Breathe: into the
shadows –Spoiler free Analytical Review
Breathe season 1 starring
Madhavan and Amith sadh in lead roles was one of the well-known thriller series
from Amazon prime. So expectations were high from the announcement of its
second season. Season one ends with the completion of the story it showed.
Season two is a new story with the same police officer in the main lead (Amith
sadh).Breathe into the shadows is a crime thriller drama released in Amazon
prime on July 10, 2020. Abhishek Bachan and Nithya Menen are the newly added
lead actors in the renewed season. Amidh Sadh plays the role of the police
officer role, Kabir sawant, same as in the first season. Abhishek Bachan acts
as Dr. Avinash Sabharwal who also helps police in certain crucial cases. Nithya
Menen plays the role of Abha Sabharwal, Wife of Avinash. The show is created
and directed by Mayank Sharma and produced by Abundantia Entertainment. It
consists of 12 episodes with running duration ranging between 40 to 60 minutes.
ABOUT
Dr. Avinash Sabharwal is a psychiatrist,
who also helps police in investigations with his knowledge in psychology. Abha
is his wife and a leading chef. Siya is their six year old daughter. Their
happy life comes to a turn when siya is got kidnapped by an unknown man. After
ten months, the kidnapper contacts them and insists to fulfill his conditions.
Avinash had to commit crimes to protect his daughter. Things becomes more
complicated when Kabir Sawant take over the crime cases. Who kidnapped siya?
What are the crimes that the kidnapper made Avinash to commit? Did he able to
protect siya? How Kabir deal with the case? The show explains the answers to
these questions.
GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE SHOW
The story line of the series is good.
Although it developed in a poor manner, the story that it intended to convey is
good enough. The flash back, present and the story of Kabir all is connected in
a good manner. It is the first good thing to mention.
The story is able to give a
justification to the characters, especially villain and the crimes he
committed. It is always a good factor that there is a reason behind all. In
this season a well reason is given and it is showed well. Lack of a good
justification is present in the last season for most of the characters.
The main twist of the show is
interesting. And it has enough thrilling moments. But at some times it fails to
keep the audience with the flow of story. It is less thrilling compared to the
first season except the last few episodes. The Climax of this season is far better
than the first one. Climax episodes are interesting and thrilling.
NEGATIVES OF THE SHOW
The development of the story is
done in a poor manner. It is tagged as a crime thriller but the show follows a
dramatic mood more. Dramatic moments are more compared to thrilling moments.
Lack of freshness and
predictability are other problems with this show. There are lot of movies and
series based on kidnapping child and forcing to do crimes. This one too follows
the same pattern and almost predictable. An exception is the twist at the end
of fifth episode.
Even though it had a good story
with a twist, it didn’t portray well. The twist was interesting but they reveal
it before the story progress. After that, there is nothing interesting to make
the audience watch further. But somehow they managed to build a good and
thrilling climax.
Unwanted scenes ruin the flow. Over
promotion of brands and institutions were annoying. Certain restaurants,
hotels, shops were highlighted more than actually it needed. It felt annoying
when it is repeated. There are 12 episodes totally .It would be better if the
episodes were reduced by eliminating the unnecessary scenes.
PERFORMANCE OF ACTORS
Amith sadh played his role well.
His performance was not good enough in the last season. But in this season he
nailed as Kabir. Abhishek Bachan tried well. His performance at the climax
portions were really good even it was not much good at the beginning.Nithya
Menen also done well as Abha. All the other characters played their roles
neatly.
OVERALL VERDICT AND RATING (STRICTLY PERSONNEL)
Overall the show is just
watchable. Thrilling moments are few compared to first season. And lot of
predictability there. But have a good story and an interesting climax. Even
though it becomes boring at some points, it is a one-time watchable series for
all type of audience.
Rating: 6.5/10
