Originally posted by: AreYaar
THIS. So much....You put it perfectlyš. I still find it hard to put a finger on what exactly became so compelling to watch about the HS-Mini relationship....they aren't the first adorable father-daughter relationship on TV....they aren't the first who are more like friends either......there have been such relationships before on TV.....but these two somehow managed to travel a unique gamut of emotions in this bonding......most relationships build on one or the other already craving a guardian or father figure in their life.....but it wasn't like that with these two.....they somehow gravitated towards each other as peers.....neither was looking for a savior when they met each other.....but they still somehow became each other's heroes.....I think that is what drew me in....they looked up to each other without it being a typical hero worship case.....they fought, clashed, hurt, laughed, loved together.....almost every shade of human emotion explored with this level of detail....as you said, that is what we don't get to see on ITV otherwise......that is what these two gave us. The emotions of men as well as the emotions of a child explored with this level of complexity.
And since you brought up the room scene, I had to go back and look up the bits you mentioned and ended up making a whole new gif-set on it.....lol.
It's such a powerfully emotional scene....and I might as well label this "Parenting in two acts"
Act 1: The helplessness you feel when you lose the trust of your child...and you realize the fragile nature of a child's pure heart that can be so easily disillusioned


Act 2: When nothing else matters in the face of your child's pain.

You can feel helpless, you can feel hurt, but you can't stop being a parent. Mini was a headstrong child, disillusioned with life and relationships and so she craved a simple, uncomplicated existence with this little family she had built with her Babes and Hanuman Uncle....she didn't yet understand the emotions of the adults here so she lashed out as a hurt kid......and HS could only watch helplessly as her pain washed over him. There was nothing he could say in that moment to make her understand.
But when it mattered, he didn't let this get in the way of taking care of her either.