Originally posted by: Innika.
I agree with the long-lost sibling track, and them not being related, as the best way to go. However, judging by the fact that all three women have dodgy childhoods, and two of them explicitly remember their family being taken away from them, I highly doubt that they eventually won't take the long-lost sibling track.
I'm not sure about DBO, because I gave up on the whole thing very early on. If she indeed has a little brother, then I stand corrected. Again, my lack of knowledge about DBO probably makes me misinterpret her character. If she isn't moral then, she is justice-hungry, which I still like. I liked the premise of a greyish ACP too, although I liked it more with Randhawa, then Bhavya. As for execution, I think the character has been terribly written as well - as is every other character on the show, apart from Shivaay (IMO). But in all honesty, I think that even if Bhavya was the most ideal woman ever, she still wouldn't be a favourite. Most people on the forum haven't gotten over Saumya, which is understandable. However, I hope everyone eventually does - because if a replacement for a layered character like Ishaana can be accepted, so can this new one.
You honestly can't look for logic in this show. There is absolutely no foresight in any of these plotlines, so the NT track shouldn't be any different! I have a theory for her nightmares though; it appears that her nightmares are triggered during more emotionally taxing situations, which is a psychological phenomenon that is evident in many trauma victims. While her childhood hasn't been explored much, it is obvious that it was traumatic. The repeated references to violence and begging in her nightmares, implies some form of abuse or another. Her adoptive family was not seen directly, however, it has been mentioned that Sahil was very young when he lost his parents, which suggests that both Annika and Sahil were looked after his Bua for quite a long time. There has already been manhandling seen there, in earlier episodes. As for not remembering anything about her family which is why she stopped looking, I refute that. Annika is shown, repeatedly, to be determined, and obsessed with theorising from dregs of evidence. I doubt that, even if she knew nothing else about her family but that dream, she would look. The lack of resources, would make a lot of sense here.
I think that when I say Gauri had the best childhood out of the three women, I mean that she, at least, had some form of guidance. Annika spent her childhood mothering Sahil and trying to make ends meet, and Bhavya's past is still a mystery, other than the fact that all of her family was murdered. And while I think that you are right about Gauri not being cookie-cutter, I think she has not been characterised well. From your description, she seems to be a mix between a unicorn, that we have seen post-merger, and Ishaana. As a character, she still confuses me. Sometimes, she appears to be all-forgiving, and other times, she seems to get angry extremely fast. She fights back to Pinky and the villains, but she appears defenceless in front of the man that treated her like crap. I repeat, she confuses me. If she is as grey as you make her seem, then I wish this was more evident in her characterisation. In IB, apart from yelling at Om once or twice, and fighting back to Pinky, I don't see a grey Gauri. I just see a self-respecting woman at her wit's end.
Personally, I don't like the dynamic between Annika and Gauri as sisters, because together, they don't seem to be particularly different from each other, which is frustrating.
I'm wondering how large this family secret is as well - we are all kind of seeing it as the be all, and end all. I just hope it doesn't fall short.
Good to hear your input!
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