Originally posted by: EkPaheli
It doesn’t matter that he never saw Ansh. Tulsi praised Niyati for raising her son well but that same son not too long ago had questioned Nandini about lying about getting rap**d of all things! Told her to adjust!
His character was reflected in that instant alone. Had he been not told what had happened which led to the death of his dad, I would have understood his arc but now I can’t even give him that leeway. That’s the point where this whole thing falls apart.
Karan’s revenge for Mandira was justified because he was brainwashed by her into believing she’s mentally unstable, and Mihir, the adult in the equation believed it too! Karan was a child who had no one else to even guide him and was just going by what he assumed was right and wrong based on the circumstances of his upbringing, yet when he was exposed to the truth and had all his doubts and questions answered with perfect clarity, grace and with proofs as well as witnesses to leave no doubt about what happened he changed. Anupam in particular was helpful here because of all the people in the world why would he lie and claim that his sister was wrong and evil? Yet he did that. Karan believed his Mama over everyone else because he knew Viranis could lie and would do it to shield Mihir and tarnish his mom, but why will Anupam do that when Mandira is his own sister and not some random woman? A sister he mourned for 2 decades believing her to be dead at that.
That’s where Karan being evil falls apart. An evil person continues to be wrong and supports wrongdoing even when they know the truth and are aware of everything. Rio is evil because he chose to be evil even though his questions were answered because his mind cannot grasp that a man can assault a woman he married and force himself on her, and even if he does, she’s supposed to take it and just stay with him. Karan never supported Mandira once he found out she knew Mihir was a married man and tried to trap him anyways. He never blamed her for falling in love with his dad, but he blamed her for chasing him knowing he’s married to another woman and for going to the extremes she did to have her way.
71