Why did Dev say 'Barkha'

Like a lot of you, I was upset with the Friday episode - not only with why dev lied but with how the episode was presented

I watch the show bcos I adore the leads .. but along the way, in cb2, i also love the characters of rads and dev. In order to make sense of what they showed on friday, i tried to list the reasons why dev lied

1. On thursday, they showed dev looking every inch a leader ... there was very little of lover boy dev - he did look and act like a RP ... he was also thinking of a way of protecting everyone involved ...so was he, by doing this, protecting Rads (bcos the instant reaction of the crowd would not be in favor of her); also protecting barkha (she had lied and cheated to get them married, she is already considered married to him - so he is basically taking responsibility and ownership for that lie by lying himself - when the truth comes out, he will be blamed and not her. He did not tell barkha bcos she would not agree to this) ; also protecting his leech family and protecting RP

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2. he just lost his grandfather who, before dying, told him to marry barkha and leave rads ... this is a man he trusts and reveres; and no one around him is supportive of his decision; the only person he can turn to is rads and she is also not supportive ... so he panics at the last minute; he also does not have any positive role models in his life - in this case, they should show him realizing the error of his ways over the next few weeks ... and correcting the situation ... or for rads to realize and support him in telling the truth.

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3. this is the cvs way of saying the leads are mahan 😕

4. someone running the show thinks the leads are secondary to the show and that they can be brought down whenever they want - maybe this would pave the way for low trps and some other show to be moved into this time slot 😡

5. They show radev behaving contrary to what people expect them to - hoping to show spikes in short term TRPs


For me, 2 seems the most logical; 1 is also possible though that makes it appear as if dev is almost god like and he is only a 23 year old kid who has been raised in a highly dysfunctional family; hope it is not 3 or 4; could very well be 5 too ... thoughts ????

For Friday's episode I feel that Dev did panic at the last minute because the pressure was too great and without support from anyone he was afraid that he would lose the RP title not for himself but for the family. Hence he took Barkha's name so no 2 fits.

Rajsri nice thoughts and for me 2 and 4 seems to be plausible as somehow I feel Dev does not want to loose the only family Radhika that he has and wants to protect her

I also the Ph and Cvs think this way they can see the show goes off air fast and the popularity of the lead actors will slowly reduce.😡 They feel like demi Gods feeling they can make or break people.

Originally posted by: rajsri

Like a lot of you, I was upset with the Friday episode - not only with why dev lied but with how the episode was presented

I watch the show bcos I adore the leads .. but along the way, in cb2, i also love the characters of rads and dev. In order to make sense of what they showed on friday, i tried to list the reasons why dev lied

1. On thursday, they showed dev looking every inch a leader ... there was very little of lover boy dev - he did look and act like a RP ... he was also thinking of a way of protecting everyone involved ...so was he, by doing this, protecting Rads (bcos the instant reaction of the crowd would not be in favor of her); also protecting barkha (she had lied and cheated to get them married, she is already considered married to him - so he is basically taking responsibility and ownership for that lie by lying himself - when the truth comes out, he will be blamed and not her. He did not tell barkha bcos she would not agree to this) ; also protecting his leech family and protecting RP

or

2. he just lost his grandfather who, before dying, told him to marry barkha and leave rads ... this is a man he trusts and reveres; and no one around him is supportive of his decision; the only person he can turn to is rads and she is also not supportive ... so he panics at the last minute; he also does not have any positive role models in his life - in this case, they should show him realizing the error of his ways over the next few weeks ... and correcting the situation ... or for rads to realize and support him in telling the truth.

or

3. this is the cvs way of saying the leads are mahan 😕

4. someone running the show thinks the leads are secondary to the show and that they can be brought down whenever they want - maybe this would pave the way for low trps and some other show to be moved into this time slot 😡

5. They show radev behaving contrary to what people expect them to - hoping to show spikes in short term TRPs


For me, 2 seems the most logical; 1 is also possible though that makes it appear as if dev is almost god like and he is only a 23 year old kid who has been raised in a highly dysfunctional family; hope it is not 3 or 4; could very well be 5 too ... thoughts ????

