Pyaar, kaanoon, dhokha & a few loose ends tied-up

There are court room dramas, and there are then courtroom soap operas dressed in designer sarees and mahogany furniture. The Trial Season 2 happily straddles both.

- Troy Ribeiro

Adapted from the American cult hit The Good Wife, its Indian cousin is less about gavelbanging legal acrobatics.

Instead, it focuses on the messy business of marriage, morality, and midlife crises.

And yet, it works, largely because it understands that life, like litigation, is never just about winning or losing.

Noyonika Sengupta (Kajol Devgan), the wronged-but-resilient lawyer-housewife, steps into the courtroom once again. But the real trial is her own: juggling children, clients, and a husband with a moral compass shakier than the WiFi in a power cut. Over six episodes, we are whisked through a buffet of cases: sexual assault, influencer rivalry, murder, and environmental activism. Each case is tied up neatly with just enough frayed edges to keep us invested. The nar-