Naagin 7: Episode Discussion Thread #1 - Page 122

Originally posted by: TwinkleStar12

I like hero's who have a bit of gray shade. Pura hi green forest hota hai toh there's not much scope to the character, it feels boring and also too good to be true kinda feel deta hai. Though I liked mahir in season3 and his complete devotion and support towards bela but at the same time many felt that his character didn't had much scope except being a love interest, although pearl really made the character iconic with his good acting.

In this season, i want aryaman to have his own arc. Mls with a bit toxicity and gray shade is fine because he brings in drama and no nonsense attitude, is blunt and there's also a good chance of getting redemption arc when he falls in love so I enjoy watching these kind of mls. Having said that, I don't really want aryaman's character to be so toxic that he becomes irredeemable.

I agree with your POV regarding Aryamaan's character description as to how it could be.

Yes Maahir was a green flagged ML character no doubt who loved Bela blindly and supported her every step of the way.However unlike Aryamaan his character was quite rational and logical just look at the way he rescued Bela from that Shahnawaz or recognized the real Bela from the fake one bcoz of his deep rooted feelings for her.

Maahir was also bit of a Mastermind character who came back as the flirty suave Krish to save Bela but Bela then also easily recognized her Maahirji.

Aryamaan is coming across as more of a cynical and toxic character now like forcing his friend Vikram to somehow marry his sister inspite of seeing Vikram's attraction/love for Ahana.

Aryamaan is not respecting his best buddy Vikram's wish at all here like any good buddy should.

I also don't mind Aryamaan being grey shaded or negative bcoz that would add more depth to his character then.If he's really shown as the backstabber who stabbed Purvi then it would be logical for him to either hurt or perhaps take advantage of Ahana's love for him again.

The cool factor in Aryamaan's negativity would be if his villainous acts somehow ends up helping Ananta's revenge mission.He could be shown as the silent hidden helper saving Ananta while pretending to be a villain in front of her.

So that would make Aryamaan's character as more of a Mastermind having a razor-sharp intellect with hidden motives.

Aryamaan need not go ga-ga or just worship Ananta like Veer/Maahir before him yet love her deeply like a silent hero with his revelation before her at the right opportune time.

Originally posted by: monsoon_barsha

Aryaman's character lacks consistency.

This. More than anything this.

When he got to know about Ravish and (fake!) Ananta, he was furious and he said he believed her, she won't lie. Then when his Dad interrupted them, he obviously didn't like the tone but he didn't say anything. He easily fell for Arjun and Ravish's plan, when moments ago he was vouching for her honesty.

He says that she's been working for four years with absolute honesty and then just flips.

With Ahana too, he was the first one to label her as gold digger, yet when his father and the minister were offering money and asking her to name her price he looked uncomfortable (was it Aryaman or Namik though, he does give very conflicting emotions in scenes where the ML shouldn't approve of the villains, saw it with Shivansh too).

Idk whether he was uncomfortable or not( he's already not normal because of Vikram ahana relationship) but the thing is he did not speak up. And what they made very clear was that he is not afraid of speaking up even if it shakes things up. Remember that scene with the pandit where he is talking about the girl being manglik? Dude put a knife on the priest's throat in front of both families. I'm an outspoken person and in half of the family rituals I'm like yeah it's stupid but their choice. What his family did to ahana was so humiliating and so disgusting.

Also, the hotel incident with Manohar's wife showed that he can be twisted in how he does things. Like Ravish said, he could have easily said no, but he came up with an elaborate plan, even if it damaged his reputation. And none of that goes with his stalking. It would be fine if he was shown drinking anywhere else, but right in front of her house? That's stalking.

IDC what they reveal about his character but this is genuinely so awful. Dude she broke up, fair or unfair that's fine, deal with it. A guy stalking his EX years later is such a nightmare.

However the worst thing about his character is the way he views women and men so differently. Like if a woman cheats, or does anything wrong she's the worst and how these rules suddenly change when it comes to his own brother. He can get unmarried women pregnant, lie about that, s!utshame them, have affairs with pregnant women and he still doesn't have that disgust for them. Dudeeeee

Originally posted by: salta

Shivay was another breed of kamina. I couldn't digest him marrying Anika forcibly threatening her younger brother. Ewww. There's a way to write complex characters and toxicity isn't that. Maan khurana from geet was a very good example of a nicely written character.

His ex( played by surbhi) was brilliant in shattering his delulus.

I agree with your POV regarding Shivaay being a toxic character but his redemption arc was also good.He loved and hated Anika with equal ferocity.

Shivaay was also not only a suave businessman but also a clever ML character too who exposed vamps like Shvetlaana or certain sharp villains like Veer with the help of his siblings Rudra and Omkara.

In short Shivaay no doubt was toxic but once he accepted Anika he started acting as the shield for not only her but the entire Oberoi family too.

