Originally posted by: coolercar
What you call arrogance is actually his defense mechanism against people he knows wonât accept him in the role easily. Itâs not rocket science. And this whole âteam is familyâ thing is just old-fashioned nonsense. In any detective show, if the cops are best buddies, itâs usually because theyâve worked together for years and built that kind of trust. Heâs newâwhy would he be chummy with a team who works under him? Heâs never been disrespectful though.
Everyone armors up with barriers no one notices. The team would never have listened to him if heâd tried to be likable. Even I, who started watching because of him, wouldnât have liked a character like that.
He doesnât ask for their respect nor has he ever been mean or spiteful toward any team members. He only reminds them heâs the boss when theyâre out of line. What do they expectâslacking and disobeyance of rules to be tolerated?
I think Ayushman is smarter than Pankaj in all the technical stuffâmaybe thatâs why he was harsher on him. Maybe he could have decrypted that laptop quicker that is why he expected pankaj to do so too. Ayushman made a good point on loan apps, which is what should reach the audience. But daya sir cut him off with dialogue about how anything is possible for cid which was not even the point. Writers need to really buckle up.
As much as people shouldnât learn from fiction, people usually do anywayâitâs easier. So itâs the writersâ job to make sure well-researched content reaches the audience.
I genuinely wanted the team to get to know Ayushman. Eventually, they would have seen that just because heâs not all sunshine and rainbows doesnât mean heâs a bad person.
Defense mechanism? Seriously?? He is a UPSC topper, appointed as an ACP, sent to lead the team. He should actually be trying to integrate into the team, rather than adopting this so called defense mechanism. IF he knows that the team won't accept him easily, then he should work to prove himself, not to alienate them further. If someone undermines you or doesn't trust you, you prove your worth through your work ethics and not by acting like a complete A-hole. It's not rocket science.
Then, when he joined, the team had just lost their ACP sir. They were still grieving and reeling from the shock. And yet he mocks their emotions and tells them to "tie the emotions in a potli and leave it outside the bureau"? They are humans and not emotionless robots. They've been working with ACP sir for so long, consider him their guru and they aren't even allowed to be emotional about him? And that too when their emotions are NOT affecting their efficiency in solving cases?
Now, coming to team is family thing... And the fact that they have been working together for so long. Who hasn't been a new addition to the team at some point? Purvi was new, Tasha was new, Sachin was new, Vivek was new, Kavin was new; heck even ACP Prithviraj was new. All of them still managed to integrate into the team, no? I'm not asking him to be all chummy with the team members, but he could at least have toned down his attitude, no? Ek din mein koi best friend nahi ban jaata; but even strangers have some basic courtesy while talking to each other, right?
You seriously believe the team wouldn't have listened to him if he had been likeable? You do realise that being approachable makes it easier for one to integrate as a leader than the other way round, right?
We had this flashback; he claimed in front of ACP sir that there's a traitor within the team and he needs to investigate. So, the best way for a covert operation is to integrate into the team and manage to have a decent relationship with everyone so that they don't doubt him and he can investigate properly, isn't it?
Bold: Slacking off and disobedience? Pray tell when was the team slacking off? Or where did they not obey the rules properly? Did they ditch the investigation of a case in the middle to go and party? Or did they refuse to investigate any case just to spite Ayushman? The one major scene where they disobeyed was when Ayushman ordered that raid on that NGO which was quite justified because they were dealing with traffickers. It was pretty idiotic of him to outright order a raid at a place where there are a lot of innocent kids who can be used as hostages or shields. And yet Abhijeet was literally threatened with a possibility of suspension despite putting forth logical argument before Ayushman conceded.
Ayushman is smarter than Pankaj when it comes to technical stuff... Fine. Okay. Maan liya. He could have decrypted that laptop quicker, theek hai. Ye bhi maan liya. But as a human, he should have this basic knowledge that not everyone is equal, right? He can do it in minutes doesn't mean the other can do it too. And just because it is taking the other one slightly longer to do the same work, it doesn't mean that the person is lazy. He doesn't get to demean others on the basis of his own "talent".
Oh and don't forget in the recent episode he literally stopped Daya sir when he wanted to go look for Abhijeet sir. Purvi found his broken phone and blood stains nearby and yet Ayushman did NOT allow him to go after Abhijeet in a situation where he could potentially be in a life threatening situation. That is beyond unacceptable. He may doubt Abhijeet all he wants but he can't forget the basic humanity and conscience, right?
There is a reason why I say that Abhijeet (or Daya) are better suited to lead a team. Ayushman may be the smartest and all that but he lacks the maturity to carry a team together.
Edited by Nikita_99503 - 2 months ago
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