Be serious! Yes be serious :/

We are talking about cancer right? Today was supposed to be an important doctors appointment but do we get to see?

- Manvi getting jealous all of a sudden when couple of days back she had joked about Virat's love life. I don't deny that she is in love with Virat but why was this scene necessary just before a serious scene? For goodness sake Manvi, you must feel some sort of nervousness?!
- The doctors scene itself was probably something I've seen in any other average Desi drama where I hear the typical dialogues. Where are these new reports coming from now? Is Manvi getting more tests done? I guess we will never know because tests just randomly pop out of the hospital records .
-Jeevika: Why isn't she taking charge? Or is it just to show how Virat cares for Manvi? I thought the whole point of Jeevika finding out is so she can take charge but she was quiet most of the time. Plus no reaction on the bruises? No questions to Manvi as to where they are? I maybe the only one but I was gobsmacked when they put in a Vireka 'romantic' conversation at that point. Dude you've just come out from what should have been a very serious conversation with the Doctor regarding your sisters CANCER and what do you? Blush over the phone with your husband. As a standalone scene it would have been fine but the timing was wrong and it's about time Vireka go past this honeymoon stage.
-This isn't a cold, it's cancer. Recently they've taken entire seriousness away from the illness! I remember I used to get goosebumps even at the mention of the symptoms but instead of giving it the attention it should, the cancer is being treated way too lightly!

Originally posted by: *Reemz*

We are talking about cancer right? Today was supposed to be an important doctors appointment but do we get to see?

Hahahahaha, the CVs are too delusional in this particular show. They've gotten away with it for the last eight months, God only knows how much longer they'll keep this 'cancer' farce going. As much as I like the Virman LS, it needs to take a back seat in terms when the show needs to get serious. Deary me, at this rate I think I'd rather go watch some Eastenders coz at least they treated cancer with some sort of dignity...

- Manvi getting jealous all of a sudden when couple of days back she had joked about Virat's love life. I don't deny that she is in love with Virat but why was this scene necessary just before a serious scene? For goodness sake Manvi, you must feel some sort of nervousness?!

CVs have deffo got a screw loose. Trying to handle three parallel tracks at one go will never ever work because like today, trying to give the Virman LS space to grow has only sidelines the doctors appointment, which correct me if I'm wrong, but was the reason of the whole Mumbai trip...

- The doctors scene itself was probably something I've seen in any other average Desi drama where I hear the typical dialogues. Where are these new reports coming from now? Is Manvi getting more tests done? I guess we will never know because tests just randomly pop out of the hospital records .

Okay, the actual scene for me was half and half. Manvi's reluctance at admitting the symptoms was understandable but dear God, you are a cancer patient, CANCER, there is no freaking point in hiding things like this just coz Jeevika might get worried. She knows what she's dealing with and to some extent she has accepted that from now on, things will just get harder so what is the whole point in Manvi making out her condition is better than it actually is. And flipping Virat just sitting there like a mute when he has witnessed some of her attacks - thank you for speaking up about the birthday incident but you could ELABORATE coz Manvi deffo won't.

Shows like these are a real sense of pride for the Indian health sector rofl. This is another thing I really didn't understand: if someone needs an emergency surgery, I wouldn't be ticked off if the doctor didn't see me, on the reverse, I'd be happier that someone's life is potentially being saved so why so much irritance from Virat and Jeevika on the cancelled appointment? Also, why would any doctor in their right mind take up a new case in the middle of getting ready for a emergency surgery?!?

And they say that this show has a medical specialist on board behind the scenes...

-Jeevika: Why isn't she taking charge? Or is it just to show how Virat cares for Manvi? I thought the whole point of Jeevika finding out is so she can take charge but she was quiet most of the time. Plus no reaction on the bruises? No questions to Manvi as to where they are? I maybe the only one but I was gobsmacked when they put in a Vireka 'romantic' conversation at that point. Dude you've just come out from what should have been a very serious conversation with the Doctor regarding your sisters CANCER and what do you? Blush over the phone with your husband. As a standalone scene it would have been fine but the timing was wrong and it's about time Vireka go past this honeymoon stage.

This really really really irritated me. The frickin' Doctor - Manvi stare off was ridiculous, yeesh talk about tacky. Jeevika finds out about the dizziness, the gum bleeding, the attacks, etc etc etc and all we see are a few shocked expressions then end of. I mean seriously? That's all you are gonna give us after building this up for five months? The Virika scene, as cute as it was, it was the wrong timing completely! You've just come out of finding that Manvi's cancer is far more serious than you ever could comprehend or realise and then you're romancing on the phone straight away? And then the cherry on the bloody cake: nobody mentions the appointment once they've come back home! Jeevika what happened to your minute by minute updates? No questions, no answers: I think Jeevika is relapsing back into her Ghajinism...

-This isn't a cold, it's cancer. Recently they've taken entire seriousness away from the illness! I remember I used to get goosebumps even at the mention of the symptoms but instead of giving it the attention it should, the cancer is being treated way too lightly!

They just don't care, I mean that's the only logical explanation. The last time we actually saw a proper attack/episode was too long ago. When are these CVs gonna realise that they can't handle multiple tracks together? Focus on one thing then at least you might make some people happy. This constant pulling and pushing between Virika/Virman/Jeeman is just chaotic. It's just making the show a mess. The more importance is put on one aspect, the other sides are being pushed into the waves of ludicrousness. Deary me, when will they sit up and realise that this show is about Jeeman and that the main track is the cancer track which they can't treat like this. It's been far too long, and the CVs are just coming up with utter rubbish to placate the different fan groups so that people still continue to watch.

