For the first time in months I chose to go to bed before 10.30pm instead of staying up with a hot cappuccino and winding down for my daily, much-awaited 'alone time' with Bade Acche Lagte Hain. For me, the show has definitely lost its spark. There's too much of comfort and understanding between Raya, as if they know each other for years. They are still newlyweds – they need to learn and explore a lot more about each other. Agreed, they are both mature and have confessed their love, but they are not beyond the initial stages of closeness as yet. There can be many moments of fun and romance with misunderstandings and making up. I was more than disappointed about the dreary way in which the much anticipated "Ram" scene was executed. Priya was excellent, but was not even rewarded for her effort with Ram's famous, standard, fatherly, bear hug. How poor!!! A natural instinct would be to pull your wife into your arms tightly and appreciate her attempt (at least), knowing that it was a difficult change to make. We all imagined a thousand romantic ways in which this could have been handled better. In fact, the only truly romantic scene (except for the occasional, silly bear hug!) after the C-night was the "sacchi" scene, and they did not even touch each other there. This means that both Ram and Priya have the ability to light up the screen with their electrifying rapport and sparks of romance. Unfortunately, the show is now portraying Ram and Priya to be an old married couple, and if not skilfully controlled with caution, they have the potential of getting there very quickly considering that Raya are not exactly as spritely as their counterparts. I'm not sure if Ekta Kapoor considers the bond of marriage as an impediment or obstruction to passion, desire and romance, or believes that married people are unenthusiastic buffoons! In the case of marriage, there is definitely life after death!!! In addition, they 'baby' track is far too premature (excuse the pun!). I feel that both Ram and Priya need a little more time together to explore each other as individuals. Their relationship has not been developed into an unbreakable bond as yet – they still need time to do this. Adding to it, we have all the peripheral tracks (Harry, Ayesha, evil trio etc.) which are being given too much screen time and attention resulting in less consideration to expand Raya's adjustments to marriage and personal tracks. I must admit, the CVs are killing the passion of the lead characters and if this continues for any much longer, instead of the 'most desirable couple' award, our Ram and Priya may just end up deserving the 'oldest & most boring couple' award next year!!!
Take heed, o' ye CVs, take heed……….