Kumkum Bhagya New Season | Episode Discussions Thread #5 - Page 122

Originally posted by: Butterfly01

Coz Prarthana understood his feelings and Sona never did. Best example is that lunch scene. When Shiv left after taking a spoonful stating he’s not hungry, Sona just sat eating saying she’s hungry while Prats would’ve nagged him to eat…

Sona would’ve helped Shiv take the revenge never understanding that he’d be all the more broken after destroying his mother, but Prarthana understood that and tried to stop him from doing so and asked him to talk to his mother. Sonalika is materialistic while Prarthana is a realist, he himself said that he’s never seen somebody as pure a Prats. I believe this is the difference.

And love always needn’t be ‘first’ to have an impact. He might’ve been in relationships before/ loved someone else before but he’ll not be able to love anyone other than Prarthana now. I know I’m not making much sense but I hope you understand what I am trying to convey.

In my opinion they didn’t ruin Shivansh, rather they kept up with his character of a flawed anti hero. He’s no saint but after Prats he’s very much willing to become one.

Your post is making me feel a lil at ease… but I still want to land a few nice, garma-garam thappads on his face for all the raita he’s phailaoed in everyone’s lives thanks to his foolishness and indecisiveness!

I’ll give him one last chance though.. like Mrin said, I’ll wait for his confession. I want to hear what he truly feels for her and how it’s diff from what he had with Sona. If it comes across as genuine and heart-touching, then fine… I’ll accept it.. Maybe..

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

You know the fact that I am sooo soo protective and concerned for this character is because I love Shivansh Randhawa a lot...like a lot...and I don't want them to butcher it at any cost...and for a bland chart like Sonalika toh bilkul bhi nahi...

I get what you mean.,may be maker's intention was that only...but to me it looked like “let’s justify Sonalika’s obsession and Shivansh’s past with her through some half-baked emotional comparison” is a band-aid on a broken narrative, and it only exposes how the makers are grasping at straws to give retroactive meaning to something that never deserved it in the first place.

“He felt something different with Sona vs. Prarthana” — But Did He Really?

This idea of comparison sounds poetic I agree, but only works if There was ever something real with Sonalika to compare in the first place.That relationship shaped him in some way we saw or felt.

But in reality:

Shivansh was never shown caring deeply for Sonalika.

There were no memories, no lingering regret, no unresolved guilt.

He never even mentioned her with any emotional weight until now.

So this “he thought it was love with Sonalika but learned what real love is with Prarthana” angle just the writers trying to retroactively give meaning to a character whose only function was to serve the revenge arc. It feels forced, insincere, and ultimately unnecessary.

That’s a convenient character flip to drag drama in the final stretch. Unless they give her a powerful, intimate, broken reason for this madness (which they won’t), this arc is just lazy writing dressed up in emotional jargon.

Shivansh Being Blinded by Revenge? Okay. But...

This is the only part of the logic that can slightly hold if written well. Shivansh’s revenge has always been a blinding force. But again, the idea that he was engaged to Sonalika and still chose to use someone else (Prarthana) in that revenge without blinking… doesn’t make him “powerful,” it makes him morally unhinged.

And then we’re expected to believe:

“But his love for Prarthana is so deep, now he’ll heal, he’ll stop for her.”

Okay. But when was this love arc written? Where was the slow realization, the guilt, the internal conflict?

Did he ever, at any point, seem torn between Sonalika and Prarthana? No. Because there was no competition. There never should have been. The narrative wasn’t love triangle—it was emotional evolution.

So the maker's attempt here feels shallow because there was never any meaningful bond with Sonalika to begin with....

Hum log bekaar mein maatha phod rahe hain for a crap show like this

Agar Nagpal ke paas thoda sa 🤏🏻 dimaag hota, toh yeh naubat aati hi nahi! He hasn’t even brainstormed a fraction of what we’re doing right now.. whether in ranting or trying to find silver linings

He served us kachra, pocketed his money, went home and is probably snoring peacefully by now 🤬

Is there any chance we can locate him? I’ve got friends in Mumbai… a few relatives too ☺️

Originally posted by: TintedBlossom

Exactly.. vohi toh! Okay let’s even consider that he only liked Sona and it wasn’t some true love. Still.. she was caring, educated, self-independent, a morally upright woman who loved him with all her heart. So how exactly are they trying to paint Prarthana as the “ideal match”?