I wrote the post out of anger so didn't even think of covering the points you made LOL! Another stupidity right...why was Jeevika shown sitting far away like an alien? Instead of planning their day out, why couldn't we have a scene where Jeevika asks to look at Manvi's bruises? Why couldn't we have tender Behna moments after Jeevika found out about the symptoms? Instead we get half hearted scenes which do nothing for the main story!

My initial doubt turned out right. This Mumbai trip wasn't really for the illness after all! Why bother using it as an excuse?

I don't watch eastenders but I remember when I saw one of my
Favourite characters in Hollyoaks die of cancer, it was handled so realistically! But in our Indian shows, we are too eager to please certain fan groups! But there is a timing for everything and unfortunately cvs arent getting that ATM :/

Originally posted by: *Reemz*

I wrote the post out of anger so didn't even think of covering the points you made LOL! Another stupidity right...why was Jeevika shown sitting far away like an alien? Instead of planning their day out, why couldn't we have a scene where Jeevika asks to look at Manvi's bruises? Why couldn't we have tender Behna moments after Jeevika found out about the symptoms? Instead we get half hearted scenes which do nothing for the main story!

My initial doubt turned out right. This Mumbai trip wasn't really for the illness after all! Why bother using it as an excuse?

I don't watch eastenders but I remember when I saw one of my
Favourite characters in Hollyoaks die of cancer, it was handled so realistically! But in our Indian shows, we are too eager to please certain fan groups! But there is a timing for everything and unfortunately cvs arent getting that ATM :/

Rofl...So I wasn't the only one who felt the whole hospital scene was lame!! 🤣 Seemed like the trio came to hospital like a picnic or somethng!!No nervousness..No tension..Nothng!!

I have to say, I was a little disgruntled by the lack of care in the hospital scenes...though I love the show to bits, there are times when its glaringly obvious that the scenes have not been worked through or thought out very much...the whole cancer track itself, is almost like a premise or foundation for the love story rather than the main track itself...

I would like to support Maanvi's characterization in that, she has never taken anything serious in life...besides her sister, nothing else has been serious to her...even her own cancer so how her mannerisms and characterization was portrayed in these scenes was to par because in essence, she's always been mellow, carefree and nonchalant about how sick she really is.

I was disappointed in how they showed Jeevika's character...she should have been more agitated, perhaps showing a scene of her pacing around in the doctors office or lobby would have been better...better yet, maybe showing the doctor all her research would have been active...but it almost seemed like the 3 were taking everything at face value...

I'm curious to see how much they enhance the cancer track now that they are at a cancer institute, i hope it goes deeper...i understand they're trying to bring out Maanvi's love as well...and I think what the CV's are trying to go for here is "a young girl with a terminal illness falls in love, but will she be able to love?" - i don't think CV's are concerned with the mechanics of cancer and are rather giving us those technicalities simply because we are asking...they're more interested in how a girl with a terminal illness deals with love and yes, I am interested in that too however I agree that viewers need a balance between filler scenes, love scenes and real scenes that are important to the illness.

Reemz, I never reply to your posts...but believe me, I make sure to read all of them.😊

the sad thing is the mumbai trip seems introduced to take forward the virman ls...i luv their story n personally have no agenda against them...it needs to progress but in making virat a responsible lover jeevika is being turned into a thick headed sister...

the chandigarh scenes if not nething else atleast had jeevika mortally terrified of mannu's condition...the practical aspect lyk visiting docs was absent but the care n love was brought out nicely...the nightmare itself gave me shivers...
but mumbai has knocked off jeevika's senses totally...she seems to be in a fangirlish mode...either excited about going around the city n shopping or missing virenji...lyk yesterday when she just forgot to catch up about the details of the symptoms with manvi it just beat me...

this mumbai darshan which is obviously for virman is alrite with me but everything else regarding the illness is unacceptable...n even then i cant imagine how she'll be scampering all over mumbai at this tym of the year in this condition of health...manan seems forgotten n i have no idea how dr bakshi was just not consulted before removing his patient from his care...the reports dropped out of thin air i guess bcoz never seen anyone go to collect them from dr.bakshi...they are making a farce of the disease...i just want manvi's condition to degrade asap...nothing else can salvage this track.

Everyone has pretty much summed out everything I want to say.

I feel like screaming at the screen sometimes, because of the lack appreciation for the disease that they have put on Maanvi. Those powerful initial scenes regarding the cancer are going to waste simply because the writers can't get their butts into gear. I have no idea why this Mumbai track was introduced, if it was solely for Virat and Maanvi love story, well that could have been done in Chandigarh; there was no need to shift the story to Mumbai. God knows why they even went there, if it was for treatment then couldn't they have done at least one session in Chandigarh itself before determining that Maanvi needs better treatment. Who says Mumbai is better? Dr Bakshi seemed competent, this doctor seems arrogant. I won't start on the whole doctor scene that was just bad on all fronts.

Everything was a miss yesterday from beginning to end. The scenes when they got back home were random, Jeevika and Maanvi's scene, was irritating. For the sole reason that it was too light given the gravity for the situation they are in. Yes Virat cares for her, but there are other pressing issues in hand.

PS. Just a thought, however, I think that have my hopes a bit high. Do the writers have some grand scheme in the works, to eventually show, how delaying treatment has serious effects on ones outcome. As I said I doubt it, but you never know.