Originally posted by: -mina-
TRP audiences like to see women go through trials. For most viewers - not critically thinking ones, arguably not younger ones, but those that turn to soaps for entertainment and escape - a strong woman is only appealing if she has a strong injustice to fight for. A woman fighting for herself is not as appealing as a woman enduring loads of trouble on behalf of others. TRP audiences are mostly female but they are also mostly subject to a huge degree of internalized misogyny. They don't want to see other women win easily or have uncomplicated happiness. There is something that is made to seem "unsatisfying" about such stories and they don't have sufficient "drama" to make successful soaps.
Pragya is presented as an ideal woman, and her qualities, however questionable, are shown as valuable and right. But this doesn't mean the soap favours her. The soap consistently makes Abhi's road easier than hers. The soap asks viewers to sympathize with Abhi at the drop of a hat. His image in front of his family and hers and his fans is never threatened. He can do just about anything and the people around him cannot stop him. I really feel he is presented as the bhagwan of the KKB universe, though yes there is some higher power above him too.
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