I'm at the last episode, eight straight hours of watching.
The biggest villain in the series is Akshay's mom we all agree.
The series is provocative, and intentionally so. The critics haven't watched the entire series. They will eventually, out of boredom if nothing else, and the tide of commentary will turn. That this was a nuanced commentary on arranged marriage and how problematic it can become gets more obvious as you watch more of it.
It puts you in the mind of those in the state of getting married or ready to get married. If it is insanity, as some have argued, it exposes the nature of insanity. This is not an unknown beast, foreign alien dark scary. It's right in front of our eyes, implicitly supported by us.
Preservation of social and class structures, strengthening of power, and the manipulation of younger adults who are under intense pressure, that's what it is about we have seen. And why not? For social stability right. If that's what you want? Even if you don't want, because you're going to be a rebel. And DO YOU WANT TO BE A REBEL, DO YOU DO YOU, DO YOU WANT TO BE ALONE AND LONELY, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE, WHY NOT GET MARRIED TO SOMEONE FROM YOUR OWN COMMUNITY?!?
The nuances become obvious eventually. The Texan Lawyer woman's daughter, who's married to a white dude. The Sikh woman's sister who's married to a black dude. and so on and on and on.
The show actively undermines the point it is pretending to make on the outside.
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