Made In Heaven Season 2 Web Series Review by Suchin | Film Companion
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- Overwhelming and overwritten, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's Made In Heaven Season 2 starring Sobhita Dhulipala, Arjun Mathur, Jim Sarbh, Mona Singh, Kalki Koechlin, Shashank Arora, and Trinetra is too much show. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the series on Reviews and More by Film Companion.
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I really don't agree with the review. I agree there are many aspects of wedding and social relations loading up in each episode and it might feel bombarded. But the directors have really made the aesthetic balance required for each situation. It truly takes a genius! Many of the marital relations are personal and in real life it can feel prolonged but the creators have taken the fast pace but also given each moment it's due respect. Loved every bit of it!!
There were very very few moments in this season I genuinely liked...for the most part I just felt lectured, lectured and LECTURED OMYYGODDD IT WAS EXASPERATING. I was literally exhausted from all the preaching. Nothing compared to how deliciously fun and exciting the first season first. Just felt like a checklist of agendas and issues addressed in the broadest and bluntest way possible. We're not that dumb that we don't understand the difference between subtle storytelling and being bludgeoned on the head with message after message..really disappointed
So in short I completely agree with suchin
Don’t agree at all - can’t believe rocky and Rani got a great review and not this one - the formers take on causes was far more superfluous
Not at all.... This one is great
Mona Singh as Mrs. Jauhar really amps up the camp. She’s fabulous!
The last time I watched MIH in season 1, I remember being excited and enlightened. There were dark aspects in the last season, but there was also an endearing quality to how it all came together. This time around, just two episodes in, I am sad and tired. And especially as a gay guy, I am having secondhand stress on Karan's behalf
Edit: very far down the show, I now feel that the season is just sublime, perhaps the best new age drama show that has come out of india. The story is so layered, complex and moving, and there's little I'd like in the show's intricacies to be different. Karan's journey is painful for me to watch because I am so attached to the character, but I am beginning to understand why the writers wrote like this. In a promo sobhita dhulipala said that this season is going to be a little bitter, it is, but so is life. There are so many individual shows in just this one season, each episode had to be 70 min long, and I am not complaining, but thanking the makers!
yeah the downward spiral. wanted to go right there and stop him from taking another drag.
@siddharthdhulipala5903 I know bud!
Arjun's character is on path of self destruction. I mean you have friends like Tara and Akshay Jaiswal to discuss issues with rather than gambling and hooking up.
Agreeing on the part that it really felt too much. Seemed like a series of constant lectures, missed the raw emotions the quiet moments of S1. But yes, loved to see this new shade of Mr. Jauhri! Mona Singh too, amazing. The few moments of Vikrant Massey in the last episode teared me up :')
This may be an unpopular opinion but Tara Khanna felt bland in this season compared to the first. The eventual unraveling of her greyness has now turned into overt villainy. Sad to see her reduced to an outright opportunist who for some reason thrives on a purely transactional relationship with her own family. In the moments that the show wanted us viewers to sympathize with her, I simply couldn't because she didn't feel real.
Radhika Apte episode which is directed by Neeraj Ghaywan is the best episode of this season
“Pompous posturing and preposterous privilege.”
An amazing array of alliteration.
Should be on a t-shirt. Waiting to see Suchin wearing it.
Bar 🙌
The first season was never forced or preachy. And the secondary wedding plotlines were not only fun but very involving.
This time around it was all let's pick this issue and add it to the plotline. It was forced and fabricated. Worse, the guest stars acting was poor.
True I still remember the impact some actors from season 1 had on me like Shweta Tripathi and the girl from Movie Ayesha..
Season 2 felt like a wasted opportunity.😢
This season is like slow poison. very melancholic and tragic overall..Mona Singh is fabulous.. Karan and Nawab made me cry again..
