Thanks Suchi for a Topic not only well needed but well written.
I came to this forum because of Erica the actress I knew from an earlier show, a character I loved Sona
I know another Sona cannot be written and Prerna is a totally different character that the actress has been performing with sincerity but for an audience to connect with the character is very important ,and there is absolute disconnect now because of writers who have literally butchered her for God knows what that I see that Shivi the sister is being praised, sorry to say in the acting department Erica is leaps and bounds better but because of Prerna as a character I understand why people are rooting for Shivi.
In my limited experience with ITV it looks like the FL narrative is as someone’s lover, wife, daughter etc but isn’t Prerna a woman of her own right and the makers are afraid to explore that because they don’t know which way to go or are afraid of the popularity of the two male leads.
Whatever it is we are left with a brilliant actress who is caught in bad storytelling and characterization and it is going downhill from here.
The one good thing maybe this will pave the way for Erica to get better projects in the future and that is what I wish for her.