Only bcoz she’s overtly devoted, takes pati-bhakti to another level and risks her life to save him? Does this kind of sorcery even happen in real life?

No one faces life-threatening situations every other day… and who’s to say Sona wouldn’t have done the same if she’d been in that position?

And let’s not forget ..all those incidents even started after he married Prarthana.. (Durbhagya chronicles )

So yes.. realistically ShivLika would have been perfectly happy if they’d married each other

It's possible and that simple, Prarthana is the type Shiv soul yearn and needed in his life. Shiv was shown drawn to Prart and he didn't know why, now that I think of it, I understand why Jaan ban gaye, was shown from Shiv side. He never understood, and question himself all the time, now is making sense. Shiv by all intentions was going and ready to marry Sona, but no one can control the heart it knows what & who it want and you need. Shivansh has been vocal it was us that was hearing but not understanding. I hate to hear it but yeah Shiv really cared deeply for Sona and she wasn't a business marriage. Tanya dialogues makes sense, love Shiv, like Prart which we discuss, unconditionally with body, soul & mind or care of her own. Sona said why would you marry this girl, she has no status or fame, no money, but that's it Shiv loves simplicity but also emotionally strong to handle him that's Prarthana

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

You know the fact that I am sooo soo protective and concerned for this character is because I love Shivansh Randhawa a lot...like a lot...and I don't want them to butcher it at any cost...and for a bland chart like Sonalika toh bilkul bhi nahi...

I get what you mean.,may be maker's intention was that only...but to me it looked like “let’s justify Sonalika’s obsession and Shivansh’s past with her through some half-baked emotional comparison” is a band-aid on a broken narrative, and it only exposes how the makers are grasping at straws to give retroactive meaning to something that never deserved it in the first place.

“He felt something different with Sona vs. Prarthana” — But Did He Really?

This idea of comparison sounds poetic I agree, but only works if There was ever something real with Sonalika to compare in the first place.That relationship shaped him in some way we saw or felt.

But in reality:

Shivansh was never shown caring deeply for Sonalika.

There were no memories, no lingering regret, no unresolved guilt.

He never even mentioned her with any emotional weight until now.

So this “he thought it was love with Sonalika but learned what real love is with Prarthana” angle just the writers trying to retroactively give meaning to a character whose only function was to serve the revenge arc. It feels forced, insincere, and ultimately unnecessary.

That’s a convenient character flip to drag drama in the final stretch. Unless they give her a powerful, intimate, broken reason for this madness (which they won’t), this arc is just lazy writing dressed up in emotional jargon.

Shivansh Being Blinded by Revenge? Okay. But...

This is the only part of the logic that can slightly hold if written well. Shivansh’s revenge has always been a blinding force. But again, the idea that he was engaged to Sonalika and still chose to use someone else (Prarthana) in that revenge without blinking… doesn’t make him “powerful,” it makes him morally unhinged.

And then we’re expected to believe:

“But his love for Prarthana is so deep, now he’ll heal, he’ll stop for her.”

Okay. But when was this love arc written? Where was the slow realization, the guilt, the internal conflict?

Did he ever, at any point, seem torn between Sonalika and Prarthana? No. Because there was no competition. There never should have been. The narrative wasn’t love triangle—it was emotional evolution.

So the maker's attempt here feels shallow because there was never any meaningful bond with Sonalika to begin with....

I understand your point. In the end it comes down to the pathetic timing of the scenes. They’ve got the order wrong and the writer toh is “MAHAAN”. Is he the one who wrote Abhigya’s story? My mum tells it was very well written. If so what the hell even happened to him!

So I’m gearing up for his confession scene. That is where I expect him to address all this drama and put an end to it. For obvious reasons Prats will reject and we’ll get to see him actually working hard for his love.

