Originally posted by: sugz
@Adiandsid. Im curious to read how you may feel on the point of feeling bad about how virat doesn't have motherly figure. What are hopes for his character to improve without elderly guidance? Yes writers can navigate around it illogically if they want to change his character but his family important & dont understand how he can change without family help... Dildar can change to have stronger influence perhaps also helping virat. Dont want to think about any Babita redemption pls
Mixed thoughts (and not refined - the reason I didn't respond earlier). Babs, Bebe have not been good influence on him - perhaps even shamed him quite a bit to make him dowhat they want to. Shows more Shame related behaviour than Guilt related ones. He's easily manipulatable... and I suspect knows the trick too - or at least seems that way. Ex did the same - manipulate him. Dildaar isn't a good influence too - yeah... he is supposedly 'positive'... but more of a lame duck. (I dont get why Ammu respects him so much.) He seems manipulative / opportunistic rather than genuine. That's Virat main influences in the past.
On the other hand, he is 30+. A bit old to play a 'victim' all the time. If nothing else, he has the example of Amruta around him - at least in this context, who prefers to fight and face the situation, may cry but prefers to keep it to herself, gets up and keeps on going even if she is made to fall down. Sure there have been other influences around him in the past too - he supposedly studied overseas... and yes, the influence of his immediate family can be huge... but he can try change things. Perhaps he did it - not much details about his times with ex are known - and failed... making him feel a loser, twice shy about trying things again.
He did have a good influence in Bhavani in between. What did he chose to do about it? Humiliate her during the mela eps, which I guess is what will happen if he doesn't change. [I guess psychoanalysts will say 'he preferred it to be that way'.]
He loves to play the victim, go in 'dil toota ve' mode... Riggy mentioned he has a drinking problem - and he did in the beginning... but for quite some time now, they dont show alcohol with him in the show - except the other day. Date night is perhaps a good example on his love to play the victim - he planned and predicted everything and kept a bottle ready - ready to play the victim 'Ammu left me' even if he is the one who initiated everything.
If Ammu lets him 'think' () and sieve through this reality slap he received, may be we can see growth in the character - else I guess Ammu will turn out to be that supposedly positive 'mother figure' and she would be spoon feeding him new ways to do things / live. In a way the priviledge of being born in the Ahujas too - you get things served on a platter.
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