Good analysis and I love ur writing style 👍🏼 I agree with most of ur points but disagree with a few
I totally agree about the fact that Kria seems to have lost her self-respect nowadays
Before she starts expecting respect from them, she should learn to respect herself
I don't understand what is making her so...desperate is a bit strong word...so helpless and guilty???
If she could go back and do things over, I am sure she would do the same thing
She would keep her mother's promise, she would choose her friends over love and dance, she would try to move on after her mother's death and she would go to NY
So what's the point in regretting it now?
And yes, she is stuck in a time loop...She needs to accept that it will take time for Rey to accept her...It will take time for her to gain back his trust...She needs to understand that and try to make amends by SHOWING like u said very correctly, instead of chirpily saying 'HI' and expecting everyone to jump up at her in joy
What I disagree about is the part about the gang taking time to accept her back
If u watch the show from the beginning, (which u definitely should it was simply mind-blowing back then) Kria had never been so close to to the Dazzlers aka Vicky, Nilesh, Simmi and Rinni
They had never felt the pain of betrayal the way Rey felt...The way they are taunting her right now...laughing when she faints...mocking her dance...is absolutely disgusting and inhuman
Also, Kria never really ditched Amar and Bharat...In fact she was the one who gave them an identity; she was the one who included them in her dance team
Ditching would mean not attending their final competition...But she did attend it, her team won and then she left
Rey's behaviour is justified but the others need to re-think