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Dear Jyoti,
A very thorough, well thought out and most necessary post, that addresses the need to close a major gap in the PR script.
But then, my dear, this omission by the CVs is as deliberate as Ovi's not listening to Arjun when he calls her the morning after his interlude with Aashana, or Arjun's not telling DK about Purvi at once without opting for a 'surprise' at the party (some surprise!). Without this carefully enforced omission on the part of Archana, she could not have treated either Arjun or Purvi the way she has done over the past 2 weeks.
I would just like to repeat here for you an extract from my response to Janhvi on the thread of my Out of Character post of yesterday, if you will bear with me, for I think it is very relevant to the question you have posed. Of course, in discussing this, we have to move away from blaming the CVs, and treat the characters, including Archana, as beings with an independent will of their own.
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Janhvi: Even Kunti felt the pull of motherhood when she met Karna face to face, Archana is after all a mere mortal, full of foibles and churning emotions, it is but understandable for her to feel overwhelmed by the sight and presence of her lovely daughter, Ovi. She is still pre-occupied with her lost dream, a life with Manav and her daughters and so for her not to (unconsciously) want Ovi's ex to become Purvi's current is natural.
My response: I do not quite accept the Kunti parallel. The welling up of maternal love that Kunti feels on seeing this splendid eldest son of hers is a fact, just like Draupadi's feeling of regret that if this had been known earlier, Karna too might have been her husband. (It is because of this moral 'slippage' of hers that Draupadi was downgraded among the Panchakanya - Sita, Ahalya, Tara, Draupadi and Mandodari - Panchakanya smare nityam, sarva papa vinashakam -if you meditate on the panchakanyas, you will be free of all your sins).
To revert, Kunti is above all keen to ensure that Karna does not kill any of her other sons. She does not love Karna more than the others, and never more than Arjuna.
With Archana, it seems to me that her love for Purvi has been dimmed ever since she found out about her and Arjun. It is now Ovi who is the centre of all her preoccupations, plus the suffering Manav goes thru because of, as she says, Arjun (and the ever present undertext, Purvi).
If she could make Ovi happy by jettisoning Purvi, I have an uneasy suspicion that she would do it, and there would be none of the terrible anguish of a Sophie's Choice either. Whence the savagery of her initial attack against Purvi, and her virulent hostility against Arjun, not so much for the stated reason that he is untrustworthy, but really because he has abandoned the apple of Archana's eye.
No, this is not natural, Janhvi. A mother should be rent in half by the need to make such a choice, as Sophie was, but for Archana, there is no such anguish, no compassion for Purvi, no empathetic suffering. She looks at the shrinking girl with open hostility when she asks Kahaan gayee thi? , and her eyes are as hard as agates.
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It was the same today. Archana's voice and demeanour, as she asks Purvi How did you know he is working in a garage? Have you met him? would have gladdened the heart of a member of the Spanish Inquisition. There was not an iota of sympathy or empathy for Purvi and her feelings. This has been described in the Brief Update thread as being 'tough love". It is not my idea of any kind of love, and if I were Purvi, I would have another word for it.
Shyamala
A very thorough, well thought out and most necessary post, that addresses the need to close a major gap in the PR script.
But then, my dear, this omission by the CVs is as deliberate as Ovi's not listening to Arjun when he calls her the morning after his interlude with Aashana, or Arjun's not telling DK about Purvi at once without opting for a 'surprise' at the party (some surprise!). Without this carefully enforced omission on the part of Archana, she could not have treated either Arjun or Purvi the way she has done over the past 2 weeks.
I would just like to repeat here for you an extract from my response to Janhvi on the thread of my Out of Character post of yesterday, if you will bear with me, for I think it is very relevant to the question you have posed. Of course, in discussing this, we have to move away from blaming the CVs, and treat the characters, including Archana, as beings with an independent will of their own.
