Annika and Shivaay are very similar to each other in more ways than it's apparent. There have been many posts highlighting the same. Harneet has made them equals in everything. In the end, one will never be above the other. That's the end this story will have and that is where all the tracks are leading to.
This track, as we all know, is a parallel to the wedding track. It's to set the equality between Shivaay and Annika.
Today, Shivaay's redemption is complete. I have no complaints with his redemption. I think Harneet has done a better job than just giving us an apology. I know we didn't get a scene where Shivaay introspects, but if this separation hadn't been on the line, then Shivaay would have heartily, in the most beautiful manner, surprised Annika with the wedding, confession and an apology.
I know many are not satisfied with this track. Some will try to support Shivaay in this, while some may justify Annika's doings; because we all are watching the show for Shivika at the end of the day and we love them both. I know we don't want to see our Bagad Billa, Tadibaaz SSO being played with. I know we don't want to see him heart broken after all that he's become since the marriage. I know we all don't want that khidkitod smile from his face to be taken off. I know we don't want our cute Billu to live in false betrayal.
But don't you think that is what is so 'dramatic' and heart-wrenching for all of us. A show is supposed to evoke reactions in us. It's supposed to make us restless and eager for what's to come. I think that's what's happening with all of us. We just love Shivika too much to see them fall apart. But I think we should think about the way they are going to get back together much stronger and unbreakable. I wish this separation isn't for very long.π
I think it's important to realise that this track is necessary to close the loop for the wedding track. I think it had to be as brutal as the wedding track was. Annika had to fall as low Shivaay had fallen that day. No one would have expected such a flip from Shivaay at that time, but it happened. Likewise, we never expected Annika to use Om's truth too, but it is happening. I think Annika is still in a better place because she has orchestrated this in such a way where, when Om's illegitimacy matter is out, TejVi are present to refute it immediately. This way she will get the hate from Shivaay, and Om's truth is out too. She has in fact made way to clear Om's NKK issue for Shivaay.
In the wedding track, Shivaay and Annika both made mistakes. There, Shivaay's was more than Annika's. Annika's interference was her only mistake. The slap (totally justified) further triggered the devil in him.
In the separation track too, both are going to be at fault. Annika's, we are already aware of. She is playing with Shivaay's feelings, she is not trusting him with the truth, she's breaking her promise of not leaving him. We'll get to Shivaay's on the separation day. But whatever it is, Annika is going to be at more fault here than Shivaay. Shivaay's only mistake here would be he believing her drama or pushing her out with some harsh words. But Annika's fault is going to be bigger because she is forcing the separation on him (Shivaay forced the marriage). She has involved his brothers and his family (he involved her's). She is playing with his feelings (he didn't care about her's). She is doing it because he loves his family and NKK ( he did whatever he did during the wedding stunt for the same reasons). She is yet to reach the finale drama which is going to be so much worse than the wedding stunt.
We all suffered the pain during the wedding track and we all ARE going to suffer the pain in this track too, much worse because Shivika have come so far now. They have progressed so much. The dynamics have changed. They are both in love. It is necessary that the dynamics changed, because without the love, this separation wouldn't have mattered.
Each track needs to result in something different. If the dynamics had remained the same after each track, then it would make no sense at all. Separation matters only because they're in love. The extreme hate in Shivaay can be an outcome only if there is extreme love in him for Annika.
I know we all felt Shivaay was irredeemable after the wedding stunt, but I think we fell in love with him more, after the wedding. We loved the change in him. We loved how beautifully he turned into Sweet Singh Oberoi from Stone Singh Oberoi. So I say we should wait for this track to unravel too.
Let's forget about the new entries. Erase all the michmichi-inducing factors from our minds and just focus on Shivika like we've been doing till now.
I'm not justifying Annika's actions or this track in this post, I am just saying this track is necessary for the takkar factor in Shivika, even if it makes no sense or seems forced at this juncture.