The Family Man S2 Analysis

The Family Man Season 2 (2021)

Created, Directed and Produced by: Raj & DK
Starring: Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha, Priyamani
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Spoilers Alert.

The series opens with a terrific 7-minutes which sets up the conflict of the entire season very well. The best part about the show is it's funny and tension evoking at different times, never feeling out of tone anytime in the show. The funniest was the ending of Ep-4, where Srikanth and Talpade get caught near the dead body, I watched this scene thrice already. I loved how they didn't hesitate to set up the show cross culturally, and how there is a lot of Tamil dialogue. Though they create a lot of fun through the cultural differences at times, that's not their only resort to comedy. It mostly comes through the quirks of Manoj Bajpayee and his initial track of how he deals with drudgery. 

I love how the series picks up tension as the episodes progress, the subplot of Dhriti getting trapped is brilliantly done throughout the show. I love how they had some internal conflict for Kalyan - and how he is struggling between two very strong choices - war and love. It finally comes to an end with a lot of stake for Srikanth. It's personal for him, everything could break apart for him - he'd probably even lose his wife, and also for his cause. I liked what they did with Raaji - Sam did a great job in spite of it seeming a bit out of tone in a scene or two. The threat that she could be, comes through the coldness very well. It's interesting how they deal the Srikanth - Suchi track, always by hiding something - they don't show us the drama there. Perhaps because it'd turn out to be out of tone of the show. Yet, the way their arc progressed in this season was interesting - I'm interested to see how Srikanth will deal with what Suchi tells him.

The action scenes with the long takes are amazingly done - whether it's the rebels attacking the police station to get out Raaji, or the climax episode - the way the camera goes in with the characters as they go in a car, come out of it - it makes the experience so immersive. I'm excited to see the next season, the premise is simple and just kick-ass.