Shivaay unlike other toxic ML characters was never blind when he came to know about the evil deeds of his family members like when he reprimanded Omkara for not accepting Gauri as his wife or cutting off connections with his mom who tried to separate him from his love Anika.

Shivaay saved his family clan often from certain dangers only because he was able to see the hidden motives of certain villains or vamps with clear open mind.He was toxic but possessed a sharp intellect too.

I hope to see Aryamaan show such above mentioned traits like Shivaay.

Originally posted by: masked

I agree with your POV regarding Shivaay being a toxic character but his redemption arc was also good.He loved and hated Anika with equal ferocity.

Shivaay was also not only a suave businessman but also a clever ML character too who exposed vamps like Shvetlaana or certain sharp villains like Veer with the help of his siblings Rudra and Omkara.

In short Shivaay no doubt was toxic but once he accepted Anika he started acting as the shield for not only her but the entire Oberoi family too.

Shivaay unlike other toxic ML characters was never blind when he came to know about the evil deeds of his family members like when he reprimanded Omkara for not accepting Gauri as his wife or cutting off connections with his mom who tried to separate him from his love Anika.

Shivaay saved his family clan often from certain dangers only because he was able to see the hidden motives of certain villains or vamps with clear open mind.He was toxic but possessed a sharp intellect too.

I hope to see Aryamaan show such above mentioned traits like Shivaay.

Shivay was sharp undoubtedly, and his love for his brothers and family was I genuinely admired BUT @bold you don't need to accept someone to behave with minimum decency. Forget about minimum decency, what he did with the forced marriage was a line too far. He's anika's only family, his baby brother (he's literally a child) and he was okay with using him. After that, for me, you can do anything. Conquer the world, give your firstborn, k your family or yourself that's too much.

Imo Maan Singh khurana from Geet was a character actually done right. He's sceptical, and khadoos and actually the blueprint of these kind men, but he's so much better. Same goes for abhay raichand. He comes off as this arrogant brat playboy but he's genuinely one of the best MLs all around. He has more integrity than anyone and he loved Piya more than anything. Even when she's dating someone else.

Originally posted by: salta

Shivay was sharp undoubtedly, and his love for his brothers and family was I genuinely admired BUT @bold you don't need to accept someone to behave with minimum decency. Forget about minimum decency, what he did with the forced marriage was a line too far. He's anika's only family, his baby brother (he's literally a child) and he was okay with using him. After that, for me, you can do anything. Conquer the world, give your firstborn, k your family or yourself that's too much.

Imo Maan Singh khurana from Geet was a character actually done right. He's sceptical, and khadoos and actually the blueprint of these kind men, but he's so much better. Same goes for abhay raichand. He comes off as this arrogant brat playboy but he's genuinely one of the best MLs all around. He has more integrity than anyone and he loved Piya more than anything. Even when she's dating someone else.

I have never seen Geet Huyi Sabse Parayi so can't comment on the same but yes Abhay from PKYEK was no doubt one of the best ML characters.

Inspite of being a vampire he loved Piya madly perhaps due to her resemblance like Maithali saved her numerous times from certain supernatural enemies like his own sibling Sid and Werewolves like Jay.

He loved Piya so much that he was even willing to die for her at the hands of Maithali and even wiped Piya's memory just for Piya's happiness.

You don't find such admirable characters now though Veer can be somewhat slotted into this category.

Aryamaan is no doubt sceptical about women and khadoos too but he's letting his past overshadow the present too.He thinks of every women as typical gold-diggers which is quite a wrong assumption.

He has vowed too ruin Vikram's happiness just for his sister's sake inspite of Vikram being his best buddy and all.

Yes at the EOD Ahana needs to reunite with him bcoz they are the lead couple but can't Ahana pull off this wedding trick somehow like Shivanya/Shivangi did before her and frame Aryamaan as the culprit if needed for her revenge mission.

Aryamaan's groom wedding trick would needlessly make Vikram the villain who would then become an obstacle in Ahana's mission.

His cynical outlook and suspicious attitude would only then add mistrust in his relationship with Ahana even if she becomes his wife.

Veer and Maahir inspite of getting married under dubious circumstances always supported and trusted their mates Bani and Bela.

Both of those two Naagins were lucky to have got amazing mates who never cared whether they were mortal women or Naagins.Will Aryamaan ever follow the same path for Ahana?

Originally posted by: masked

I have never seen Geet Huyi Sabse Parayi so can't comment on the same but yes Abhay from PKYEK was no doubt one of the best ML characters.

Inspite of being a vampire he loved Piya madly perhaps due to her resemblance like Maithali saved her numerous times from certain supernatural enemies like his own sibling Sid and Werewolves like Jay.

He loved Piya so much that he was even willing to die for her at the hands of Maithali and even wiped Piya's memory just for Piya's happiness.

You don't find such admirable characters now though Veer can be somewhat slotted into this category.

