@Reemz : The new viewers can't be the reason. Again, they NEED NOT show any real development with regards to Vividha's feelings towards Atharv and vice-versa. I'm not even worried about the pace of the show. Things can stay the way they are, no problem!
But the creatives have messed up Atharv's existing characterization by making him indifferent to his mother's insult in his strive to get Vividha's forgiveness.
'Ganda khoon', 'Baap kaun hai'; these weren't taunts against him, these were hurtful abuses against the mother whose name his carries.
How can a child, whose mother singlehandedly raised him to get him where he is today, just stand there and take all these insults?
Fine. He took all the insults. That's okay!
BUT WHY IN THE WORLD did he swallow his self respect and run after Vividha for forgiveness yet again?
Vividha just witnessed her father insulting her 'Sujata Chachi' in the worst way possible. Those were allegations against Sujata's character. How can Vividha, being a WOMAN herself , NOT have the dignity to personally apologize to Atharv and Sujata for her father's words?
She just silently supported her father's misogynist behavior. And writers just threw away 50 episodes of character development of Atharv in one single scene.
It takes strength to go against the people you love, if it's for the right thing.
Standing up to enemies is easy, but you show strength in your character when you stand up to your friends.
Atharv failed to show that strength. He knew Kailash was wrong and he shouldn't have kept quite, but yet he did because he didn't want to hurt Vividha and wanted her forgiveness. Point to be noted though, he didn't need to get physical, just some words in support of his mother and her upbringing would have been enough.
What Vividha and Atharv share right now, is not a healthy relationship. It's highly unbalanced and is surviving due to Atharv's emotional vulnerabilities when it comes to Vividha. And Vividha just takes him for granted. Its not cool. Its ugly and toxic.
Edited by -poloenigma- - 9 years ago