Nice post! As you all know about my academic hell week going on, so I'm going to keep this short(er than I would) and probably won't be back to reply. Hopefully that's fine. Also while there probably were fangirling posts over how amazing he looked, there are quite enough posts about his character too.
Anyways, for now I'll just like to just state my problem with the two fundamental points from your post that I find to be relying more on "what-ifs" than criticism that is actually applicable.
1. He could've acted better.
He could've (well actually, this is also an arguable statement if you keep in mind his character and what would logically make sense, continuity, etc. but for discussion's sake, let's me just agree to this point here). So yes, he could've, but that's what marks the difference between idealism (situations & behaviors) and realism. Real people act on impulse & emotion. Their fight that morning, when she said "It would be better for both of them if he just left" when clearly he wanted her to stop him, for no other reason than her just wanting him to stay. That spat from the morning was still fresh in his mind. He probably could've acted better, but the fact that he didn't makes him so real! So relatable! And in a non-asshole-ish way as Indian TV almost always tends to do. Such a refreshing and beautiful depiction! And the fact eventually saw the light (Nana ji's importance in his life, the fact that he didn't want to leave Sumo in that situation, etc.) when push came to shove is what completes this beautiful portrait of a beautifully written character. And I think that the beauty of this show and his character, the fact that it's so real. It is human. And rather than arguing over how things could've been so much better, I find there's more value in trying to understand why they've been shown a certain way and go from there.
2. I feel the past is being hammered too much at this point in the story.
Um sorry? The last emphasized reference to his past hurt from her was after the party when he told her of his reasons. After that there has not been a single mention of that point. If anything, that is my only qualm with the show, that the past, Suman's mistakes are not being addressed. So I just cannot see the argument that this track is being beaten to death (hammered) to the audience.
As for my qualms, I have faith that the writers will address it, but for now it seems like they forgot about it. But I understand that is to parallel how Shravan has too, put that aside, to focus on the pressing issues at hand.
Also if anything references to their fallout have been subtly infused, in ways that weave their way into the story and bring us such valuable insight into our characters. Ways that I can't help but adore. For example yesterday,
"Bachpan toh waqt ne cheen liya," you see how the hurt she gave him affect him so deeply, "Par bachpan ki yaadein humse koi nahi cheen sakta," the hurt has done nothing to rubbish their happier memories, despite how much he wanted to believe they were all faked and ingenuine from her side (and probably when he left for London saw it was in his better judgement to believe so, but still--as seen with this dialogue--wasn't able to do so). You peel off another layer of our hero, we confirm what we've believed about him all along.
So I really just can't see this point at all. And as far as the significance of what she did in the past, you know where I stand on this. Significant, scarring, and consciously made mistakes that cannot be forgiven. But I think it's better we don't get into this, because it'll just be an endless back and forth, and no matter how many points I bring up, we will stick to our personal perspectives.
Need to go, didn't check back for typos/grammatical errors. Also regardless, it's good that you made a post to display your opinions. I just replied with mine.
-Kriti
Edited by .SankaDevi. - 9 years ago