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Okay, so the reason, I started watching the show was cause I really saw the potential in the story. It was interesting and maybe, if this concept was on some medium other than ITV, like as web series or something, it probably could have been formed into a beautiful and deep love story or just simply a good story to actually learn something from.
But it being ITV, no matter how fresh and promising a concept they try to bring in the beginning, they have the tendency to go back to their same old ways whose foundation, probably Ekta Kapoor laid. Now, I wasn't expecting something great of course but just something decent and watchable. And, 'basic' logic is of the prime requirement for that, I believe.
Now, sticking to this show and ignoring many other loopholes; the recent track where AJ snatches the MS from Guddan's neck, what really happened there? Maybe I missed something or I don't know, but here, he was teaching her how to make that cake and then probably, Durga just tells him about the conversation of Guddan and Rawat and then, cut to next frame, he just snatches her MS from her neck! Like, he just believed Durga and didn't even bother to confront and ask Guddan about it? It could have been some misunderstanding. He was behaving like, he had caught Guddan cheating on him with someone, after they had fallen and confessed their love.
And then, 'after snatching the MS', when he does ask to answer in a yes or no, he doesn't want to hear anything else? And the way he says, you don't deserve this MS! Does he think, it's a privilege for someone to be wearing a MS of his name? His attitude around Guddan is always like, he's doing her some favor. He does think highly of himself and I sense narcissism in him. I know, all ITV male leads suffer from ego issues but, AJ is plain narcissistic. Although, he's improved much, his character in the beginning episodes completely gave the narcissistic disorder vibes.
Anyway, Rawat blackmailed Guddan with her father, no? So, she didn't have any option. She not for once, believed Rawat. None of this was her fault. She couldn't tell him about Rawat, because he definitely wouldn't have believed her and when she tried, he fell asleep. Can't she just tell him all of that? Or just one line that, Rawat blackmailed her, that's why she came back in the house rather than feeling guilty and apologizing to him.
I understand, one can't sit and analyse and reason everything while watching ITV but I think as audience, investing our time, we deserve basic logic, otherwise, it just all feels like a different/alternate world (to me, at least). I believe, audience needs to be respected this much at least and not taken for granted, that they'll just watch anything without questioning. So, it does feel disappointing.
Now, my main aim of this post was to try and understand how ITV works. I'm not really complaining. I understand, they make what sells. If they're getting good TRPs without logic, why make efforts to think and go through all the pain required to produce good content. Plus, Indian TV series are not finite or fixed. So, one can't really expect quality in a daily running show which isn't finite.
But, what's the need of this unnecessary idiotic family drama? And this, mera mangalsutra, mera suhag nonsense? I thought, Guddan was supposed to be this free spirited 20 year old girl with no care in the world. Why is she suddenly so much attached and concerned about a MS? Actually, she was concerned about it during the house theft too. But, why? What meaning does it hold for her?
And infact, exactly when, did she get so attached to this family, a family in which except Dadi, no one really cares for her or most importantly, makes her feel loved and wanted. Why she wants to stay in this family when she can just go back to her own house, her family whom she loved the most. At least, in her house, there are 2 people who love her the most in the world for who she is, respect her and trust her. I mean, doesn't make sense. The thing is, they never even once showed Rawat being the reason for her to continue to stay. She just wanted to stay out of her own will cause she just grew fond and so attached to the new 'family' in just a few days. She's never even being shown missing her old life. It can't happen in real life at all, forget with a 20/21 year old girl like her.
So, this isn't justified because I don't think, target audience of this show was specifically housewives who can relate to the mera mangalsutra, mera pati drama. Infact, I'm sure, not even they can relate(majority), it's just unrealistic. Except the fact, that Guddan is a 20 year old becoming a saas, I don't think, the concept would appeal or be realistic to the housewives about whom I don't know why, ITV thinks, that they love all this idiotic, unrealistic mera MS, mera suhag drama. Emotional family drama? Maybe. But, how can 'anybody' relate to the, mangalsutra, sindoor drama in real life? I can be sure about the fact, that even if they eliminate this unnecessary focus on mangalsutra, sindoor and likes, they'll not lose any audience (might end up gaining some tho). So, this I don't understand that why so much unnecessary focus is being given on showing the FL as 'homely' in every show even when your major audience is probably young and won't be much interested in that.
Television does has the strength to influence masses, one needs to be a bit careful and thoughtful while projecting the characters and the story.
Phew, it was long! Thanks everyone who went through it all.
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