Originally posted by: Sonya1986
Gayathri, mads and Swati, Thank you for welcoming me to the 'Season 2' group. I'm glad to know that I'm not the sole member. Good to know that I'll have people to discuss with Season 2. Who cares even if we are small in number on this forum.
VampirePrincess, I have this weird habbit of not using emoticons. I have never used one even on MSN, and it's been 8 years since I have been using MSN. But, you can imagine me posting tons of smiley faces in response to your reply. The positive responses of you guys have been a pleasant surprise, as I was only expecting negative feedbacks. I was like I'll just speak my truth, and then return to being a 'silent' reader, but you guys have encouraged me to write more.
aa123.80, Let me hammer it deeper. Having discussed the characters, we are left with the crucial question, did the creatives of the show intend to promote pre-marital sex? The answer is a big "No." A critic's task is to comprehend the entire scene before passing his/her judgement. Nupur and Mayank were getting married again while Samrat and Gunjan were getting intimate. Why juxtapose those two scenes? One should know how symbolism in literature works to understand the reason behind this juxtaposition. Although not on a literal or physical level, Samrat and Gunjan were getting married on a symbolic level. Why else would they read out loud those chants of Indian marriage ritual? The scene parallels Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan's symbollic marriage in Parineeta. I think that's the beauty behind it: Gunjan proved her love for Samrat, yet she did not violate her cultural norms symbolically speaking. Now the creatives must have thought that the audience would have the astuteness to know that symbollism doesn't work in real life, so it is not to be taken in those terms. But, unfortunately the funny thing is that a good share of the audience turned a blind eye to the symbolic element itself. This is an advice to everyone who watches movies, reads books, etc: pay close-attention to the subtleties before passing your judgement; otherwise, it wil be said that the inapt critic has treated the work on a very superficial level.