Hasn't he already become one? He has hit the bottle... Which he should not have..
I am getting a little apprehensive of the ME now.. As is most often, when expectations rise so high, they usually fall flat!
Dev fainting itself is not a good route... But hoping that something else is shown.. And yes, Devakshi must have the talk that they cannot forget each other... Rather than someone else, least of all this R guy intervening...