Originally posted by: salta
Honestly, this is a VERY LOW BAR. Like really really low bar. Like I've helped way too much, too many people and I consider it normal. I've had guys in DELHI (probably the most badnam place in india for this) take care and make sure I went home ok when I fainted once in metro.
Not to mention that he (accidentally yes, but HE HIT Radhika). Ahana is his wife. If anything happens to her his dad would RUIN suris(he doesn't know that she's not ahana dhawan. On the other hand if anything happened to ahana, bharani would kill him). My point is these are such basic things, earlier even villains used to have these qualities. While the entire shipping fd goes goo goo gaga over them I'm just shocked and baffled why do they want this characterless man to be with Ahana/ananta. A protagonist should have something, some ideas for which we would root for them.
All they've given for aryaman is his sad love story where he's STALKING her for 5 years and then we're supposed to find it tragic or romantic. All I can think is LOSER. I remember MSK from Geet, he's a character who's betrayed in love, became bitter, but that's it. He had a strict code of his own. Not something which people or society could understand, but he has. Same for Abhay in pkyek, he seemed arrogant fkboi, but you saw him for what he was. Now a days complicated male character means jitna criminal harami cheater nalla nakara dikha sakte ho dikha do.
If anyone has seen Swaragini, sanskar was introduced as a villain and he had better morality than these 'heroes'
MSK of Geet or Abhay of PKYEK along with Armaan of DMG-these characters might have been green flagged ML characters but they had the right kind of complexity and moral code within then.
These ML.characters were not masterminds but sharp and intuitive which is why their enemies whether it's a vamp or a villain couldn't have the last laugh like it happens nowadays in serials.
These ML characters loved their mates passionately and respected their woman's choices-traits missing today.
Yet one thing cannot be denied that the viewers taste does change over the years and these characters were more than a decade ago.
The Naagin series started with green flagged ML characters like Ritik and Maahir shifted its course with cynical characters like Dev and Rishabh.
Veer and Raghuveer's introduction rectified the series somewhat.
Aryamaan needs to come out of his alcoholic habit now.Even his villain dad Parmeet advised him regarding the same.
Aryamaan's scepticism regarding Ahana is allright what could be done is he could slip into the mould of a suave Tycoon.
He could be shown as diversifying into other sectors with ruthless precision gaining more power so that he removes Radhika and her husband from the company on a permanent basis.
While Ahana would continue her killing spree she would have to expose the Suris for Aryamaan to trust her.
He cannot be blamed for trusting Radhika or even Vikram/Suris over Ahana bcoz it's a one sided love from her side.
Aryamaan doesn't trust any women at all.MSK almost lost Geet despite loving her intensely in his blind rage if not supported by his sibling reformed Dev.
Aryamaan doesn't have that support system like MSK had in his Khurana Mansion.MSK had staunch allies like Daadi and Dev by his side to handle any tough situation regarding his mate Geet.
Even Vikram his only loyal ally has turned on him.For Arhana's relationship to have any chances Aryamaan has to move on from Radhika-Bhakti.
Edited by masked - 10 hours ago
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