Mithya
The
Darker
Chapter
has
a
constant
been-there-seen-that
feeling.
Everything
is
dialled
to
11,
be
it
the
emotional
rundown
of
the
characters
or
dramatic
moments
that
form
their
dynamic,
notes
Mayur
Sanap.
There’s
an
instant
appeal
to
any
thriller
that
revolves
around
the
plot
of
what,
why
and
how.
The
first
season
of
Mithya,
which
is
adapted
from
the
British
television
show
Cheat,
reveled
in
its
delicious
premise
and
rendered
itself
a
decent
watch.
The
plot
revolves
around
the
psychological
one-upmanship
between
teacher
and
student
duo
of
Juhi
and
Rhea,
played
by
Huma
Qureshi
and
Avantika
Dassani,
who
turn
out
to
be
half-sisters
in
a
plot
twist
of
the
first
season.
The
second
season
of
Mithya,
titled
The
Darker
Chapter,
takes
forward
this
twisted
tale
of
siblings
with
more
dramatic
tension
as
denoted
in
its
campy
tagline:
Blood
vs
Blood.
Hindi
literature
professor
Juhi
Adhikari
(Huma)
finds
success
with
her
literary
debut
novel
Dhund.
Her
world
turns
upside
down
when
a
mysterious
writer
Amit
Chaudhary
(played
by
Naveen
Kasturia)
shows
up
at
her
book
signing
event
and
accuses
her
of
stealing
his
unpublished
manuscript.
As
Juhi
tries
to
grasp
this
new
threat,
Rhea
(Avantika)
re-appears
to
settle
scores.
Her
pent-up
rage
creates
more
menace
in
Juhi’s
life
in
her
attempt
to
win
their
father’s
(Rajit
Kapoor)
love.
This
sets
the
stage
for
a
dramatic
showdown
between
the
sisters
as
their
resentment
for
each
other
continues
to
grow.
The
plot
is
busy
and
overheated.
Director
Kapil
Sharma
takes
the
baton
from
Rohan
Sippy
in
season
2
and
paints
the
show
with
more
drama,
double-crossing,
mind
games
and
plot-twists.
Yet,
Mithya
2
feels
terribly
dull
despite
so
much
going
for
it.
The
chief
reason
is
the
constant
been-there-seen-that
feeling
that
barely
keeps
us
invested
into
the
plot
or
characters.
Everything
is
dialled
to
11,
be
it
the
emotional
rundown
of
the
characters
or
dramatic
moments
that
form
their
dynamic.
The
show
especially
disappoints
with
Avantika
Dassani’s
Rhea
whose
vengeance-filled
agenda
inadvertently
turn
into
silly
theatrics.
The
actor
overplays
her
scheming
character
with
gaudy
lines
such
as
‘Asli
revenge
hai
strength
ko
todana‘
or
‘ret
ka
ghar
leheron
se
tutega
hi‘
that
evoke
laughter
than
anything
else.
Much
of
the
heavy-lifting
is
left
for
Huma
Qureshi,
who
puts
in
her
sincere
effort.
But
the
show
doesn’t
have
enough
in
its
kitty
to
make
anything
memorable
out
of
her
performance.
What
we
have
is
a
wearisome
melodrama
that
feels
like
a
slog
even
with
its
six-episode
length.
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