Josh, seems to be an older millennial, who’s neither an attention seeker like Gen Z, nor too Practical like Gen X, nor he’s greedy like Baby Boomers. An ambitious, talented, yet ended up living a low key life as a Primary School Teacher with not much money, states the dilemma of life of many older millennials (not millionaires) stuck in the vibes of late 90s era of lifestyle. In one scene, one of his friend discusses his & another archrival’s (Instagram Influencer) millions of followers’ count. They’re verified and have so many followers as they might be doing something special. That was funny! And Josh’s reply of almost everyone being stupid (analogy) as they merely follow what others do, isn’t incorrect! That’s the travesty of last 15 years of Internet, where so called influencers evolved either by travelling or roaming around in hotels or becoming self-proclaimed news influencers via shrieking for/against ideologies or showing their phoney lifestyle or roasting. And thanks to the likes of Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, & their pay per click / money for views / CTR alike unpalatable policies that buttressed it and ruined Internet.
Josh wouldn’t opt for one night stand, nor is comfortable dating almost anyone who’s out of sync w.r.t. his traits; nor he’s comfortable his name being put on to any crowdfunding portal, if in case of any emergency.
Whereas, the life of his friend Victor, keeps juggling around -> from comforting his friend Josh when he has anxiety or panicking; to delivering as UPS driver; to being compassionate to his teenage daughter, who questions the profession he’s into who can’t even afford anything. It’s Josh, Victor & Ruth (Josh’s mother) who sewed the season together. Ruth in one scene blamed herself of Josh being out of sync with society, which Josh denies in consolation. The colourful musical song between them would resurrect childhood memories, what one had also experienced in RATATOUILLE, where in the end, a bite of the recipe, reminds EGO his Mother’s recipe. Josh could’ve been anything, had he was present at the right place & at the right time, alas, which didn’t happen in his life & further, wasn’t/isn’t in sync with Oprah Winfrey’s Practical Lectures of luck is preparations meeting opportunity!
Yes, a bit slow paced, almost all the time, but, this series isn’t for all generations, especially all those who keep chanting productivity & be practical; which in this case, neither Josh nor Victor nor Ruth shared such traits!
A good watch!
© Pranav Chaturvedi
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