Originally posted by: tptwi
Pasting my comment from another thread-
I really wanted to feel bad for Aarohi today. Trust me, I did. That's beautiful though. It means you're thinking about it and showing an open mind and heart. For me, I don't care what your judgment is on anything, what I care about is how you arrived there (i.e., did you consider the alternative explanations and then choose the one that's right for you?). There are just a few things that I cannot look past. That's totally fair and I think your thought process mimics Abhi's exactly. Initially, he tried to give Aaru the benefit of the doubt cause she's Akshara's sister but now, so much has happened that he can't look past it. He can't give anyone a second chance if they even show the slight possibility of hurting Akshu. I think that Aarohi has brought this entire situation upon herself. Absolutely! Abhi was not the only one who doubted her today. Her entire family did. They all expected her to have done it. Why? Because at this point, they all know what she is capable of. It is not only about knocking the tilak thali down. Before that, she has a huge list of lies and plotting underneath her belt namely: exposing Abhira on Valentines Day, lying about saving Abhi from the fire, lying about sending Akshu to speak up about Ruby, lying about Manjari's pooja, lying about the MD kaand. She herself said that she will cut Abhi's wings after the tilak. She herself said that she will show Abhi who is best at the hospital yesterday after getting jealous when the nurses were complimenting Akshu. It is a complete "the boy who cried wolf" situation.
Forget all of her lies and these dialogues... to me, the biggest and more undeemable quality in Aarohi is the way in which she has treated Akshu. She emotionally blackmailed her to stay away from Abhi, and never even apologized for it. Hell, she blamed Akshu for Sirat's death her entire life and never said sorry even once. She never apologized or held herself accountable. In fact her reconciliation scene with Akshara, where they did the handshake again, involved her forgiving Akshu, not vice versa. And she never specified what that forgiveness was for. Like was she forgiving Akshu for killing Sirat cause that would mean she still harbours those thoughts and will bring it up again. Moreover, if it was for killing Sirat, that means she never truly understood anything and is unlikely to change. She was being a good sister to Akshu while Abhira were separated, but the second she started seeing that Abhira were reuniting and the families were accepting them, she started getting jealous again.
When it comes to Aarohi's pain, I don't doubt that it's real. But, it is what she does as a result of that pain that is unacceptable. I agree and I think a fine example of that was her dropping the plate on purpose. Her emotions and hurt are understandable but her actions were childish and mean (sullenly the mood of the ceremony for a sec before Akshu stepped in). If she was crying and feeling bad, then I would sympathsize with her. But, more than her pain, she is driven by jealously and ego. Definitely. There are very few choices of Aarohi's that aren't rooted in jealousy, insecurity, and ego and it is problematic. That is my problem.
Last point- yes, she did not switch the cards. But she wanted to destroy the card with paint. It is the intention that matters here.
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