⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (4.5/5) – Brutal, brilliant, and heartbreakingly relevant. Have you watched Episodes 3, 4, and 5 of Aakhri Sukh Season 1? Does Kabir survive the crash? Share your theories in the comments below.
For fans of Squid Game , Darlings , or Mithya , this is your next obsession. The writing is tight, the performances are raw (especially the child actors in Episode 4), and the cliffhanger at the end of Episode 5 demands an immediate binge of the remaining episodes.
Episode 3 opens without the series' usual ambient score. There is dead silence as Riya stands in the crematorium. The show cleverly uses audio design here. While the crematorium priest chants, Riya hears the —they are humming the commercial jingle for Sukh pills.
By Senior Digital Critic | Updated October 2024