I so agree with you. The first season was entertaining and had a story that we fell in love with. Tara and Karan's job of wedding planner and their character arch was the main focus where they encounter harsh reality and views of upper Delhi during the weddings. It kind of blended together with the main charactets inner conflicts at the same time trying to help others to have a closure to their own guilt. It was organic and something we can all relate to. Season 2 felt like Karan and Tara and Made in Heaven are more involved with the people in the wedding dealing with their conflict and rather than fixing themselves. Each new couple came as problems in the society and that was the focus througout the show rather than Made in Heaven's world colliding with couples. There were no revelation or emotional attachment of characters like Karan, Tara or Kabir. They were like sided to serve the main objective of the episode. I remember in the first season when Tara breaks down and accepts her faults to Adil. It shows the growth in the character and the same Tara becomes so as Adil calls her snake in season 2. She feels guilt but goes back to her roots. It doesn't have that commentary or poking to the society like season 1 and more shoving the problem in the face. It was a good show but missing the charm of the first. There were some meta jokes but other than that it was too heavy and no sense of ease or relief.
Shivani and Mona were great! But even VijayRaz has been given so less to play with. I mean you have VijayRaz for God’s sake like he can do so so much more without hovering over any one’s else’s space
Wow, these were my exact thoughts on this season! It did lose some of the first season's charm, and I was really missing the absurdist humour from rich people being rich people, so that Bollywood wedding episode was a breath of fresh air. A couple of the episodic weddings did get too preachy, like a checklist of social issues, which is never fun. The first season brought up all those things so organically. Like the commitment ceremony shtick, it was just so tired and done and it felt so disconnected, and kind of cringe.
But, the personal stories of the Made In Heaven team stayed interesting and entertaining. Watching Tara screw over Adil Khanna was so cathartic, just because he deserves way worse and Jim Sarbh plays a great manipulative dickhead. Karan's personal journey about his messed up relationship with his mother and his self-destructive activities to try to deal with it was heart-wrenching, and I just wanted to reach into the screen and give him a hug. Mona Singh as Bulbul Ji was so much fun, but also had a really interesting story, and the quiet support of Vijay Raaz added so much.
I wish they did more with Meher, and saw her past her being trans, because she could have been a great new addition, but alas all of her subplots were just her being the local punching bag. Again that's tired, that's done. We queer people are more than our tragedy, and its high time Bollywood gets that.
I just wanted to see more of Tara's personal life. What is she thinking... I couldn't get enough of her. And the season was too preachy. Season 1 has some major messaging, but it didn't feel like a Moral Science lecture. I watched S2, wished I could unwatch it - so just went back and binged on S1 again to cleanse my mind. Loved Bulbul and Meher ❤ though.
Ok but the production design and costumes this time we’re just (chef’s kiss). The Collab with Sabyasachi was ❤
6:42 that scene was so good. Mona was absolute chef’s kiss. But yes, it was just too much. Its like what other issue can we pick it up. It was beautiful and shot breathtakingly. At least one wedding shld hv been normal one and i feel not even in one they showed actual wedding planning aspect.
I loved season 2. Mona Singh & Shobita were fabulous
Radhika apte and mona Singh were gold ❤
You miss to see the part of radhika apte and bhuddhist wedding. We have seen different kind of wedding till now but not bhuddhist wedding shown in mainstream and so beautifully. Loved that episode and mona singh's character thoighout the season ❤🎉
We have not seen even coorgi wedding or manipuri wedding in the mainstream
Shashank Arora being such a great actor has been given such less to explore beyond his ilahi mera jee aaye vibes. Wanted to see more of his acting caliber come out
"Ilahi mera jee aye vibes" gold xD
💯💯💯
Arjun Mathur - Vikrant Massey 's parts were best.. least preachy, most felt.
Absolutely. I think that was the point. Karan still loves Nawab clearly but this time they maintained a boundary. It's interesting how Karan slept with nearly every gay man he had come across but couldn't cross that boundary with Nawab (because he was with someone). He only decided to clean up after meeting Nawab the first time and for most part felt the most real with him. It was very authentic, raw and emotional because Karan truly only opened up to Nawab in this season.
What was Made in Heavens was made in costumes, set design and aplomb this time. I found that rich, beautiful, nuanced and layered soul missing in this one.
