Garam Masala part two: Mambo, Mauritius and a lie that keeps crumbling

Part two of Garam Masala left us stressed, laughing and, by the end, unsure why we were still rooting for the man at the center of it all. As the lies stacked up, it came down to this: "Too much. This is stressful."

The scheme gets harder to hold together

Early on there was some sympathy for him because it was a lot of work, and the people around him came across as so mean. Then the complications multiplied: another Sam, five friends, and a running sense that everybody was telling lies for him. It was easy to forget about his actual fiancée because he already had three going, and then it turned out to be four. He's been very busy.

The verdict on him was blunt: "he's not a good guy and he's not a good boyfriend." Still, when he turned up with three different phones so he'd know which girl was calling, the reaction was "Actually, that's smart." There's also the question of what happens when the actual owner comes, and there was a joke that the news about the owner's daughter living in America would be too much for Mambo, who might have a heart attack.

Mambo and the friends who aren't friends

As for Mambo: "I love Mambo. He's just a yes man." In a strange way, one character is loyal and up front, just loyal to money, and there was no anger at him for it. Whoever pays him the most, that's who he's going to go for.

The two guys were another story. They drew some anger, we agreed they're horrible, and there was a question of why they keep trusting each other. "With friends like these, who needs enemies?" came up over their lack of loyalty when it came to a girl, and one line summed it up: "That is not a healthy relationship." His physical comedy is great, and the flying bags went down well.

Placing the story in Mauritius

Now knowing the characters are in Mauritius, it all makes sense. There was also an admission of not actually being 100 percent sure geographically, with a guess that it's an island. When the question came up of whether it's by India, the answer was the Indian Ocean, along with a note that Mauritius has a big Indian population but is not part of India, and that it's really famous for its beaches. There was a recollection of knowing a girl whose mom was from Mauritius but who wasn't Indian.

Ending part two on a nervous note

By the close, with his real fiancée somehow not asking questions and a yell for him to take the stairs, the feeling was that he deserves to be discovered. Then came the question: "Why are we rooting for him?" That was followed by: "I'm just so nervous."

Which character in Garam Masala do you think has the most to lose if the lies come out?