Twitter lashes out at ‘Midsummer Chaos’ after first episode releases
Qissa Nagri launched the first episode of the latest web series “Midsummer Chaos” on YouTube on the 12th of June. The series is a representation of Islamabad’s young generation by using the genre coming of age. The story revolves around a group of teenagers, who are enjoying summer before college, starring tiktoker Mustafa Babar, the Churails star Meherbano and model Mamia Shajafar alongside Saman Ansari and others in supporting roles. The show has five episodes each airing on Sundays. The show publicized to give an “authentic account” of the Gen Z generation and is set in Islamabad. Yet, after viewing the first episode, the one thing that is clear that it is far from relatable to the general public.
The episode starts with a group of friends (from rich backgrounds) going to a party. Haris, played by Mustafa Babar, carpools with his best friend/influencer, Sameer. Haris is seen distraught by his “girlfriend problems” from Alayna, who will be joining him there with her friend Kaira. The party itself is seen to have teenagers smoking and drinking.
Alayna seems to be giving Haris a cold shoulder throughout the episode and decides to finally tell him something. What that is, is not revealed but the girls leave the venue immediately as they arrive. While Haris and Sameer end up in a nasty argument, over a fight that neither of them initiated, but it seems to be all about them in a matter of seconds.
Haris leaves the party confused and sad, with his girlfriend ignoring him and his best friend abandons him. Mamia Shajafar plays the charismatic Ushna, who is seen to take an immediate interest in Haris and pries into his personal affairs within a matter of minutes. The episode ends with Sameer expressing his regret of what happened with his mom (Saman Ansari) who already knows about the fight (even though she was not there). While Haris is seen shattered with Meherbano, who seems to be used as a prop to deliver awkward deep quotes, failing to connect with the audience.
The storyline is abrupt and does not gel well at all. Too much is seen happening in too little time and is seen to have created a pandemonium of incidents that becomes hard to follow. The acting is average and dialogue deliverance is weak. A sense of curiosity is attempted to be created within the audience yet that too miserably fails, as too many loopholes are left unanswered which simply creates confusion.
The episode, though of 14 minutes, has seemed to have gained the attention of social media and has been the butt of many jokes and meme material. Here are a few found on Twitter:
✨Gossip Girl-Islamabad Edition✨
Honestly, I felt so uncomfortable watching this. pic.twitter.com/wlthWCCJ9g
— S? (@NuggsNotDrugsss) June 13, 2021
First of all, Midsummer chaos is not relatable for an average Pakistani teenager AT ALL
— maidah? (@misandristoomf) June 13, 2021
Me after watching few scenes of midsummer chaos#midsummerchaos pic.twitter.com/OGvWtubI9K
— hajra ?? (@aishtabolo) June 13, 2021
“I watched midsummer chaos for the plot”
The plot: pic.twitter.com/fCIx2AAMli— vase⁷ (@TAEHYUNGZERO) June 13, 2021
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