Aryamaan is no doubt sceptical about women and khadoos too but he's letting his past overshadow the present too.He thinks of every women as typical gold-diggers which is quite a wrong assumption.

He has vowed too ruin Vikram's happiness just for his sister's sake inspite of Vikram being his best buddy and all.

Yes at the EOD Ahana needs to reunite with him bcoz they are the lead couple but can't Ahana pull off this wedding trick somehow like Shivanya/Shivangi did before her and frame Aryamaan as the culprit if needed for her revenge mission.

Aryamaan's groom wedding trick would needlessly make Vikram the villain who would then become an obstacle in Ahana's mission.

His cynical outlook and suspicious attitude would only then add mistrust in his relationship with Ahana even if she becomes his wife.

Veer and Maahir inspite of getting married under dubious circumstances always supported and trusted their mates Bani and Bela.

Both of those two Naagins were lucky to have got amazing mates who never cared whether they were mortal women or Naagins.Will Aryamaan ever follow the same path for Ahana?

Maan singh khurana from geet was an absolute banger of a character. He's aloof, arrogant, workaholic because someone left him. And he's the blueprint of these arrogant businessmen who don't consider anyone anything BUT he's genuinely such a solid guy. He had his integrity and he stood by it. His brother had married Geet for property and left her after sleeping with her(you kno those fake NRI marriages for dowry) Geet gets pregnant and is left alone. Maan gets his brother punished and they've that baby together. He's actually way more khadoos than these other characters but also had way more integrity.

Haven't seen any other naagin season so idk how anyone else has been.

Although if aryaman swaps places (and it looks like he will do) it's gonna be another thing wrong for his already shady character. Ahana getting married Just for Revenge makes sense because her entire family is dead. For her everything is actually fair. For aryaman, NOPE. Vikram just left your sister whom you forcibly imposed on him. I'm waiting to see how it happens.

Originally posted by: Neerasi29

Originally posted by: salta

He will go to war for Tina and Pinky, but not even bat an eye when Ahana was being humiliated. Which is weird because at least with Purvi he intervened? At the sangeet when the cousins were bullying her, he stepped in. Even on the terrace he was gentle with her and he stood up for her against them. How can this be the same man?

His characterisation in episode 9 was way off. 10 was better because there the only conflict was between him and Ahana, there was no need for him to step in and interfere.

Originally posted by: monsoon_barsha

He will go to war for Tina and Pinky, but not even bat an eye when Ahana was being humiliated. Which is weird because at least with Purvi he intervened? At the sangeet when the cousins were bullying her, he stepped in. Even on the terrace he was gentle with her and he stood up for her against them. How can this be the same man?

His characterisation in episode 9 was way off. 10 was better because there the only conflict was between him and Ahana, there was no need for him to step in and interfere.

For me it just reveals a very disgusting aspect of his mindset because it shows that he has Madonna wh*re complex with women. He's very soft with purvi because she's an ugly under confident poor (compared to them, otherwise only billionaires can afford the kinda home purvi family had in Delhi) woman who are harmless. Women with power, money, looks or any agency... That's dangerous. He's unbothered by the way ahana was being treated because he himself thinks about women in the similar way. He himself said koi Ameer Ghar ka mil Gaya toh pakad liya.

Honestly idc. I just want ahana/ananta to never accept his misogyny and he can do whatever tf he wants. I'll let ahana baby handle his chochle.

Originally posted by: salta

For me it just reveals a very disgusting aspect of his mindset because it shows that he has Madonna wh*re complex with women. He's very soft with purvi because she's an ugly under confident poor (compared to them, otherwise only billionaires can afford the kinda home purvi family had in Delhi) woman who are harmless. Women with power, money, looks or any agency... That's dangerous. He's unbothered by the way ahana was being treated because he himself thinks about women in the similar way. He himself said koi Ameer Ghar ka mil Gaya toh pakad liya.

Honestly idc. I just want ahana/ananta to never accept his misogyny and he can do whatever tf he wants. I'll let ahana baby handle his chochle.

I wouldn't mind his indifference / inaction if it extended to the men too. Or if it was shown that his ex betrayed him. Then his suspicion might have made 1% sense. But no, all everyone says is that Radhika dumped him on his wedding day and moved on with her husband. She didn't cheat him. By the look of the house, she's not that rich either, do the gold digger theory doesn't fit. That said, he does have a ready example in his immediate social circle (Swarna), so his suspicion is valid (maybe 0.5%) but he shouldn't judge every woman on that metric. Also, initially, he was shown as a cynic. How did it move to misogyny? He didn't believe in anything, he wanted to die quick, and that kind of person is exhausting to be with, but it would have made him complex. This dilutes his personality.

Ahana will destroy him. She has already hit his weak points, I hope she continues to hurt him more. And the flirting is a must, I'm having so much fun.