The whole handling of Prachi in the post leap scenario leaves much to be desired. It is not surprising that Prachi did not reveal herself to Milind given her situation but what is surprising is the way she went about rationalising it in her mind. Apart from that one line about the children she thinks that she cannot do this to a family which gave her support when she needed it. Now that I felt was a totally irrational thing to say. It is not like that the family knew her past and supported her for who she is. They just accepted a daughter-in-law they thought they had. So where is the question of showing gratitude to the family? If anything she is the one who has supported that family by faking as their daughter-in-law/wife. They did not show her sufficiently remorseful for what she had done to Milind with her decision to leave him. Her fake mom-in-law seemed to show more concern for him than she did. She seemed bent upon sending him away so that nobody comes to know of her past even if it meant turning out a wounded guy out on the streets. Hence her mouthing some lines about what effect it has on the kids seems hollow. She is talking of duty vesus love when it is clearly her duty to stand by her husband in his hour of need. Did she not promise that she will take all his troubles on her head? Now she seems to be waiting to push him out, knowing he will never be able to move on without her. So what is the solution she is thinking for this problem? Keeping quiet and wishing away the problem which was basically her doing? If they had shown her traumatised by the situation for the sake of Milind and the kids there would have been more sympathy for her. Instead it appeared she was more interested in safeguarding herself.
Sorry, JC I had to get it out. Coming to the Suproteek issue, it is my belief that once Proteek proposes to her for real and Prachi rejects him, his behaviour with Sumonto is not going to be the same. It is difficult to imagine a man accepting someone else's child like his own if the mother is unwilling to give in to him when he desires her. So far Proteek did not consciously desire Prachi as he was still absorbed in the memories of his wife. Now that he seems to have come out of it and is clearly wanting to move ahead with Prachi, her rejection is going to affect his equation with Sumonto. So Sumonto will really be better off away from Proteek.
I also think that Suproteek is going to be poisoned by the vamp against Prachi once she comes to know that she is not his real mother. At that age a child is easily gullible. If he thinks that Prachi does not love him the same way she does her own son, he is going to detest her. There is one scene which is sort of stuck in my mid. On Sumonto's birthday, Prachi was giving him sweets to distribute to the family. Suproteek was standing next to Sumonto looking longingly at Prachi. As is natural with any child, he was displaying the need to feel as loved as the other child in the family. Prachi immediately gave him sweets too and he felt happy. This shows that the guy seems to be sensitive. The vamp can easily turn such a sensitive child against his foster mother by making him think that Prachi can never give him the same love as she gives Sumonto. So far he does not know Prachi is not his real mother but once he does, he is going to misinterpret all her actions as being discriminatory.
At the end of the day, I feel Michi reunion may not have as much a devastating impact on the kids as is made out to be.
Edited by optimist - 17 years ago
