Originally posted by: e1t53e
It started off with a lot of promise but got lost somewhere on the way because of the writer’s obsession with glorifying a rap*st. I mean they could have made him an accidental killer or thief or even a terrorist and then try to humanize him but deliberately chose to make him a remorseless rap*st and then glorified him. What a shameful and pathetic way to make a joke of the rap* and its victims. The makers of the show should just go drown in chullu bhar paani. 🤢
I still cannot get myself to write a final review that I wanted to and I'm busy as well. So, this is not a review (in full). Good Sir/Ma'am, you have mentioned a few of the things in my head but that was a cluster f$#k. Such a strong direction, strongest cast ever and a thrilling story that kept you guessing till the end only to screw it up in ways unimaginable. There was actually no mystery or thrill as advertised and certainly no twist to justify certain takes or behavior to a better and more logical degree.
Truth is I'm somewhat disturbed. Not by the portrayal or the journey of that individual or the family (this was done well for the most part) but the handling and the thought process of the writer.
It is not about humanizing that's the problem as a whole. I get the good intentions but this is messed up at a certain level. It is making a thrill, a suspense and a wait game out of something that is the most heinous crime in humanity as a thrill bait. Why touch a topic when you can't handle it with dignity and sensitivity and when you can't give the time and when it wasn't even needed to serve the narrative. The same ending could have been shown and would have been more impactful when you drive a few concrete points (without going off on tangents) home without disrespecting incredibly vulnerable topics. This wasn't the place for that when so much was already going on (widowhood, inheritance of female orphans, remarriage, working rights, right to self determination, and very importantly parenting and consequences). I know people will disagree and explain it away and yes there's an aspect (people do have some logical points) to it but believe me somewhere in my heart and especially conscience something in the way it was written and handled feels like a below the belt blow. I cannot quite word it so I'm refraining from saying more. Maybe in a day or two I will be? I have many thoughts swirling around and at the same time over it.
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Edited by Alizba63 - 3 months ago
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