Last year I started the show due to Abhinav Abhir bonding so beautifully presented. But with time started seeing things from Abhimanyu'side too. In a way, all 3 leads were essentially good people - Abhinav had wanted to help a stranger and when given a chance to be called father, took it to fill the void in his life, Akshara had meant well but ended up causing a big tragedy for her in laws and Abhimanyu's pain filled anger after losing his brother destroyed his life.
But this season, everyone in the same situation is a little less likeable (or outright disgusting like Armaan). Abhira is still a doormat and Geetanjali is such a shallow character. But I can't help sympathize with both of them. Despite her flaws, Abhira didnt do anything to deserve losing her child and a guilt ridden, suffocating life for 7 years. And Geetanjali didn't set out to steal a child - she was just being loving to a neighbour's motherless child who was seeking a mother figure and ended up having a deeper bond. She risked her life for Maira without a single thought - calling her unpaid nanny is an insult to human capacity to love and forge bonds that go beyond blood. It's obvious that losing Maira has been hard for her, esp after being promised "happily ever after" by that disgusting guy. But maybe she can now understand how selfish she was being due to her insecurity - by trying to hide Maira's truth from Abhira.
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