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Thank you !! I understand the intent of your post completely and agree with it. I was also just trying to understand and explain, what it could be ,the are making people indifferent to Nandini's suffering. Because there have been moments when I had to remind myself of the abuse that she suffered or is suffering, which in effect means I'm not quite feeling it for her.
What a beautifully written post 👏and I so completely agree with you on most part but a different take on some other parts. 😊I know the CV's have blotched up. They messed up on so many story lines. Just this morning, I was thinking that if they would have shown some encounters between Nandini and Kunal where they were just spending time with each other as friends (before the rain dance of course) when Mauli had to suddenly go for emergencies, it might have helped the audience relate more. They just moved from one phase to other, not giving viewers time to connect with Nandini, or Kunal-Nandini as a whole. Maybe it was the backlash that they were getting due to which they had to move the story at a fast pace.I also agree that we are romantic fools at heart where we lap up everything that Indian TV shows us. Its our fantasy-land in a way. Also, after watching ITV for so long, we all can determine the tracks and things that could happen. So when the story is sold as a love story, we generally want to see all the happy lovey-dovey things that happens and only that. We ignore the murders, the remarriages, the betrayal, the H throwing h out of the house multiple times and even if there is abuse, we do not talk about it. All we want are the hugs, kisses, shirtless leads and lots of eye locks because that is what was promoted and that is what we signed up for.So this show was promoted as EMA and the heart of this story is EMA and how it destroys agreed but, the backbone of this story is the abuse whether we wish it or no. A girl who wouldn't even think of breaking her marriage and was suffering in silence for so long, is suddenly having an affair with a married man and that too with her friend's husband. They say there is always a silver lining at the end of a tunnel and sometime you latch on to that small ray of hope for survival . May be, in that darkness that her heart was filled up with, Kunal become her silver lining and she latched on to him as a drowning person latches onto a small piece of wood. He became a savior and thus ,the abuse is main factor which connects these two. She because he is her only hope and she looks at him as a protector and he because he wants to protect and has that savior instinct. Each and every step of their story from the beginning even before they knew each other was that she falls down and he picks her up.If Nandini would not have been abused, she would not have dreamed of breaking her marriage, she would have always been dedicated to Rajdeep whether he loves her or not. And if Nandini was not abused, Kunal's love for Mauli would never have been overshadowed with his need to protect, save and in turn, love Nandini. So, yes people can ignore the abuse and focus on EMA but they cannot avoid it because abuse is the inherent part of this story. Without the abuse, there would have been no EMA and there will be no Kunal and Nandini.I do understand and agree that when we are so used to seeing everything so explicitly on screen, its difficult for audience to connect with the layers that this story has especially when the CV's have kept us in the dark or not given the reasoning's behind certain actions. Its a failure on their part or may be they are getting cut in the editing.But, anyways, my post today was only for the @bold. If you cannot sympathize, you should not even belittle something that is so grave.PS: Yes, his anger was hot, I was waiting for some more action from him but well even the silent anger was treat to the eye. 😆
Blue - Yeah!! There used to be a time, when I used to get so high on some ridiculous scenes. I still do 😃at times, but I find myself getting bored of it and when I think about it from a logical point of view, I feel like hiding my face and running.
Green - This was the difference in perception. I could clearly see his savior/protecter instinct coming into play. But I still looked at Nandini's abuse as a plot point and right from the beginning I saw it that way. And yesterday's episode is again making me feel that way. (BTW, Dhrashti was brilliant yesterday. God, she gave me chills the first few mins) But I really wish they hadn't consummated their relationship in this manner. If I had to put it crudely, Kunal actually took advantage of the vulnerability of an abuse victim. They should have kept that for later, when they both are in a happy state of mind. Because everytime there can't be a horrible incident or the threat of a horrible incident to bring them closer. It was quite evident from the last couple of episodes, that they do have strong sexual interest in each other. That should have just played out naturally, which is what happens in reality too. Anyways, what's done is done.
Pink - These two really need to start talking!! I understand that silent communication is the USP of their relationship, but give us self-talks at least. I have given up hope on Kunal's side of the story. It looks like Mauli is the white elephant in the room that they do not want to talk about and that is worrying.
Red - I don't find Shakthi hot.That could be the reason why I sometimes judge him harshly.😃