Trinetra, as her first debut was honestly so much better than the main lead. It’s like expressions of all the main characters were frozen, same expressions for all the situation. Jim sure did well though comparatively. Overall the storytelling was a bit erratic it seemed like they took the audience for granted. There is quite less drama, pretty linear storytelling and some side stories honestly were really not needed like what’s up with Mathur starting drugs, what does it add to? Or Kabir’s parents’ constantly saying NYU New York university NyU like theek hai samajh aa gaya bhai bande ka ho gaya udhar bs karo ab. And the triangle between Kabir’s ex and Shivani is also portrayed so poorly. At times it did feel like Shashank really didn’t have much interest in playing his character. He really seem like kya Woi Woi baar baar kuch masala hi nai hai
PR? His acting was terrible.
Trinetra , his performance is very bad .
Trinetra both character and actor were mid.
I actually liked season 2 just as much as I liked season 1. What better ending could they have arrived at? It is just Tara and Karan at the end of the day, and that was sad but that was practical too.
This review is bang on. Couldn't agree more.
Good job @Suchin!
Bulbul was the highlight of the season.
I should’ve binged the show yesterday in one go but I want to watch it at my own pace.
I looooooved this season also sooooo much
the weddings are just an addition to the real story of our leads karan and tara. next season hopefully they focus on 3-4 marriages and make those characters more fleshed out
Season 2 was disappointing. The saving grace was definitely Bulbul. I also rooted for the actor who played Dhruv. And frankly the skin lit up everytime Jim Sarbh appeared.
#crush 😛 The most frustrating watch was the two wonders of the Season 1, both Karan and Tara's character arc seemed a tad bit repetitive. Also none of the marriage stories seemed groundbreaking.
For me the Buddhist weddings was so beautiful. But this seasons was preachy .
Yupp....! The episode were way to long, but what stand out was tara's three dimentional character and shobhita was superb and that also goes for karan, arjun is superb too, and what a treat to watch mona singh...!
❤❤❤❤
And the music 😢 Season 1 was so good comparitvely.
“Pompous posturing and preposterous privilege.”
Thats quite an alliteration Suchin.
Cheesy alert.
Ek hi dil hai, kitni baar jitoge Suchin ;)
Yep! Agreed. The first season was so much better. I don't recall this new season as much, while I still recall the first. And yes I just discovered u and is loving your delivery Sir!
This is exactly how I felt. Word to word.
The first episode itself was so freaking preachy with no subtlety 🙄
I think the shoddiness comes mainly from the writing. The characters this time around didn't seem as real and fleshed out as the last season. The acting seems caricature-ish. The new additions are there for purely woke reasons. It is preachier than the last season which is a big deal cause last season was preachy af. The lines don't land. The weddings are too much. More effort is spent on the aesthetic and making sure every frame looks like a painting.
I might not revisit this like I do with season 1. It makes me not look forward to the next season... Which is sad cause it's one of my fav shows.
One of those rare occasions where I completely disagree. I enjoyed every bit of it.
Come on dude, the show is not that bad. I really liked some of the stories of season2.
Season 2 is a big let down. Not engaging at all. It seems like they just ticked off boxes off a list. Barely any focus on the plot of the weddings. After a point I got tired of seeing people swipe left/right on the dating apps. No rewatch value!
The last episode summed up everything for me
is this guy taken? haha :P jks apart, so refreshing as he does not have too much style which always overwhelms these reviewers, like Suchitra and Shaan etc.. nice, keep it up :)
Comparing the season 2 with first one wouldn't do justice to this show. There was good character depth. And the script and production quality was top notch.
your reviews for sure are more entertaining than most of the streaming shows you review !! Amazing review as always..
And what’s up with the music of the show this time! It’s so sleepy
The shock value was less in s2. The music was much better in S1. I’m glad they didn’t change the theme song though…overall s2 is a good watch though s1 will be my all time fav.
This season massively disappoints, lacks the depth and soul of the last season.
Why's there so much unnecessary cigarette & drugs? Isn't there any other way to show frustration & stress? Quite disgusting to watch tbh.
Nowadays I feel Sucharitas reviews are more arbitrary and lopsided. Suchin reasons out his agreements and disagreement very well with logical conclusions. Masterfully worded Suchin! Kudos
i don't about you guys, i felt like i am being spoon fed sociology and moral science lectures with exaggerated case studies. I was gaslit into questioning my stands. i was like : " Hey but i am not like that, why are they making a show stating EVERYONE is like that ?"
Bulbulji And Meher!!! Hands down were the best!!
