The third season of Four More Shots Please picks up from the same point where season 2 had ended, and it continues to explore the lives of the four protagonists as they make their way through messy experiences and cherished ones while continuing the bear the flag of friendship. The format of the show is a slice of life drama and often slice of life drama can be dismissed as a “wafer thin plot”. The reason being that there are many layers to be discovered and if you have short sightedness while viewing the content, there are more chances of you missing the point and in return not liking the drama. The story here is fresh, unapologetic and unabashed, just like its previous seasons. The screenplay standing at 10 episodes of roughly 30 to 40 odd minutes each does seem a little long, and some flab could have easily been cut down here in an otherwise breezy drama.

One of the main challenges of the show is to reboot and restart on the world building, something that the second season of Mismatched had faltered with. But here, the writers do well in recreating the ambience which was a crucial cog in this drama. For some lovely locations of Mumbai instantly do give you the vibe of the city(and I can say that as I am from Mumbai too). Yes to address the elephant in the room – this is a story of girls from a typical SoBo(South Bombay) privileged upper class society where everyone is filthy rich – So What! Does that make the show ‘fake’ – Hell No! This is not to say that the show is perfect or a masterpiece(and I will get to it in a minute), I am just putting things across the table on which the show is called out for(rather unfortunately).

The drama here is engaging with well etched out characters and some interesting character dynamics. In fact the show does rely heavily on the latter and that is what makes the show layered and complex. Modern Day Relationships are always complicated and that is what the show does try to address. Along the way, the drama does touch upon topics of s*xuality(censoring the word to beat the google algo) and the vulnerabilities of an individual or even the messed up generation that we all are a part of. The proceedings are definitely interesting although fairly predictable(and there are no surprises in store).

The drama is spread across many subplots and that is one of the drawbacks wherein a few subplots seem half baked and underwhelming, even though the drama is consistently watchable. The drama also does get a touch repetitive in the back end of season where things do begin to drag marginally(the entire Italy segment which did add crucial minutes in the screenplay, a similar overindulgence was observed in season 2 as well). Having said that, the show comprises of many heartwarming moments that have the power to embrace you. Another interesting subplot is of a single parent finding a “companion” which was a welcome addition and handled with sensitivity. The final act although decent doesn’t quite end on a cliffhanger but the ultimate messaging of friendship being above all f*ckups was rather satisfying. Overall, the writing here is breezy and unabashed, something that should not be judged on a moral scale(because the theme of the show itself is unapologetic). And yes, cheating is wrong! There I said it!