Review of the second season of the Virus 2062 podcast: Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal Immediately Hook You

For yet another season of Virus 2062, a Spotify original podcast, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are back again, and this time, they’ve raised the ante. In Virus 2062, a remake of Julio Rojas’ Caso 63, Dr. Gayatri (Richa Chadha) is in the same room with Dr. Vivek (Ali Fazal), and the tables have turned on Peter Perera (Ali Fazal).

Dr. Gayatri travels back in time in the newest season after transforming into a time traveler. Ten years earlier than the chronology suggested in the first season, she finds herself in 2012. When she goes back in time and is interrogated by Dr. Vivek, she too finds herself in the mental unit in Mumbai, just like Peter did in season 1.

Before writing this review, I listened to four episodes of Virus 2062, and it is fair to say that the second season starts off well and hooks listeners right away. Ali and Richa kind of exchange places in the new season, which presents a challenge to them but one they seem to be enjoying. Richa is in charge of the second season, while Ali carried the torch and controlled the most of the story in the first.

Richa makes you care about her character more than she did in the first season in the first two episodes of the current season, leaving you wondering whether she’ll behave like Peter or if she’ll forge a different course for herself. However, Ali backs off in the first two episodes, giving Richa a chance to establish her character enough. In the third and fourth episodes, Ali assumes leadership and progresses with Richa.

Similar to the previous season, the translation of Caso 63 by Julio Rojas into the Indian setting is outstanding. The story was made more realistic by focusing on specifics like “dolphins being spotted” in Mumbai and “masked-up people in the streets,” which also helped the reader form a picture in their minds.

The second season of the science fiction podcast does a terrific job of scaling things up. In contrast to Peter in the first season, Gayatri’s past and goals are not extensively explored in the first four episodes, which is to its advantage. Virus 2062 season 2 jumps right into the action, concentrating on the main character of the new season and the assignment she is assigned, because the listeners are already aware of the agenda and danger the series is aiming to portray. Ali and Richa seem more assured in the current season and have obviously gotten the hang of the program.

I did have a problem, however, with how the new characters were presented in the new season. The second season’s integration of the new characters is less seamless than anticipated, in contrast to the first. The minimal supporting parts make it a bit difficult to locate them, which affects the listening experience. The authors don’t want to spend an additional minute or two creating passing characters.

Virus 2062 Season 2 is still good, however. The second season, like the first, has kept its episode length at 15 minutes, making it simple to listen to.