Originally posted by: PreetD
Been working all day so didnāt have time to properly reply today, but been spending time reading through some of the comments.
First Iād just like to say, Iām sorry to see people leaving the show, but thatās totally fair. TV should be enjoyable, and if itās causing you more grief than enjoyment, thatās totally valid.
I find it interesting that people see Jasmine getting married to Fateh as winning. Thatās an interesting point of view. What does it mean to win in a situation like this? She may be getting what she thinks she wants, but at what cost? I think thatās an interesting story. What does it mean to actually love someone? What is worth losing to chase dreams you donāt completely understand? Honestly, I really donāt care for Jasmine as a character - sheās selfish, immature, and completely incapable of taking any accountability for her actions, sheās an extremely flawed human being who cannot recognize those flaws. Sheās also done some truly awful things (and itās downright disgusting carrying on with your sisterās husband), but does that mean sheās completely irredeemable? That she canāt grow and learn from those mistakes? In my experience ITV is not great at exploring characters as whole human beings, especially the characters that are supposed to be seen as āvillainsā. I just donāt see Jasmine seemingly getting her way as her winning because she actually doesnāt know what she wants. Sheās in love with the idea of a lot of things (going to Canada, marrying Fateh, having a grand life, etc.) and people like that are never satisfied and never actually win. I think thatās an interesting angle that can be shown here. You can manipulate your way to getting what you think you want but then what?
Moving onto Tejo, when youāre in a toxic situation, itās a lot easier to say youāre going to disconnect and leave than it is to leave. It definitely takes time and a lot of strength especially when you donāt have the support system around you to actually make those changes. I appreciate her taking a stand that even though she loves Fateh sheās not going to go back to him. Thatās big. Does she still make frustrating decisions because of that love? For family? Loyalty? Yes. She doesnāt know any other way to be. She is a daughter in a family that still prescribes to outdated notions of what it means to be a good daughter, and on top of that thereās the pressure to make up for Jasmineās behaviour (even if itās unconscious). Iām born and raised in a completely different country, with significantly more relaxed, chill, and liberal parents/family, and I still feel the pressure sometimes of what it means to be a good Indian daughter. When something is so ingrained in you it takes time to unlearn it. I donāt know how far theyāll take it, but I think Angad pushing her could lead to that journey.
All of that rambling to say that at the end of the day though, itās ITV, so I probably need to lower my expectations lol
(thanks to anyone that got through all that, I had so many thoughts and I think they may have just come out as a jumble lol)