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So, there has been a lot of speculation over the bloopers and issues with the story line.
Truth to be told, I agree with most of the issues wholeheartedly. Especially the bullet not hitting Dev because of the locket. Can anyone say "cliche"? Then there's the fact that Shaurya is not just a stupid and ignorant character, even other characters (read: Suchitra and Dev) fail to see through his blatantly over-melodramatic behavior and are forced to look like idiots, in fact, mere caricatures of real humans.
Being a doctor, don't even get me started on medically impossible feats like the plastic surgery and now the Durga can enter the OT without scrubbing in, and Dev goes from being critical to being alright in a span of hours.
Then there's the overarching theme of Durga being George Orwell's 'Big Brother' fron the book 1984. (Has anyone read it? Read it in high school - not a book you easily forget!) While others are either unknowing or unsuspecting of her motives; except for Sakshi - but all she does is lament over it and say repetitive dialogues!
There isn't a dearth of real issues in our country of corruption and rape belittling (the unfortunate country to have someone like Mulayam Singh Yadav as a minister), and we hear everything from the rape of a 2 month old to the rape of an 81-year old - so, being people with say "a little heart", we are looking for the correct amount of angst, revenge and morality. Which suffice to say, diminishes little by little when Shaurya never feels guilty, everyone can be bought, neither teachers, nor friends, or police has even a bit of humanity or loyalty, and Sakshi Goenka, who has been my favorite character in the show, for being an utter feminist and simply a strong character, is becoming extremely redundant.
However, I am going to give the show some concession because, at the end of the day, it is a television show. And things like love (the pendant) can save lives, and Durga can have enough footage of Rajnath and Raima's sexual escapades to make a few dozen po*n movies, Shaurya can hire a sharp shooter to kill Dev and just stand in the background while she does so (isn't the whole point of hiring a killer to be away from the crime scene so that one has an alibi?!).
So, I guess we simply have to accept that no matter what the theme of a show, Hindi mirch-masala and romance have to be added to it, to make it click with the Indian audience.
That being said, EHT is still probably much higher than other shows in terms of actors, concept, execution and the sophistication and dirt of the rich!
P.S. Merely a rant in stream of consciousness. Excuse such a big and much discussed topic. I have been on call for hours, without much to do. This is result of no sleep and thankfully, no emergencies.
