Originally posted by: Flame_of_Forest
I have a different view regarding the characters.
For me, In a TV show a character is end result of contribution by many people like the actor, director, writer, dialogues, editor and others unlike a novel where the character is created solely by the writer. (so I am not looking at the written character here)
and the word relatable also has a little different meaning for me.Definitely the matching thought process, actions, reactions to a situation is one part of it, butbeyond that there is also a part in terms of how the character exhibits its feelings and whether they touch the viewers heart or not,or how they make the character feel real through conviction and get the viewer connected and related to her/his feelings (even if the viewer has not experienced similar circumstances or incidents or emotions)so there is a mixed feeling when I look at these characters.my thought process does not match with that of Nandini, but the feelings expressed by her are easily connectable.while I am not able to connect with the feelings exhibited by Mauli and Kunal but my thought process against the domestic abuse matches there. May be because something is a miss there, may be the emotions do not go beyond a certain level (and I am not talking about making it dramatic), but the depth seems to be missing to me, be it emotional or romantic scene. Give a week full of romantic scenes the way they are currently and I may even skip it altogether because they are predictably repetitive. The rewind-the-scene-value is less for me.but then what is a story, if the characters do not go through some emotional and mindset related evolution,so waiting for Nandini to start repelling and rebelling out against the abuse..and hoping the transformation is done subtly..it is a high time now considering 4-6 years of their marriage.On the story theme (the way it is advertised) - not in favor of EMA at all nor I am sure if I will continue watching the show, but it would be interesting to know as a possibility as what happens if Kunal and Mauli are thrown to face an emotional disruption..how Kunal will deal considering his background of morally principled character and how Mauli will deal with the inclination of her husband towards another woman considering her strong woman background.And about the show, overall start was well, although there are standard cliches and gimmicks..the abuse part is little overstretched and so is the goody-goody part of the Kunal/Mauli/Malhotra family.