Mahabharat Episode Discussion Thread #3/ DT's Nt pg 46/ 124, 132 - Page 118

I think in the original epic Kunti did stay back only until Pandavs setup palace and kingdom.

Nivi - Yuddhi got KP out of this Balidaan of GPB. 🤣 It doesn't seem like much at this point. But, later it leaves HP in the dust. How King Devil justifies keeping Kunti I can't wait to see... most likely that she is old king's wife and too old to travel? Not to old to kill of course!

Originally posted by: AnjanaYYZ

Nivi - Yuddhi got KP out of this Balidaan of GPB. 🤣 It doesn't seem like much at this point. But, later it leaves HP in the dust. How King Devil justifies keeping Kunti I can't wait to see... most likely that she is old king's wife and too old to travel? Not to old to kill of course!

They are again trying to come up with their own version of why the kingdom had to be split in two, except, as usual, it makes no sense. Yudisthir was the yuvraaj, so what prevents him from still being one? Okay maybe it's the 'sin' of polyandry that he committed that comes in the way of his being a contender for the throne. So that means that he gets only a portion of the kingdom? A prince's claim to the throne gets reduced proportionately to the number of 'sins' he has committed! Where is this logic coming from? And what makes Duryodhan next in line for the throne after Yudisthir? I mean why not Bheem? As far as I know, both were of the same age. Instead of all the drama I would have appreciated mention of some 'rules' for succession to the throne and not such arbitrary decision making. I am not even citing the real MB over here, but they are seriously going by some flawed fabricated logic of their own.

Originally posted by: shyam09

Hmm ... it was an odd episode today. I understand what they are trying to achieve (a logical explanation for why Bhishma stayed with Dhriti), but the way they present it was highly illogical. For example, Dhriti asked Bhishma to stick with him and his sons ... Bhishma promised Dhriti that as long as he is king he will obey every single order he gives...

for someone as smart as Bhishma, they really twisted his character to look pretty stupid (no offense).

But the precap made me laugh the most ... Dhriti wanted to keep Kunti in Hastinapur... which I sort of understand... If Kunti remains in Hastinapur, Yuddhi wouldn't dare attack it since their mom is essentially a "hostage" there. Logical goal, illogical presentation...

And there is a difference between agreeing to stay back in Hastinapur and agreeing to submit to the king with the promise of not disobeying him. if I have got this right, why would Starbharat's Bhishma agree to the latter, knowing fully well that he might have to obey orders that stray far away from dharma?!

Originally posted by: ashwi_d

And there is a difference between agreeing to stay back in Hastinapur and agreeing to submit to the king with the promise of not disobeying him. if I have got this right, why would Starbharat's Bhishma agree to the latter, knowing fully well that he might have to obey orders that stray far away from dharma?!

in the precap.. Kunti again had blank expression...

Agreed with all of you! They made Bhishma look like a fool. I tolerated everything but I'm in no mood to bear such a ridiculous characterization of Bhishma.