#beyhadh2

Ugh, my head is in a tizz. Ek dhang ka show hain poore itv mein, usko bhi off-air kar doge? Without any confirmation, I don’t even know maatam manaayu ke nahi?

I just.....is ITV, rather channels, bankrupt or something? Till now it was only Star and Colors who would randomly off-air shows/interfere in script due to ratings, ab Sony, the only channel which supports content, seems to have joined the fray. 

Matlab chal kya raha hai? I know Jen and Ashish are expensive stars, and the Beyhadh2 is generating a measly 0.5 for a 9pm slot, but the show is anyways finite for 6 months. The channel knew all the risks with Beyhadh2, toh ab kyun nakhra kar rahe hai? 

If good actors and quality script, together, have become so unaffordable for ITV, then isn’t time to shift to Pakistani drama format? Have finite, pre-shot shows of 30ish episodes (~ 60 episodes in our timeframe) airing weekly. Channels ka budget bhi save ho jaayega, and audience will also get something good to watch (not to mention some couples might get repeated cough *JenShad* cough).

Barring a few scenes here and there, the boy seems to be extraordinarily good (compared to other ITV MLs), and not in a stupid sort of way like pre-revamp Dhruv from EBSS, but like, he has a personality and strong will. 

Because this is the show that it is, I really don’t know, whether Rudra is actually good or he is playing Maya. It feels all the time, that everyone is playing everyone, and who knows?

As improbable as it seems after they have shown us Maanvi’s history, still I had this bizarre idea last week, watching Maya’s rising obsessive side for Rudra, that what if Maanvi was not as innocent as she was painted by Maya. What Maanvi knew exactly what she was signing up for? What if Maanvi came on strong fpr MJ, and was a willing partner in the affair, what if she didn’t care that MJ was cheating on Antara, and what if she was obsessing on MJ? What if she was as bad and villainous as MJ? 

What if, what if, what if.....

I can’t be sure of anything in this show. I am getting this feeling that Rudra knows about Rishi’s murder and is putting a con on Maya. But who knows I might be wrong. 

First things first, while I really enjoyed the Antara track, especially Melanie’s acting during that track, I was kinda disgusted by the finale. Up till that point, I was entertained, but Maya framing and slut shaming Antara, was one woman putting another one down. Sure, Antara deserves punishment, but what Maya did was against women in general, everything is not justified in war. 

Khair, like I had been feeling earlier Mayra romance had peaked, there was nothing new to show, unless Rudra learnt the truth about Rishi. And now he has. 

But instead of the moral conflict, hatred, revenge, open battle, we were expecting, we are getting.....some obsessed ex-husband bullshit. 

I think this was done to introduce mirchi-masala in the story, but was it really required? 

And if so, why this guy? I haven’t liked Ankit since his stint as CBI officer in RKC. And in this stellar cast of Beyhadh2, he is sticking out like a sore thumb. Monday’s episode was the most boring ever. 

I dunno where they plan to go from here, but I hope they don’t forget the main theme of the show. Antara’s status is doubtful, but Sudhir, Jogi, Aamir, those 2 missing characters and MJ are still standing. That’s like 6 people left.