‘Mirzapur Season 3’ Review: Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal’s Prime Video Series ‘Lacks the Spark’, Say Critics
Critics say ‘Mirzapur Season 3’, starring Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal, falls short of expectations, lacking the spark that defined earlier seasons.
Mirzapur Season 3, starring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Rasika Dugal and Vijay Varma, among others, has made its long-awaited debut on Prime Video, but initial reviews suggest the series may not live up to its predecessors. Critics have pointed out that the new season, while retaining its intense and gritty atmosphere, ‘seems to lack the spark’ and dynamism that captivated audiences in the earlier installments. The new season of Mirzapur consists of 10 episodes and things get darker with each episode. ‘Mirzapur’ Season 3 Review: Ali Fazal and Pankaj Tripathi’s ‘Gangs of Purvanchal’ Returns in Much Improved Form! (LatestLY Exclusive).
The synopsis of Mirzapur Season 3 reads, “The reign of the Tripathis in Purvanchal is over. Guddu and Golu are pitted against a new contender as they stake their claim to the throne. Will they pass the baptism of fire to become the undisputed rulers or will external forces seek to destroy the seat of power forever?” Let’s take a look at some of the reviews shared by critics on this Prime Video series. ‘Mirzapur Season 3’ OTT Release: Here’s How To Watch Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Tripathi and Ali Fazal’s Series Online!
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Firstpost – A lot about the show has changed in these three seasons. Fans and fictional characters have witnessed deceit, sexual and surreptitious rendezvous, buckets of iconic quips, and blood flowing like wine. Directors Gurmmeet Singh and Anand Iyer stay true to the blueprint of the first two seasons unlike Netflix’s Sacred Games, which collapsed under the heap of mediocrity and was unable to take its legacy forward.
The Indian Express – The novelty factor has now worn off, and the two characters that made the first two seasons are mostly missing: the rest, despite Ali Fazal’s terrific act as the conflicted Guddu, are left to wade their way through long, repetitive tracks, heavy on declarative, flowery dialogue.
News18 – With the absence of Munna bhaiya and the quasi-absence of Kaleen bhaiya, Mirzapur season three seems to lack the spark, the spunk and the spectacle. It kicks off with a rather slow start and doesn’t pick up pace or pique your curiosity till the third episode. Having said that, you’ll find yourself not giving up solely because of your allegiance to the franchise.
NDTV Movies – Mirzapur S3 has markedly less tensile strength than the first two seasons. The fact that it is much more of a slow burn than usual is not, however, necessarily a drawback. In fact, it opens up room for several startling and intriguing narrative sleights. Mirzapur S3 has its share of shootouts but none is in the league of the wedding massacre of Season 1 or the bloodbath of Season 2 that saw one of the Tyagi twins (Vijay Varma) and his maternal uncle being mowed down. The gunfights here, somewhat less electrifying, are generally disposed of quickly.
Mirzapur Season 3 has left critics underwhelmed, as it fails to capture the same intensity and spark of previous seasons. What are your thoughts on this brand new season of Mirzapur?
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