Originally posted by: PureDrivenSnow
@ bold: Oh tell me about it. I think it was one of the best shows on TV when it started. There was a lot saas-bahu cr*p and amongst that they came up with this beautiful show. I think we've gone in reverse gear because the nuance the show had back then you wouldn't be able to have on ITV these days. I remember the Othello track, Shaurya-Varsha, the societal views of what is expected of a DIL etc.
I used to love Shaurya and Varsha's chemistry until Ather Habib left. 😭
I didn't watch the parent show regularly when it first came out, but recently went back and binged about 200 of the initial episodes. When it started, the show was set in a really conventional society where the women's entire lives revolved around the celebration of these festivals along with managing the household, and performing daily rituals properly -- I attribute the level of detail and attention they were given to that. As the show went on, it gradually opened up its world view, which I think naturally means that the characters' priorities shifted.
But more than that, the major difference I noticed was the pace. The parent show took its time with the story and characters -- heck, the male lead of the story wasn't even introduced until forty episodes in. They really made use of the ensemble cast and every character had a purpose and individual plotlines. I think this is in big part because they didn't have the pressure of social media, shipping, and immediate fan responses at the time. As long as the numbers stayed up, they had the luxury of telling the story at their own pace. With the second generation, they adapted to be more social media-friendly -- with a very "shippable" couple at the center of the show -- and this show follows that model.
I think what keeps viewers like us hooked, though, are the very visible traces of their older style of storytelling which did justice to a vast number of characters, and I think this is what appeals to a wider, non-social media audience as well. It's in trying to get the best of both worlds that the show creates these weird confusions and loopholes. It's more like a buffet and we just take what we want from it!
@Nikki: Please be a little careful with the language you are using for Mishti when you air your frustration. We know the ATs are being watched, so let's try to keep our conversation free of A vs. B kind of talk. I don't want to lose this safe space!!
@aqua: I think it's actually interesting how this track is exploring Kuhu's flaws. What was, in one context, her greatest strength, i.e. #keepitseperate is now turning out to be the weakness that causes her spiral. Her aversion to drama when taken to the extreme becomes a crippling fear of confrontation which gets her in more trouble than the confrontation itself would. Both with the haar and with the coffee, if she had spoken up soon enough, she could have avoided the more dire consequences of her actions. I love that we get a glimpse of her hating this about herself -- she freezes up in the moment and before she knows it, then the situation goes completely out of her control. As someone who hates confrontation, I totally relate to this feeling of thinking of a thousand ways you could have handled the situation better once you are no longer actually in it.
What makes this even more interesting is that Kunal was THE ONLY person with whom she used to blurt things out without thinking, follow her instincts and say the exact right thing at the right time, because at the time, their relationship had no definition or expectations. Obviously that's changed now and she feels like she has to be more careful around him.
Kuhu is at Maheshwari house in that white and red look -- wonder what that means 😲
Anupamaa
