Originally posted by: PreetD
Been working all day so didnât have time to properly reply today, but been spending time reading through some of the comments.
First Iâd just like to say, Iâm sorry to see people leaving the show, but thatâs totally fair. TV should be enjoyable, and if itâs causing you more grief than enjoyment, thatâs totally valid.
I find it interesting that people see Jasmine getting married to Fateh as winning. Thatâs 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 thatâs an interesting story. What does it mean to actually love someone? What is worth losing to chase dreams you donât completely understand? Honestly, I really donât care for Jasmine as a character - sheâs selfish, immature, and completely incapable of taking any accountability for her actions, sheâs an extremely flawed human being who cannot recognize those flaws. Sheâs also done some truly awful things (and itâs downright disgusting carrying on with your sisterâs husband), but does that mean sheâs completely irredeemable? That she canât 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 âvillainsâ. I just donât see Jasmine seemingly getting her way as her winning because she actually doesnât know what she wants. Sheâs 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 thatâs 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 youâre in a toxic situation, itâs a lot easier to say youâre going to disconnect and leave than it is to leave. It definitely takes time and a lot of strength especially when you donât have the support system around you to actually make those changes. I appreciate her taking a stand that even though she loves Fateh sheâs not going to go back to him. Thatâs big. Does she still make frustrating decisions because of that love? For family? Loyalty? Yes. She doesnât 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 She is a daughter in a family that still prescribes to outdated notions of what it means to be a good daughter, and on top of that thereâs the pressure to make up for Jasmineâs behaviour (even if itâs unconscious). Iâm 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 donât know how far theyâll 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, itâs 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)