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What I noticed in different characters in this season is their way of dealing with abuse.
Mehak Singh Maan, is a self-respecting girl, with a strong sense of justice, but she also has a short temper. She has immense love for her mother and sister. She would do anything to protect them. Living with a male chauvinistic and openly abusive father, she understood, as a young girl, that putting up with abuse only enables the abuser. So she fought it. She was always denied what is rightfully hers just because she is a girl and so she learnt to grab it by force. But we can't always win our battles by force. We need strategy, communication skills and some social etiquette, to make people understand our stand point. But unfortunately, Ms. Maan lacks brain. Adding to this, she also has a lot of pent up anger in her, which she expresses the wrong way once in a while, leading people to misunderstand her. Getting formal education may not be needed, because some people have special talents and the current education system doesn't cater to their needs. But communication skills and social etiquette are important for all human beings alike, as we are social animals. Mehak lacks there. Pulling out people's teeth is a dentist's job, not a boxer's!
Shaurya Singh Ahlawat, in short SSA, though he thinks he is a champion stallion, is actually an ASS. You see, the abridged version of his name when reversed becomes ASS. Mehak even calls him Gadha. Like a donkey hauls the burdens of his master, whenever Shaurya does something, its either to please his dad or his friends even though it burdens his conscience. He has an overwhelming need to get people's approval, because that's how he was raised by his narcissistic father. As a child he was rewarded when he hauled his dad's burdens and punished when he refused to. So with all this manipulation, as he grew up he learnt to act as his dad wishes without questioning him and then when his conscience troubles him, he does something to fix it without his dad's knowledge. He should thank his mother for nurturing that conscience in him. He even learnt to charm his dad and grandma when he gets caught doing something he is "not supposed to do." He continues the same with his friends. He passively enables or actively takes part in his friends' asinine activities, but when caught, he smoothly lies/charms his way out. Though he thinks he is the prince charming of his world, he is actually a slave, who can't do what his heart actually wants, because as a "golden child", he is always busy preserving his inflated/distorted ego. When this ego gets hurt, he can totally act like an ASS in self preservation, which he probably will in the coming episodes. Though we have a tendency to blame it on a person's past and upbringing and excuse wrong behavior, I strongly believe that a person is responsible for his own decisions and actions, especially as an adult. We are all human and we live and we learn. But criminality cannot be excused as a mistake, like they did in season 1. Hope they exercise some restraint when molding Shaurya's character in this season at least. The writers can keep their boundless love for their screen idol, Sallu bhai , in the closet and not show it in Shaurya. I was disgusted last time.𤢠(I like Salman onscreen as well, but I don't support him breaking law time and again like a seasoned criminal and evading law like a coward.) While I understand that they need to make the character interesting and hence they can't keep it too clean, they also must understand that there should be appropriate consequences for the choices a character makes. And when they are dealing with male protagonist character, they need to be more socially responsible, keeping in mind the amount of aggression young girls are suffering in the name of love in Indian society.
Another thing that's highlighted in the initial episodes of this season is the protagonists' equation with their siblings. Mehek and her sister Swati, share a loving bond. Living with the abusive father probably brought the women closer in their family and the mother and daughters are supportive of one another. While Mehak is an act-first-and-think-later person, Swati shows more maturity and understanding in situations. On the other hand, Shaurya is envied by his siblings, because of their manipulative, self-serving, narcissistic father. While Shaurya's elder brother will grow up to be insecure (could be abusive in adult relationships because of that), his sister will be bitter and negative. Why do I feel Swati will end up with Shaurya's brother?! She might be used to arm twist Mehak, I think. Lot of scope for drama. Lets see how things pan out.
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