The writing is pathetic and contrived. Characters are changing their stance on a daily basis. Dadisa was so very concerned about Abhira the other day but now thinks it is fine for them to party and remain unconcerned about the safety and welfare of a family member. No matter what they think, the Poddars are her family in a legal sense and have responsibility towards her. They would be the first people to be questioned if she were to go missing or worse still, something were to happen to her. If the cops got to know of the incident hardly a couple of days ago, the first question would be to ask the family why this was not reported and secondly, how they remained indifferent to Abhira’s absence. If Armaan and Ruhi are endgame, there is no way that Dadisa would accept their presence under her roof. Rohit is definitely coming back sooner or later. There can be no drama without him. Now even if Rohit manages to convince her for Armaan and Ruhi’s union, she is far too egoistic and conscious of her social status to allow such a scandal. Because there will be whispers as to what Armaan and Ruhi were up to in Rohit’s absence given they were living under the same roof. There will be gossip and Dadisa will not tolerate that. Most likely she will ask them to marry but live somewhere else, maybe even in some other city. Out of sight out of mind as they say. That would mean phasing out of Armaan and Ruhi from the show. I am tempted to believe that is a possibility given how bad an actress Pratiksha is. Maybe the idea was always to ease the character of Ruhi out sooner than later. Else I can’t imagine why a casting team that managed to unearth a gem like Samriddhi went so wrong with Pratiksha. Besides, the other question is will Armaan want to marry Ruhi at the cost of his family. He has already demonstrated that he won’t. Even if he does, the resentment that he will start feeling towards Ruhi will cause any feelings of love to fast disappear. On the hug not being reciprocated, it is unforgivable and inexplicable. The first instinct when someone is seeking refuge is to offer comfort. Abhira is visibly distraught and is seeking solace. Holding her tight for a moment before starting off with the questions would not have changed anything. Instead of focusing on Abhira, he turns to his family/ Ruhi. I would have even understood if it had been an accusatory glance at Dadisa given that she was the one who restrained him from going out in search of her ( it is another matter that the excuse simply doesn’t fly). The makers know exactly what they are doing. They want to leave the audience with the feeling that he is not reciprocating the hug because of what Ruhi told him hardly a few minutes ago. I don’t see any reason to look for explanations beyond what is being shown to me. This is not Shakespeare or Dickens! I have seen my fair share of ITV shows and have never come across one where this kind of a background score or these kind of songs are used on anyone other than the lead couple. Forbidden love is always intriguing but one must feel for the couple to feel intrigued by their story. Sadly neither Shehzada nor Pratiksha are the kind of actors who would make you feel for their heartbreak. Despite the fact that the film contravened conventional morality. KANK worked because you could feel for both Rani and SRK despite the immorality of what they were doing. Of course there was no incest involved, since they were neither related by blood nor marriage. Here, the longing and yearning on the part of two people, who have wilfully destroyed the life of a third party ( Rohit) is repugnant to say the least. While Armaan might deem it a sacrifice, did he even think for a minute whether the brother he claims to love the most would want to marry a woman who was in love with his brother? Is Rohit not entitled to unconditional love from his wife? I would not call what Armaan did a sacrifice but rather a misguided attempt at proving his allegiance to his family. So far as Ruhi is concerned, she married Rohit only because she wanted to be close to Armaan. Why ever would an audience feel for such weak or immoral characters? At least Ruhi acknowledged that Rohit might have left after knowing of l’affaire Ruhaan. Armaan straight out refused to because, even to consider the possibility would have meant accepting that he had been singularly responsible in destroying his brother’s life. He would never be able to handle the guilt of that and so he quashed the suggestion. However it is surely embedded deep in his subconscious. His overtures to Ruhi might stem from a place of residual love but also deep guilt that in his superior wisdom, he pushed three lives over the precipice. Abhira, if she develops feelings for Armaan, will be collateral damage. One cannot absolve Ruhi of all blame, the root of the problem stems from her impetuousness but she is definitely the most immoral of the lot. Because she made a conscious choice to destroy an innocent man’s life by marrying him just so she could stay close to his brother. In all, this show is becoming a treatise on forbidden love morality not withstanding, and Abhira seems like an unwanted fourth wheel in all this. Abhira is the only character that stands apart in this story, both for the way it is written and more so for the way it is being enacted. The anger towards Armaan stems from a place of love for Abhira. The audience is rooting for Abhira and as other shows have proven, if the male lead is found unworthy of the female lead, the makers will bring in a new man for her. It will become her story, her journey and the original male lead might just end up being reduced to a footnote in her story!
Edited by sharadrocks - 1 years ago
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