I stalked this thread the other day (found it by chance) and after going through it, binge-watched the show today although, I really don't have the time to be doing this. But I didn't expect for the show to be this good, tbh 😆 I like the fact that despite this being a sequel, it's easy to follow the plot without feeling like you are missing some essential parts. Though, if someone has watched the prequel, could you tell me whether Zohra loved Bali or not? In the FBs she always looked annoyed with him, lol.
I am enjoying all the actors and characters, so far. Though, I think I have a softer spot for Punar - poor guy really doesn't have it easy. At least, Mahi calls a spade a spade and calls out her Mom on her nonsense- love the sister-brother bond here! When Punar threatened to lock their gate so Mahi won't leave him, when Mahi said that if anything happens to Punar she won't forgive anyone for spilling his blood and the recent scene when she told her mother that she won't be distanced from her brother ❤️ Wonder, though, whether Punar will die or not; him getting hurt clearly doesn't shake his mother. His death might. Oh, and all the references about how Punar isn't like his father, that he is more gentle and respectful - liked those, too. You can't mold kids into their parents, they are their own person, after all.
And Bali, he is another character your heart goes out to. His desperation for his kids, the guilt and memories of the past torturing him- he truly seems like a man who is repenting. And I really enjoy the way they are portraying the love of fathers (whether the biological one or the one who raised them) - we don't see much focus on it in most shows. And in stark contrast to that, the almost cold love of a mother on the other side who is ready to sacrifice her son for a husband who has been long since dead. Either way, I can understand both positions, Bali and Jajji (do you write it like that? Lol); it's not easy to see your kids believe someone else is their father and it's difficult to give up the kids you raised - although, I wish these two would sit together and talk reasonably. Try used to be good friends, why do they have to make the kids be with either one of them? They can both be in their lives...
Oh, and the chess games are also amusing, lol.
Well, am curious to see how Bali seeing his kids for the first time (knowing that they are hiss kids; loved that seen when he felt their presence nearby when they walked past the house!) will play out 😊 And the show definitely deserves more appreciation but guess apart from the younger cast being mostly unknown (I assume? And not that good with my knowledge about actors) this not having much of romantic love (not really, lol) is also a factor.
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