Rajsri one of my question in my post on wednesday was that how can Dev do justice to both Radhika and Barkha and also maintain his duty to society. I asked that question based on what Dev told during immersing dada's ashes that no injustice should happen at his hands and also because he was slowly realising how much the society was expecting him to lead. Now him telling the truth would have meant him leaving RP, Radhika being ridiculed and him standing by her but Barkha would have been ridiculed for orchestering the marriage on the sly. Based on my experience one cannot do everything at the same time, one has to prioritise and did Dev give priority to society first? My main question regarding society is that has Dev and or Radhika realised that the Mahants and mathadhessh are all corrupt, that without an able leader everything will fall apart, there will be misuse of money and if one has to prioritise then society has to come first. This same mathadhessh did not question dada when the Chaya's story came out. Dada broke all rules of society and also went against religeon to do what he did but none of the Mahants questioned him, infact the mathadesh praised him! So I have doubts about their so called righteous behavior. Radhika's prayers on wednesday also had a dialogue that her marriage is not important and nor is her promise to dada what is important is the society gets a leader...so thats why I am wondering about Radhika too. Similar to Dev accepting everything on himself Radhika is also accepting it on herself...she is the one who applied sindoor to Barkha, so when the time comes for the Now the main problem here is that for the audience to accept point one or what I have explained earlier they have to show monologues of Dev or Dev explaining to either the family or Mansa that this is the reason why he did it. Also explanation from Radhika as monologues. Without the monologue and no explanation from the creatives, it will be very difficult for the general audience who do not come to IF to think about point 1 (the general audience do not have time to analyse the characters as we do). So without the monologue I will go with point two (seeing from a general audince point of view) that he is grief stricken, looking for an emotional anchor that is Radhika for him and in panic he did a mistake (point2). Point 3 regarding Mahaan, they have done that repeatedly in CB1 (not comparing the shows but giving an explanation) that every action of Radhika was explained as Mahaan when Radhika was never mahaan, she was a confused, obligated young girl who did mistakes because of her confused mind. Here too they might show that all three are mahaan... Now the fourth point, they are editing out RaDev, Radhika's or Dev's scenes but are very meticulous regarding Barkhas monologues, her explanations, her mother's explanations...so basically not paying attention to the actuall leads...so what does this show? Whom do they think is important...RaDev or Barkha? If audience loose connection with RaDev what will happen to the show? Even on friday they made Radhika look demented, Dev telling a lie and Barkha sitting there with scared looks...so without any explanation for the leads actions, which character will get sympathy here? As for your point 5they are hungry forTRP's so that might happen.

Rajsri,

Originally posted by: why6

Radhika can still be a devotee of Kanha and yet can make mistakes because she is human, young and have very little guidance. Even Mansa gives deference to her decisions and goes with her. Dev too makes mistakes because he has been brought up in this crazy family where he was only given love by Dada whose definition of love was convoluted to put it mildly. His mentor - Dai is one cold person who took care of him physically (not even that always) and kept him starved of any emotional comfort. Radhika is the only one who has provided him that and he is clinging onto her lest he loses her. As he has been shown saying, Radhika has become his identity and he is lost without her.

Angie this is how I see Radhika and Dev at this point, based on what has been shown...for me being a devotee does not mean that one becomes perfect and does not make any mistakes...for that one needs a wise guide, here Radhika does not have any wise person by her side who can show her what to do. Mansaram cannot because he places Radhika above him. But I am waiting for Mansarams reaction to this fiasco...will he accept it just because Radhika told him or will be become disillusioned with Dev. Also waiting whether there will be a face off between Mansaram and Barkhas mother. Dev has been brought up in a dysfuntional family and it is natural that he is clinging to his only emotional support-Radhika...so until they show monologues or explanations from Dev and Radhika, this is what I am accepting as their charatcerisation at this point.

Originally posted by: misti73

Angie this is how I see Radhika and Dev at this point, based on what has been shown...for me being a devotee does not mean that one becomes perfect and does not make any mistakes...for that one needs a wise guide, here Radhika does not have any wise person by her side who can show her what to do. Mansaram cannot because he places Radhika above him. But I am waiting for Mansarams reaction to this fiasco...will he accept it just because Radhika told him or will be become disillusioned with Dev. Also waiting whether there will be a face off between Mansaram and Barkhas mother. Dev has been brought up in a dysfuntional family and it is natural that he is clinging to his only emotional support-Radhika...so until they show monologues or explanations from Dev and Radhika, this is what I am accepting as their charatcerisation at this point.

Initially, the episode upset me a lot because of what they were showing until Thursday. Somehow, I started getting a feeling that they have changed their mind about the promo or at least it would be shown in a different way. I am still upset with how they showed it by making Dev and Radhika look weak and opportunitic rather than human or Dev a leader; Barkha was shown as a helpless victim of Dev and Radhika's weaknesses. But viewers won't accept Barkha as that based on what has been shown so far.