Originally posted by: asmaanixx
You don't need to explain it to me. I totally get how you feel. We had expected way too much, especially when it comes to Babita.
I'm a huge fan of HS (surprise surprise) but I connected the most to Babita. For them to murder the core of her so blatantly hurts something really deep inside of me. And then for them to lay out her ugliness but then not even bother to show the beauty that lies within her? All her positive qualities or the triumphs, and lessons that she learnt along the way? Disgusted is too small of a word to describe how I feel.
Never have I been hurt by a show to this extent. To think that a woman did this to another is appalling on a whole other level.
On screen, off screen, all the drama involved has ruined it for me. I can't watch S2 knowing at what cost we got. Aniruddh can go back and shoot as many scenes as he wants but I will never connect to the show or HS again like I did before. There's a void with Hanita gone and these flashbacks that they keep using in the show will never lure me back.
As for the rewatch, I'm in two minds tbh. A part of me wants to relive the glory days and I know it's something that Jean is really looking forward to. Then there's another part of me that kinda doesn't want to because my POV has changed immensely. I won't be able to blot out the recent off screen drama and will constantly wonder what the heck happened that made things change so drastically. I also fear my responses will be a lot more cynical and bitter. Rushed, because it's another thing I have to get through rather than take my time with.
Idk, I might be feeling this way because I'm in a very irritable mood today, especially in regards to PB. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.
Just reading your post reminded me why the woman in me was put off by the 'arc' of Babita's character back then. I'm willing to bet - and sorry if this offends anyone - that had the writer/producer been male, he would not have done this to Babita's character. Ironic that this is the show where they pointed out how women were often each other's worst enemies.
Gur, take your time, dear. No rush. If you feel you don't wanna do the rewatch at all, that's totally fine too. No compulsion.
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