Yeah .. I always thought they were rushing ever since they had to shift shooting to a different city and the wedding happened. I really thought Pallavi and Raghav were going to hate each other for a lot longer before they showed any kind of reconciliation.
I really feel like having to film in one apartment or whatever it is was really put a damper on the story line - because how can they hate each other that much but still live (film) in those same 2-3 rooms if they couldn't show them doing other things. Too many fight scenes between P&R would've really tanked TRPs (or maybe not) so I think thats why they went the route of getting them on the friendly level quickly. Pandemic in general seems to be putting a damper on all the dramas.
I also think the Mandaar track entry was too soon but TRP aunties love a love triangle and the "this marriage is not a real/valid marriage" trope - so I hope bringing in this track pays off for the show as the producers are hoping it will.
I think without daily manhandling, saas-bahu drama, and severe injustice to the FL, this show will never cross into the 2.0 TRP category. Which is fine by me because that's what I love about this show. I'd rather it have a cult following tbh. But it is sad for all the crew & cast. I hope SP keeps this until the end of the year, at least.
I wonder what track will continue after they resolve this. Ved & Sunny tracks were resolved quickly - they were plot devices really. Which is fine because they had Ved once already - I didn't really see a huge point/need to bring him back for plot reasons. Sunny - ok, they needed a criminal for the hit & run case. I can't imagine what's next except the Rao guy from Raghav's past.
I actually think this Mandaar + D fam track will last a good few months mostly because its not just Mandaar they'll have to deal with. Sunki and Amma have large roles to play in this track too.
I will say though, I love that throughout all the track rushing, the one thing that is going at a good pace, for me at least, is the development of the romantic relationship between Pallavi + Raghav. I'm glad they're really getting to know each other and building that friendship + trust in each other before they get physical, etc.