Originally posted by: Elysia
So you can mention KVB, but others can't mention HC?
They didn't focus on Raghav and Sia or dedicate a track to them. You see, even with their few omantic moments here and there, their entire track was dependent on V, as always -- the focus was everywhere, but not on them adjusting to their marriage or any of that sort.
The thing people wanted to see and waited months to see was their track independent of V. The proof of how they didn't care to focus on Raghav and Sia or sell their romance, it's obvious from how they skipped their entire journey, jumped into marriage, and even post leap, they squeezed in a rain sequence and otherwise filled their lives with doom and full on gloom. Where was the time to show their relationship development which is what the viewers wanted and waited for? Which is what would've attached viewers to the romance through their relationship.
Romance alone doesn't sell on any show. There has to be relationship growth, a process, focus on the characters journey and attachment and eventual bond.
Furthermore, they didn't even try to write scenes for Raghav and Sia that were deep and held true to their characters -- they used scenes such as maang fill and whatnot because they didn't want to waste their time thinking up romantic scenes for Raghav and Sia. Everything was rushed and out of focus -- darkness always looming. The darkness that people were sick of in the first place and left for.
If you skip a relationship's journey entirely and then alter the show until people can't even recognize it anymore, then naturally romantic moments alone won't sell. People need to connect with the characters and their relationship through its growth/journey. Raghav and Sia have been a hit from the start. Considering how little romance was shown, their fanbase grew larger and larger. And it hasn't even stopped growing yet. You can't blame the characters for not selling when it's the creatives who haven't been able to execute the story right, unable to give them the space and focus needed. HC and SJ's chemistry alone gripped viewers -- some who were even against the pairing in the start.