Originally posted by: new_tvfan
Agreed. I just don't get why the writers won't focus on Arpita and Sundar. The actors are married in real life and share a cute, laid-back chemistry and are super likable. The writers can do a lot with these two characters and their cute kid. It's the perfect foil for Arylie's intense, passionate love-hate drama. Surpita can become the safe-place for the audience when all the drama becomes too intense. As you said, give them a parallel track. For example, Sundar can become a restaurateur now and Malini can try to sabotage his business and Arpita and Sundar fight back, in the process get the inkling about how unhinged Malini still is. That would give them something to do. But no, they just stand around looking worried, doing nothing all day while Malini swans about their own house, screaming at their child. Arpita speaks up once in a while but never enough to make much of a difference. It's frustrating.
from the beginning, they have failed to utilize these other side characters. their only job seems to be to react to whatever the leads are doing. it is really bad writing. the reason longer format dramas have multiple characters is so that you can have multiple arcs. it prevents the audience from getting bored and feeling fatigured. it also allows the writers to showcase multiple romances and different type of relationship conflicts. so audience can have a selection of couples to root for.
there are many dramas where I really enjoyed the romance of the side characters and found their arcs really moving. even for older characters, having their stand alone scenes where they are thinking about various aspects can be fantastic -- it can not only drawn in older aunty audiences but also gives a chance for younger generation to see how the older generation feel about certain issues and why. practically there are benefits as well to giving well defined arcs to side characters -- it allows the leads to take breaks and not have to be shooting without having a life. I feel like the writers think that if they give some room for other characters to have scenes, the show won't be focused on the leads or something...