Originally posted by: aye-masakalii
There really better be more, else I'm gonna be all 😡😭
We haven't even hear Kirti's story yet! The matter can't be closed so quickly. 100 episodes of build up just for a one episode reconciliation?? It'll be so unsatisfying.
But I don't mind waiting for it, because the set up they've done for this Deshmukh track is really exciting me. I said this literally minutes ago on a different thread- I may be sounding a bit whiny right now, but when it comes down to it, I do love angst and heartbreak on screen, I just have to prepare myself sufficiently for my own heartache 🤣
In my most ideal world, I won't mind slipping into a split timeline storyline for a while. I really want to see what Mandaar's family life was, and how it culminated with him at chaarminar on his wedding night, and I'd love to see a long sequence of flashbacks fleshing this out rather than an exposition episode where it's all narrated. Sharda and Vijay's conversation today gave me the best kind of goosebumps. I also would love to see Pallavi in the first few months after his death. I want insight into the dynamics we saw at the beginning of the show, and how we came to be there.
On Raghav's end- if I'm honest, the only reason I'm not too excited about his part of this story is because as good as Sai is with acting it out, I'm starting to get kind of bored of this emotionally overwrought Raghav, so I'm not the most eager for yet another guilt spiral. We knew this plotline was inevitable, but now that it's here, I won't deny I'm kind of wary. I just want a little bit more flavour in his character than 'guilty' and 'angry'.
I actually don't think we will be spared Raghav's guilt trip now or later. It's only going to get worse and worse until it consumes him completely. For some reason, most of the time, the story seems to be told far more from his perspective than Pallavi's. I don't know if it was a conscious choice of the writers or if the popularity of the character is what's driving this.
So even if they want to continue exploring Raghav's character further, the fact is that on his journey towards being the best husband/life partner possible for Pallavi, he has to understand her fully and learn what made her who is today. This won't be doable without him learning about her past and what she went through over the years, and accepting her for who she truly is - he hasn't even scratched the surface there, I feel. At what point can he separate his empathy, guilt, and repentance from genuine love and care for her, independent of the bad blood between them (pun not intended). Can he go from always being on the backfoot to feeling like an equal in this relationship, where he he no longer has to walk on egghells and is not hesitant to bring up points of conflict for fear of losing her? Can he help himself understand why he wants and needs her in his life, beyond her just being a lifeboat?
I completely agree that we need to see flashbacks and let things build up so that we are not just more invested in what happened back then, but that we can also visualize Pallavi going through those tough moments in her life. I actually would have wanted to see something of her growing years with Siddhesh, how she met Mandaar, etc. It can be done within a few episodes easily enough.
In Patiala Babes, they had just a few scenes with the ML and his late wife and it made a world of difference. The best part was that she appeared in episode 184 but her portrayal was bang on in that it matched the image of her that we'd formed in our minds as they built it up over the months, starting in episode 28. She was only there for a few days on the show, entirely in flashbacks, but the entire fandom was gushing about her and feeling for her character the whole time. I hope to see the same thing here.
The fact that Ayi called out Sanki's mistreatment of Mandaar gives me hope that he won't be out and out evil. He might have genuinely cared for Pallavi, but may have picked a profession or done something else to escape Sanki's prison.
I am really hoping to see Keerti's story too and how she grows after the whole Sunny track is over. I think her coming closer to Raghav is going to be very much needed when he's struggling with Ved and Mandaar. He needs all the support he can get. My only fear is that she is harmed in some way and Raghav is unable to help her, compounding his guilt and putting a dent in his self-confidence.
As for Pallavi, I don't want her turning into a mahaan FL. I want her character to grow but as long as she doesn't feel she can open up to Raghav completely she won't be able to be the best life partner for him either. They both have communication issues but she is far more bottled up to the point where it's unhealthy and detrimental to her mental health. I know that she had her chin up and fought through a lot over the years, and especially after Mandaar's death, but all that she is holding in will explode (or implode) at some point. Her obsession with serving the Deshmukhs is something we've all criticized but I have a feeling we'll get a better insight into why exactly she was so adamant about it, beyond her promise to Mandaar.
One more thing, it's all fine for Pallavi to fall for Raghav so hard and so fast, but I also often ask myself why. Is it because he offers her an escape from her mental prison at the Ds? Is it because he's not the Deshmukhs, or is just one of those situations where pyaar bas ho gaya, patha nahin kyon, par abh to nibhana hai. She's committed to the relationship and probably genuinely cherishes it, but does she feel the depth of passion that Raghav will eventually? The upcoming tribulations will test her resolve and her faith, but what about the long-term? Is she ok with being a don's wife and with the illegal activities her husband is always going to be involved in? Life's never going to be easy for her, there will be no 'normal' happily married life.
Edited by inlieu - 4 years ago
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