Maya - A Damsel In Distress?

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Posted: 8 years ago
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I always saw Maya to be different than the usual heroines portrayed in Indian Television. The perfect way for me to define Maya was not a damsel in distress, but a hero in heels (both figuratively as well as literally). She knew how to get what she wants, either the right way, or the wrong.

Lately, in Beyhadh, I don't know why I feel Maya's character has been weakening. The lady who once got away with slapping a police officer, was today helplessly begging to be punished by him instead of her husband having to pay for her deeds. My question throughout was, why? Last time, Maya gave him a slap, this time she should have given him two. An influential socialite, a powerful person, if she could get Ayan out of prison without following the usual protocol, why not her own husband? I understand, this is a bigger case, it dealt with murder and not a comparatively insignificant crime, but when did Maya turn into a helpless person?
Even Saanjh figured out a solution, it was visible that the girl was putting in her best effort, still Maya could do nothing? I don't understand the situation at all.

I also feel that lately the Beyhadh script has weakened, while at the beginning of the show, the storyline was captivating, enchanting and addictive, the only reason I'm watching Beyhadh now is because I would not want to leave the series mid-way and the execution is still fairly intact.

It breaks my heart to see my favourite character crumble under peer pressure, not because I can't stand her tears, but because the reason for her tears isn't logical enough to me. Although I hate this new entry police officer, I must say he got one thing right, what was happening at the police station was definitely family drama.

Let me substantiate my statement saying that Maya's character is suddenly turning weaker, she is also turning dumber, the smart business woman CEO today said 'mera dil jaanta hai ki Arjun yeh nahi kar sakta'. That isn't a valid reason to get him out of the place, emotions have to be kept aside when it comes to these situations. Maya knows well enough that the police inspector would not consider what her 'heart knew', so why even say that in the first place?

No matter how much I ship ArYa, I need Maya to be back to her powerful independent no-nonsense attitude, I want my old Maya back 😭

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Posted: 8 years ago
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Me too!
I want Maya as a strong woman!
Someone I used to look up to!
But today I think the reason Maya didn't make a big issue was because of the officer. She knows that if she takes one wrong step or says one wrong word, she could land not only herself by Arjun in trouble as well. Which is a risk she is not willing to take! She wouldn't care if only she was risking herself, but now it's a matter of her husband and her family :)
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Posted: 8 years ago
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I too m looking forward for strong maya.
I loved maya bcoz she was modern strong woman.
Pta ni aaj kya hogya tha..
I think she is in shock. Vandana incident during wedding thn ashwin suden death her shockd her. Upar se arjun in police custody made her vulnerable and desperate. So she is behaving in weak way.. She will be back in action once she calms down..
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: sellysona

I too m looking forward for strong maya.
I loved maya bcoz she was modern strong woman.
Pta ni aaj kya hogya tha..
I think she is in shock. Vandana incident during wedding thn ashwin suden death her shockd her. Upar se arjun in police custody made her vulnerable and desperate. So she is behaving in weak way.. She will be back in action once she calms down..


I think everyone's words and actions have just panicked Maya :(
She was totally confused and didn't know what to say
All she was sure about was that she wanted to save Arjun
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: ishakumar


I think everyone's words and actions have just panicked Maya :(
She was totally confused and didn't know what to say
All she was sure about was that she wanted to save Arjun


Yes..she was panicked. And in panic situations ppl loose thier thinking capacity. Infact if she was taken by police she would have been more calm.. But yha arjun ki baat thi. Arjun ko problm me ni dekh sakti na woh.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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I would have loved to have seen a stronger Maya today. Her Junoon n behadh Wala pyar n not the abala naari Wala pyar.
I would have been happier if she had held inspector's hand n took it out n just a phone call to chase him out.
N am not sure y she didn't call her lawyer / contacts to save Arjun n was dependent on Saanj.

I want my bold, confident n go getter Maya back
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Maya's crying and pleading didn't make any sense at all. The case against Arjun wasn't strong at all... it's not like there was an arrest warrant or any evidence found against Arjun. The whole thing was merely based on Arjun having shown his anger towards Ashwin previously. Maya could have easily called her lawyer whom she had called during Ayaan's case and sorted out the matter.

I wonder if this is the after-effect of the Indian-TV wedding that makes FLs as helpless beings. If this is so, then I guess the pandit was right in predicting doom for Arya wedding... :I
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Posted: 8 years ago
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^ Agree with above post.
I didn't sign up to watch a helpless weak lead or any saas bahu saga.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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she gained her senses back a little when arjun was allowed to leave police station look at her expressions when they mentioned 2nd post mortem report she will definitely do something about it
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: ishakumar


I think everyone's words and actions have just panicked Maya :(
She was totally confused and didn't know what to say
All she was sure about was that she wanted to save Arjun


It was that great Vandana mata & that Mauritius pundit's words which had panicked her. So she lost her confidence. Hope she gets it back. I want strong Maya but she should not misuse her power or use them in a mad way.

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