Originally posted by: Eternalallure
I think there's a lot similarity to be found in katha Aarav and Teji Viaan relationship. The dysfunction comes from being a single mother most of their lives and having only their sons to live for. The obsession with keeping their bond intact at any cost, and that everything they do in the name of their child is acceptable and justified.
Teji's intense dislike of Katha came from the fear and paranoia of losing Viaan to her. Many a times she's shown saying that she's fearful he'll be taken from her, that the woman he marries should have her approval too, ki kabhi koi Viaan ko usse door na karde. Valid concerns, I think, for every mother about having a daughter-in-law who could drive a wedge between her and her only child. And Katha personified that evil daughter in law in her eyes. She could see the influence Katha had on Viaan and the power he himself gave to her. He changed for her and fought for her and stood up for her, especially against Teji herself. Was willing to give up anything and everything to have a life with her. I can somewhat understand teji's actions and even sympathise with her to some extent. I loved her apology scene in yesterday's episode because her remorse seemed genuine and there was a legit justification for all she did. We may not like it but we also cannot totally dismiss it as needless paranoia.
For Katha, who has spend the better part of her life orbiting around Aarav, this marriage is also just another way to keep him happy. She cannot see this for what it truly is, emotional manipulation and gaslighting. It would have been more believable for us audience if we had a better context of their relationship. If we had seen something more than just two flashbacks with nothing but Aarav shouting and screaming for God knows what reason. There's no connect to the characters anymore, because we haven't been given any insight to their thought process. What's Aarav's trauma, what does he feel, why does he feel that way, how will katha marrying this guy help him? What else she did to help him? The guy doesn't even know about the reason for his behavior. He met him once, talked some BS about sports or something, and bam! 6 months later they're getting married. Total disconnect. There's no rhyme or reason to this madness. I wouldn't have been so mad if they had actually tried to develop a relationship than trying to forcefully shove this triangle down our throats.