I watched the episode not too long ago, after having enough time to let the shock of the leap sink in. After watching, I'm not as upset as you guys, but the writing really continues to grate. The CVs contrive things in order to create unnecessary melodrama and leave giant holes in the process, instead of weaving a fairly believable story with a little spice thrown in. If Vihaan still has access to his credit card, then it means he still had his wallet on him. Why didn't the fishermen ever think to check for a wallet at all to see if had some form of ID? Why does it take this long to see transaction off his existing credit card? ð Rhetorical questions, but still.
Ranjana, no amount of frustration in this world will allow me to want Vihaan to stay with that psycho. ð Taking advantage of his memory loss to build her fantasy world is morally worse than the Vatsal women's inactivity. I'd rather he return home and light a fire under his moms and his real wife, asking why they didn't do everything in their power to look for him in six months. However, I agree with you on the sloppy writing for the Moms, and even Aarushi. I don't think they're OK with him being missing. They're feeding the idea that "strength" means the stiff upper lip, patience, and making the best of a bad situation. That kind of strength is definitely needed in some situations. But, the strength needed in this situation should mean activity and persistence. These clever, strong women could have been shown as more proactive in those 6 months. Even if they can't personally get out on the field, they have the resources to hire a private investigator to repeatedly comb through Mumbai and give them regular updates. Instead, they're written as waiting for Vihaan to wander back home on his own while a psycho -- who literally has questionable brain function -- will manage to find him first and use his amnesia for her benefit. It's this deliberate off-characterization (to service an unneeded story and sub-character) that I didn't want to continue seeing and, of course, that's what we get right away. IMHO, the writing has watered down Vihaan, Aarushi, and the Moms for quite awhile.
Very true about possible baby confusion to come. I agree that if the psycho is pregnant too, the baby will likely be Arvind's, passed off as Vihaan's, and upon return, they will likely believe it is his baby (unless someone surprises us and figure she's lying). Can we also anticipate baby swapping at some point? Like you, every single worse case scenario I could think of is bouncing around in my head. It would be different if these CVs knew how to write well and get things right, but, as is, there are no reassurances.
On the repeat times, it's likely those have changed to accommodate the two new shows that just started. So the removal or shift of repeats may be expected. But you girls make a good point on the lack of buzz.
I completely understand if anyone wants to quit now. It's hard to swallow, especially when we can't trust the CVs to pull it all together satisfactorily. My tipping point came in June, but I've held on for the few Vihaan-Aarushi scenes we could get. I'll see how I feel in a few days. As frustrated as we are as viewers, our wonderful actors continue to work so hard. They still take the scripts given to them (no matter how lame) and try to ground things because they're committed to their work. So, whatever our individual decisions are about the show, let's still continue to support Ravish-Mugdha on twitter and even here on IF every week. They have given us 100%+ and never failed us. Just keep letting them know that they're loved. I wish they had been in better hands in terms of writing and production.
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