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Please refrain from basher/provocative behavior. Thanx.
There was an interesting article online written by Gowani. It dealt with some issues on the show that we've all been critisizing for months, but we haven't been heard -- or maybe we have been heard, but our opinions/demands and critique is being ignored.
Gowani's article confirms that IF viewers aren't the only ones who have noticed the much disturbing glorification of an abuser on SB?. His article illustrates how the CVs have been dealing wrongly with the character of Jahnvi, the show, and how they have focused on V rather than restrain his character to keep him from overshadowing the show and become a demonic role model to young men -- when the character that should've been glorified and promoted as a role model and face of the channel was Jahnvi aka Sriti Jha.
One thing has been clarified; the social message is lost. The CVs have butchered it. The character of Jahnvi, among others, have been compromised to accomodate V. The CVs have presented some good messages in the past to shut up the viewers and maintain an illusion of "we stand against domestic violence and abusive men" -- and, simultaneously, they have been promoting evil, promoting V, focusing on V, allowing him to gain enough power in the narrative that no other character is allowed to shine or overshadow him.
The problem isn't that there aren't any characters who can overpower V. There are plenty of characters on the show who could easily outshine V. We've seen Sia do it. We've seen Raghav do it. We've seen Gayatri do it. But the problem is that no other character is given permission to overpower V, to outshine him. The CVs make sure that all other characters are restrained -- kept in V's shadow -- as to not become more popular than him, as to not overtake the show. Even though they should, because they represent the force of good.
This is the reason why in some homes, SB? has been banned and parents tell their sons or daughters "don't watch this crap" or "they keep showing evil", for instance. In the past month and a half, we've seen good struggle and overpower evil -- but for how long? Just a few episodes. Then evil escaped his punishment and terrorized his victims again. What message this sends out to victims -- I needn't elaborate. You can all guess it.
I can tell where they're taking V's character. They want to follow the trend; Damon [TVD] and Liam [Angel] and Dutta [LTL] and other characters who were grey but redeemed themselves. But the thing is that these characters had another side to them from the start; a remorseful side. When they did something wrong, they knew it was wrong and they felt utter remorse. V has never been shown with a remorseful side. He has been shown as a full on black character -- evil. And now it's too late. No matter how hard they try, they cannot make V into a remorseful character because he never had a remorseful side. We all know it.
The CVs established his character like this, and now they need to swallow the bitter pill. If they introduce redemption for V, it'll be wrong in every sense of the word -- and the consequences, the damage of such a track presented will be beyond their imagination. For once, look past the TRPs and past the "V is larger than life" concept and consider the consequences of a show like SB? where the abuser is constantly in focus/glorified.
Gowani writes in his article that "... the major flaw of this serial is the tiresome continuous angle ongoing for a long time. The writers could've developed Jhanvi's character strength once she was out of Viraj's clutches. This could've made Jhanvi/Sia a strong person busy planning and preparing for a new life. Then when Viraj enters her life again, they should have put Sia in a total revenge mode..." and "... this would have empowered women if presented as being practical and believable. Instead, what they did was to continue the same sadistic approach they have adopted since the first episode..."
The bold statement illustrates that no one's fooled by the way that the CVs have been and are building the story. V escaped his punishment and went back to torturing people. Along with that, the character of Sia [among Raghav and others] was compromised and is being compromised still to make V appear more powerful, stronger. I.e. V stabbing Sia and not the other way around.
Gowani further writes: "... this serial does nothing for empowering the South Asian women trying hard to fight against abuse and violence and gain respect and equality. In this situation, such a drama watched by millions of people, including those very men who may be indulging in such practices, does not bode well for women's rights..."
Note that this also refers to victim blamers and parents who believe that their daughters' men are never wrong, that the problem must lie with the girl, and if there is a problem with the man, then the girl should make certain that he's treated.
The latter is a message that the CVs have been force-feeding us for weeks now through Sia constantly telling V to get treatment, through Raghav asking the same. It's wrong, to say the least, but nonetheless the CVs have been promoting this -- perhaps to set up the redemption track for V in the future. Once again, the abuser is in focus, not the victims of his abuse.
Gowani writes that ".. it is beyond reasonable comprehension as to why the writers want Sia to be demoiselle en dtresse living under fear. An opportunity of mass potential has been completely missed so far..." and "... however, once Jhanvi became Sia and was in a free environment, then Viraj's terror antics lost their believability. Now it is obvious that they are forced on viewers and its makers are busy cashing on Viraj's roguery..."
Another question is why they insist on promoting V and selling him as the face of SB? It's hypocrital and wrong. Public demand wants them to stop glorifying evil and focus on good as the superior power -- yet they've allowed V to become a parasite who constantly sucks the blood of his victims which, in the end, destroys the show's moral standing.
There is no moral standing when it comes to the CVs and their show.
Furthermore, parents want their children to learn that there are always consequences of a terrible deed, of doing wrong. That there's a punishment for it. While you live as well as in death. In addition that, what kind of message has been presented to children of victims on this show?
Gowani writes that ".. in addition there are times when during encounters Viraj's dialogues are sharp whereas the Sia and Raghav dialogues fail to meet that eloquence..."
Not imagined by the viewers. No, all dialogues are actually written to accomodate V with the exception of very few sequences that were meant to pass a quick social message. If you notice, even the camera angles and focus during V's scenes is sharper and thorough compared to other characters' scenes on the show.
Finally, Gowani writes that "... the anti-hero seems to be getting a lot of attention although, it is supposed to be primarily Jhanvi ki Kahani (Jhanvi's Story), the other name for this serial..."
I don't need to elaborate on this one, or even comment. It's self-explanatory, and what we have all been debating for months.
I apologize for such depressing musings on a weekend, but the truth will out. The CVs are to be held responsible for the bane of this show, the corrupted messages, promotion of an abuser, and the compromised characters who have been molded to V's convenience ever since January. Sia isn't permitted to become a role model to victims/women. Raghav isn't permitted to become a role model to young men. And other characters are put in obvious straitjackets to keep them from making an impression stronger than V.
What do the CVs fear? That the other characters might actually prove stronger than V -- become more popular? That V will be reduced to what he is and should be -- a monster. No one wants to watch evil prevail. And if the CVs continue down this path, hand in hand with V, then the show will eventually shut down and be remembered as the show where evil was promoted and corrupted messages presented.
Just for one moment, if you look at the show from a victim's POV, then what they will feel is powerless. Because nothing, apparently nothing, can rid them of their abuser even if they did find the courage to leave him.
But it seems that V is much more important to the CVs -- more than the viewers' demands or opinions, more than the social message and victims of abuse.
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