Originally posted by: hyacynth
Sorry, but I disagree with you. Viewers get to decide what they should keep watching or not.
I've been following BI since its first epi and loved how vibrant and quirky it was. It stood out from all the shows to me for its feel-good vibe. And I was instantly hooked. Though not every plot made sense to me, I felt the heart of the show was at the right place. Even without me knowing it became more than just a show to me, It became my sweet escape from daily stress.
Think everyone will agree BI now is nothing like what it used to be before. When there are such radical changes in the tracks of a show, it is a given not everyone is going to stick with it. BI used to my stress-reliever but now everytime I watch it it just gives me more stress.
It's not as if I'm asking BI to be rainbows & sunshine forever and we have got melancholic scenes before which were great. But the way things were dealt in yesterday's epi were too extreme. Showing Zain & Suraiya get tortured in the police cell so vividly was totally uncalled for. That was too much to be shown on a drama with a Muslim backdrop on the day of Eid. The makers/Colors should have been more considerate of what to show on eid. It's like they don't care for what the viewers feel anymore.
While I admire Harshad and Preetika's hard work and am proud of how they've been nailing all the scenes, it has gotten too difficult to regularly watch a show which stresses me out so much. It was BI what made me fall in love with them in the first place after all. It's been a while that BI had lost its charm, and honestly it's only my love for Harshika that kept me in touch with the show.
My sis who is in fifth grade was left so disturbed with the police station scene, she was almost on the verge of tears. It upset me a lot. Never have I regretted getting attached to a show more. From now on, I'm just going to opt for watching the repeats of the epis that I feel I can take after reading the written updates. Even my mom used to follow BI too but the constant scheming of Suraiya annoyed her to hell. She quit after proclaiming it to be another saas-baahu drama. But I kept my faith in the makers & believed BI will get back on track. What do I get in return? Just more negativity in the show! With a pivotal character dying and a directorial change (?) it seems very unlikely BI will ever regain its lost charm.
I am still probably going to come back and check on how Zaya are doing (because too attached), but a divorce/remarriage will be the final nail in the coffin for me. Not all my love for Harshika can keep me watching BI then. Have disliked most Ekta serials for the mockery they make of the sacred bond of marriage, can't watch my fav show going down the same route.