Happy 100th episode?!?! What a disappointment it was!
When I first started watching this show, about the time when Virat and Sai got married, I thought it would be interesting to see how Virat, Sai and Pakhi's character will grow with their own inner turmoils and feelings as well as the reconciliation between traditional, orthodox values and family structures with a girl brought up by a single father who fears nothing. And it did start off that way but then it went downhill and how.
The neverending family drama is stretched out so far that watching it makes my head hurt - there is nothing new that is brought to the table, it is the same old, same old and with every episode it only gets worse. When Bhavani ends, Omi starts, when Omi ends, Ninad starts, when Ninad ends, Shonali starts, when Shonali ends, Karishma starts, when Karishma ends, Pakhi starts (did I miss anyone...). And today when Pakhi ended, Virat started as well. Everything that has happened with Sai to date has been a classic case of domestic abuse - and it only seems to get worse.
Virat today was awful to watch, like you said Janki - was it his exasperation to end the discussion that brought out this side in him. Maybe - but it was hard to connect with him, especially after his retort about "where will Sai go?" when his family gave him an ultimatum and his reaction to his mom, and last but not least saying that they should have forced Sai to wear the alta or have Karishma forcefully bring Sai down - not done ACP Virat Chavan, not done! After all of that, his softening moment with Sai, did not do it for me. Will wait to see how tomorrow plays out.
The only redeeming grace of today was Sai, be it her little moment of "Am I falling in love with Virat?" or her playfully but also in all seriousness asking "What charges have your family filed against me today?".
The writers need to take a hard look at where their show stands and how it will proceed but if they continue on the current negative trajectory, it will completely lose the charm that is already slowly fading away.
Janki, I'm officially donating a closet full of heels to replenish your bag of chappals that were unleashed today....and as always, thank you for a beautiful post.
Edited by ThruMyEyez-Nita - 4 years ago