What I don't understand is, shouldn't a modern POV on the story teach people
not to commit suicide, instead of showing it like it's the answer to life's problems?
Suicide is so much more common now than it used to be. It's a legit problem in society, and as a psychologist I know how much people struggle with suicidal ideation. It's very disturbing, and not something that should be taken lightly.
It always disturbs me how callously and sometimes jokingly Indian TV treats suicide. There are tracks in shows where characters try to commit suicide and it's either laughed at or forgotten. It's such a horrible situation. There's nothing funny or light about it.
So it's legit disturbing when even mytho shows show it like it's normal, like it's encouraged.
Ram, Lakshman and Sita, as divine beings, should teach society that suicide is not the way to go, to find the strength within and learn to live, no matter how difficult it is. That is what our society needs right now.
What will youngsters learn, seeing Ram, Sita and Lakshman constantly bringing a knife to their throat after every stressful event? 🤢 They will think, even God was suicidal, so that must mean it's the proper response to life's problems.
Being a modern POV show, I really expected SKR to fight such problems, not to feed into them, and treat suicide as such a big joke.