Originally posted by: sakadafi
Brilliant post. You have captured all the points very well. Not only did the writers lose their way with the story but also with their characters.
Though you mentioned the character assassination of Geet (very well done there), I feel you should also have mentioned the character assassination of Maan ever since the Amritsar track started. There once was an aura about Maan Singh Khurana but that doesn't exist anymore. Even though Maan has forgiven Dev for Geet's sake, I'm actually not comfortable even with their relationship. A heart-to-heart talk between Maan and Dev was very much needed for Maan to understand that Dev is indeed guilty. A mere lecture behind why Geet forgave him shouldn't have been all to have them go back to all brotherly love. Even in regards to couple dynamics, Maan has just ended up becoming a joru ka gulam who puts up with all his wife's tantrums. The Maneet jodi per se no longer holds the same charm as before...plainly because they are no longer Maan and Geet but rather Gurmeet and Drashti. The original characters of both have long been lost along with the story.The CVs had many tracks to explore before they even needed to revisit forgiving Dev for his sins. To think all this has happened in less than a year and Geet and Dev sharing the comfort level shown, is just not digestable. Vicky & Sameera are tracks both the CVs had left open but decided to ignore/forget. Sending Geet back to school would be a great track considering the social theme but instead they have Maan tell Geet that he wants to be a Papa. I no longer relate this show to the Geet I used to watch...it has now become just any other show.
4) Maan's character degraded and his character's real "USP" downgraded:
Coming down to Geet's further character assasination and her behaviour with Maan which was never related to irrespective of gender bias,as even male audiences alongwith female audiences felt the writers were messing things too badly with Geet's character and followed Maan's character the next target.
Dev's intent not justified played such an important "blunder" becoz the reason given by Geet as written by writers was as sick as you can get and it clearly showed lack of study of characters and past incidents by the writers.
Since Dev's intent was never shown and was never related to and whatever intent which was written by writers only downgraded "Maaneet relationship" and love...
Yet again two targets with one strike...
a) Geet's character which was now not related,hence her behaviour with Maan never got sympathy and she was made look one undeserving girl who actually does not deserve Maan...( writers striking deep on perception of fans) perception that Maan and Geet are just made for each other and are perfect for each other..
b) Maan was shown feeling guilty despite not his fault and major fault that of Geet..result was rough and tough Maan made look "lallu" infront of Geet who sees nothing else but Geet and is ready to ignore anything for her love which was never going to be loved..becoz Maan Singh Khurana we fans love is rough and tough and at the same time very sensitive as well and speciaaly towards Geet...
Had the intent of Dev to face law and his efforts to push himself for the same been shown then fans wud have rather related to Dev,Geet forgiving Dev and since Maan was unaware..the misunderstanding after "Begairat" wud have appealed more where even Geet's behaviour and stand wud have been justified and Maan calming down as well wud have been justified...
When Geet reaches Amritsar and Maan follows her,there was not a single episode which showed Geet feeling bad for Maan...actually worrying for him and more than that lack of Geet's sensitivity was highlighted when after the "kushti" fight...
"Geet was shown on dinner table and was reminded of Maan's injuries after fight and that he might be in pain,only after beeji takes out the topic..."
This insensitivity in geet's character was a result of writers insesnsitive thought and vision and lack of desire to feel and then write scenes for "Maaneet'...
Ideally geet shud have been shown worrying in her room,then secretly going in the kitchen and preparing the "ointment" lep for Maan..rather than lacchi being asked to do and Geet going in to complete the formality...
"Such was the lack of insensitivity in Geet's character that both Maan and Geet;s character lost its ground for respective reasons and the result was evident in rankings of these actors drashti and gurmeet on India forum when Gurmeet's ranking in particular fell and it was onlya result of females audiences predominantly not relating to Geet forgiving Dev and followed by Maan licking Geet's feet despite not his fault...
This is what one simple mistake which was a general knowledge and a minimum which the writers of team Geet and if not them then atleast Nissar shud have visualised and directed to...
"Dev's lack of intent and whatever intent was shown was unacceptable,leading to dual strikes and the end result was the two strong pillars in face of characters "Maan" and "Geet" were now collapsing...
Only to bring in the new track and make Dev a real hero which the writers continued to do later on as well ...
The present writers...made sure...Geet and Maaneet wud now hang on a thin rope of expectations where a minor mistake wud prove a bigger blunder for series becoz it is only with series Geet...that fans are emotionally attached...
Next comes the most " horrifying and unfortunate" blunder and that was "Maaneet's romantic Image" brutally murdered by the team of three writers and the director...
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