Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Genre : Comedy
Year : 2022
Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8
Director : Rahul Nair
Cast : Vihaan Samaat, Rahul Bose, Suchitra Pillai, Jim Sarbh, Dalai, Ankur Rathee
Kid rating : PG-17
Ray is a young man in his early 20s, looking to find the perfect girl. Or to find a girl really, because as self-sabotaging as Ray is, perfection will be impossible. Aiding him in this are mummy and daddy, overbearing mummy played by Suchitra Pillai and eccentric dad by Rahul Bose. Ray has a good job, a steadfast friend in lovely Riya (Dalai), an alpha-male almost-friend in Varun (Ankur Rathee) and a doubting inner voice in Wiz. He comes from a good family, is presentable, earnest and almost charming, but alas, he remains undate-able. Is there no hope for Ray?
This is a series about a whole lot of nothing but it is fun and quirky. A lot of the quirkiness comes from Ray’s conversations with his inner voice. The inner voice has a name (Wiz) and a face, and he is everywhere either as a figurine in Ray’s room or as a picture of a bearded, wizened old wizard in flowing robes Ray keeps pinned to his cubicle wall. Jim Sarbh voices Wiz, a snarky, sarcastic, sometimes cruel voice which pulls down Ray and keeps his self-belief low.
True to the Akhtar roots, Ray’s affluent family home is kinda like richie-rich Akash’s (from Dil Chahta Hai) home. Ray and his friends are all well-turned out, drive nice cars, party at swanky bars so the roti, kapda and makaan are all taken care of. His problems then are of the frivolous sort, if you will. Eternally Confused and Eager For Love is about an awkward young man stuck in equally weird, awkward social situations of his own making. And what’s not fun to watch about that?
Ray, played by Vihaan Samaat, executes this role with panache – a nice mix of pleasant charm and hyperactive insecurities. Also great comic timing, Are all young people this neurotic these days? The shrinks must be raking it in. Still one feels for awkward young Ray and hopes that he will find a lovely girl to help tamp down the neuroses and realize his self-worth.
This series comes from Excel Entertainment (Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani) and Tiger Baby (Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti) so you already know that this will be out of the ordinary. And it is. Think of it as a frivolous, fluffier Panchayat, for the city crowd, minus the real-world problems, social work and self-realization (although that is coming in future seasons I think – the self-realization that is, not the social work).
Eternally Confused And Eager For Love is a binge-worthy, light-hearted watch. See it for the excellent cast, witty writing, and quirky situational humor.
Kidwise: Some adult/sexual situations.
