I can't write the Thakurs off yet...

First of all I want to make myself clear – I don't approve of all the atrocities perpetrated by the Thakurs nor do I want to justify their deeds. This post is only to voice my appreciation to the CVs for creating such complex and multi layered characters and my attemp at understanding their motivations/feelings behind their actions. It is my honest opinion the Thakurs chararacters' strecht is very well done making them realistic and interesting to watch and analyse.

Thakur Sumitra Devi Singh

I've read many posts lately voicing the hatred most viewiers feel towards Amma. Perfectly understandable. Afterall Amma is capable of doing and has done many evil deeds. But me, nor do I particularly like her nor do/can I hate her character. All in all, I'm mostly intrigued and interested by her ---- she's capable of infinite love (towards her children) but she's also capable of utter hatred which she can show in the most vile form. One minute she can be sympathic and pleasant with Kesar and ghanti dadi and the next be downright nasty and mean towards them ; she can taunt Baba to no end (hurting him in the process) but can also be completely devastated and afraid at the mere thought of something happening to him or him leaving the house.

As far as the baby's death is concerned, I think she is affected by it. Not as much as SS though but to some extent I believe she is. I'm still convinced its death was accidental, they didn't want to kill the baby. In anger Shakti pushed Kesar, she fell on her stomach --- that was an accident, it was not premeditated. Of course that doesn't absolve them as beating a pregnant woman is no less horrible and reprehensible. When the doctor told them Kesar can't be a mother anymore – to me Amma appeared to be genuinely surprised (as she was not expecting it), shocked and saddened by the news. Then when Kesar locked herself in the kitchen, I saw some signs of struggle on Amma's face. She seemed worried and it looked like she wanted to go and see what was happening but refrained herself of doing so shows she's not completely heartless. On the same note there was a lot of discussion about the glass of milk and the supposed evilness of Amma for not wanting Kesar to have it. IMO this incident wasn't related to Kesar but to Pratigya. Amma hates prats to the core, everything she does infuriate and anger her to no end --- so when she saw prats taking the milk, she couldn't pass an opportunity to blast prats again as she thought maharani took it for herself. Then rolling her eyes Pratigya back answered Amma telling her it was for Kesar didi. Helas, this gesture infuriated her furthermore and in the desire of having the last word, she acted the way she did --- that is make pratigya bow to her order. Had it been ghanti dadi taking the glass to Kesar, she would have probably made a sarcastic comment but would not have forbid her to do so.

On another note, some are wondering how a woman can not be affected the slightest bit by another woman's plight. Why Amma or/and Komal seem mostly indifferent to Kesar's situation ? See for me it makes sense as I don't believe much in all this sisterhood thing. I might appear cynical but to me it's in human basic nature to be selfish. Unless something terrible happens to someone close and dear to you, you would not be affected much. Sure you can sympathise and wish that it won't happen to anyone else but you will not be overly moved/upset by it. You don't love or care for that person thus it would be easy for you to move on in your life without so much of second thought. And let's face it nor Amma or Komal are all that close to Kesar :

- To Amma – Kesar's duty is to take care of Shakti and to keep the honor and respect of her in-laws intact. Her son has grown up, he needed a wife to carry on the family's name --- bas. Amma never considered kesar a daughter and never took the time to really bond with her.

- To Komal – Kesar was just her personal maid (kind of). She never considered Kesar her elder sister. To Komal she is just her elder bro's wife whose duty is to take care of the house/family.

Therefore it should not be surprising that they're shown being mostly indifferent to Kesar's plight. In this regard, I'm not disappointed by either of them as I was not expecting them to be compassionate.

To me CVs are showing Amma's character as being totally blinded by her hatred for Pratigya and thus capable of doing anything to get rid of her. But they're also portraying her conflictual nature by showing that she is still human, she is sometime vulnerable, capable of pure love and compassion she's not a complete monster.

Thakur Sajjan Singh

A lot of people felt really bad at the way he behaved with Krishna lately. I will just say that all parents have their limit (to SS POV he has tolerated a lot) and may be angry/disappointed at/by their children but that does not mean they don't love them. Sajjan took his anger and utter devastation out on prats after she read the report. His reasons for blaming her were hardly rational but it was easier for him to vent out his anger at someone he already despise then to face the bitter truth – he lost his potha, his son and wife are responsible for it. As usual Baba step in to protect his wife but this time it was too much for SS, he couldn't/wouldn't bear it so he immediately turned his ire towards Krishna. All that he said and did to him at the time were a result of the onslaught of feelings (anger, sadness, devastation, disappointment, etc )he was experiencing. He didn't really wanted his son to leave the house and Baba perfectly understood his father was far from being lucid/in a right state of mind so didn't move out and take the order in first degree.

In a recent episode Pratigya said to Kesar that SS&co are cruel as they're acting as if nothing has happened (well that's true for Katra Naresh as he coudn't care less, Amma is a little affected but SS is deeply moved). SS is deeply upset over the loss of his potha. But Thakurs are not people who would sit, lament and cry on their fate for too long. Sajjan is a very practical person and when face with a tough situation, will quickly put his mind to work to try and turn the events in his advantage/to his benefit again. SS is no fool, he knows Amma and Shakti are to blame but punishing them will not bring another potha to him. What happened, happened. Nothing can bring the baby back to life so why waste time punishing them (not that they don't deserved it). Yes he's acting fast but that doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't care about what happened. For SS, the priority now is to rectify the situation and achieve his dream/desire of becoming a dada asap.

All in all, the thing is that the Thakurs while being deeply flawed and able to commit heinous crimes, are also able to feel love, affection, pain, compassion, hurt, friendship,etc….they're can also be vulnerable , loyal, etc…. they're human, deeply flawed but human none the less. They have multiple facets and one has to really pay attention to the slightest little switch on their face, their tone of voice, their body language to try to understand them. With them you can't simply take everything at face value and that is precisely what makes them an interesting bunch to watch. For all the above, I find the Thakurs incredibly interesting and would much prefer watching them over the Mathurs and the Saxes any given day.

PS : sorry for the long and disorganised post and thanks for taking the time to read it.