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Nandy...isn't it a time honored tradition of desitv soaps to make their bahus mahaan and their betas nincompoops? Not even a King can escape this diktat as we have seen..
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I really don't know enough about the writer to comment...but women seem to enjoy pride of place on TV just as men rule the roost in Bollywood..
However, in the context of a love story, such lopsided characterization and tracks take the sheen away from the romance that the audience signs up for.
Unfortunately, after a point, the love story is between the FL and her ego...the ML is collateral damage...
Unlike Superman who battles to save the world, the FL battles to save the ML and his family from every evil under the sun...the ML is of course blissfully unaware of her efforts and strategies...
Sometimes, it appears, that the ML comes of use only when the FL, between her many fights, needs a break for R&R...just the inverse of how it is in the movies...!
I was hoping this show would be different since the ML here is a King...but even the King does not stand a chance against desitv soap logic clearly...more's the pity!
Why can't we have two strong leads? Why does one have to be sidelined at the cost of another? Tracks may keep shifting from one to another but can't they keep core traits intact?
For me, the biggest shock was when RNJ gave away his crown to KC. Not even a mentally deranged RNJ would do that. I can't come to terms with how they got him to do it just so G could dance her way into a coronation party!
It is as if these silly dance routines are more important than core characterization, logic or clever story telling..!
