Disclaimer: Dont read it if you are Vikrant fan. I am talking only about the character, not Adnan so dont get confused with the actor and the character! I am writing here as creative outlet. Nothing else.
I have only seen a handful of ITV shows and this is my experience with MLs. I have stuck to the shows which always had strong MLs, not mere furniture and thats why Vik could never make an impression on me. People here might say, well, he is not furniture. He is part of the love story. But this show is NOT a love story, it is a dystopian story where only two people who are "good" need to survive the evil world. And out of the two good people, only one, the FL has the ability to pull through! Thats why I relegate the ML to furniture.
Even Ahem of SNS, who is grey, reddest flag, initially was a furniture ML, has had tremendous growth where he raised his two daughters single handedly. He stood his ground NOT to take back his wife who he loved, just to protect his daughters from a mahaan mother! sometimes, it takes guts to show your ML like that, in order to make him impactful to the story. People connect to his emotions, even if his decision looks cruel or egoistic. He is understood from the PoV of a protective father. Not just as a lover/husband. Thats when the ML will become a character rather than an eye/arm candy ML. Not just a crying ML, but a strong ML who has voice. Thats where Vik falls short. Not that the writers are paying attention to him. They never did. They dont understand male psychology or how men handle situations. That insight is missing in the writers.
Vik is highly unrealistic character whose redemption happens through accidents, begging, and memory loss where he is exempt from taking any responsibility! That is something NO one can relate to in an ML, who is supposed to be central part in FL's life. There is no redemption arc for him and thats why the writers keep repeating the same tracks where FL struggles to keep them afloat. ITV has mastered FL's arc over years. Even if they repeat it, they will connect to her. For the viewers, if the FL is trying to reach out to ML, save and rehabilitate him, will work with minimal effort. And thats what is going on here. Having a good looking lead pair, they can bank on this for a long time. TRP will remain constant at some point
Till they fix the ML character, I dont think TRP or the interest in the show will increase. My 2 cents.
Edited: The only time I connected to Vik is during ManVik's failed wedding before the leap. That too for one episode where he felt identity crisis and called off the wedding.
Edited by sadiltl - 3 hours ago
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