Flames (2018) S01

The story of a young romance unfolding as Flames a chemical reaction. There is no such love as ‘First Love’.The first bunk with a girlfriend/boyfriend, the first hesitant kiss, butterflies in the stomach while chatting for hours, going on dates at street food stalls, the pain of not being able to send instant messages and sneaking into parents room to use their phone when yours gets confiscated as a punishment. Ah, teenage romances! I kept reminiscing about my own when I binged the second season of The Viral Fever’s Flames.FLAMES Season 1-3 Download

The first season of the TVF original dealt with the lead character Rajat’s (Ritvik Sahore) journey from his infatuation to him dating his crush Ishita (Tanya Maniktala). Now in the second term, things are not as hunky-dory anymore. While being there for each other, they are shown navigating through relationships with parents and working their way towards a career.Flames 2 makes you feel as if it is set in that time when you still had to fight with parents to own a cellphone uand being in constant touch with friends was a task. It takes place at the very dawn of smartphones and elicits sweet and simple memories of teenage romance which become more relevant in times when couples seek validation of their love on social media.

But the makers never explicitly say what era the show is set in since the characters are also seen talking about Thor and ThanosWriter Kunal Aneja has kept the narrative simple and the web series comes gently on head and eyes especially when we are bombarded with grotesque, morbid and dark stories on the web. Ritvik, as a confused teenager Rajat, is relatable, Tanya Maniktala makes Ishita look convincing with those expressive eyes and face. The title of every episode, “Kuch Toh Hua Hai, Kuch Hogaya hai”, “Chhukar Mere Mann Ko”, “Aane Vala Pal Jaane Wala Hai”, picks up Flames from popular Bollywood romantic numbers and rightfully describe the theme of the episode. The story of a young romance unfolding as a chemical reaction. There is no such love as ‘First Love’.

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