To me, seriously RR 1 was much better, the only problem is that the creatives rushed the love story, they forced the romance, had they taken their time I fee that the TRP viewers would have connected.
I liked the old characters better, I prefer the mean aunt, the arrogant hero, the idotic brother, the not so right father of the hero, couldn't stand the mother, but still they could have milked her situation better, by showing that she left because she loved the old villain and still did, even though she wants to work in getting to know her son. And of course my most important character, the heroine, I loved loved loved her, to death, I still am not viewing the screenplay because she was killed off for stupid reasons and that too in such a fast way when they could have gained increased ratings from her demise. Sadist I know, but if she had to die, I would have thought her being the essence of the show that they would have done it better.
Now coming to the new RR, RR2, I can't say if it is working yet, though it looks like it, but but for me, I simply am detached from the show, I like the new girl and her attitude, but not at the expense of the old heroine. The hero, I liked the old one better.
The aunt, as I said before I liked the old one better.
The kids, I could honestly do without, I get bored seeing kids scenes. I don't think the replacement kid can connect with the audience like the first one they cast.
I too will start viewing this as a new show, once we know for sure that the new girl is indeed not the heroine.
I am appall at at the way the creatives treated that character, her death and her background, I curse them ten thousand times for killing her, and rubbing it in our face the similarities and differences between this new one and the old one.
I am over it. 🥱