Now coming to Durga. She is playing a game. No one knows her real motive, why she is doing what she is doing. But if she comes out as Nithya the motive becomes clear. Justice for Payal. Justice has to happen in court. If Sakshi plays games outside court , she too has to play games outside court. But verdict inside the court. Both parties should know what each other is doing and the world should also know. That can happen only if Payal rape case comes to court which as of now Durga does not want. As she feels reopening of that case can cause harm to Payal , Dr Dayal , Divya , Dev etc etc..
She feels the method she uses will start and end with her and all her loved one will be saved. Unfortunately things don't work that way. Her way has resulted in Payal getting attacked again, Dev send to jail, Divya is living in an anonymous place. Dr Dayal has risk. Can this continue for long. No right. So even in this path she has a chance she will lose near and dear ones. So why hide and seek. Come out. Play the battle where it should be played and end this hide and seek game once and for all for her own good as well as others. Yaa she might lose someone else other than her parents and she might have to live with that loss. But then she has to face it than run away from reality.
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*p.s. I know very little about MB so won't comment on that.
Durga is playing games outside of court. The plot has changed the style and the confidence with which she played those games with the Goenkas. Her skills are less sharp than they used to be portrayed.
You assume that Payal's Justice lies in court. What if the writers decide the character of Durga is not going to go to court ultimately to get Justice because they failed her. What if she is going for a different type of justice where the court is not going to be involved but the Goenkas are all going to pay. A bit like law abiding citizen for example.
the reason both sides don't know I think is the following: Durga is buying time by not letting the Goenkas know everything. She needs them to some how self destruct maybe. If the Goenkas know then everything is undone and she loses stealth - very important in a battle if you are alluding to it - especially between adversaries like the Goenkas who use their power and influence to control many key people. Also as a viewer you are hooked, trying to work out the moves Durga will play and the Goenkas will use to counteract. It gets complicated as it progresses even more so when she married Dev.
Regardless of what path she takes, there will always be risks yes, but so far under cover she has managed to save a lot of them and extended the games she has been playing. Dev ended up in Jail because of the attempt on Raima's life.
Durga is not running away from reality at all. She is facing the horrible reality of there being people who commit perjury and deny justice because they are rich and powerful and ruthless enough. It won't be easy but it requires a lot of planning to get to people like the Goenkas. If she uncovers everything, what element of surprise is their left? what upper hand has she got against the ruthless Rajnath, the arrogant Shaurya and the cunning Sakshi? Stealth is a key component of warfare and if Durga is going on war then until she is ready she is going to remain stealthy and so are the Goenkas who are trying to work out (as they don't know Durga is Nithya) who is bringing Payal's case back up.