Originally posted by: dexter3108
I think you are misunderstanding the people who are supporting Maya. I would like to clarify somethings from my point of view (this is just how I see it , I do not expect you to agree with my assessment):
Do I sympathise with Maya? In S1, I wholeheartedly did, but not now. I do have a little bit of empathy for her because that was the character that got me interested in the show. I connected with her for a plethora of reasons, one being the superb acting. I wanted to see her story. But then I stopped watching the show during last few months because they were following an irrational storyline with one dimensional insipid characters with zero thrill. Of course they are still doing so but I am watching now just to see the ending of Maya's character and I want it to be as interesting as possible. I would be very disappointed if they show Maya dead and Saajun happily living together because that would be as cliched as it could be.
But I think the more interesting question is why I am on Maya's side even though I know she deserves the punishment she is going to get and is probably going to die in the end ? Part of the reason is that I was on Maya's side initially and I failed to establish a rapport with other characters. I will blame the actors playing other characters, the poor script and no character development. Saanjh is totally hackneyed and unappealing character to me (if I want to see saccha pyaar and all, I can see other shows which depict that saccha pyaar in a lot more matured way than the childish acts of Saanjh). And Arjun, don't even get me started on him. He has been completely indecisive, capricious and a total duffer. I have no love lost for him either. But that is not to say that Maya's character is well written. In fact I am disappointed with her character as well. Maya's character had so much potential after S1 but CVs did not choose to harness it and utilise the immense acting talent of Jennifer for a more complex plot. They could have given much more layers to her while maintaining the message that Beyhadh pyaar is dangerous but they did not.
The other part of the reason for me being on Maya's side is that there is no other character who can actually convincingly challenge her and stand against her. I mean seriously, Saanjh and Arjun in S1 and S2 were shown to be too retarded that I cannot digest the fact taht they will beat Maya at her own game in S3. The formula for success in such stories is that you should have protagonist and antagonist that have a flair and a charisma of their own. In this case, we have Maya that possesses some of those qualities but others do not. That doesn't cut it for me. The best example that I could think of right now to illustrate the what I mean by flair and charisma is probably the anime, Death Note. I don't know if anyone here has watched that, but that for me is the gold standard of pyschological thrillers ( well beyhadh is not a psychological thriller but still just for example). With both the prime characters, Light Yagami and L, so well written and each having a distinctive panache of their own that it really gets you all pumped up and I, surprisingly, found myself rooting for the negative character in the beginning but moved to other side by the end. That is probably how things should be done in such shows.
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