I agree with you
The fact is that no matter how much we like Avni and Neil as characters and as a couple and the story overall, we can't ignore the questions our mind asks and the feelings our heart expects!
The only point I guess I have another opinion about is why Avni became senti, I guess Neil's presence couldn't leave her indifferent as she loves him to bits, but yes I also don't understand why she didn't defend herself in front of inmates and RP!!!
And I also agree on the fact that had they focused on Neil's feelings, this track would have reached another level, yes we have been shown some of them, some scenes were really good but honestly many times we have been left craving for more! I don't know if editing has a contribution to this, as in if they don't edit well they might show a wrong reaction to the action/news, which makes us feel disconnected to the reaction! but apart from editing, it's very clear that the focus was more on plans/drama/twists etc than on showing Neil's feelings, we have been shown some of them on some scenes but in this track apart from trying to prove her innocence the focus should have been on his feelings as well as hers, with her I have no complaints honestly but I felt more should have been shown from Neil's side. I know he has a lot on his plate as usual but still his reactions and feelings should have been given a lot more importance.
I couldn't connect well to Khannas honestly, because if they love Avni this much, the least they could have done is pay her a visit during her hard times especially since they felt their son didnt help her!Add to that Bebe's behavior in the hospital when she thought Avni is taking revenge from Neil!These are big bloppers which made me connect less to Khannas though I loved Parakash's reaction to Vidyut. Just to be fair to CVs, I heard that they wanted to include Khannas in the jail track (the six months) but channel didn't want to, and they were brought only later but the disconnect has already happened and it was even more after the way Bebe doubted Avni in the hospital, so even when they brought them back, they did this big blopper, I agree drama is good, it might catch eyes but it should not be against character growth! Also what happened to Bebe's visit to Avni, there was a scene where she asked Ali to arrange a visit for her!
The inmates flipping is another inconsistency, from being her fans, to being inhuman and cruel to getting back to being her supporters!!
There were many other bloppers in the rescue mission etc, few simple details could have made things more believable and relatable. For example when Balu was showing the house to Neil (Oncar Singh), he showed him a back exit, why this wasn't used?!, ok switching off the light and the smoke bombs are good as a distraction but why did he push the trolley on the stairs and wanted to go out from the main exit!!! and how come they couldn't catch him while they had weapons and he had actually a hindrance in the form of the trolley which had Mishti and Neela on it! The sensible thing I suppose was Neil dstracting them with smoke and switched off lights while he goes out with Neela and Mishti from the back exit, then if they needed Ballu to still know Neil took them away, they could have shown him seeing them from the window thus giving enough believable time for Neil to reach his car with Mishti and Neela before the guards run after him!! I thought the main idea was to take Neela and Mishti without anyone noticing them!
I also wonder how could this drive take so much time, when they left it was night and when they were blocked by Vidyut and his goons it was daylight!
Another thing I saw from OLVs which I found not suitable to the situation, is Neil kidnapping Avni to bring her to the Khanna house! I mean seriously, giving her a mini heart attack is all what was missing! Ok he wanted to make it special but how is getting her scared after all the bad times she has been through is special!! if it was in some other circumstance, it could still be little bit overlooked though I honestly totally disagree with these kind of ways, but now that was kind of reckless. He could have just blinfolded her and told her he is going to take her to some special place, she would have been equally happy and without going through tension, I mean how is their life lacking any spice, they have been through all kind of khataranak adventures, so there was absolutely no need for all that!
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All this being said, I still say that I liked the jail track overall, it was kind of fresh and we got some really good scenes, especially in the beginning, I think the scenes in Neil's cabin were good, when Avni was cursing herself for getting weak in front of Neil, when Neil was hell scared when she disppeared and was relieved and emotional when she came back, the "dil diya gallan" scene when she confronted him and he said "sunayi deta hai yeh dil aaj bhi kiski naam se dadhakta hai", I might be in the minority but I liked the interrogation scene post Sunehri getting caught with the blueprint. I liked how leads were shown smart though for drama it was shown as of no use many times LOL but still seeing them thinking and trying to do something even if not fully successful is better than seeing them inactive and clueless. So I wouldn't negate the positive things even when I clrealy see the bloppers and some inconsistencies, I also heard of the pressure the channel has on CVs, they don't always show what they want, many times channel interfers by making them show something they don't want to or preventing them from showing something they want to! but yes they also falter for whatever reason, now it's not like it's always channel's fault! Obviously I don't know how things really work only people who work in the industry can really know who calls the shots and how.
I also still maintain that AvNeil are amongst the best well written characters on indian tv and their growth as a couple and as individuals is good as well.
But there is always scope for improvement, indian tv has a very long way to go, for now I'm appreciating the positive things in the show but I can also see its flaws!
Being positive overall doesn't make us delusional, we just overlook some things, because honestly in our real life there are more important things to fight for and ponder over!😊