Great post Simi, I agree with you 100%. I adore Neela maa, after Neil and Avni she is my most favourite character. She has always been level headed and the voice of reason in this show, so for her to come out and say something like that is honestly laughable! And I would blame the writers and editors completely for the lack of logic and conviction with which Neil and Neela are behaving post leap.
My biggest complaint from the beginning of this track has been the lack of an appropriate reasoning to back Neil and Neela's plans'. And although I agree with many members here that things have been dramatized unnecessarily for the sake of elongating this track, I think it is completely fair for fans to question some of the loopholes and demand some logical explanation of what Neil and Neela have done in the past 6 months to ensure Avni's freedom.
And we are not asking for successful attempts' of collecting evidence against Vidyut or for Avni. We are asking for a mere recollections of them trying' to do something other than financially weakening Vidyut in order to prove Avni's innocence. There is a huge difference. Being a legal practitioner myself I am well versed with the concept of evidence being bought' and the legal system working in the favour of those with wealth and status in many instances.
The fact that criminal trails in real life run for years is also a no brainer. There are all sorts of issues relating to admissibility and court timings. So Neil's attempts at attacking Vidyut financially so as to ensure that he is not in a position to buy evidence and attack his image by exposing his drug trafficking to the general public are all reasonable and will possibly contribute towards his downfall. But as many people have pointed out already, it's the single-minded approach which I find indigestible.
I found last night's episode relatively better in many ways. I actually felt and could relate to Neil's pain and guilt over doing what he felt was necessary to protect his love for the first time after this leap took place. The guy is seriously hurting and he's haunted by the guilt of not being able to protect Avni and be with her when she needed him the most. But that was soon replaced by the W*F' moment when Neela maa, rather optimistically tells Neil that through this drug trafficking exposure they will free Avni and then they can both live happily ever after.
Like I love this woman and I want to cut her some slack, maybe she said all this to make a rather inconsolable and guilt ridden Neil feel better. But it almost felt like normalising' Avni's conviction. Kai like okay abhi she is in Jail, soon she will be out and we can all just forget this ever happened, move on and live happily ever after. When in reality, both Neil and Neela need to realise that there is nothing normal' about this situation. And maybe they do realise this but the viewers would never know unless it is explicitly shown right?
They need to see and acknowledge the darkness, the hurt and the reopening of wounds which has come about in Avni's life as a result of her unfair conviction. Along with living with criminals, Avni has had to live with the burden of a broken relationship, of not being trusted and betrayed by the man whom she loved and valued the most. Think about the bloody psychological impacts for God's sake. The girl is a living rock, the inmates see it but how is it missed by her own loved ones?
I believe unlike Neil, Neela has had some contact with Avni in the past six months (I would hope so). Maybe Neil, although deep down anticipating the hurt and anger which Avni must be feeling, is underestimating the overall impact. That's fair enough, he'll be in for a surprise when he visits that jail next week. But Neela ka kya? How has she missed what jail has transformed Avni into?
And I hate sounding petty or whatever and as much as I find Sayantani stunning, the makeover couldn't have come at a more inappropriate time. The styled hair and statement jewels and saree looked so out of place when Neela maa went to see her daughter who has been rotting in Jail and is a prisoner of her own thoughts for the past 6 months!
Just to end on a not so grumpy' note, the last few episodes have seemingly been executed with the old Nk' pace, which is always welcome. Neil's brain is functioning relatively better now that wifey is involved, again a welcome change. And I'm hopeful our patience will be rewarded and this track will finally head towards a more gripping twist in the tale.