@Shali and Priya: I agree with both of you that the extensions given were not used well by the PH. Every time they had a track brimming with potential they ruined it with circus nonsense. To be honest, they even ruined the potential the circus had as characters. Long before we hated Nando, I made a post with ideas of how to develop her character better but they NEVER did that. How can we suddenly accept an epic love story from a character with no story and no substance, especially when paired with a character with as much complexity and history as Dev?
To me, Meera was a perfect romantic interest for Dev. She was for one thing completely different from Geet, was much more exposed to the ways of the world, knew everything about Dev's past and was tortured by her feelings for him. She hated that she loved such a man and that way I could relate to her also. I really wish the original writers had been locked up and never allowed to leave because they made such beautiful, deep, conflicted characters. Also, it was amazing the way they wove her and Geet's friendship as I loved the idea of Geet having a guardian angel in Meera who could be there for her in a way that Maan couldn't, being a woman.
Anway, never mind. Even the stalker track brought back a lot of viewers but failed to impress because of the one dimensional storyline and the complete neglect of logic. It was amazing for people who had stuck through the circus track but not so much for those who came back expecting the erstwhile excellence of the show.
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