As Urvi pointed out, I consider Karna's drishtikon partially wrong here. His assumption of Drona's fear is not totally without any reason. Still, he was not Karna's guru. So she wins. Karna's, here, is a perfect instance of showing how people are burdened by their past and how they cannot make balanced choices and decisions under that burden. We all do that every now and then, don't we? And how many times our assumptions turn out not to be true! Still we repeat the same, because we have only our past experiences to analyse what we are presented with each moment, and each moment hardly brings anything new on a consistent basis. So it is only natural and human to misunderstand when something fresh comes along. We are experts in detecting when others do it, but unskilled when we do it.
This is the reason I like Karna. He was so burdened by society that his every reaction was only a response to it, not necessarily directed at the individuals involved. He was not an ideal person, and no one possibly was there to show him what he missed. While I understand Karna's problem, I am aware of the graveness of his deeds. But he was a simple minded man, not ideal or complex enough to work through the hazy maze of the society and find a way out. So I could vouch for him. He was only hurt, forever, and possibly alone, and covered it up with a face full of rage. Who knows!
This, I think, is the facet of Karna KS is trying to show. That makes this show interesting. Until now, all Karna's we have seen were sad. This one is angry, and hiding it under a stoic attitude. That also explains, at least to me, Aashim's almost emotionless acting.