Originally posted by: Butterfly01

I understand your point. In the end it comes down to the pathetic timing of the scenes. They’ve got the order wrong and the writer toh is “MAHAAN”. Is he the one who wrote Abhigya’s story? My mum tells it was very well written. If so what the hell even happened to him!

So I’m gearing up for his confession scene. That is where I expect him to address all this drama and put an end to it. For obvious reasons Prats will reject and we’ll get to see him actually working hard for his love.

Originally posted by: TintedBlossom

Hum log bekaar mein maatha phod rahe hain for a crap show like this

Agar Nagpal ke paas thoda sa 🤏🏻 dimaag hota, toh yeh naubat aati hi nahi! He hasn’t even brainstormed a fraction of what we’re doing right now.. whether in ranting or trying to find silver linings

He served us kachra, pocketed his money, went home and is probably snoring peacefully by now 🤬

Is there any chance we can locate him? I’ve got friends in Mumbai… a few relatives too ☺️

Count me in on this. After we thrash him, I’ll just stitch him up without Anesthesia and I even know a good lawyer. He’ll take care of the legal issues.

Stupid writer, he’s made our acha khasa fd go through a mental breakdown.

Originally posted by: TintedBlossom

Hum log bekaar mein maatha phod rahe hain for a crap show like this

Agar Nagpal ke paas thoda sa 🤏🏻 dimaag hota, toh yeh naubat aati hi nahi! He hasn’t even brainstormed a fraction of what we’re doing right now.. whether in ranting or trying to find silver linings

He served us kachra, pocketed his money, went home and is probably snoring peacefully by now 🤬

Is there any chance we can locate him? I’ve got friends in Mumbai… a few relatives too ☺️

Did you listen to Raj live, so Prarthana will go back home I guess after signing

Then she's will ask Shivansh for Alimony, he'll tells us later why

Fans ask him why Zee is making demand for KKB to rise to 1.5 or more so they can extend but other shows at 1.0

The one posted, makers lost their mind they need trp to rise but no seen with leads

It's so funny how they are trying to add the overused tropes where "the ML thought he loved someone who matched him socially and financially but later found true love in someone who's opposite to him in every real-world materialistic aspect but still resonates with him on an internal level" ― after he has fallen for Prarthana. Not before, not during.

We have always seen Sonalika's love, her being happy with the crumbs of attention he gave her, most probably because she knew him to be like that, a workaholic, someone who didn't do typical romantic things and who didn't believe in grand gestures. He never opened up so she never saw the wounds, the scars and insecurities he carries within, and since she could always count on his commitment to their relationship and his need to make his partner happy (not knowing that this too is a product of his parent's failed marriage) to make him do things (like dancing, which he did to make her happy and he didn't fuss about it) without too much difficulty and she didn't feel particularly...unloved, she was happy with him. If she hadn't pulled her recent stunt with the car, I would have pegged her as a delulu "I can fix him" girl except she thought he was boring and not broken. We have heard multiple accounts of them being so in love, yet Shivansh barely thought about her, smoothly lied to her and ignored her at every opportunity.

He felt guilty for breaking her trust, but he hoped she would understand. His own feelings were too strong that he thought they would be enough of a justification, which shows how little she mattered to him since his apologies and explanations to Prarthana had way more depth and empathy. He cared for Sonalika. He wanted to be a good fiance, a good husband, for her.

But he didn't love her. He doesn't love her.

That's how it has always been, and suddenly they are giving them a proper backstory and trying to create conflict and draw comparison when they main conflict has always been his prior commitments with respect to Sonalika and his life, and then feelings for Prarthana.

Not only does this trope doesn't work with what we have been shown so far, at this point, it's plain useless. They should have used her from the beginning as Shivansh fought himself every minute of his marriage, not now when he was well-adjusted to life wit Prarthana. He has already chosen her, plenty of times.

Poor planning will always be the worst part of this show and I can't wait to see what raita they will be serving us before they finally shut shop.

Alright I just forgiven Shivansh

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3TxvEUA4frk

All that nonsense regarding Sona scene forgotten

I like this edit cause of Shiv in action

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bJ8J9QLyoWg