Originally posted by: Shalzie
Why is there no clap button?
Glad to see someone who feels the same way. Why don't they like to show empowered women? I loved that scene where Imlie walks out on her marriage. I don't understand women who put up with crap treatment.
On ITV, they will show self-sacrificing women or mahaan women.... and endless inner monologues just to depict their nonsensical thought process.
I wanted to see Imlie pursue her career. All I got were kitchen politics, useless baby tracks and now there is 'Cheeni is different'. But what about Imlie? Her husband asked her to leave and her life went on hold? No offense to Pagdandiya....but couldn't she be a journalist in a well-known company? Real life doesn't work like that. Real women are superheroes who overcome the obstacles life throws at them, get up and move on. No woman is defined just by the relationships in her life.
But I guess it will take time for ITV to catch up. Till then, they will keep on recycling the same stuff. I don't watch other shows but I know that they introduced baby tracks in almost all shows and also leaps. So much originality! What is the point of watching different shows then? Anyway, I will rant some more till the end of Arylie and then life will go on.
I don't watch too many hindi shows at the moment but at least in regional shows, they show more realistic women and arcs.
am watching an afternoon soap about a lady who works as a domestic helper for a rich family. the twist is that she is actually the daughter of that house but there was a baby swap and so she ended up growing in the village. anyway, what I like is that they are showing as a strong single mom who is resilient. her husband ran out of on her with tons of debts and rejected their daughter because it was a girl child. now, he is re-married and when she runs into him in the city, she just spits in his face. the new wife isn't jealous and thinking he is going back to this lady. instead, they are now grappling with his infertility. meanwhile the female lead is working as a delivery person for a restaurant during her off-hours so that she can buy stuff for her daughter.
the other hindi show I am watching on and off is harphoul mohini (colours tv) -- very different take on rural life and strong social drama messaging. it is rather interesting.
so I wouldn't paint ITV in the same brush. there have been lots of shows where the women are strong, different and take no crap from anyone. lots of shows where women have lot more going on than just kitchen politics. it all depends on the channel and the heads. even some of the older hindi shows I occasionally watched were interesting. I think there are ebbs and flows when it comes to content and watching relatable characters on TV.
plus as someone pointed out earlier, there is a specific audience for imlie and I think that audience wants kitchen politics. 🤷
Edited by mango.falooda - 3 years ago
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