Thanks for the thread!
For most days, I'm only reading reviews. Looks like MJ pointed out the obvious easy compatibility between Abhira to Nav, and the fact that if he wasn't there they would've worked out their differences. He has also personally witnessed this compatibility but has denied it. Today her words tore that blindfold off his eyes.
But, the bigger one of Abhir being his foster son is yet to be acknowledged by him. That blindfold will soon be ripped off by Ak herself. Only one time recently he blurted it to Ak and she, unlike all the previous times did not correct him, but he didn't notice that. Unless he does, he will keep claiming him as his own son, without the slightest hint of hesitation, even in front of the real father. I know and appreciate that he has loved and looked after the kid as his own but the audacity to refuse to share that right with the father is what gets to me. He now knows and understands how Ab was ignorant of the child's existence, because of those unfortunate events, yet he is unwilling to co-parent. Ab has only asked for a share in his son's life, and that is something this so-called big-hearted guy is categorically refusing by simply avoiding the topic.
My biggest issue with this track is that the Navra relationship is established on a big (huge) lie, in fact, a legal fraud and that basic truth is being swept under the carpet. The attempt to keep justifying that legal fraud and ethical wrong in the name of a foster father's love is gaslighting a nation of show watchers. And still, how much ever they try, how can they make normal TV viewers, who are a nation full of biological parents agree that a divorcee has the right to change a child's identity without the father's consent, and gift the fatherhood of her son to someone unrelated to her (at that time) or her baby? If that was justified, then any pregnant woman who is angry with her husband or divorced as Ak, can out of spite say she loved SRK and make him the father of her child, what's the need to have any legal laws surrounding paternity? 😡
That's why this track is so off-putting..... If Ak and Nav had the courage to co-parent with Ab, while staying married to each other, then this track would've had better success. But running around in circles trying to justify their fraud and lie in multiple ways hoping that if they do it long enough, at some point people will start accepting it as the truth is foolishness. But how can a nation full of biological parents and grandparents accept this? How is it, not a single person in the show, including so call 'God' man ever thought about Ab's pain or his need to be with his son? if Nav can justify his parental love, then how can he deny another father? He is so obviously not willing to share custody..... And Ak is in large part to blame. Her over-glorifying his father's status and over-insistence that Nav is the RWP in the earlier days when he initially tried to explain Ab's side have now made him too delusional. Now even Ak herself, though willing to discuss custody with Ab, is scared of Nav's reaction.... a demon of her own creation.
Ar, a classic gaslighter.... now she is being smart and subtle about it. I mentioned it earlier too, first, she tried with Ab, using Ru. But he clearly told her that he will marry only after his son is a part of his life. Whether she likes it or not, if she still wanted to marry him, she will be a stepmother but he refuses to be an uncle to his own son. Ar has not given a clear answer to Ab on whether or not she wants to continue with the marriage in the newly developed situation (Abhir), but she taunts him or makes cryptic statements to him. She has found a likely solution in Kasauli. She is using Nav, who has become a weakness of sorts for Ak, since Ak is keeping important secrets from him, to make sure Ak sticks to Nav and doesn't even think of Ab. On the other hand, she sympathizes with Nav, boosting his 'goodness' ego, and is making sure everyone remains on Nav's side.
As for Ab, he at the moment is least worried about all the politics behind his back. He is enjoying the time with his son (and Ru) and making memories. He has no recurring thoughts about Abhira anymore and I feel he is less burdened emotionally. He just wants to make this current co-parenting situation he is in permanent, not necessarily the Kasauli part. He has absolutely no other expectations.... he is clear, he only prays that he does not want to hurt anyone, least of all Abhir, Ru, and Ak. I hope he gets his reward for the penance he is doing now.
Edited by aardhan - 2 years ago
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