Permanent Roommates- webseries REVIEW.

                                                                                  Genre- Sitcom                                                                                      2 seasons- 7+7 episodes
                                                             Time duration- 55min each

                                                             Written by- Biswapati Sarkar.

“Indian series? Mujhe toh Naagin pata hai.
 Web series? Wannabe Game of thrones hai kya?
 Accha utna sadist nahi toh wannabe FRIENDS? Accha wesa nahi hai?
 Indian series hoke Balaji is not the producer WHATTT?
TVF kaun hai yaar, AIB ki branch hai koi?

When students go abroad for studies, they leave with a suitcase filled with hopes of their parents and hearts of their lovers (also daadi ke Aachaar ka dabba.) More than India’s economy, high school lovers are the ones to be worst hit by this constant brain drain from India. While some hearts are left back at the check-in counter of the airport, a few of them do make it to the foreign country.
Everybody knows about the insecurities and ‘skyping’ phase associated with long distance relationships. But what happens once this ‘long distance’ ceases to exist between a relationship? TVF’s answer to this question- Permanent roommates.
Web series as a medium in India is currently in its inception phase and is catching up quite a rage. Permanent Roommates- a third kind of love story as they fondly call it, ironically is the kind that takes you away from the fairy tales and brings you back to the reality which is not that bad after all. I say that because there is not one character in the series who doesn’t remind you of someone from your life.
Be it Mikesh’s father- who reminds you of that distant happy-go-lucky uncle of yours,

Or Tiwari- who acts innocent- is cunning- still dumb- but is helpful.

Or Leo- who once lived off his girlfriend’s chillar but later formed a ridiculously huge empire of his own.

Or Tanya- practical and composed she might be, but still ends up falling for someone exhibiting neither of these virtues.

The web series has dealt with the after effects of a long distance relationship really well. A long distance relationship sometimes works not because of the love, but because of it being a safe haven for the couples who can’t actually deal with each other in real life. Ironically, conflict happens when the couple actually starts living together. And this point is exactly where Permanent Roommates gives its important message-
“You don’t always need to be practical. Sometimes you need to be hopelessly romantic for a relationship to maintain its charm.”
With the catchy one liners, out of the world plot twists and innovative use of characters, the writers maintain a grip on the viewers through their constant humor. Permanent Roommates is among the precious pieces of entertainment where the story is the actual hero; no over the top acting or useless drama.
A series can capture your mind for a relatively prolonged period of time depending upon its content. Having done said that, I can effectively say that Permanent Roommates won’t be a waste of your time and internet speed. Go watch it if you haven’t already.

I would rate it- 4.5/5