Finally~ at the epi where Megha has joined the cast.
I must say both actresses, while unique, provide a different feel to Rani. From the opening moments, I prefer Megha. There's a certain balanced feel to her delivery and a more nuanced way of providing hijinks moments.
Still have her inaugural epi to fully watch so I won't go into much detail yet about how Megha seems to make Rani a little more relatable. I think I was a little disappointed when Rani (old version) becomes frightened by a mock skeleton. I thought, how can someone who's so brilliant and first in an engineering entrance exam be a caricature at the same time? I get the need for comedy, but everything seemed a bit scattered. Anyway, sometimes, actors tone down these idiosyncrasies as the show progresses and they get comfortable in the role, but something just felt off. I'm also ready to meet the scenes all the VMs and this forum have shared regarding RanVeer 😳😆
Plot thought: Who is this guy calling RaniSa, threatening her, and how did Garry get involved?! Did the mystery caller manipulate Garry? Is Garry in cohoots with Mystery Caller, and his entry as house staff is a Red Herring, a mere distractor?!
KK, so my character thoughts ...
RaniSa, oh RaniSa ... why are you so obsessed with Rani becoming Ramadheer 1.0?! Weird fascination this lady has.
I like Veer's ears adorned with diamond earrings 😳 Okay, the more "deeper" thing I like is how we plays a nicely-balanced, reserved and kind person in a place of power (not only his Prince status but his professional heights, too). I see him ruling people with diligence, without partiality or bias. What you see is what you get. I was wondering what type of physician he is as he beat up Garry and the 3 gundas (Rani get's kidnapped epi) because if he was a surgeon, I felt like telling him, "Please, our NON-toxic masculine and empathetic Prince, protect your hands!" He proceeds to say he's a surgeon in the following epi 😆 I once sprained my thumb, and it was so stiff for 3-5 weeks, causing patient physicals and surgery to be so difficult. I had to explain to all my attendings why I was struggling to unlock scissors 😆🤡
Another thing, I noticed about Veer - he's so good at being sturdy and dependable that I didn't even get frustrated with the medical aspects of the writing. All his words saar aankho par 🤣😳
Okie enough of Veer ... (also yikes, this is getting rambly long); here is my developing take on the other characters thus far 😆
Vijay - bro is rubbing me the wrong way. There's just something minion about his mannerisms and I find him the type to aspire for higher while hoodwinking people. There's a feeling of inadequacy and subterfuge about him
Prince Jai Singh - has yet to ask for Nandini's hand but there's already a sketch feel about him. Perhaps it's because RaniSa is recommending this dude (& it doesn't seem like she matched Veer & Kiara, well 😆), and inclining there's a need for this alliance means there's a power imbalance already in Jai & Nandini's relationship. Nandini will have some kind of deck stacked against her.
Nandini & Vikram - they seem okay! I just feel like they're living a very suppressed life. This feeling of "lonely in a room full of people" echoes in my mind when I see them. I think there is a lot of potential for these characters due to their character's been given the opportunity to have a "layered personality." They would be quite entertaining with a juxtaposed reality ("tears of a clown," "more to the surface," etc etc)
Pinku - is he online learning? 🤣 Kind of curious how he can be away from school for so long
Champa & Shanti - still annoyed. Champa has properly adopted the role of a bully but Shanti seems to flip-flop. Sometimes Shanti feels bad for Rani but then there's moments where it's as if she actively stops this thought, stops her own hope, stops her own curiosity of whether she's living her full potential. I'm thinking back to the scene where she felt bad for Rani being ordered to pick up Kiara's broken acrylic nail but then re-deludes herself by saying "Their fate and purpose is equal to a broken nail" 🤔
Arun - I feel like he's going to save Nandini at some point, that his crush will be able to grow wings and become love
Hopefully this wasn't too lengthy -- I ended up producing a stream of conscious 😆
EDIT: tag @everyone 😆