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I don't know if this has already been discussed---I have been gone from I-F for the weekend--and I warn you guys, I am in a totally depressed, petulant mood so this post is basically me being whiny --But has anyone speculated on what the shift to the new Haveli might mean, story-wise? I am ALL for more Paro centered story lines, but NOT not like this. Unless it is organically something that will make Paro grow, just throwing an enemy her way and waiting for her to figure things out does not serve the character arc in any way. It gives us thrills, but at the end of the day it doesn't move the story line. And RR is about Paro AND Rudra--and how they met. The whole point of the stalker track has to be Paro and RUDRA fighting her past, him being her rakshak in the real sense of the word. And how will that work if Major Saab is missing for large parts of the Shantanu Track, as I am thinking will be the case?
This new villain had excited me because it gives us the original RR once again--- and makes Rudra face one of the core issues of the show--Paro's marriage. I thought we'd return to the Sarhad Par story with Shantanu's eventual capture --if Rudra doesn't kill him first. That has so many dangling plots waiting, we'd have a good three months of new stuff right there--- from Thakur, to Bindi, to the possibility of someone within the BSD working for the terrorists, which was why Rudra hid Paro and faked her death in the first place. (BTW--ANYONE remember the 17 brides of Birpur, including Nandini, these women being horrifically abused in some hell-hole somewhere while Rudra and Paro are romancing angaan mein?? No? Must just be me then..)
I have not seen news, this is PURE speculation, take it with a grain of salt--- but if the new Haveli location is ostensibly in Jaipur (a city at least 4 hours away from fictional Chandigarth) how is Rudra going back and forth between his office and home? How will he watch over his wife (I understand Shantanu will be sent to do this, but good God...the Rudra I know will not accept even AMAN being given Paro's security -- certainly not a total stranger). Now since Rudra has been assigned to the border activities --and everytime we have seen Aman lately he says there are "disturbances" near the border--- Rudra will be missing from the Jaipur track to do his job, right?
This new villain had excited me because it gives us the original RR once again--- and makes Rudra face one of the core issues of the show--Paro's marriage. I thought we'd return to the Sarhad Par story with Shantanu's eventual capture --if Rudra doesn't kill him first. That has so many dangling plots waiting, we'd have a good three months of new stuff right there--- from Thakur, to Bindi, to the possibility of someone within the BSD working for the terrorists, which was why Rudra hid Paro and faked her death in the first place. (BTW--ANYONE remember the 17 brides of Birpur, including Nandini, these women being horrifically abused in some hell-hole somewhere while Rudra and Paro are romancing angaan mein?? No? Must just be me then..)
I have not seen news, this is PURE speculation, take it with a grain of salt--- but if the new Haveli location is ostensibly in Jaipur (a city at least 4 hours away from fictional Chandigarth) how is Rudra going back and forth between his office and home? How will he watch over his wife (I understand Shantanu will be sent to do this, but good God...the Rudra I know will not accept even AMAN being given Paro's security -- certainly not a total stranger). Now since Rudra has been assigned to the border activities --and everytime we have seen Aman lately he says there are "disturbances" near the border--- Rudra will be missing from the Jaipur track to do his job, right?
The story's essence was always supposed to be Sarhad Par, not kitchen politics, so I appreciate the Shantanu track bringing up Varun and the border massacre. But... I think Rudra will take his family to Jaipur and he will return to Chandigarth, and there will be a separation, as this story line is playing out. This is of course normal for military families, but this will mean seeing Rudra and Paro on the same screen will soon be literally impossible. I for one am HATING this more than if there was a MU and the couple were apart because of their issues-- because Paro's past is exactly what trigger's Rudra every time, and this way we will miss out on his obsessive reaction.
The other issue I have with this is--is this being done to also serve Ashish's extremely gruelling J-D-J practice sessions now that show is gearing towards the finals? I know there is an end to the J-D-J interruption, and my heartfelt thanks go to Ashish for balancing RR and the dance show so well----but his health worries me. He has been looking absolutely exhausted of late, with his eyes particularly giving away the strain of this schedule. If so, I am all for giving the man a break -- with this caveat to Ashish---But come on, having to do a few weeks of RR with a Body Double standing in for Rudra --sucks.
The new Haveli will be a make or break track for me---and I hope it is not an excuse for the quality going down, but rather, a shot in the arm for the CVs AND for the actors to really live up to the show's premise. Somehow, however, I doubt that story integrity will triumph over the reality on the ground.
The new Haveli will be a make or break track for me---and I hope it is not an excuse for the quality going down, but rather, a shot in the arm for the CVs AND for the actors to really live up to the show's premise. Somehow, however, I doubt that story integrity will triumph over the reality on the ground.
Tell me how wrong I am--cheer me up, anyone?
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