Aishwarya Aiyer

I liked the premise of the show. I thought it would rise beyond the “I’ll put up with anything if I have your love” trope and actually address the miscommunications in their relationship and how it actually takes effort to and compromise to be together. But it didn’t. The whole drama felt extremely low stakes. Every “evil” character that they introduced seemed not so dangerous. The side characters were okay. The whole family was so busy being conglomerates and not loving family members that when the chairman decided to end his life I felt absolutely nothing. They cried so much in the show that it really undermined the emotions of every scene. You really have to choose when you want your audience to cry with you. Her disease was made up ( I know I’m a doctor) I mean there’s plenty of cancers that are real and have a bad prognosis. It was all so predictable that she’d get some miraculous treatment and live in the end. And the male lead had no flaws. You can’t relate to a character like that. And the female lead had no saving graces and you can’t look up to a character like that either. There was nothing about her beyond being a bossy wife and a bossy person. Her relationship with her parents was also very one dimensional. Humans just aren’t like this. The ending was so flat. I had high hopes for the end and was sorely disappointed. You can watch it but honestly there’s better shows out there.

As a med student I found this drama incredibly accurate! Every step was so refreshingly procedural that it often felt like I was watching a live action of my textbooks xD There are great characters, interesting storylines and the acting is top notch! Unpopular opinion coming up- I liked seasons 2 and 3 more than the first one; maybe because Kim Sabu seems more settled into his role as a guide and teacher in those seasons and the characters are also more thought-out and well-written. Overall, I absolutely loved the show, it has many heart warming moments and just creates a sense of familiarity in you that is so unique and visceral. I definitely recommend it to everyone but especially those in the medical community :)

The movie tried to capture the struggle of urban parents and how sometimes children are indeed neglected due to busy schedules; but talk about taking it to the extreme! All parents make mistakes, that’s how they learn. I’m sure “Aai” made tons of mistakes with Lalit; and instead of berating her daughter in law and separating her from her 3 month old infant she should’ve stayed with them and helped her through this phase! You can’t not breastfeed a child; that’s not how it works! The grandparents were biologically and socially just not fit to raise a child again. Also move over Guruji, you had your chance with two kids and look at the mess you’ve made. God it was so annoying to see the mother give up so much! She gave up her job to support her husband and in the end had to give up her son too? What a stupid ending. If a child can’t adapt when he’s 7, how can anyone expect him to adapt when he’s older? With parents in Mumbai they couldn’t somehow meet him and bond during weekends (and this should’ve been the opposite btw; it would’ve been normal for the child to live with parents during the week and go to Panchgani for the weekends) How will they bond with him from USA?! and how can you ask the child whom he’d prefer to live with when he has only ever lived with his grandparents. He doesn’t even know the alternative. Great performances by all the actors but the script was just unbelievable and irritating.

Loved the concept and the portrayal Wish there were more seasons!

Brooklyn nine nine is the BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!