My very quick take for today:
Dear Geet Writers:
I think today was quite a good episode. Not awesome…but, not bad at all.
So let me break it down a bit:
1. Geet in the hospital sequence:
This first sequence was pretty much how I had predicted yesterday...the writers had Geet go after Maan but was interrupted by a nurse and left. From a logic oriented perspective, this makes sense. I loved that the screenplay had the OBGYN advise Geet against the DNA testing. This is a perfect opening for Maan to step in and support Geet's crusade for justice. He is part of Geet's proof against Naintara & Dev as he brought the land that they cheated Geet out of. So, Geet's character does not need to prove the parentage of the baby to get her day in the court...it is irrelevant and she will be shown getting Dev & NT punished without it. Well done writers!
2. Geet & NT confrontation in the hospital:
This is where today's screenplay loses me. It was not needed at all. Geet had already been shown not following the patient she thought might be Maan. The separation could have been shown without a cliched misunderstanding track...even if it is mild & temporary. To top it all, Geet is shown kind of believing what Naintara says. Considering how Geet faced NT straight on in the office, why show her believing NT today? This might have even worked if somebody more trustworthy like Dadima had done the deed...not NT.
If the goal was to show Geet finding out about Maan's illness via media coverage later, that could have worked after sequence 1 above and without this screenplay insertion.
If the reason for this scene insertion was to give Geet's character a reason not to look for Maan…that ends up making Geet's characterization seem weak and needy. It kills a core part of Geet & Maan's relationship sketch…one that you as writers have spent several months building.
I am ok with a separation track…but one shown like this based on a misunderstanding created by Naintara does not reflect the strength of the Geet - Maan bond and feels silly!
3. Aditya - Geet meet: Now, I am very happy about the entry of a new character that will balance the story out more from the current non-stop Geet - Maan focus. If the focus had been built around existing characters such as Meera - Dev or NT - Dev, it would not have worked as they have already established a position in the viewers mind that will be hard to change. It would have also lead to lower TRPs. Bringing in a new character, from that standpoint, was a nice touch. I did find the entry of the kids very cliched...you know...the "uncle with naughty kids who meets the strong heroine" plot! The shower shoot was also very premature and over the top…could that not wait till a little later? It just seemed like you were trying really hard to have somebody enact a skin-show scene to keep some viewers happy. Unfortunately, it backfired. Showing Jay Bhansali, the new entrant to this show, do what has been typically Gurmeet's domain, ended up annoying your core loyal viewer base. As for me…for now, I am going to wait and see how this track progresses. I must confess, I have a very cheesy funny bone...so I was happy to be smiling...even with the very done-to-death screenplay!
Loved:
How NT's smartness was shown. For once, you showed, very nicely, how she adopted her story based on what Geet said about the Taveez. Wish you would impart that logical thinking to the other characters in the story!
Disliked:
1. The NT-Geet confrontation. Was unnecessary and did not serve any obviously discernible purpose!
2. The Aditya shower scene...premature placement in the screenplay!
Closing notes:
Please do not re-purpose the same old screenplay tricks for the Geet-Aditya-kids plot!
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