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Do the CVs know what they are doing?
I think not but I truly hope they do.
Upto the 89th episode, that is the ArYa wedding, the show was incredible. A sorted out plotline, (mostly) amazing characters and wonderful execution of the scenes made the show watch-worthy and it was all tied together by a remarkable script.
However, after said episode, everything has gone downhill. Rash ideas were thrown together and there was a visible change in the plot week after week.
The Maya we were made to sympathise with may be a murderer, the Arjun who never really had a personality may not even retain the decency of a character, Saanjh who was initially clingy - turned sensible - may be supporting drunk Arjun in stupid decisions. Maya may be pregnant. Not to forget the constant Vandana-Maya drama. Arjun leaves the Sharma house. Jhanvi may be in a coma. Let's also recall that before the wedding, Maya may have been there at Arjun's bachelor's party as well. Ashwin's murder case which was stretched for an infinitely long time is no longer acknowledged as a coma-patient/wife is considered responsible for his murder after she confessed in letter Arjun tricked her into writing because he may be a cheap gold-digger.
There is a lot of things the makers imply may be true.
May - expressing possibility. The makers have left this at a point where they focus on the possibility of something, and abruptly either leave it hanging or close the matter in a very illogical manner. There is no certainty expressed anywhere at all. The CVs are either running around like headless chicken looking at TRPs to see what is appealing to the audience and have discarded ideas for several consecutive weeks or have a bigger, better, far-fetched plot in mind. [The second option currently seems unlikely to me, but one can hope.]
In the first place, I fail to understand how on earth Jhanvi was considered responsible for Ashwin's murder. Is a person's (Jhanvi) confession letter enough when a second person (Maya) is also confessing but all the evidence is against another person (Arjun) altogether? It is ridiculous that they just decided to take a confession letter into account and close the case.
Was Ashwin's death what lead to this chaotic, unorganised aspect of the show? Perhaps. I think after Ashwin's death the show could have gone two ways - either a really thrilling mystery with Ashwin's death as the main plot and everything else as sub-plots or just a what the hell is happening aspect. I think it's quite clear which way the show has gone so in this case, Ashwin's death did turn out to be the show's undoing.
Maya used to be the charm of the show. [To be noted: used - past tense] The post-wedding Maya is not appealing at all. She's either fulfilling housewife duties or convincing Vandana of her worth or faking a pregnancy. In the first place, Maya Mehrotra need not prove anything to anyone, so I believe introducing this new Maya Arjun Sharma was another aspect that added up to the ruination of the show as well as all the other uncountable idiosyncrasies happening in Beyhadh-town. I don't know if it's just me who notices this but Maya Arjun Sharma can't even carry herself, Maya Mehrotra knew how to walk, talk and exuded professionalism, power and elegance in its purest form - simplicity.
An undeniable fact: there were two captivating characters in the show who were truly intriguing and had the capacity to enrapture the audience - Maya and Ashwin. These two characters were extremely well executed by the actors and their screen-presence was, once upon a time, enough to rule a kingdom. They killed one character and I'm not even sure what they did to Maya, did they temporarily sweep her under the rug? Did they throw her out of the window? Nobody knows.
The show has been ruined, but I still believe the show isn't ruined beyond repair, it's not broken, just bent but the only thing that could save it is an amazing plotline that would tie all loose ends together at some point before it's too late.
[In this post I have expressed my personal views. Disagreeing is permitted - Bashing isn't.]
[The original post has been edited and additions have been made.]
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