I am sorry I am using the sthread to say this , might be irrelevant.
Do you guys remember the scene between aai and sai when she was getting her ready to go to pakhi parents anniversary? She says I try my best with th elders of the house, I dont know why they dont like me, I cant stop being myself, maybe if I had a mother maybe I would have been different. Even though I have UM now, but I dont have a blood relative to call my own. and aai says never to say that .Peopl sin the house fail to see the sensitive side to her and that she had to be strong cos there was no one to catch her when she falls like when her aaba was alive. That was sai bearing her worst fears to the woman Ashwini, look how she turned out to be, since Shruti track, blood relative is blood relative. She failed to even show virat the diff between right and wrong. and now this.
I know sai is a flawed in her own way fictional character, she has her own set of principles, who doesnt, but I prefer her flaws over the other char. Even though she is fictional , the suffering is real. Other shows have solid char arc for side characters, that are logical sounding boards. Here tho they are paid for being statues and caricatures, and reels.
Ekta might generate shitty shows, but she has also given shows that are wholesome, typical ITV and satisfying. Like YHM gave me proper family vibes, the dialogues were not incomplete, it felt like a real family , with nice dynamics. She does butcher and redeem in her own way, cant believe I am saying this I prefer ekta mata over this nonsense/ her tech team, direction, dialogues are good, no unnecessary fillers, such disciplinned team, she knows to promote her leads.
That's why she is the queen of television..
Watch apnaman... That show is also about single parenting.. Lead couple got separated due to some misunderstanding ...Both parted ways mutually sharing custody of the kids. .