Originally posted by: LKashish
I won’t lie I also expected more vitriol from Imlie towards Vishwa after the blackmail track. If not for the physical harassment she faced, then at least for all that he’s put her family and August Babu through. Especially since she slapped him when he wished Tej’s alleged fate on Agastya. Imlie definitely cares more for her loved ones than herself. She didn’t take his threats towards herself seriously until he hurt her babu.
I don’t think it’s right to speculate on the actor’s offscreen interactions as I don’t believe it has anything to do with the portrayal of the characters on screen. The actor’s bring the character that were once on paper to life. If the script was written to show more animosity, then the actors wouldn’t be able to make changes because of their own offscreen equation. They work hard to execute the vision of the directors and writers. My reproach is more towards the PH and the creatives behind the scene who are in charge of deciding the mood during Vishwa and Imlie’s scene. It’s like there’s a huge elephant in the room and only we the AT audience see it.
Vishwa’s actions have already crossed villainous levels so I don’t know why the writers write his conversation with Imlie in such a calm manner. IRL joote khata or jail mein hota obvi but this is ITV.
Dadi is being dignified with Navya so maybe Imlie is doing the same for Chutki’s sake with Vishwa ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My only gripe is what appears to me onscreen as a viewer. I don't care about the offscreen equation at all. I have seen multiple shows where offscreen dynamics do impact the script and characters (but I won't point any fingers here, this doesn't seem to be the case with Imlie).
I feel whoever is responsible for the script or execution needs to be more sensitive. I don't mind scenes of Imlie with Vishwa but these need to be in sync with what the characters feel and what has transpired in the past. It is icky to see them normalize how Imlie was borderline harassed and the fact that this family is trying to take revenge on someone who is clearly not the culprit (even if we were to assume that Kunal was the culprit, taking revenge on Agastya is an L move).
I feel disappointed to see people think Vishwa is a good man and worth stanning as a character. Sadly, people aren't able to differentiate the actor from the character he portrays. This thin line of grey is because the writers are going grey in their scenes (and this is not responsible writing specially when we know how many social issues this team has addressed previously). The only scene I liked in recent times is the slap (not that Vishwa has learnt his lesson after that anyway), I wish it was more against the harassment than him wishing harm for Agastya.