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There are thrillers and then there are thrillers...As someone who has seen a lot of this genre I can say that there are generally 2 types of thrillers , one where the audience knows and one where the audience does not. To elaborate further in most of the thrillers, either:
1. Audience does not know: They mislead the audience into believing that something is happening (or someone is the culprit) to only reveal in the end that something totally different is actually going on (or someone totally unexpected is the culprit).
2. Audience knows: The culprit or situation is revealed to the audience but hidden from the characters and the whole "thrill" element comes from watching the truth unfold in front of the other unsuspecting characters.
Gone girl had a mixture of both these elements where initially we were mislead about the truth and then the truth was revealed to the audience but hidden from the characters.
I was hoping the show was going as per point 1 where they were misleading us into thinking its Maya but the actual culprit was someone else , but ever since the Jhanvi falling from the godown episode they are making it pretty obvious its Maya 😕 . Her manipulations are out in the open again. So then are they going as per point 2?? No, not exactly because while they heavily imply that it's Maya they have still kept the identity of the culprit hidden so they still have the option to show it's someone else. Also, Vandana and the inspector already think Maya is the culprit, Jhanvi probably already knows and Saanjh will very soon reach the same conclusion. So then is the remaining show going to be about "Arjun" figuring out the truth?? How boring is that!!
Seeing how careless and inconsistent the CVs are with something as basic as age and time I don't trust them to pull the rug from under my feet and surprise me in the end.
Which is why I hope its MPD so that there is some surprise, unknown element still left. Otherwise it's like they are giving us all these hints that it's Maya, yet not saying it out loud and in the end they will say "Surprise..the killer is Maya"..And we will be like DUH!!!! 😳
Also, can they please make at least one of the leads more likable and rootable (i know it's not a word) again..
Maya is still my fav character and they made me sympathize and root for her for a long time but then now they start turning her into some psychopath who kills people at a drop of a hat for the stupidest of reasons and shows no remorse or guilt. She is fast approaching the point of no return and nonredeemable area making it increasingly difficult to wish for a happy ending for her. Please CVs show us something redeemable to make people root for her again. (I still root for her but then that's because she is the only one making the show interesting)
Arjun is a douche bag, who is irresponsible, inconsiderate and selfish towards everyone in his life. He really does'nt respect any relationship he has and takes almost everyone for granted. Right now he is the least likable character for me (Kushal's acting does'nt help either) and I don't care two hoots if Maya makes him suffer because honestly he deserves it for being this thick headed.
Saanjh might be the most normal character of the three leads but her total lack of self respect and self worth is annoying me. She has everything going for her, loving family, good job etc so then why she is still hanging around Arjun is beyond me. Just let Arjun deal with his own problems woman, why do you want to break you head over it. ?? He's just not worth it. It's very unrealistic that a girl will involve herself to this extent in the life of the guy who rejected her and who she still has feelings for. I want Saanjh to have a happy life but I see her getting stuck with whatever is left over in Arjun after Maya's done with him.
I am really hoping that the CVs have something up their sleeve to surprise us and turn the story and characters around because I'm not "feeling" it now.
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