I am happy to see healthy discussion. I watched only after Aryan's entry. With the experience of Malayalam version of the show, I was not so keen to watch bigamy story. Then Aryan came and he conquered the show and now am here as an addict.
I could connect to Imlie from ADilie divorce to Adini marriage till confession of AryLie. I was angry with Aryan during AryLie marriage and even I am angry with him for separation.
AryLie equation has changed post confession. and it is very much expected as well. They both had different expectations from each other, about which they were unsure earlier. And that change in equation and expectations is the main reason for their separation.
They have never shown Imlie's falling in love there also and I kept wondering was it out of obligation due to marriage or is she in real love with him? But they have clearly shown Aryan falling slowly in love through Adini track, Mirchi Bazar and PD track and after the dream sequence in accident he was scared to loose her to AKT that he made her to accept him as husband.
Post confession they should have shown Imlie's feelings, but they rushed to pregnancy and Jo track. Then Malini entered and separation.
I could not at all relate to Aryan for separation, but somehow I could empathise with Imlie (having gone through a similar experience in life). I can never stand a man who disowns his wife after blaming her for a MC (even if she is negligent). I somehow watched just because FK was slaying it too well.
On the very next moment of separation Imlie was entrusted with a 3 month baby, and that kept her busy and out of her own pain. It is not easy to single parent a 3 month old girl child and it will take your 100% time.
Before brining in Sugar they should have shown her pain of loss of child (STK was phenomenal in expressing grief in divorce track and I expected another brilliant performance and we were deprived of). But they have shown the grief of Aryan well, not Imlie
Even now, I am not able to connect to both Aryan and Imlie fully just because I am unable to understand the logic behind the behaviour of Aryan and I can't understand how Imlie is stone faced now, but I enjoy the performance and chemistry of our fabulous actors.
I would say there is an issue with the story telling and its flow. Maybe they are stressed with the TRP number game. But the actors make us glue to the show.