Originally posted by: Minionite
100% agreed. And what with the burning of the photos and all from today's episode - it'd be a really hard sell of YSPT. I've put together probably the best way to make this a YSPT and still make it believable.
They had to have known when Barboza first made his re-entry that he was going to come after the team, so when ACP Pradyuman sent Sachin away and then Dr. Salunkhe and Avni, it was all an act. Sachin getting shot and then getting caught in the bomb blast was a mistake. And on the way out, Dr. Salunkhe and ACP Pradyuman exchanged glances indicating some plan they had formed in advance. Then, of course, the whole emotional breakdown was an act for Barboza because they knew they were being watched at all times. ACP Anshumaan entered and was an arrogant prick to keep the 2 rude female cops in the dark that he's actually part of the game. And he and the team pretend to be at loggerheads so that they can work separately (but together) on finding and taking Barboza down. In the end the 2 rude female cops will turn out to be Barboza's minions that Sachin saw and Sachin going into coma was all fake to keep him safe since he saw the 2 rude female cops.
It's a hard sell and if it turns out to be YSPT I'll blow a fuse but this is like the only likely solution to making ACP Anshumaan a plant by ACP Pradyuman and not a Barboza friendly. And this may not be too hard a sell because they do show ACP Anshumaan running out of worry towards the sound of the bullet in today's episode. He changed his stance when he saw that everyone was okay.
Frankly, if we give them full freedom to do anything then even the burning of photos can be sold off as a YSPT with them saying that he did all that because he was under Barbosa's surveillance and he had to do stuff to make him believe that he is against the CID team.
But turning it into a YSPT with Abhijeet and Daya or either of them knowing about all this will be the worst outcome... Because they literally showed the entire team grieving ACP Sir's death, vowing revenge and going through all that heartbreak and everything only for it to end up being some ridiculous YSPT will be a total mockery of emotions. If it's a YSPT, then it's better if it doesn't involve the rest of the team... At least this will make their emotions seem genuine.
Now, coming to what you said about AM and those two cops... Yes, Sachin said that he saw a lady with Barboza so yes, these two could be planted by him. Yes, all the emotional stuff was an act to keep Barbosa in the dark can also be shown because yes, they were literally under surveillance all the time. And this way, AM's rudeness and his narcissistic behaviour can also be given a pass by the writers to have his character get a decent exit...
But frankly, if they go with this route... Then it'll be outright ridiculous. Their easiest route would have been to show Barbosa kidnapping ACP and him managing to escape and contact the team (or AM) later on. That would have been the simplest way out...because Barboza escaped the blast so it's very easy for him to take someone else out too with him.
Bold: This point!! This is what is confusing me about him... On one hand, we have him being downright rude and arrogant but then, the moment he heard that gunshot, he ran upstairs, without even waiting for the lift to come down. That point was where I felt that they'll turn him into a decent person in the end.
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