I agree with your latest TCL post about Arman not putting Thony first. I love seeing different views and find it interesting that some say that Thony is the one holding back. While true, IMO she is justified because he has never indicated that his marriage is over and continues to prioritize Nadia. Even in the scene when Thony tells him to reconcile, he says that he and Nadia are not living together "right now," suggesting that it is perhaps temporary. I hope that he actively chooses Thony at some point and not just in reaction to Nadia's marriage to Kamdar. I feel like the writers have still not focused on the real reason for the problems in Arman & Nadia's marriage (way too much time spent on the love triangle and Nadia's jealousy of Thony). So painful watching Thony feel so alone. As you said, it will be interesting to see how the writers bridge the gap now that Thony has emotionally pulled back from Arman and how he will react to that. And at what point will he feel like he deserves her? Thanks for your posts!
Thanks for the ask and insight! I so agree with your thoughts; I think itās fascinating how Thony and Arman both have and represent these types of insecurities, but they exist on such opposite ends of the spectrum. For Thony, she feels like sheās too much which translates in her being not enough for someone because she as she is makes people uncomfortable. Itās this weird complex where she comes off as so secure in who she is that it brings out the insecurities of others, while sheās constantly trying to be the best person she can be and not make a single mistake or else sheāll crash and burn- and that makes her feel like thereās something wrong with her.
For Arman, he feels like he isnāt enough and has spent his entire life trying to prove that he IS enough. And I think that his insecurity somehow makes people more secure (sometimes at his expense), because he goes out of his way to prove his worth to everyone. I think that when they both decide to be at least a little deservedly selfish (as far as doing something for them and not for someone else, and not attaching regret or shame to it) theyāll finally feel deserving of each other. Itās like they almost both realize what the other person sees, but their fear and insecurities wonāt quite let them get there. So theyāre stuck.
I also agree about the love triangle taking space that more character development and story could be. Iām not a huge fan of love triangles, and I wish that we had more insight on Arman and Nadiaās relationship outside of the context of Kamdar and Thony. I want to know why they are so loyal to each other, and what happened that made them so resentful of one another? Their biggest issue is that theyāve clearly never been able to fully trust each other, and I would love to see that realization played out over these last few episodes of the season.
Also, I would love some more levity to balance it all out. Someone else mentioned it, but we havenāt had as much light to balance the dark this season. And while I get that it is purposely darker, my girl Thony hasnāt genuinely laughed like all season. I just need a few seconds of her NOT feeling like the weight of the world is on her shoulders and for her to have a momentās peace.
