Ashok and schemes

Originally posted by: astha36

I want to discuss Ashok's lack of scheming. In the last episode when he was discussing his scheme, I was really thrilled because that doesn't happen very often. Ashok himself seemed pleased with himself for once having had a plan. It's really amusing because I have always understood a palace to have many schemes and plots going for the throne. But the only plots that seem to happen are from the enemies. Ashok being an integral part of the political affairs should be shown as more clever than that.

In fact now that Helena is gone, I don't know who will come up with any plots at all. Charumitra is not very cunning... She will probably go back to her black magic and sushim is also more direct. Siamak does have a plotting brain but he comes across as more of a coward to me. Lassandra might prove to be the vamp like someone said in another thread but what does that say about the Indian royalty? Are the foreigners better at this game and Indians just sentimental and simple-minded?

Ashok never even spies on these four people that he is sure about as being the enemies. It's amazing.

Originally posted by: astha36

It's a rant but I was really wishing that once ashok turns into Chand he will become as cunning as Helena. No luck.

Originally posted by: astha36

Yeah it will make more sense if they go to different provinces. Right now if one more time ashok says that he's going to kill all the enemies I will personally contact the dialogue writers. He keeeps saying that but till yesterday he wasn't able to kill any one of them.

I think they should not show ashok so simple and shortsighted. Okay we know his goal if he says it once. Maybe if really needed he can say it again. But in each episode? He can not achieve it in one day. He cannot kill these people at sight. I really want him to act like the mid-20 would-be emperor who was strong, had a mind of his own, clever and ruthless.

We already have Bindusar for a simple-minded ruler. Now we want someone who can see through the conspiracies. If not as efficient as chanakya then atleast close. Btw wasn't radhagupt supposed to be taking chanakya's place in Ashok's life as an advisor? Right under his nose there is magic happening, Helena is alive and he has no proofs against anyone.

It's a rant but I was really wishing that once ashok turns into Chand he will become as cunning as Helena. No luck.

Originally posted by: babur1527

Welcome to the club of unanimous disappointment.

Originally posted by: astha36

No as a character Ashok has always been positive. That's fine but the kind of cunning that Helena had, she even beat chanakya in the plotting. Remember how chanakya had an elaborate spy system. I'm talking about that level of conspiracies. Instead of always trying to defend against the enemies why doesn't ashok go on the offensive with plots and schemes so that those four are on the backfoot.

Maybe I wanted a grey shade for this Chand track. But he keeps blaming those four without proof or acts foolishly so as to lose Bindusar's trust in the sabha. He needs to be less direct, have more layers and greater thought process behind his actions. Ruthless in word and deed.