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Janhvi: Even Kunti felt the pull of motherhood when she met Karna face to face, Archana is after all a mere mortal, full of foibles and churning emotions, it is but understandable for her to feel overwhelmed by the sight and presence of her lovely daughter, Ovi. She is still pre-occupied with her lost dream, a life with Manav and her daughters and so for her not to (unconsciously) want Ovi's ex to become Purvi's current is natural.
My response: I do not quite accept the Kunti parallel. The welling up of maternal love that Kunti feels on seeing this splendid eldest son of hers is a fact, just like Draupadi's feeling of regret that if this had been known earlier, Karna too might have been her husband. (It is because of this moral 'slippage' of hers that Draupadi was downgraded among the Panchakanya - Sita, Ahalya, Tara, Draupadi and Mandodari - Panchakanya smare nityam, sarva papa vinashakam -if you meditate on the panchakanyas, you will be free of all your sins).
To revert, Kunti is above all keen to ensure that Karna does not kill any of her other sons. She does not love Karna more than the others, and never more than Arjuna.
With Archana, it seems to me that her love for Purvi has been dimmed ever since she found out about her and Arjun. It is now Ovi who is the centre of all her preoccupations, plus the suffering Manav goes thru because of, as she says, Arjun (and the ever present undertext, Purvi).
If she could make Ovi happy by jettisoning Purvi, I have an uneasy suspicion that she would do it, and there would be none of the terrible anguish of a Sophie's Choice either. Whence the savagery of her initial attack against Purvi, and her virulent hostility against Arjun, not so much for the stated reason that he is untrustworthy, but really because he has abandoned the apple of Archana's eye.
No, this is not natural, Janhvi. A mother should be rent in half by the need to make such a choice, as Sophie was, but for Archana, there is no such anguish, no compassion for Purvi, no empathetic suffering. She looks at the shrinking girl with open hostility when she asks Kahaan gayee thi? , and her eyes are as hard as agates.
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It was the same today. Archana's voice and demeanour, as she asks Purvi How did you know he is working in a garage? Have you met him? would have gladdened the heart of a member of the Spanish Inquisition. There was not an iota of sympathy or empathy for Purvi and her feelings. This has been described in the Brief Update thread as being 'tough love". It is not my idea of any kind of love, and if I were Purvi, I would have another word for it.
Shyamala
Originally posted by: jdronamraju
Over the past couple of weeks, there has been major drama in ARVI's lives with the open proclaimation of Arjun's love for Purvi as we all know. But, for me, something is still missing. Arjun has declared to one and all about his love and his commitment to Purvi. It was absolutely marvellous...Yes, we have also seen Purvi's commitment to him in that beautiful rain scene.
My one greivance is, that so far, there is no direct conversation between Archana and Purvi about Purvi's feelings for Arjun. Even Sulochana was wise enough to ask Purvi if she loved Arjun and Purvi mustered enough courage to admit to her. How come Archana hasnt asked her about it yet even once? For the kind of bond between them, i would expect this conversation/confrontation to happen immediately after Arjun's declaration. After all this, how come Archana hasnt reflected back on Purvi's anguish after the engagement, her depression later on. She herself had tried to question Purvi a few times back then. Why is it that she is not thinking about it now? Forget what Arjun's feelings are. Granted, Archana has a right to question his feelings (although done in an unacceptable way) given the circumstances. But, why is she not even asking Purvi about what she feels? I dont think that it is the case that Archana doesnt care about Purvi. so, why this reluctance? Is it because she is afraid to listen to what Purvi has to say? Is it because then, she will have to choose between the two daughters? Doesnt Purvi deserve this from her mother? I am still taken aback by Archana's behavior in this regard.I don't think Purvi with all her dedication to Aai, will ever speak up about her feelings to Archana by herself. Quite a few times, it happens in real life too. It falls on the parent to have a direct confrontation. Children tend to avoid these situations unless needed.All this still niggles my mind. For me, this is still an incomplete circle, given the bond between Archana and Purvi..
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