I love strong female leads too. But we have to accept that ITV is not going to give us those. Either they are abla naaris or tyaag ki devis or manipulative (yeah, there are those too - as FL and not negative / grey characters).
Akshara has never been portrayed as someone strong and bold. She has always belong in this tyaag category only so I have accepted that. But accident track has been made so messy that she has been turned into someone who can forget her morals, ethics, value for human life - all in the name of love / protecting her sister. Add the insensitivity and sheer disregard for Abhi's feelings and we have someone we no longer recognize. And neither do we want her as a partner for the lead.
Of course, Akshara alone is not the one being butchered. Abhimanyu too, is. Personally I think they have changed his character / traits more than hers.
I know all this is the foundation they are laying for the upcoming dhamaka but the way things are at the moment, even if the said dhamaka happens and Akshara stands by Abhi, we won't be able to trust her. Our thoughts will be - oh well, Arooooo will come running and crying to her, hugging her and she'll have another meltdown. The proverbial - waiting for the other shoe to drop - scenario
@ Bold - These two points are the problem. And they're just getting highlighted every day. Looks like she's not going to realize the progressive damage she's doing any time soon.
And after behaving this way consistently, she's saying "bekar ka comparison between Abhi and Aroooo". Of course, comparison bekar hi hai. Arooo is Akshara's God, so there can never be a question of comparison 😕