Season 1 of Sacred Games was critical of the Gandhis and was received well. Hasn’t entertainment been a source of escapism?
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Through an interplay between narratives in the plot, the series tries selling historical events to the same viewers who considered demonetisation a masterstroke, swore by the 2016 ‘surgical strikes’ and the Balakot air strikes, and supported Article 370’s abrogation despite having no real understanding of these events. It has too many references to historical episodes. Sacred Games suffers from ‘Deadpool 2 Syndrome’. While these two series through their respective seasons took a longer time to disappoint, Sacred Games 2 did it early on as it became predictable. Shows like Game of Thrones and House of Cards had taken the expectations to a different level. The hurry to adapt the book and compact it into two seasons might have hurt the final product. A report in Gadgets360 quoted Varun Grover - the writer of the Sacred Games series - as having said that he covered Vikram Chandra’s entire book ‘Sacred Games’ in the two seasons while Saif Ali Khan thought it would take four.
The makers of the GoT series were in a hurry. Martin’s novel narrating the ending of characters Jon Snow, Arya Stark, and Tyrion Lannister showed them in a love triangle, but the final season of the show saw Bran the Broken become the king. Unlike the final season of Game of Thrones, Sacred Games’ season 2 isn’t completely disappointing.Īccording to a report in The Verge, George R.R. Sacred Games wants to sell season 2 to viewers who swore by note ban and Article 370’s abrogation And when the number of viewers runs into millions, would the reviews really matter then?Īlso read: Women in Netflix’s Sacred Games act as motivators for men, their own motivation is a mystery
Leaving the series on a cliffhanger ensures the audience will return to binge watch, and persistent memes on social media will create a ‘fear of missing out’ among those not watching. Perhaps, the producers are simply taking their fan base for granted. Some of the fan theories built around these shows are often far more imaginative than what the production houses manage to create. They engage on social platforms, create memes, and share fan theories. In doing so, they raise the expectation to a level that they are not always able to meet.įans of shows like Game of Thrones and Sacred Games are never just passive viewers. Perhaps, the question the show producers need to ask is: are their ways of promoting the show becoming more creative and engaging than the content of the show itself? Between sequels, show runners build anticipation, deploy content creators to keep the audience interested. Producers take fans of popular shows for granted by leaving the series on a cliffhanger The law of diminishing returns will eventually get you.Īlso read: Drugs, religion & politics: Sacred Games Season 2 doesn’t paint a rosy picture of India And season two of Sacred Games, once you devote yourself to it, can be rewarding.īut the world will forever be divided between those who believe only The Sopranos and Breaking Bad beat the sequel jinx and those who don’t. Black Mirror has had its moments since the first season. The build-up to Game of Thrones’ final season was such that no matter what the producers had come up with, someone somewhere would have remained dissatisfied, especially since the character arcs had outstripped George R.R. Naturally, expectations are high and cannot always be met. In the brave new world of entertainment, everything has to be ingested, at once. Or thought Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too (Black Mirror) was the name of the latest Disney soap.
Or if you were clueless about Daenerys’s fate (Game of Thrones). God forbid if you are the only one who doesn’t know what happened to Gaitonde in the first episode of Season 2 (Sacred Games). In the era of eternal entertainment, fiction is not merely watched, it is consumed, digested, and divested in one fell swoop.
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