Review By Kamal K
Aarya Season 2 starts off slow and not quite steady. The opening episode lacks flair and flourish. In fact, it is deadly dull and monotonous, floundering in plot and pacing. Thankfully, the story picks up somewhat in the second episode, only to collapse into tedium again in the next. The buildup of the narrative can be called erratic at best. Nothing much happens in the first half of the show. The first five or six episodes 45-50 minutes each are simply wasted on inconsequential sequences Sangram's track, for instance. It is overdone, overdrawn and downright boring.
Undue celluliod is wasted on Aarya's daughter Aru (Virti Vaghani) and her dimwitted shenanigans. Honestly, hers is one of the most unlikeable character arcs in Aarya, both seasons combined. Funnily, none of Aarya's kids blame their unscrupulous, now-dead father (Chandrachur Singh) for the mess the family finds themselves in, while Aarya is made to spout dialogues such as 'I am a terrible mother' not once, but several times in the eight episodes. Ironic for a show with the purported theme of depicting an empowered woman who isn't afraid to kick ass.
The twists in the plot are nothing to write home about too. They are predictable and done to death.
Sushmita Sen delivers a refined and restrained performance in the sombre parts, and comes out all guns blazing in the more flamboyant sequences. Sikander Kher once again renders a solid turn as Zorawar's cool henchman, Daulat. However, he's been handed a curtailed role this season.
Postive -
Sushmita Sen
Negative -
Overstretched tracks Plot holes Predictable Plot Storyline Slow pace.
Aarya Season 2 starts off slow and not quite steady. The opening episode lacks flair and flourish. In fact, it is deadly dull and monotonous, floundering in plot and pacing. Thankfully, the story picks up somewhat in the second episode, only to collapse into tedium again in the next. The buildup of the narrative can be called erratic at best. Nothing much happens in the first half of the show. The first five or six episodes 45-50 minutes each are simply wasted on inconsequential sequences Sangram's track, for instance. It is overdone, overdrawn and downright boring.
Undue celluliod is wasted on Aarya's daughter Aru (Virti Vaghani) and her dimwitted shenanigans. Honestly, hers is one of the most unlikeable character arcs in Aarya, both seasons combined. Funnily, none of Aarya's kids blame their unscrupulous, now-dead father (Chandrachur Singh) for the mess the family finds themselves in, while Aarya is made to spout dialogues such as 'I am a terrible mother' not once, but several times in the eight episodes. Ironic for a show with the purported theme of depicting an empowered woman who isn't afraid to kick ass.
The twists in the plot are nothing to write home about too. They are predictable and done to death.
Sushmita Sen delivers a refined and restrained performance in the sombre parts, and comes out all guns blazing in the more flamboyant sequences. Sikander Kher once again renders a solid turn as Zorawar's cool henchman, Daulat. However, he's been handed a curtailed role this season.
Postive -
Sushmita Sen
Negative -
Overstretched tracks Plot holes Predictable Plot Storyline Slow pace.
