Originally posted by: Katori
I must have confused 260 with 290.
Unfortunately from what I know of tv show making in India, I don't think they have really laid out the story in that much detail - i.e have a document with 260 lines - 1 line summary for each episode. They probably have the 10 line outline of the story and must have laid out like 20-25 episodes. Rest would depend on TRPs and audience response.
I find it slow due to constant repetition -
Arjun-Maya interaction is repetitive
Maya-Maya's mother - same tone, no change - we should be learn something little with every interaction
Arjun-his mother - same as above
Arjun-Sanjh - leg pulling, snacking, etc. same over friendly behavior - they established in the first episode itself that Sanjh loved him and he considered her a friend. No progress from there.
Maya's background is complicated and would time to unravel. But they can show more of Arjun's background - where is his dad, his relationship with his mother or Sanjh, etc.
Office interactions could be more explicit where Maya's reasons for keeping him are explored - that would give a deeper insight into her character. We know more about her character from the promos that the show itself.
Well Indian Tv in general i totally agree with you on that, but i also remember watching Reporters, which was a Finite series and for that show they had a plan laid out for more than half the show already..towards the end it got disappointing though, which is where i think they started feeing into TRPs and all. So I am hoping that for this show too they have at least laid out a plan already, which technically they need to have for any show to even get aired. A channel isn't going to take on just an idea or some rough storylines. There is immense amount of research and scripting which actually goes into creating a TV show...agreed many Indian TV shows lack the detail in that but I am hoping that this show will do it right. And 25 episodes which you gave is too less, you have to have at least 3/4 months of storyline planned before airing something.
Agreed again on the repetition, it does get boring. But repetition has an effect too.
Arjun - Maya : Arjun keeps doing mistakes, and Maya wants to fire him but somehow always lets him stay. The main thing from this I learn is the foreshadowing. Arjun will keep doing mistakes, mistakes which would make you want to break up, but she will keep him...no matter what. His constant mistakes, lead up to that scene where Maya is in front of God asking for forgiveness and if she done wrong? But she just can't help it because he just doesn't understand. She's someone who is religious and against drinking at office or near God (not sure on hindu beliefs sorry) yet she made him drink to teach him a lesson whereas she should have fired him for screwing up the millionth time, but she wants to keep him and wants to control him. And we wouldn't have been able to learn that if Arjun wouldn't keep doing mistakes, imagine he did it once or twice..and then she said all that..wouldn't have made sense.
Maya - Mother: We learnt Maya is protective of her. Mother is crazy, and the one person she loves the most...and don't children learn from those they love? She will be a reason for Maya's possessiveness. We learnt today that Mother hardly ever leaves the house and loves her daughter just as much as she loves her husband if not more. Mother is a side character who is undergoing treatments...supporting characters are usually developed at a slower pace.
Arjun - Mother: Got nothing really to say on them nor am i that interested. They have a tiff, some ego clashes and whatever. I think theirs would be revealed soon though as its only been 8 episodes and the focus has been on the main characters and their working relationships. These two only had like 3 scenes? Together i mean..doubt one of them would melodramatically start to go in flashbacks about their drama. Probably would be revealed with some tie in to another character though.
Arjun - Saanjh: Agreed not much progress has been made between these two. Just a steady friendship and how they both rely on each other. They are kind of the light heartened relationship opposed to Maya's grey character.
Yh Maya's backstory should take its normal time to unravel and the others should be done along but slightly quicker but then i guess its because their backstories don't have a great impact on their lives itself. Maya's does.
And from the Promo's we learnt not much tbh. We learnt she is an obsessive lover. That was that. Show we are actually getting to know the journey on how she becomes that obsessed lover. In the Promo she is already in love and both are in a relationship. Here they just met, we are getting to know the from scratch than just jumping into the climax.
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