Originally posted by: subiaman
@naj, nice post. The first thought that crossed my mind when I saw your post was "Neil under attack and here comes Naj 😆 to rescue!
Tbh I am not watching the show anymore so I won't give any expert opinion on Neil vs. Avni war that is going on now. What put me off completely was the way Avni staged her death and I was repulsed by that whole sequence. I was not a big fan of their combined missions either and couldn't digest any of that either but this was too much for me to handle. What followed was weeks and weeks of Avni bashing/criticism. she was bashed and criticized left right and center here in this forum and everywhere- to the point that I felt bad for that person (Avni). After all she didn't do it intentionally to hurt anyone and she herself lost big time herself in the whole process. I used to stalk the forum to read (out of habit)... some people here coming to defend Neil had problems with her even breathing air at that point. They said they don't want Neil getting back with her at all and would rather see him alone :) What I find amusing is that I didn't find big justification essays for her anywhere. The only person who was is and always have been positive and neutral in my opinion was Mandy (moderator). She stood by the characters through thick and thin. And now when Neil was questioned I was surprised by the justification posts and what not! Honestly as a distant person not even following the story I can tell you- I agree with some here who said- the Neil lovers can never agree he is wrong - they have justification for everything. Sometimes straight with no pretense but sometimes under the disguise of an avneil lover. If you read your own post - you can see snippets of "I agree Neil was wrong but you could say that he was... and "I agree Avni poor soul was hurt but you also have to remember that she started this ... or something similar. 😃 ..
sorry if I sounded personal. But I just couldn't help myself!!! Taking liberty with you to be personal 😳
As for Neil and his justifications- I am tired of hearing about the shock betrayal etc. ok I had heard people asking questions like- what would you do if you are in Neil's position? I feel I am quite close to the age of Neil in the story. And I would not react the way he did. If I am a trained police officer and if I knew my wife Avni - who has stood with me through some very difficult situations and had proposed to me right after knowing that I have a child with my ex and who risked her life several times to save me, who had the habit of running away but always had her weird reasons for that, and who after running away wasn't living with another man or in a comfortable surroundings but rather raising some orphan children would stop to think - of course after the initial shock is over- WHY DID SHE DO THIS? And try to find out her reason. Well that's me. And Neil might be different! So don't tell me everyone will react this way.
As for Avni I never justified her and I don't believe was justified by anyone except few who could understand why she did what she did while accepting it was still wrong!!!