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What connection did I find with this show? The emotions. The writers could screw up everything but as long as that emotional connection was there, I was always willing to forgive all the flaws. I am a premed student so ignoring the details about cancer that they screwed up is difficult but at the same time, they portrayed the emotional turmoil caused by cancer perfect to the T. I can't tell you how many scenes in the cancer track have made me cry -- all of the revelation scenes, to Virat, Viren, Jeevika and when Manvi herself finds out. When Manvi has episodes of pain to be helped thorugh it by Virat. WHen Jeevika decides to give up her baby for Manvi. When Manvi wants to walk away from Virat because she knows she has no future with him. When Virat knows that even if their walk together is short, he can live his whole life with the few footprints of those memories.
And so comes the union of Virat and Manvi. The marriage. Of two people who even when they first met unknowingly had the obstacle of cancer standing between them. Who as soon as they realized their love knew that it was already heading towards darkness if Manvi doesn't make it.
But then she does. Virat literally lost her and got her back. Shouldn't the wedding be an emotional roller coaster given the fact that the probability of them even getting this opportunity of a future together seemed impossible just days ago? Forget that it was rushed, no one even seems to be thankful for the fact that Manvi is alive and they are getting the chance to experience this happiness with her.
I won't go into the details of what the CVs chose to show instead because every other topic on this forum at the moment is about that. My greater concern is that I have lost that emotional connection with Virman (and every other character tbh) because of the way they have handled the wedding -- if I cried with them for their separation than I wanted to smile with them when they are tied together for eternity.
If for nothing else, CVs should have considered that this is not just an ordinary wedding, Virman have not gone through the usual unrealistic problems that we see in Indian soaps before we get a marriage; there has never been a meaningless Virman track -- what they have experienced is both beautifully surreal and real at the same time. Then why does the most beautiful journey lead to this?
First, Manvi taking Virat for granted and now this. Please don't forget who Virman are CVs. And please don't insult the natural chemistry between Kushal and Nia. Had they gotten even one scene where we could have seen how Virman are getting to live their dream, I would probably still have tolerated the whole rushed wedding scenario.
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the few little Virman moments when they were in their own world (like the varmala scene) but still, like I said, it was not enough.
