Nostalgia returns: Relive cliffhanger endings for the upcoming seasons of your beloved shows—‘Suzhal,’ ‘Bandish Bandits,’ ‘Panchayat,’ ‘Mirzapur,’ and ‘Paatal Lok.’ As a serial binge-watcher, I strongly feel we need a word to describe the euphoric feeling that engulfs you—midway into a new series. For example, the emotion you feel after finishing a good book is called a ‘book hangover’. There is, however, no word to describe the sadness, the loss, or the down-in-the-doldrums ache you feel when a series ends. The pain as the end credits of the season finale roll is all too real. Then begins the torturous wait for months and sometimes years for the next season to land. I first faced this struggle when Game of Thrones had three seasons out, and somehow, I hadn’t seen a single second of the show, despite all the noise and hype around it. It was on my list of things to do, but it wasn’t till I was on a health retreat in a...
