm in the story. The first 4 episodes went like a breeze while the final episodes lost traction in between but managed to keep the audience entertained. The brilliance of this screenplay is that this can be well resonated by any common Malayali anywhere in the world.

Hats off to the filmmakers for the spectacular casting in the web series giving avenues for elevating their performances. Subtle delivery by Neeraj Madhav shouldering the struggles,insecurities and responsibilities of a young bachelor of a middle class family incredibly. Aju Varghese is the show stealer with versatile performance has effortlessly portrayed the character arc variations followed by Anand Manmadhan with impeccable delivery and his choice of selection is worth mentioning. Impressive performances by Gouri,Ann Jameela,Ganga Meera,Kiran Peethambaran,Thushara,Thankamani Mohan,Saheer Mohammed & Manjushree.

Kudos to Ajay David for capturing the humorous tale brilliantly & Arju Benn for sewing the sequences togethor with Gopi Sundar's BGM's blending with the humorous situations.

An entertaining family drama with strong performances and robust screenplay worth binge watching.

My Take – An ok watch!

Secrets We Keep – Came in 2025. When her neighbor's au pair goes missing, Cecilie is compelled to personally investigate but as she uncovers the truth, her perfect world falls apart.

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Okay, let's be clear about this: the sixth episode isn't great. The plot slows down so much just minutes in that you know the next half hour is designed to lull you into a false sense of security before the closing twist. And the closing twist, when it comes, is a bit am-dram or amateur dramatic. It's a bit too loaded in its thesis that rich people will do anything to hold on to what they have, even those of them who think of themselves as good and morally driven. But, that aside, and usually one cannot put the last episode of six aside, the thing is that the first five episodes here are so well done, so well acted, well shot and directed that it's hard not to go from one directly into the next, carried along on the sheer expert pacing of this tale of familial intrigue and the privileges of wealth.

There's a sense of forward propulsion and indeed sheer style about this show (despite the fact that it seems to borrow its soundtrack and indeed its casting style and preferences from Bad Sisters, despite never reaching the brilliance of that script and dialogue.

But as shows about class difference, about family obligations and rights, about the wealthy West and the often scramblingly desperate East (personified here by a young generation of Filipina babysitters who find themselves marooned in basement bedrooms of wealthy upscale Denmark), this is a well-made, sharp-edged and sympathetic tale that is also (for all of those first five episodes and at least for parts of the sixth) highly entertaining and highly recommended.

My Take – Worth a watch!

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