Great post. Copying what I wrote in another thread...
Lm confirmed that Arnav would have died and khushi would eventually move on with a new guy. All I can say is that...thank god SP ended the show! This was not an Ekta show...and the fans were not ekta show type. Also, Lm's example of Mihir replacement is not really valid. That was not a love story. The premise of the show was Saas bahu family drama. In this case Arhi love story was the core/foundation of the show. Moreover the story was always more from Arnav's pov. Killing Asr and getting a new guy for khushi would have been a complete insult to their own story.
Barun was right...people did not love his character...they loved the show. So how could we sit quietly and watch them ruining our favorite show. We loved Arhi passionately. We wanted to save their love story. It was not our daily bread and butter and were not emotionally attached to the crew members. We are the customers and we only see the final product. If we are not happy with what we see then we have every right to express it. This is the entertainment industry where the buck stops with us - the viewers. We should never have to accept crappy product just because people who make it should not lose their jobs - that is their employers responsibility.
It was upto the channel to decide whether they will listen to fan's demands or not. We hardly contribute to the TRPs. So why did they listen to us? It is common sense that there is more than meets the eye.
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