Originally posted by: Mangs1303
This is my objective opinion: Ram marrying Priya while being supposedly committed to Kriti is not cheating, except in the sense of disrespecting a sacred bond, IF they believe in the upcoming religious rituals. All the parties know what's what. Both Ram and Priya are unwilling-but-willing participants, for whatever stupid reasons. I buy Ram's, though I find what Shalini did to force his compliance offensive. Priya's reasoning is truly idiotic. Kriti's newfound objections don't count for me, because she started it all out of selfishness and she seems to have no consideration for anyone but herself by trying to stop it using cheap tricks. The impression I get is she wouldn't care if Shalini died and she hasn't even considered the impact on the Soods, were the wedding to be called off at the last minute. So, unfortunately, while I could empathize with her at first, EK has gone down her usual route and demonized her. Doesn't help that she's a one- or two-note actress.
What is being called a marriage isn't really a marriage. AS IT STANDS, there's no cheating far as the romantic angle or potential triangle goes. Yes, if it carries on so that Ram falls for Priya and acts on it without closing the K chapter, that would be cheating, IMO, but I'm pretty sure Ramji won't do that (or self flagellate himself to death if EK dares to go in that direction). Nah, Ramu always comes with enough built-in justification. So, basically, most are put off at the idea of Ram making googly eyes, and variations thereof, at Priya while he's not actually morally free to do that? This makes me morally compromised, because I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's sp. It was what's been missing for weeks, at least far as I've seen and read. NM and DP together just bring it, far better than in individual scenes. And I felt vindication at Priya's appearance leaving him stunned and speechless. Probably he can be called shallow, but I don't think there's any harm in appreciating eye candy. Sadly for Kriti, Ram-Priya's interaction, even as almost strangers, comes across as more real than Ram and Kriti's.
The real cheating is what they're doing to the parents. I'm guessing the idea is that after 3 months they plan to divorce amicably, saying it didn't work? Has it been discussed at all?
My issue with BALH, both 2 and 3, is the way they execute tracks. We all know that the story is about Ram and Priya, so them getting attracted to each other is a given so their story can get going. My issue is when they throw in cutesy lollipops for the audience in the wrong places.
Eg. The dil ki dhadkan moment that played out during the engagement was so misplaced. They had 0 feelings for each other then..but it was inserted just to give the fans something to keep up the charchas alive on SM. Same thing when Priya lost balance and fell on Ram. The normal response when you fall on someone who's a relative stranger is stepping back when you regain balance, no? Ram and Priya's dance sequence mein, him touching her hair was a kind of intimate gesture that you wouldn't indulge in with someone with whom that comfort level is yet to be established. All these, for me, are them, especially Ram since he's still with someone, crossing boundaries. Show me Ram's thought process, of his reflection and comparison of moments with Priya v/s Kriti, give me a Ram who's starting to disconnect from Kriti BEFORE he goes touch feely with Priya. It's all in the mind, we don't really need them falling on each other to understand what's happening, and NM being the brilliant actor he is will be able to communicate all of that with just his eyes and a monologue.
The DKD moment in yesterday's episode was actually nice - a natural reaction to seeing someone in an entirely different avatar than you're used to seeing them in. In fact Pri's family also had a similar awestruck moment when they saw her all bride-like 😊 It made sense yesterday, so did their entire banter unlike the earlier episodes.
As for what they're doing to the parents is a different story. That I'm choosing to fix in my story rather than continuing to rant here 🤣
Forgot to add, Ram and Priya have not been shown to sign a second contract yet. Shalu tore up the one Pri had made, and made Ram sign property papers instead. Ram's dialogue/idea was that the papers he had got made were still there and they could sign those. The next day Pri went to return the property papers to Ram but there was no mention of signing the new contract. How they will spin this only future episodes will tell us. This ambiguity is also one reason I need to see Ram disconnecting with Kriti, at least mentally, before we get into the eyelocks and stuff.
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