My views about the show

Hi all,

So I’ve been a lurker on this forum for the past 17 years but am writing my first post today. The reason is because this show has somehow impacted me beyond just the normal actor-audience way and I thought I would write this to share my thoughts and perhaps get some answers. I’m from Canada and had heard about this show for a long time. It turned out that my mom also was aware of the popularity of this show and so we decided to watch it last September. We have the option of viewing all the episodes so we started from the first (while I knew what was going on with the current track - Anuj and his entry). All actors gave and give their best and Anu has done justice to the show. Anyways, we had to stop watching due to some reasons and finally picked up 2 weeks ago. At this point, we resumed where we left off (which is when Anu was undergoing therapy for her cancer) and in about 2 weeks, we managed to cover more than 150 episodes and now are caught up. This was all good until we got to Anuj’s entry. I have watched many shows in the past many years and this has never happened to me before but for some reason, I have REALLY enjoyed Anuj and Anu’s relationship. All from the way he supported her and how she supported him. I don’t know how to explain it but all those nice scenes (reunion, Krishna celebration, Ganesh celebration, garba, the track before the big character butchering episode) - all of their moments have somehow made their way into my mind and thoughts that LITERALLY every single moment I’m thinking about those. It’s as if I’m living that experience and has been causing some anxiety that I’m unable to explain. I know Anu is a great actress (have seen her previous work as well) but Anuj has also created that special space. Not sure what it is exactly but I feel extremely connected to them, especially Anuj. I’m trying to pinpoint what it is. Yes, I know he is attractive but there is more. He’s not the fittest but perhaps it’s his way of talking or his facial features. Not sure? Hopefully, I’ll be able to subside these thoughts and just keep moving on. Just wanted to share/vent.

Coming to the actual storyline:

WARNING. I’m going to play devils advocate because I genuinely feel a lot of the actions are justifiable but again this is just me:

1. Love that this is not a daily show where they show the most nonsensical things ever (dropping oil to break someone’s leg or adding salt to humiliate the daughter in law - you get the point). I realized this early but got confirmed when Toshu and Nandu go to the temple to see V and Kavya’s name registered for marriage. The way that scene was shown really had me thinking that Kavya will somehow get the registrar removed but it didn’t happen.

2. Great topics to explore (extra marital affair, divorce, having a guy friend after divorce, working)

3. Anu’s lectures are bearable because they resonate with philosophical ideas. And for the most part, they aren’t incorrect (doing your deed, putting effort, love and relationships)

4. Current storyline. I don’t find MaAn romantic scenes cringy at all. In fact, they are what I wait for in every episode (this is the scary part because this has never happened to me before - it’s not that my wait to see these are sexual in nature - again don’t know how to explain it but their relationship seems SO PURE that you just feel like watching it over and over again). Also love the fact that they introduced the character very early on in the show.

5. Anu’s delay in confession: I think that delay is justifiable because there was one episode where Anuj tells her that he loves Muku the most but also loves her the most (which was grammatically incorrect but still, extremely cute). Then, when Anu talks to GK uncle, she tells him that I don’t want him to ever have to choose me and his sister. That one line I thought defended her delay.

6. Todays rose scene: yes, could have been executed better but given the context before that scene, it would have been weird if they were so romantic after. Again, that scene didn’t feel off for me because I’m the person who likes the words/actions. The rose was just an object. What really attracts me are all the things they say (Anuj for example: “finally you have come into my world, I don’t want you to leave either, I hope no one casts an evil eye on my moon, when are you coming back from your maika”. Again as I’m typing these, I’m get emotionally happy just remembering those - WHY??

7. Other random things: like all, I do hope things get better in the storyline. One thing I still don’t understand is that if Anuj loves his sister so much, why was he not picking up her phone when she called twice. Also, there was one scene where GK uncle is in the office and looks tensed and Anuj comes from the back and they discuss something and also tensed. They never explained what that meant. Other people have commented that he should have never given the entire property to his sis. But this guy has a lot of backage (parents death, sisters boyfriend running away, sisters abusive marriage) so it’s natural for him to feel obligated. Again, yes rationally not so much but emotionally, it’s probably what I would have done as well. Besides, he does tell Anu that money does not attract him so there’s that. Man, all those scenes where he asks Anu do you want to say something. It was so serious I was blurting it out in my mind that just confess to your feelings. He’s a really good guy and great shoulder to lean on. Someone who completely understands and supports you.

8. Future storyline: I also hope that Mondays precap is dream. I want Anu and Anuj to both take down V and perhaps Muku has her own revenge planning. I want the confession but I also know, those romantic scenes will be gone after the confession because in a way, Anuj will know Anu is his. My thoughts have become so serious that I’m having dreams that I would email the director that please show Anu and Anuj till the end and always show that they support and care for each other. Show that they grow together without losing their romantic essence. Some people have also commented that it doesn’t make sense all of the flirting Anuj does and he still doesn’t know that she has feelings for him. I think the flirting is justifiable because there is one scene where he talks to himself and says “be careful or one day, she’ll get really mad at you for saying all of these things” so to me it seems that he’s just playing along knowing that it’s a dream that will never come true.

There are many other thoughts but too tired to type now.

Sorry for the long post. Just wanted to vent it out. Apologies for all the typos (too lazy to fix:)