Bhelcome B4 Goodbye

I really like the way you summarized the Rathore's. As their family is/was the main family within the show, viewers like myself often had the tendency of romanticizing them. Only their good characteristics were focused upon while the bad characteristics were forgotten. But I really like how you raised the point of how messed up and broken the Rathore's really are. Underneath all that success, bravado, and happiness, lay two twisted individuals (Anshuman and Lavanya). Growing up in that huge house with no mother and a possibly distant father really messed the two up. Lavanya managed to get out and get a semi happy life with Girish, but her past demons still haunt her and cause her insecurity (the whole thing with her no longer having a brother or bhabi). Anshuman, on the other hand, became more twisted and broken with the death of his wife. He focused all his energies on the business and was pretty much stunted emotionally. And then came Pakhi, like a breath of fresh air. She brightened the whole house and even brightened the family with her perseverance and optimism. However, as the Rathore's absorbed and began exhibiting some of Pakhi's positive behaviours, she also absorbed and has some of their bad behaviours. She is no longer the same Pakhi. She's been broken (initial separation/ accusations on her character), mended (happy family reunion), and broken again (Anshuman's death). Pakhi is still broken and has gotten much more twisted through her time with the Rathore's. She doesn't know how to be whole again, and kind of doesn't want to be whole again. Pakhi used to be able to let things go, but Anshuman wasn't. And now the same thing is happening with her. She isn't able to let things go (doubting Veer) and still clings to Anshuman.

You're 100% right in that Pakhi has never experienced living in a close knit, family oriented, supportive family. She's only ever experienced the broken Rathore's and in return, she's also been put through a lot of emotional turmoil. I think this family track (or at least I'm hoping) and Veer are the key to her mending again and realizing that there's more to life than just being Anshuman's wife. And in the process, she's learn to let go of some of the negative behaviour's of the Rathore's she absorbed and instead become the positive Pakhi again.

I really wish the show had an extension because I really wanted to see this transformation of Pakhi. I fear its going to be rushed, which sucks.

Yes the growth of Pakhi would have been the next track had the show been given a 2-3 month extension. That track could also cover Ayaan's mental growth.

Unfotunately that is not to be - so it is left to our imagination!!