Mismatched Season 2 Review: New season takes a step forward than its prequel in terms of entertainment
Mismatched Season 2 Web Series Rating: 3 stars
Just watched Mismatched Season 2 Web Series on Netflix. So, let’s analyze the cast, release date, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this web series.
Cast: Rohit Saraf, Prajakta Koli, Rannvijay Singha, Vidya Malavade, Muskkaan Jaferi, Vihaan Samat, Taaruk Raina, Abhinav Sharma, Kritika Bharadwaj, Devyani Shorey and Sanjana Sarathy
Director: Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Dharmadhikari
Release Date: 14th October 2022 on Netflix
Duration: 8 Episodes/ 35 Minutes
Story: It is adapted from Sandhya Menon’s 2017 The New York Times bestseller When Dimple Met Rishi. It had had youngsters from different backgrounds congregate at the Aravalli Institute in Jaipur, where they learn coding, computer programming and making saleable apps.
The last season ended with a fight between Dimple Ahuja (Prajakta Koli) and Rishi Singh Shekhawat (Rohit Saraf) because Dimple’s app leaked. She thinks it happened because of Rishi. At the same time, Rishi is disheartened to see Dimple passing on his best friend Namrata Bidasaria’s (Devyani Shorey) secret of being queer to her roommate and Namrata’s love interest Celina Matthews (Muskkaan Jaferi). But that’s not it! In the weak moment, Dimple ends up hugging and kissing his team partner Harsh Agarwal (Vihaan Samat).
Season 2 begins from exactly were season 1 ends. Dimple and Rishi are still reeling from their fallout after she accused him of leaking her app and kissing Harsh, while Celina struggles with her feelings for Namrata. Krish Katyal (Abhinav Sharma) and Simran Malhotra (Kritika Bharadwaj) continue drifting apart due to the latter’s self-esteem issues. Anmol Malhotra (Taaruk Raina) is forced to take therapy by their teacher, Siddharth Sinha aka Sid (Rannvijay Singha).
Namrata’s life is thrown upside down when her father comes to know that she is a lesbian and sparks begin to fly between Sid and Zeenat Karim (Vidya Malvade). Rishi meets Sanskriti (Sanjana Sarathy), who is immediately infatuated with him. This further complicates Rishi and Dimple’s relationship. To add to the stress, Rishi’s mother is getting married bringing tension within his family.
Dimple and Harsh attempt to track down the culprit, along with pitching a new idea to Sid. With a lot going on, the farewell approaches. Nandini Nahata (Dipannita Sharma) also makes an appearance with the promise of the chance of a lifetime. What does fate hold for the group? Did Rishi and Dimple eventually come together? What happens to Harsh? And finally, what about the career goal of Dimple and how it impacts the various relationship that forms the series.
Positives
1. Excellent Performance
2. Cinematography
3. Screenplay
4. Direction
Negatives
1. Story
2. Climax
3. Length
4. Music
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this web-series it looks interesting and planned to watch in my free time as first season was mediocre.
New Season picks up right where the first season ended. With Rishi and Dimple’s relationship going through a rough patch, new bonds are formed as Harsh and Sanskriti come into the picture. But things are not so simple in Professor Siddharth Sinha’s app-development summer course in Jaipur as feelings for exes still linger on, while new love blooms. Will Rishi and Dimple sort out their issues or is this it for the Singh Shekhawat-Ahuja love story?
Mismatched is a direct extension of the first season, which makes it compulsory to watch the first one. If done so, one will have a better understanding of the characters and their conflicts. Coming to the actual season, it is a notch below the first one. It is clear from the opening episode when things look stagnant and give an intense deja vu feel without anything new to add. What we see is cliche and more cliche. The casting is what holds things together despite the extreme cliches. They are perfect for the part and do a tremendous job of elevating the routine material. There is a dialogue on mental health, the especially abled and their needs, body image issues, homosexuality, the toxic culture of perfection on social media, class struggles, financial independence, second marriages, and so on. In all the messaging, the heart and soul of the story somewhere get lost.
Despite the increased screen time of the characters, their arcs and character-development still are still not explored to their full potential. With so much happening with the various sub-plots, the series loses its momentum in the middle and feels unnecessarily dragged instead. The culmination of all the various tracks could have been better, though. It feels like they are dragged to have new subplots for the next season. The ending is a clear indication of that line. The show attempts to address a number of issues that the country’s youth faces and gets a lot of it right. The relatability factor is definitely present. The humor is achieved through gen Z and millennial lingo, which adds to the relatability. The backdrop of the app development course is explored well and always at the forefront of the narrative, helping freshen up the genre.
Overall, if you loved the first season, this would feel bigger and better. In terms of treatment and the premise had a lot more scope. It tries to take things a step forward than its prequel. While the haphazard handling of several themes can be unfulfilling and even, off-putting at times, the series can be definitely given a watch in your free time. My view on this web-series is Recommended.
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