Originally posted by: Transference
Absolutely, the Shiva-Maami conflict is one of the show's highlights, and I don't see the current scenes being out of the blue right now. One needs to go back to each episode to understand how it's written from day 1. I was reading a post about had it not been for the family members, Shiva would have killed Miami long back and go to Jail happily.
@bold - I think that's one of the most crucial aspects of understanding how shiva could do something as cruel and ignorant as what he did. I, like you and Prema, was not surprised at all by his actions. The way his character and his relationship with Maami has been written since day 1 is explanation enough for why he did what he did. Though very wrong, it was expected. Even this terrace throwing ordeal doesn't seem so far fetched to me - this is the same woman that had handed him plates for begging.