Originally posted by: Alizba63
Beyond cruel...to the viewers.
The non accountability of the producers, production house people, director, script head and actors to not question Noorans insane illogical writing. Especially episode 46. They all approved!??
The promo was a trigger that needed warning. They caused distress and second hand trauma to literally millions.
Only thing I'll say about noran is that it's her writing so no matter how ugly it gets if she writes it illogically then it is what it is. That's her right to thoughts and speech. We can speak up about the wrongs and spread awareness for better future writers and make sure people like her don't get their mess displayed on big channels.
A beautiful 8 pm dream turned into a 2 am nightmare.
Could not agree more.
I find I can't re-watch these episodes 46-48.
All I see is a woman who has been violently raped by her husband. Not dubcon sex or the think of God and country uncomfortable sex. The trauma, the anguish, the pain Yumna showcases - the way Merub clutches her stomach in pain and is barely able to walk - all points to violent SA. I cannot not see what is being shown. My brain refuses to reconcile the visuals with the consensual sex (CS) voice over.
Many peeps have given beautiful explanations of why Merub and MK feel regret and guilt after CS. For me, the issue is not why Merub and MK would feel regret or guilt, but that the reactions are not proportional to any explanation I have seen. IMO, the extreme reactions we see do not fit any story line but violent SA.
Wahaj is such a good actor that I feel as if I am being emotionally manipulated to sympathize with a rapist, Even watching the promo for next episode was very uncomfortable for me - I felt disgust and guilt at myself for feeling MK's pain and even thinking how hawt MK looked in black.
I still feel a mix of sadness and anger at how tainted TB has become for me. At this moment, since I cannot unsee the MR, the idea of a HEA between a rapist and his victim makes me sick. If they intend to clarify that no MR happened and clear any doubts, I hope they better do it very soon.
At least, as of now, TB is a nightmare indeed. A MR track in the last few episodes of TB is analogous to:
If Raj raped Simran after babuji told Simran jaa...ji le apni zindagi.
If Philip raped Sleeping Beauty instead of waking her with a kiss.
If Charming raped Cinderella instead of making her try the glass slipper.
It's not Romance.
It's Horror.
Why just blame Nooran. The story and script goes through so many hands before we see the end product. This is a failure at multiple levels - the content head and her team, the director, the two actors. During filming, the director and actors worked to change MK's characterization and take out thappad scenes - but let MR stay. In fact, they doubled down to add the slap and spit scene to justify MR!!!! And please do not say MR is a hook - if MR was just a hook, it could have been taken out of the story completely during shooting.