Misti, I have to agree with you. Chikna seemed such an interesting character when he showed his true colors to Radhika about him not having a wife and using Radhika photos to get Dev's sympathy and entrance to PB. Also, his interaction with Radhika was great as they had good chemistry, there was some sympathy on both sides with Shantanu having tinge of admiration for Radhika's character and they fighting to achieve opposing ends.Now, with this attempted murder Shantanu's impact with Radhika has lost its impact. It is only left for Radhika to realize that Shantanu was behind Dev's murder and she gets justice for what he did to Dev. Actually by making Shantanu such a caricature, they have shortened his track. Just as Vishaka suddenly turned intolerable after ONS and Amma after the burning episode, nobody would like to see Shantanu as a long-term character with him getting away with things just as Vishaka and Amma had in the past.Maybe the intent is to show that Dev will forgive Shantanu when he comes back and won't tell anybody about Shantanu's intentions just as Radhika did with Amma. So, it is another circle. Amma tries to kill Radhika, Radhika is saved because of Dev (his prayers etc.) and she keeps quiet. Now, Shantanu tried to kill Dev, Dev is saved because of Radhika (her prayers etc.) and he forgives Shantanu.Now, that Shantanu has turned into a killer, I just hope that the remaining track is more logical without typical formulas of memory loss or inserting unnecessary characters. Would like to see vengeful Dev who gets rid of Shantanu by using his brains. Also, would like to see strong Radhika (there were some traces of that today) and even Shantanu having brains to be more of an intelligent villian rather than a psycopathic and obsessed villian.