Story:
Special
Ops
follows
Himmat
Singh
of
Research
and
Analysis
Wing,
who
is
convinced
a
single
person
is
behind
all
the
terror
attacks
in
India
since
2001.
After
a
chase
of
more
than
10
years,
his
task
force
team
of
five
agents
living
in
various
parts
of
the
world
aim
to
catch
the
mastermind.
Review:
Kay
Kay
Menon's
Hostar
web
series,
is
one
of
the
many
thrillers
on
the
digital
space
right
now.
What
sets
it
apart,
is
the
limited
number
of
episodes
and
Kay
Kay's
acting.
While
the
story
does
not
derail
directly
from
the
plot,
the
slow
storytelling
might
be
a
problem
for
those
who
enjoy
fast-paced
mysteries.
Special
Ops
is
not
about
Himmat
Singh's
chase
for
the
criminal
who
he
lost
right
in
front
of
his
eyes,
but
it's
about
catching
one
who
could
inflict
a
lot
of
pain
to
the
country.
The
makers
make
it
clear
in
the
first
episode
that
the
show
isn't
about
a
personal
victory
or
revenge
but
about
saving
lives.
Himmat
is
loyal
to
his
country
and
to
his
task
force,
which
also
means
spending
more
money
than
any
other
branch.
In
the
first
episode,
Himmat
is
being
interrogated
by
the
audit
team
from
internal
affairs,
while
he
has
to
explain
every
expense
on
the
report,
we
get
to
hear
the
entire
story
from
his
point
of
view.
With
the
lack
of
a
few
flashbacks
in
every
episode,
it
soon
gets
hard
to
keep
track
of
the
present
and
past.
Out
of
the
five
people
in
the
task
force,
we
only
get
to
hear
all
about
Farroq,
played
by
Karan
Tacker.
He
looks
amazing
and
plays
his
part
well
in
the
show.
But
it
would
have
been
interesting
to
find
out
about
another
agent,
who
is
a
docile
wife
but
has
kept
her
agent
career
hidden
from
her
husband.
There
are
also
several
subplots
lingering
in
the
show,
from
India's
political
standpoint
to
Himmat's
relationship
with
his
wife
and
an
overbearing
behaviour
for
his
daughter.
Co-written
and
co-directed
by
Neeraj
Pandey,
the
show
reminds
us
of
some
of
his
best
and
worst
works.
In
the
first
five
episodes,
we
only
find
out
the
plan
and
how
it's
going
with
a
number
of
flashbacks
which,
unfortunately,
makes
it
easier
to
see
all
the
twists
coming.
It
picks
up
in
the
last
three
episodes
but
by
then,
the
climax
doesn't
feel
all
that
much
fun.
Certain
fight
scenes,
slow-motion
movements
and
background
music
are
unnecessary
and
only
there
to
evoke
emotions
from
the
audience
but,
ends
up
looking
out
of
place.
Overall,
the
show
has
some
excellent
performances
worth
watching
from
Kay
Kay
Menon,
who
looks
stiff
as
a
stone
one
minute,
still
manages
to
show
emotions
in
the
other.
Other
actors
including,
Vipul
Gupta,
Muzammil
Ibrahim,
Saiyami
Kher,
Meher
Vij,
Divya
Dutta,
Vinay
Pathak
and
Sharad
Kelkar,
look
amazing
in
their
roles.