A confession- I haven't watched any other original web series so far. So I don't have benchmarks, unlike movies and TV shows which I may have watched a few of. Having said that, this series kept my interest alive so that I actually wanted to see Season 2.
Season 1 was taut, and had a lot more heft, in my view. Manoj Bajpayee and JK (Sharib Hashmi?) made a great pair, complementing each other like any pair should. The 'family' of the Family Man also played their parts well, including the two kids. The suspense was built up much better in the first season, mainly because they had no idea of the target or the method that would be used, for a long time. The Sajid character was played well. So was the commando who loses his life towards the end.
The second part had Muthu played well, and of course, Chellam Sir who has become a sort of cult figure among Series-watchers! I was personally not very impressed with the storyline which often showed the cops (specialised anti-terrorist cops) as bumbling idiots who don't shoot or take evasive action when they ought to, go into dangerous territory without adequate preparation, multiple times. Anyway, the proceedings are interesting, due to good editing and dialogue, and of course, acting. Uniformly good acting is a great plus point. The terrorists are menacing! That's a big success. Compared to political drama, I would any day go for this genre, if I had to watch a Web Series again. Might watch season 3.
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