I really agree with you! We need to think positively, rather than looking at the negatives!
I admit, whenever I think of the upcoming track my mind jumps to scenes from previous Balaji shows which started off good but became insanely ridiculous. Then I remind myself that this is just a show, so we shouldn't get so bogged down by it.
A lot of the points that you made, I have made earlier myself. Such as the fact that this show is about Archana and Manav becoming separated. I think that people are just upset because of the shock value. Its too "upra upri", it came too fast. The days that we were expecting to see beautiful honeymoon scenes have been filled in with lots of dard and dukh. Its just too much, too fast.
I also agree with you about Archana's character as well as her family. They seem to be really pessimistic, one wrong thing and they are set off. Archana seems like she back in her bechari mode, where she feels that nobody will ever love or understand her. It all fits though, Sulochana is hot-tempered, Archana is rather gullible, and somewhere deep down they both think that Archana doesn't have happiness in her fate and jump onto chances of proving that right.
I think that if they handle the storyline tightly, then it will all be okay. We were all so upset after the bidaai didn't happen, but then we saw that the 2-3 weeks after that were some of the most beautiful and poignant moments of the show.
There is no reason to be upset over the new character. The actress herself has stated that she is opposite Sachin and that in the end she is no more than a friend for Manav. We have to remember that this is about a pavitra rishta, so there really isn't a question of Manav losing his love for Archana. I totally agree with everything you said on that topic, especially that this is the moral of the story, that if your love is pure you never have to lose it from your side.
One thing I really hope for though is that they end this show at the right time. Once the moral of the story is shown and followed with someone nice ArMan moments, then the story is really over. I think that would make it legendary in the Balaji world, where shows are continued until they are so stale that they are pulled off air. If they end on a positive note, leaving the viewers with a good feeling and happy, timely ending, then this show would be legendary.
We need to keep faith, and hope for the best. I really liked your post though, it was a very good analysis.
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Anupamaa
