Naagin 7: Episode Discussion Thread #1 - Page 149

Originally posted by: monsoon_barsha

Pre wedding Aryaman was lonely and lost. Past experiences had made him bitter and a cynic, but he still wanted all those things. A reason why he was so free with Purvi was that she didn't treat him any differently, and her honesty / innocence and casual approach made him feel more human. Those episodes brought out the shades in him. His philosophy about his life not worth living, but still wanting to be seen as someone worth saving. His drinking, but not enjoying that he is perceived as a drunk. His not being ready for love, but also firmly believing in it and respecting it to the degree Purvi pretending it was a joke irked him. His playful dynamics with Tina and genuine concern for her (pre wedding Aryaman wasn't a Pinky paaglu, he still loved his sisters, they could convince him to stay for the party and dance, but he didn't cross any lines for them). His special brand of roasting reserved for Karan, who he knew didn't like him and was jealous of him. His bond with Ravish, and his protest against Ravish's wrongs even if he bought the story that Ananta was a liar, although he seemed to let go it pretty soon when he learned his father had agreed to the match. Most probably, his cynicism and his father's words about Ananta convinced him she was wrong, but his faith in her, encouraged by, again, his father's words, assured him of her innocence.

Even in episode eight the bit about Manohar's wife showed different shades of him, his cynicism doubled by the looteri dulhania story

But now he is looking like a caricature. A useless drunk who is easily swayed by his sister's tears, a man who crosses multiple lines multiple times without any guilt.

I did like his performance in front of Radhika's house, Namik got to act there and if not for the regular stalking and obsession this scene could have worked, with Aryaman finally going to her house to give himself some twisted form of closure. But the constant ex jaap diluted the scene that mattered.

Aryaman had lots of potential and Namik would have aced it, every shade of his (as promised pre wedding and 'till episode 8) plays to Namik's strength. Instead, we got this.

Naagin has the legacy of many interesting MLs who became heavily involved in thw main storyline and became fan favorites and their storylines took the show forward . E.g, Mahir and Veer.

So cvs are capable of writing male characters that are interesting and without giving them cringe factors like shady illegal stuffs such as roofie and video recording or stalking etc.

Namik was fabulous in Ek Deewana Tha as a character who has multiple shades even in KKB too.

So I want them to show Aryaman slowly going back to his old cynic self who'd a very tongue in cheek approach to life and then show the leads spending time together and slowly opening up to each other.

If they show half of the season as him being Ra..ra ..Radhika and then suddenly show him in love with Ananta no one will buy that.

Originally posted by: monsoon_barsha

Pre wedding Aryaman was lonely and lost. Past experiences had made him bitter and a cynic, but he still wanted all those things. A reason why he was so free with Purvi was that she didn't treat him any differently, and her honesty / innocence and casual approach made him feel more human. Those episodes brought out the shades in him. His philosophy about his life not worth living, but still wanting to be seen as someone worth saving. His drinking, but not enjoying that he is perceived as a drunk. His not being ready for love, but also firmly believing in it and respecting it to the degree Purvi pretending it was a joke irked him. His playful dynamics with Tina and genuine concern for her (pre wedding Aryaman wasn't a Pinky paaglu, he still loved his sisters, they could convince him to stay for the party and dance, but he didn't cross any lines for them). His special brand of roasting reserved for Karan, who he knew didn't like him and was jealous of him. His bond with Ravish, and his protest against Ravish's wrongs even if he bought the story that Ananta was a liar, although he seemed to let go it pretty soon when he learned his father had agreed to the match. Most probably, his cynicism and his father's words about Ananta convinced him she was wrong, but his faith in her, encouraged by, again, his father's words, assured him of her innocence.

Even in episode eight the bit about Manohar's wife showed different shades of him, his cynicism doubled by the looteri dulhania story

But now he is looking like a caricature. A useless drunk who is easily swayed by his sister's tears, a man who crosses multiple lines multiple times without any guilt.

I did like his performance in front of Radhika's house, Namik got to act there and if not for the regular stalking and obsession this scene could have worked, with Aryaman finally going to her house to give himself some twisted form of closure. But the constant ex jaap diluted the scene that mattered.

Aryaman had lots of potential and Namik would have aced it, every shade of his (as promised pre wedding and 'till episode 8) plays to Namik's strength. Instead, we got this.

I can't agree enough to this. Like until Purvi's death Aryaman was my fav character in the show( despite me being a pcc fan, I'm watching this for her)

Now whenever I see him my blood boils

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4IeeVcfOQ8

Kanika has full fledgedly started shooting for the show.

