Originally posted by: Aishwarrior
Hi! I decided to move our discussion to the episode discussion thread.
I caught up on episodes 19 and 20. I liked a few things about the episodes, but I am unhappy with the story. Here's why:
1. Vedika started as a strong, independent woman. She was initially introduced as a competent and ambitious lawyer, which was something to look forward to. We saw her cleverly take on Himmat by recording a video of him appearing to slap her. We saw her take up for another woman on the bus. We saw her slam the door on Himmat when he tried to take her key. But CVs have reduced her to someone who constantly needs rescuing. She is now a helpless female lead and Sagar is the knight in shining armor. Her abilities as a lawyer are overshadowed by her dependence on Sagar, making her seem weak and incapable. In epi 19, I didn't like him commenting about misspellings and having to coach her through typing the letter. She is not a paralegal assistant. She's a lawyer. In the states, assistants record notes and type legal documents. I am unsure of the role of a lawyer in India... maybe it's different. Also, when grandma was rude and asked Vedika her name why didn't she say her title? It would have been powerful to hear her say Advocate Vedika Sharma.
2. Sagar's role as the reliable savior is now in every other episode. CVs seem more focused on Sagar driving the plot forward with these rescuing scenes but they are overdone. There has already been one rescue scene. Next, we had to endure Sagar "hand-holding" Vedika through drafting her first legal document. So, another rescue scene with Sagar is not needed. If all of this is an attempt to make him look more compatible with Vedika, it's not working. It's OTT.
3. There were opportunities to explore more engaging and complex storylines by having Vedika investigate the driver's case. Instead, that part of the story seems to be delayed. The focus remains on rescue scenarios, long staring competitions and Vedkia's loss of balance that fails to develop the characters or advance the plot.
But I don't want to spread negativity or appear pessimistic so I will refrain from offering my opinion.
I see that Himmat/The Hot Villain will return. That's the only thing I am excited about next week.
Enjoy the serial!
Hello Aish
Thanks for moving the discussion here. Because others can read it.
Again I 100% agree with you.
I was looking around checking Sony TV official posts and SET India YouTube posts.
70 comments under a Sagar Vedika scene, 20% mentioned Sagika/Sadika rest only about Sagar. It’s the effect of 3.3 milion Instagram followers and 1.5 m YouTube followers.
But that doesn’t mean the story will move around Sagar.
The thing is screen space wise both Vedika and Sagar has equal screen spaces but Sagar has very strong scenes.
Vedika has sweet scenes with her foster parents, Saraswati, Koel
But whenever Sagar is around she needs rescuing
Which is very very odd to me.
She can call him Sagar Sir but mind mein bhi why is she calling him “Sir?”
The fact that you being a Sayli fan interested in watching the villain with her is no good for Sayli.
And being a Sayli fan it’s better not discuss that Sagar looks better with Koel. Because then to increase TRP creatives will bring Sagar Koel angle because if Abhishek is the USP ( here we are not directly interacting with SonyTV but in Insta and YouTube we do) of the show, Vedika will be sidelined and Koel will come as lead. No one is interested in that villain yaar except 2-3 people I see here.
Do you know with this bakwas story line each Sagika video I post gets over 20,000 views and over 500 likes? And few edits made on Sagar Koel also had that amount of views no less.
Abhishek reposts Sagika edits to promote Sagika, Not Koel videos … his reposts get over one million views.
24 hours I keep getting likes and I only get praises of Sagika in those comments.
But me be a strong independent lady I hate Vedika being like this. Not because I love Vedika or Sayli, because I want Abhishek to have a heroine who is strong. In his earlier show, yes he was a super hero he used to fight everyday, but his heroine was a police she taught equally with him, she was not his damsel in distress.
With story moving around Vedika
I mean her scenes with foster parents, Saraswati, Koel, the Maheshwaris it is clear Sayli is the lead not Anushka, then why not make her strong independent?
I am looking forward to the upcoming fighting scenes, I am hoping it will be 50-50 fight, even Vedika saving Sagar will make me more happy.
Sayli being a wonderful actor, I love her sexy hot look, especially in the western look, she deserves much better.
And one thing very important
I personally feel creatives are just rushing each and every relationship Vedika is having
Only once Vedika saved Saraswati from falling off from stairs and wo ma behen ban gayi? Koel best friend ban gayi? Even mother daughter sister relationship takes time
Slow burn is needed. Only 20 episodes and Saraswati ki gaant khul gayi ?
And Sagar Vedika ki baat to chhod hi do
I feel like scolding her when she says Sagar Sir
Creatives using Sayli in such a wrong way.
Sayli fans can complain Abhishek is immature that’s why they are toning down Vedika
But creatives will think about 3.3 million and 70 comments not how Vedika look good with the unknown villain. We have to remember Abhishek is not an unpopular ITV hero, he is not an actor with flop low TRP family shows. Only thing is it’s his “first show” in family genre. And if 155 K Sayli fans ask for another male lead for Sayli 3.3m Abhishek fans will go against them and ask for Anushka as lead.
That’s why Sayli fans need to support Abhishek more than Abhishek fans need to support Sayli
Kyun ki Abhishek ke liye ek heroine to already ready hai, creatives don’t need to pay another actor.
Story line needs to be changed ASAP. All we want is to have a nice love story. Increase in TRPs. Btw SonyTV always have less TRP than Star Plus shows. Star Plus has bigger TV viewership. Sony has many online viewers. Half of Abhishek fans I know watch the show online from Sonyliv. Even I don’t have cable TV, this area doesn’t have cable tv. We usd Jio TV which is online.
My question is how much online viewers help in survival of a show? More Sonyliv subscriptions ?
If you ask someone who is not Abhishek or Sayli fan watching on TV
You will get two replies
1. Bachcha hero hai
2. Buddhi heroine hai
none of them are wrong, right?
btw I asked Sayli in insta telling her to tell the creatives
Stop making her a damsel in distress
Edited by MFRanjini - 5 months ago
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