Right from the time the characters are introduced, they speak in expletives even while addressing each other, there are multiple montages of gruesome violence in the name of realism, and the theme is crime, because comedies and romantic dramas in the form of web series may be bit of a stretch. And, of course, every episode ends on a cliffhanger so that the viewer is forced to click on the next one. So far, so not so fresh.

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Written by Pooja Ladha Sruti, Flesh could very well be described as Mardaani 3, without Rani Mukerji and the YRF banner. The setting is the same, and the antagonist only gets hammier, this is played by Akshay Oberoi, the evil lord of the world of trafficking. Actors may go an extra mile on shows as there's no albatross of censorship, but visuals of sexual and physical violence now seem to be getting both tiring and tedious, only added in the frames for effect.

Swara Bhasker, a fine actor, is partially effective here too, but it's unfortunate she's stuck in a story that doesn't have anything fresh or frightening (an emotion this show needs) to offer. Maybe it's time to rethink the content on OTT, or explore other facets and faces of the dark and dreary world of crime.

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