6:50 He was so good in the first season! I hoped we’d see more of him.
2:34 I mean, if COVID-19 was dealt with better, the production wouldn’t have had hassles.
Also acting of all the main characters is a bit off
This was just full of spoilers. I am only down 2 episodes, and so had to skip..
So far I am not feeling it with season 2.
I feel this is how the makers just punished us for loving season 1 so much and waited 4 years eagerly for the next season. Thanks to them, I no longer want anymore season of Made in Heaven. 💔 What a disappointment! What a massive disappointment!!!
Very accurate review.
Like usa over here very soon'Go woke go broke ' will start trending
Seriously, constant lecturing and forced activitist stories( seems written by College going students) are hardly bearable . Jim, kalki's parts are only enjoyable. Tara's character is so disgusting that feels like she should suffer horribly.
looks like Zoya & Reema just had their name attached to it but didnt actually work this time on this season
Best Review … Issues were forced … I liked the ending though…
They tried too hard to be woke and there was no need for so much screen time of intimate scene!
I felt exactly what this review states.
Great review. T-Rex hands need to be worked on.
Really enjoyed S2.
What’s message heavy?? Cmon
I get every character on the show.. Tara is chasing money.. But Karan? Why would be mess up with all good people in his life..? What does he want? Why would he give up on such a caring partner..
Karan's character is actually bang on. You need more gay friends to understand how lost and fucked up gay people can be, thanks to the trauma that society makes them grow up with. I say this as gay man.
Some people get so alone in life that they reach a point where they don't allow anyone get close. They own their pain and don't think it can be shared. His mom's deteriorating health and her non acceptance even in her dying moments is a pain he's carrying throughout. He could only be slightly relieved once she left this world.
Mehar character was pointless the messaging notwithstanding.
Only Mona singh , her story and her situations were good and she excelled in all her scenes . But rest of them were boring , have same arch like before , some episodes were hell cringe , don't like this season at all
Sorry Suchin
Completely disagree.each episode is just so fantastic.totally sucks one into the world created by all the artists.a very entertaining show.
Loved every bit.
This season : Everyone is a privileged bigot 😂😂😂
Sorry your review sound more convoluted than the series.. Stopping the review half way
They shouldnt have just made the season 2. Its just crap. Please don’t waste your time!
The show should be named Made in Hell. It is shown that every love story/marriage is dysfunctional which is really hard to believe episode after episode. The show is all over the place. Not a single story has any depth or authenticity. Too much drama is added for entertainment. Pretentious, trash TV. Stop this kind of nonsense shows.
This review is more tiring then the show, 8 min???? Lol
For a change I do not agree with Suchin. The stories were well woven into the weddings in each episode. Every episode had some take away. The episode on physical abuse draws out so much from each character, especially Mona Singh, she was a great addition in this show. This show does not show perfect people, it shows people just like me, you and everyone else, complicated, confused, problematic and still humane.... I loved it... I am sorry Suchin, for this one we have to agree to disagree.
disappointing
Bad season, the series felt like they were giving lectures, bad show, dissapointed..!!
Dude your approach is so negative in whatever u review, learn to appreciate once in while… it won’t make u less intellectual..
All the best for your future endeavours!!!
I feel like for Meher’s role instead of taking an Instagram celebrity, they could have hired a Trans Actor. Her acting was really not good, I mean I don’t think she is an actor and they had hired her only for her following.
she is trans
@@AshA-bt5fg I know, I said trans actor. She isn’t an actor, she is a doctor and an Insta celebrity
Isne buraai ki hai ab toh main pakka dekhunga. The worst "critic" on Film Companion.
I have seen MIH2 and can vouch this is a brilliant review.
@@suneetalva2997 If I have the same experience I will come back here and apologize for the comment but that still might not change my opinion about Suchin.
This season is not good as last one. Only Bulbul and Johri plot is good, others was very preachy and shoving their version of truth down your throat.
Zoya+Reema = overdose of woke energy which the mainstream Indian audience can't deal with 😮💨
Speak 4 urself
It's a bad series, first one was way better, I have always looked for zoyas work, but the execution is stale and boring
Flop actor Sanjay Kapoor feels like a forced addition to every show/film he's a part of 🙃