Ishqbaaz and wasted potential

Now that it looks like annika, the obros , Gauri and Bhavya are all about to die in one fell swoop this is a look at THE MANY PLOT HOLES and all the wasted potential.

Originally posted by: IndianFariyTale

Now that it looks like annika, the obros , Gauri and Bhavya are all about to die in one fell swoop this is a look at THE MANY PLOT HOLES and all the wasted potential.

RUDRA :

A genius with his comic timing , and the ability to make the worst of situations light , I wish they had had exploited more than the - gym going spoiled baby of the house angle .

1. They could have had an Annika -Rudra conversation, where she challenged him to do something more than lounge around the house.

2. Or, one where Rudra talks to Annika about how he feels like the odd one out between the genius artist brother and millionaire businessman brother.

3. They could've even expanded the fitness angle just a little - and made him a fitness blogger/stand up comedian . They could've him shown him handling insta fame, handling failures , competition , bullies and trolls . Basically, he could have been the off beat twenty something chilled out lead , BUT NO.

4. What is his equation with Tej? Why is it the way it is ? Does he value his mom, where are his struggles with relationships ?

BHAVYA:

1. I loved how they introduced her as a cop, hate how it finally became a joke😡

2. I wish they'd explored the idea of her parents death, and the almost cameo appearance sultan.

3. There could've been conversations with Om, and Shivaay about the friction she has with Rudra's chilled out versus her stressed out personality. Shown more than a surface bond.

4. Maybe even a Bhavya who is frustrated with her job, because it wasn't what she chose deliberately.

5. WHAT IS BHAVYA's past , where did she come from ? What drives her . Give the poor woman some closure

PAR NEVAR😡

OMKARA:

1. I love love loved how he was the artistic guy . Loved how they portrayed his struggles with addiction, and his inability to trust.

2. They really drew out the father -son conflict amazingly👏. But, it just fizzled out. Where is my drawn out Tej-omkie conversation.

3. Why did they cut off his artistic side so suddenly ? Why didn't they show him have to face off with imitations of his work , or duplicates flooding the market ? Or his work being uncredited , or corporates using his work without his permission ? YOU KNOW ?The struggling parts of an Artist ? Watch him struggle with new mediums and materials, Try and Fail. BUT NOOO.

4. Just like the tej-Omkar conflict, I actually liked Gauri and Omkara , and their angst filled relationship. It began really well, but it just died out like fizz.I also felt like the whole paint -Shivika scene was more Rikara's aesthetic.

5. I would have loved an Omkar -annika conversation, where he tried to figure out how to help Gauri feel more conscious ,less insecure of who she is.

BUT NOOO.

GAURI:

1. I loved how she had dabaang style at the start,and an identity of her own. HATE how quickly she became a shadow of it .

2. I wish they'd expanded on the Shivaay-Gauri interactions, what little there was of it , I enjoyed.

3. It would've been interesting to see her go to college , cause it felt like she always wanted to learn more. See shivaay help her with the studies ,Rudy tease the tension out of her , and omki be the guy bringing her coffee to help finish her all nighters .

4. It would've been all kinds of awesome if Gauri wrote stories ,and omki illustrated it, and they were a husband -wife children's books author duo.

5. Why was she separated from Annika ? How did it happen ? Plis expand the backstory .

6. Why was kaali Thakur after her , give us completed stories damn it

SHIVAAY:

1. He was pretty much well written , and interesting , until they just recently sorta butchered the script .

2. I really, really wanted a Shivaay-Shakti interactions . Because that dimension was just DEAD . Like practically no father son moments

3. Shivaay who didn't face super villain size nemesis , but sometimes was just tired of the routine office work , maybe suffering a burnout .

4. Basically more of what the reality of a billionaire office life is like, and less of fights and drama in three piece suits .

You know stuff like creative blocks and staff revolts

5. MORE about the damn KALYANI MILLS .

Of the lot, he was the best written out , Omkie takes second place.

ANNIKA :

1. How did she go from khidikithod to,merely pretty curtain decorating the khidki type , run of the mill character ?

2. Give me the Gauri-Annika backstory. I WANT IT.

3. Conversations with Om, about how she feels she's just become an accessory . The obros working with her to help her start an NGO for girls . Because honestly, the whole wedding planner thing is very generic -it doesn't define the unique nature,and her history .

4. Mild arguements with Bhavya and Gauri, and the obros as well. Not get out of the mansion fights, but you know, everyday -normal family fights .

5. Struggling with work-home balance.

6.Dealing with the problems of running an NGO, learning to stand up and fight .

7.Honest interactions with Pinky, instead of overnight mom in law-daughter in law love .

8. Helping Om and Rudy -more interactions instead of surface stuff.

9. It would've even been interesting to have a Shivika adoption track,But Nooo

Ok

Thats about all I had to say.

End rant.

You bring up all the points that have already been discussed since the show started. A lot of open ended story lines that could have been developed but wasn't. I guess ishqbaaz was not a run of the mill soap opera that ran on the sass Bahu sagas. With this ph they checked the trps week by week and then changed the story lines.

Although what I liked about ishqbaaz was whatever arcs they started, they concluded it in a couple of days. Whereas the villains of their other shows had it easy for almost a year. Theykilled. They burnt, they paralyzed every one and no one did a thing about it. Won't blame the present writer as the other shows had different ones.

I can say one thing . All the things you have mentioned here would have been possible if the makers had not interacted with the fans of the actors and if they had closed all their social media accounts. The writers should have concentrated only the way of their imaginations and the producer should have maintained her neutrality among all the actors ..

In addition to everything you've said, I would have loved to see Soumya. That was one character with immense potential to challenge the portrayal of the conventional heroine. Also, RuMya! So much scope yet ruined to bits.

Another character, that had so much potential yet was wasted completely was the original Prinku (not the redux one). Why was she so timid? What even happened to her? So much.
Oh and lastly even Swetlana. There was so much more than showing her as some sort of super powered villain.

However the most painful waste of potential for me had to be Omkara's character too.