After the success of the first season of Indian Matchmaking (which is expected to produce the next spin-off for theJewish community), the series returned with a second season of matchmaking young Indian and Indian-American singles. Would you like to offer more to the conversation?
Indian Matchmaking Season 2: Stream or Skip?
Opening shot: The Indian cityscape shows all the splendor, color and excitement of an Indian wedding. Sima Aunty is attending one of her client's weddings.
Points:Following her Sima Taparia, a successful matchmaker in India, this series explores how Sima's various clients go through the matchmaking process from sharing their preferences. I am following how it goes. Criteria for meeting family and dating.
Which show do you remember? Basically, this show Millionaire Matchmaker, for example.
Our Opinion: Indian Matchmaking Season 1 was groundbreaking.Mumbai-based matchmaker Sima Following Tapalia, the series followed young singles in America and India looking for love the old-school way. It provided a starting point for talking about caste and prejudice within the Asian community. No effort is made to expand the audience to include people from diverse backgrounds, opting instead to recycle similar stories from the first season. A woman in her late 30s named, according to an Indian aunt, past the "marriageable age" and looking for love later in life.Her experiences are fresh and age discrimination in our culture. Encourage a conversation about Unfortunately, Shital is the only new client I feel is interesting enough to follow the story.
Season 2 also chooses to bring back three of her characters from Season 1, none of whom have yet used Sima's services. It's an odd choice for the show to feel so disjointed. None of these people's journeys feel integral to the show's premise or message. } So while season one was making modern arranged marriage strong, fun, and insightful, season two drops the ball.Gender and Skin: None.
Farewell Shot: Nadia's mixer moves to her party after, and Nadia admits in her confession that she hit it off with a man named Vishal.
Sleeper Star: Arshneel, a cardiologist from Cleveland, is easygoing, fun, and reminiscent of Season 1's teddy bear Vyasar.
Most pilot-like line: "First there is marriage, then comes love," Sima her ante talks about arranged marriages, focusing on her core philosophy. I guess.
Our Call: Skip. The second season loses focus and fails to rectify the shortcomings of the first season.
Radhika Menon (@menonrad) is a TV enthusiast writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has been published in Vulture, Teen Vogue, Paste Magazine and more. Any day, she can ruminate on Fridays her nights her lights, the University of Michigan, the perfect slice of pizza. You may call her Rad.
