I do second your opinion Ms. Lyra,
The freshness in Omkara Singh Oberoi's character was one thing that attracted me to the show initially. Along with all the other original characters Shivaay, Annika, Rudra, Dadi and others enacted by exemplary artists.
I watched the show for all of them, the main leads and the parallel leads, the family altogether. I felt from the beginning that it was more the shivika story which had progression and writer probably knew them more.
But when I saw Om Ishaana confrontation scene, I felt really happy that the show was giving importance to younger brother's story unlike normal shows.
I waited to see their love story and also brother sister equation between Ishaana and Shivaay to start like Anika-Rudra and Om-Saumya. But it didn't work and that track was scrapped, I was wondering where Ishana disappeared for months!
In that time, I slowly started accepting the Shivika story, inspite of some crappy tracks, there is a beautiful iconic progression for that couple. The shows later separated and I couldn't watch the other one basically because I saw some people with weird getup and all there!
But since the show merged again, Gauri and Bhavya started to be the pairs of the brothers. I was actually shocked, how is Rudra and Bhavya staying together, did Saumya and he get divorced? Where did she go, then I got that she too went Ishaana way.
But I really don't get why these girls got casted opposite these boys, I really don't find any chemistry in both of them at all except light and songs. Bhavya is older and Gauri looks so tiny in front of Om.
The most important aspect is what happened to Om, I kind of hate that character now, he has become a bigger hypocrite with all the manhandling and then 'Mai Sach Hoon' talks. Even Shivaay and Tej had been really crass at times but they always accepted they are so. But this Om I don't know, I no longer connect with that character.
Shivaay's character had actually fallen in a deep pit due to suppressed love, jealousy and ego once, but he has now made baby steps to sunshine. I don't even think Omkara stands a chance for the same here. The writer probably lost the entire character control along with Ishaana track scrap, their black and white worlds colliding would have made them an equally sensible pair like Shivika. They just had to perk up Ishaana's character a bit unlike all the comedy and dramatics.
But here Gauri Omkara doesn't strike that chord at all, and every time they have an eyelock I cringe, it looks so forced to me. When they talk its more bearable. Gauri as a single character is very endearing and the girl is really pretty too. But together they take away the whole points that were initially set. And what was Gusthi and all? And Om always faints, like as much as Shivaay breaks phones.
Ruvya somehow I never had the ability to watch, maybe because of the Saumya thing.
Now its just the main leads, who are really good, hope they continue to have a sensible story!
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