Contrary to the initial buzz, Asur is a tepid series. It attempts to couple mythology with the crime genre which does pique one's curiosity in the initial episodes. Sadly, it fails to be an engaging series with archetypal, one-note characters. A reticent hacker who always wears a black hoodie, a software engineer who can hack into government database with ease (there is actually code from GeeksForGeeks in one of the episodes) and the extremely intelligent anti-social villain. The template characters go on and on.
What hits the series most hard is its writing. The formulaic nature of writing makes it so predictable that it certainly doesn't go near to the thrill and suspense that a detective/crime series should. For instance, the main characters parting because of ethical differences. It has many unwarranted plotlines. Nusrat and Nikhil's past is one of them. Naina conveniently being a cybersecurity expert because it'll be required in the story later. The teacher-prodigy dynamic between Dhananjay and Nikhil is also a motif which was used but was underdeveloped. There is a major opening left for the next season but that'd been way better if the first season was good enough.
In a nutshell, Asur felt unoriginal and banal. It wasn't able to incite intrigue and thrill. The series fired in the right direction but missed the aim horribly.
What hits the series most hard is its writing. The formulaic nature of writing makes it so predictable that it certainly doesn't go near to the thrill and suspense that a detective/crime series should. For instance, the main characters parting because of ethical differences. It has many unwarranted plotlines. Nusrat and Nikhil's past is one of them. Naina conveniently being a cybersecurity expert because it'll be required in the story later. The teacher-prodigy dynamic between Dhananjay and Nikhil is also a motif which was used but was underdeveloped. There is a major opening left for the next season but that'd been way better if the first season was good enough.
In a nutshell, Asur felt unoriginal and banal. It wasn't able to incite intrigue and thrill. The series fired in the right direction but missed the aim horribly.