Actually I don't think they wasted the life and death situation. It wasn't put in for the clash of values track. It was deliberately put in for this track. Up until the point where she was almost dead he was adamant that The Raghav Rao will not change. It was an emotional impulsively made decision to become Pallavi's Raghav. Because this is what he thought will bring back his love. He begged her on his knees saying that he will become whatever she wants if she wakes up. He made a change he wasn't mentally or emotionally ready for. Then his other crutch alcohol was also taken away. He lost himself trying to change for the woman that is his life. Unlike how some people in this forum feel he is not still in love with Esha. He only fell for her manipulation and went crazy at the press conference because she hit upon his inner conflict at losing his The Raghav Rao persona. This is his armor, protection, what allowed him to survive all the taunts and insults he has gone thru. This track is for him to find a balance in his personality so that he does not lose himself. Hopefully they tone down the cringe. The problem with the hug with Esha was that his awkwardness was lost because they prolonged it because they needed it for the Sunny scene. Look at the difference in the hugs between him and the 2 women. Let's see what happens next. I feel we should let them tell their story. The hiding things from Pallavi because he feels the axe will finally fall and she will leave him is consistent. In that aspect it is completely in character. This is just my opinion on this track, I am not trying to offend or dispute how anyone perceives the track.
Thanks for sharing your perspective.
Totally agree with all this. Well said! Loved the part in bold, especially.
His behavior is consistent and his 'identity crisis' of sorts has him all confused. This is why Esha's words are so effective for now. As I've said before, he will truly change if and only if he wants to, and that needs to come from within. While he tries to change for Pallavi to please her a part of him isn't convinced totally, which makes it easy for his natural tendencies to take over at very times and he defaults to his usual approach. I actually find this realistic because no one can change overnight so easily, despite the best of intentions. Many people think this track is about infidelity, but that is only a very small part of it. The bigger picture, as you have rightly pointed out, is that he needs to find his true self and only he can do this.
People are going by the words he utters as though they are set in stone. It's not the case at all and I'm sure the writers are trying to portray his inner conflict through all this. They tend to write at multiple levels so people interpret it differently too.
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