Originally posted by: theromanticcrap
Karma isn’t some instant reaction button—it’s not like pressing a switch and getting results immediately. It plays the long game. It’s about actions and consequences that unfold over time, often in ways no one expects.
Now, if we talk about Vidya, she separated a mother from her child, and lo and behold, years later, she finds herself in a situation where her son and daughter-in-law are separated from their child. That? That’s karma. A direct cause-and-effect. But blaming Armaan for that? Now that’s just stretching logic to fit an agenda.
Armaan didn’t wake up one day and decide, “Oh, let me deceive Ruhi for fun.” He did what he did out of love for Abhira, out of fear, and because his ever-persistent brother kept pushing him into the situation. Once the lie was out there, he held onto it—not because he enjoyed it, but because he knew the truth would shatter Abhira, and possibly, their entire relationship. Fear makes people do desperate things, and Armaan was no exception.
What happened to Ruhi, unfortunate as it was, didn’t just come out of nowhere or happen decades later as some delayed karmic punishment—it unfolded in the present, shaped by her own choices. Let’s not pretend Ruhi was some innocent victim in all of this. She wished ill for Abhira’s unborn baby, barely cared for her own child while pregnant, and was more concerned about having a son than embracing motherhood itself. That’s hardly the profile of a blameless, wronged woman. Actions have consequences, and Ruhi wasn’t just a casualty of fate—she played an active role in shaping her own downfall. Again, that doesn’t mean I’m excusing Armaan or Rohit’s actions. Ruhi should never have been separated from her child—especially considering the impact on her baby.
Thirty years is a long time—long enough that trying to pin it on Armaan's karma is like blaming the weather today on what you ate for breakfast a month ago. The truth had to come out, and it did. It wasn’t karma coming for Armaan; it was simply the weight of long-buried lies finally collapsing in on themselves. If anything, Armaan and Rohit unknowingly set the final gears in motion to expose the decades of deception spun by Vidya and Kaveri.
So no, just because you don’t like Armaan doesn’t mean he’s responsible for every bad thing happening in the universe. If the stock market crashes tomorrow, are you going to blame Armaan for that too? Before flinging the word "karma" around like it’s a buzzword, at least understand what it actually means.
And let’s not even start on the hypocrisy in the fandom. People drag characters through the mud, talk endless crap about them, and then conveniently twist their arguments when it comes to defending their favorites. Suddenly, their faves being "weakly written" is an excuse for every questionable action, but when it comes to characters they dislike, it's all about "accountability" and "writing flaws."
Abhira is called out for not doing X or Y, but Ruhi? Oh no, everything she does—good, bad, or terrible—is just because she’s “weakly written.” Funny how that works. Is Abhira not a weakly written character too? And if we’re going there, so are Armaan and Rohit. Every character in this generation has been inconsistently written, but the mental gymnastics some fans do to defend one while crucifying the other is truly next-level.
At this point, it's not even about storytelling—it's about selective outrage. The double standards are ridiculous. If you want to criticize, do it fairly. If you want to defend, at least be consistent. Otherwise, just admit you’re biased and move on.
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