Originally posted by: MuteButton
Why is the onus only on Aditya and Imlie to have awareness and not on Malini? Why is everyone else expected to make amends when it is Malini who is incapable of detaching herself from Aditya and lacks the self-respect to walk out? She heard him say Imlie was his first wife. That meant she is second. That meant he married her knowing he was already married. Why did she lack the basic understanding to drag him for that? Let’s not try and give her benefit of doubt because she had the consciousness to cook up an affair between the two but none when it came to blaming Aditya for the mess?
Just because a woman lacks agency does not mean others around her need to kowtow to her fragility. If Imlie is wrong in assuming Malini’s happiness is in a second marriage, it is equally wrong for Malini to continue being blind.
NM sorry for referencing Malini again - will stop after responding with my views to this.
Right now there is is no logic to any track or any consistency of character in this show. There is a story they are following blindly and as needed characters say things to move the story along a pre-determined path. As such I believe defending any character logically is useless - but without looking at the bigger picture - will try to respond to your question within the specific situation.
Malini heard the full truth from Adi 3 days ago - and has since left the house and started divorce talks. Till now she was operating blind and reacting to her failing marriage...Adi and Imli have had 7 months to deal with the situation. She has emotionally moved on - has not walked out since the T's are not yet made aware of the truth by Adi. It;s his responsibility to tell the truth to them.
Affair was cooked up to encourage Adi to share his story. Now it's kept going so she can save face and self respect. I don't like MAlini at all - and detested her less than dignified reaction to Adi's confession...however post full revelation by Adi - I don't have anything to blame her for. Yes she did ask Adi if he would forget everything and come back to her...but the way she asked - it seemed more like she was testing his reaction vs. asking him for real.
MAlini is a single threaded dependent woman who Adi dated for 7 years and they married each other whole heartedly. Both of them are at fault for their failed marriage - they have no clue about each other. Where are you seeing that she is continuing to be blind? Last few episodes - I don't see her plotting to keep Adi ... I only see her making moves to move on. She does sound upset and precap has her throwing taunts...which is what a normal wife would do right now. If she was sweetly accepting the situation - we would say she is unreal - like she was in the earlier episodes.
Adi and Malini need to sit down with both sets of families and share the truth openly. They need to communicate their marriage is over and has no future. Then after everyone has time to adjust to the truth - he can look to bring Imlie back to the T's. Bringing her back home when T's have no clue and truth has not been shared is like asking for Imlie to be taunted and disliked.
Below is more of a general rant than a response to your comment...frustration at the content thats coming our way post the suicide attempt :(
So far Imlie show managed to tell a good story with consistency in character sketch logic etc.. However now ...logic has been sacrificed at the altar of following a pre-existing story. The adaption is very more enjoyable in the way scenes are framed..the acting etc ...but there is is no character sketch integrity or logic. Each and every character is flawed and inconsistent.
Imlie is 19 and a confused soul - she wants Adi to be truthful to her and also be there for Malini. She is consistent in not wanting to hurt Malini - however whatever they showed to date of her fighting against all odds to come up in life and her maturity with understanding relationships is lost with all her recent stands...need sindoor but hubby can go to didi, dhoka when hubby actually goes to didi, keep marriage truth quiet, asking for Malini to settle down first, has sidelined her education.
Adi knows his Imlie truth and thats what he has going for him...but lacks planning and patience to set his paths straight. He listens to Imli for a while (like he was initially looking for Imlie's agreement in telling Malini the truth) but then later realizes she is wrong and does the right thing. Does he learn that Imlie is not always right?...no ...again he will keep quiet about the truth at Imlie's request ... until Imlie is taunted and EMA suspected...he will only then tell the truth much later after seeing Imlie totally insulted. But even the truth speaking Adi has not shared the Imli Malini sibling truth thus far - and that little matter actually has a lot of relevance - esp now. So what do we make of that? Maybe his intent is to save Imlie pain - but again his truth based character sketch has wavered.
MAlini can walk out completely - but if she does makers can't show her mahaanta. And her character sketch has her clingy and dependent - so at least she is consistent.