Also namik and pcc are so cute

A fairly mellow episode - both Ahana and Aryan were trying to one up each other. The wedding was hyped for a week or so only for it to be wrapped up without any fanfare. Yeti was bit anticlimactic, the only good thing being the snake charmer was killed.

I think they need to tie the story a bit more tightly. It’s sort of all happening in bits and pieces. Like why did marriage to Aryaman matter to her? Why Yeti lol! And Arya drinking/driving and professing hatred to the woman he has known a week - like did he expect Vikram to be like texting Pinky was better than power of a relationship he had in close proximity (dating, romance) ?

I found it funny that people in the military were more worried about Nagmani than the Queen herself, she is too busy getting married.

Just a tip- after they teased the whole patriotic and nag bhoomu angle with the almighty queen, they should not think this season will be a winner based on kitchen politics and cliche romance. Need to serve the whole package and use the characters - be it Aryas father, Erul or Bharani

Originally posted by: TakingAStand2

A fairly mellow episode - both Ahana and Aryan were trying to one up each other. The wedding was hyped for a week or so only for it to be wrapped up without any fanfare. Yeti was bit anticlimactic, the only good thing being the snake charmer was killed.

I think they need to tie the story a bit more tightly. It’s sort of all happening in bits and pieces. Like why did marriage to Aryaman matter to her? Why Yeti lol! And Arya drinking/driving and professing hatred to the woman he has known a week - like did he expect Vikram to be like texting Pinky was better than power of a relationship he had in close proximity (dating, romance) ?

I found it funny that people in the military were more worried about Nagmani than the Queen herself, she is too busy getting married.

Just a tip- after they teased the whole patriotic and nag bhoomu angle with the almighty queen, they should not think this season will be a winner based on kitchen politics and cliche romance. Need to serve the whole package and use the characters - be it Aryas father, Erul or Bharani

Aryaman started as this really sharp character and now with every word he sounds more and more delusional. His family seems more sane to me

WHAT HAS AHANA DONE TO HIM THAT HE HATES HER SM? Ainwe hi.

About pickme pinky and Vikram... He literally forced Vikram into that relationship. In fact it's to be one of the worst things he did, he was drunk af, saying he wants to die and has no will to live and begs Vikram to be with pinky. Wth? Vikram being a good friend accepted that, despite not wanting to do so but then he met ahana, and fell for her.

Also how despo everyone is? Pinky wants Vikram despite him making exceptionally clear that he loves ahana.

Originally posted by: TwinkleStar12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4IeeVcfOQ8

Kanika has full fledgedly started shooting for the show.

Also namik and pcc are so cute

For me, Them offscreen>>>> they're so adorable and funny and have a great bond

Them onscreen jab bhi aru muh kholta hai Mera man karta hai muh mein kapda thoos doon

Originally posted by: salta

WHAT HAS AHANA DONE TO HIM THAT HE HATES HER SM? Ainwe hi.

Also how despo everyone is? Pinky wants Vikram despite him making exceptionally clear that he loves ahana.

Arya is sucha crackhead, him marrying ahana is sucha self sabotaging move, i mean dude what were you thanking?? You yell that she is a shady person and that you ahte her, but you are also blinded by that fact that now you must live with her for the rest of your life, be in the same room as her, and have her being identified as your wife, he's suicidal atp.

And pinky is sucha self centred and selfish girl, wasn't she trying to set up Roma with Arya and now she doesn't mind that he married ahana for her, knowing that it's literally a tabahi for him.

PCC and Alice both are absolutely nailing it as Naagins, specially PCC...never imagined she'd be this good.

Frankly speaking, I love seeing male leads as obsessed psycho majnus in love in my telly dramas...it makes for superb entertainment (and that's why I loved season 5 Veer Singhania) but that should be for the female lead only

Ekta ma'am, please enlighten us if Namik is actually playing the main lead

Rishabh ka patta bhi cut. This time they are killing all the prime criminals first and then the sideys.

Aaj ka toh filler episode hai, ahana ka conflicting emotions dikhaya but it fell flat. And Arya ka bhi reaction bakwaas aur thanda tha.

Can Ekta please bring back the og director of naagin? Some Ranjan guy, he was sucha good director.

Also bharni got some good scene's today, her trying to remind ananta that it's her duty to kill arya, and that he's her enemy when ananta fell weak, good that she finally got her due scene's and importance. Alice was good, got a vish deja vu.

Ananta is going to extreme level to save aryaman, she's now going to learn the memory loss technique to erase his memory.