Yes , I agree with almost all of you that the track is not being handled well. This week seemed like a filler week to me. What does that mean ? Arshad doesn't have a major role to play.
What constitutes a story? A good story ? It is a combination of good internal and external conflicts. Bepanah Has excelled when it comes to penning internal conflicts. Aditya holding himself responsible for a failed marriage , Zoya feeling she wasn't adequate. These are all examples of internal conflicts. There haven't been many tracks on external conflict. One track we had was that of Rajveer. I'm not going to talk about that because they misused Apoorva and butchered his credibility.
Bepanah show till now has been all about looking inside and finding your rhythm. Cvs have excelled in that department. They have written shoddy work with external track. As soon as I read that we will have a parallel lead , I prepared myself for 3 weeks of below average writing and execution.
This too shall pass !!!
Another reason why we all are upset and venting out our frustration is because we can't seem to comprehend Zoya anymore. We sympathised and empathised with Aditya because we were crystal clear about how he left. Harshad had plenty monologues to give us very clear picture. We lived his anguish, his failure , his self doubt everything l. Why ? Because we got insights in to his mind.
I had mentioned earlier too that Zoya 2.0 is a little beyond my comprehension. I failed to connect with her because I didn't understand her emotionally post leap. The only emotion she has expressed wholly is fear that Aditya would leave her. She has been happy and convivial but we dont know what she is thinking.
Bepanah for me is a emotional roller coaster. Jennifer and Harshad have played every emotion better than what was expected. They ace emotional scenes well. Zoya needs a few monologues. Why is friendship so important for her ? Is it her failure of not being friends with her late husband ?
How we had Rajveer's track to fast forward the court scenes and close Bepanah chapter 1 , similarly this is to get Zoya to rethink her emotional needs and not fall prey to what is expected of her.
Could it have been handled better ? Yes. We have terrific writers in this forum and would have plethora of ideas. But we can't do anything about it.
CVs will do a shoddy job with it. Silver lining is we have 3 weeks to go.
P.S- Another point being raised is on Aditya's desperation. Personally , he is not being a desperate. He has lived a life of recluse for the last 6 months with no direction in his life. He has now found a person who has faith in him and values his presence in her life. He just wants her to know that he loves her. In her drunken state she confessed to Aditya that her fear is him leaving her. Somewhere deep down he is aware that Zoya feels strongly for him too. But then this could have been handled much better without him looking like a juvenile lover.
Sorry for the rant . This is purely my opinion.
Thanks for reading
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Mish