The penultimate episode starts to unravel much of what was setup in week one and two. I'm going to ignore weeks three and four because it felt like more of a filler than a continuation of the story.
Since this was the episode before the finale, it was rightly high-in-action and had a lot of drama. Some of the reveals were interesting and some just weren't. However, this episode got better towards the end.
In this episode, Rishi's character, although with lesser screen time than usual, got an interesting push, further than his has ever been. Ajatashatru and Rishi were, in this episode, the most interesting characters. Although, they could've cast a better actor for the role of Ajatashatru, he does manage to put up the underplaying mastermind character decently. Of course, the actor seems more uncomfortable in this character than in his "Taruni's Fiancé" role. His portrayal was, however, much better in episode eighteen than episode nineteen.
I, particularly, enjoyed the Inspector in this episode, who not only exhibits great levels of intelligence, but adds some comic relief to the whole show. Zakir Hussain as Anand was great, as usual, but his scenes were actually overshadowed by the Inspector.
There were two scenes where I was surprised with the level of violence shown. One was the scene with Anand's son trying to play with his mother with a real gun and the other where Ajatashatru kicks Taruni in the stomach multiple times. Both these scenes, I feel, did not deserve the amount of blasts and kicks it received. If it was just an exaggeration to raise the number of viewers or a genuinely required aspect, it is yet to be discovered and I will reserve my opinion over it till I see the finale.
Based on the previews of the finale, it seems like most of the episode will be a face-off between Yudh and Ajatashatru. What it really is will be seen in the finale of Yudh, a promising yet mildly prolonged TV mini-series, which will help other producers to take up scripts that are much more challenging and engaging than the regular hum-drum of Indian Television (CID plays for, approximately, six hours a weekday!).
Since this was the episode before the finale, it was rightly high-in-action and had a lot of drama. Some of the reveals were interesting and some just weren't. However, this episode got better towards the end.
In this episode, Rishi's character, although with lesser screen time than usual, got an interesting push, further than his has ever been. Ajatashatru and Rishi were, in this episode, the most interesting characters. Although, they could've cast a better actor for the role of Ajatashatru, he does manage to put up the underplaying mastermind character decently. Of course, the actor seems more uncomfortable in this character than in his "Taruni's Fiancé" role. His portrayal was, however, much better in episode eighteen than episode nineteen.
I, particularly, enjoyed the Inspector in this episode, who not only exhibits great levels of intelligence, but adds some comic relief to the whole show. Zakir Hussain as Anand was great, as usual, but his scenes were actually overshadowed by the Inspector.
There were two scenes where I was surprised with the level of violence shown. One was the scene with Anand's son trying to play with his mother with a real gun and the other where Ajatashatru kicks Taruni in the stomach multiple times. Both these scenes, I feel, did not deserve the amount of blasts and kicks it received. If it was just an exaggeration to raise the number of viewers or a genuinely required aspect, it is yet to be discovered and I will reserve my opinion over it till I see the finale.
Based on the previews of the finale, it seems like most of the episode will be a face-off between Yudh and Ajatashatru. What it really is will be seen in the finale of Yudh, a promising yet mildly prolonged TV mini-series, which will help other producers to take up scripts that are much more challenging and engaging than the regular hum-drum of Indian Television (CID plays for, approximately, six hours a weekday!).
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