This explains so much, especially TWO song numbers in the space of 2 weeks ( with more coming up) Khushi's almost flirtatious behavior nowadays with NK, even ASR's weirdly mild reactions to her nosiness, when previously he was much harsher and reacted like a maniac at even the slightest interference on his privacy.
As someone who really notices "clues" and signs, its very telling that many significant ones have been dropped, post Diwali, even though they were in the plot before--- no one has forgotten the bangles for plants thing that was going to be addressed with the mother's kangans (clearly). That track, so beautiful and meaningful and which was weaved into the story arc for over 2 months suddenly just...disappeared. The rush to get Payal and Akash together, damn the previous four months of showing them in one specific track/timeline- the fact that Akash who couldn't drink tea with Payal alone in her house one afternoon grabbed her hand and proposed in front of a cafe full of strangers the next week was just a grotesque change, which NOW makes sense!
I have to assume the new lady is there placed via Star Plus which ALWAYS does really crude amateur crap-over the top out of place dance numbers, total 180 degree personality changes, inexplicable new characters to"change" the format, humor and tragedy literally in the same episode... because clearly the new lady believes in thrusting crude plot devices down our throat.
This is so stupid, do they think alienating the core audience is going to GET them, and not lose them, TRPs? Maybe if this was an Ekta style serial, but its not. The problem is this show was so sublte and well built from the start, you don't have a built in audience of people who are casual viewers, you instead have obsessed fans like US. Not many people "casually" watches this show because its too layered and well scripted. Now, if that standard falls..
Someone beg Mr Gautam Hegde to come back! No wonder us obsessed forum watchers are being driven nuts and noticing weird inconsistencies and hijacked plot lines, and seeing our characters change into the very kinds of people they themselves looked down on a few months ago!
Edited by napstermonster - 13 years ago