Are we really missing an antagonist in the show or have we not given the antagonist his due credit
This morning in the den there was some discussion about Dev becoming negative again. Well, the way his character is progressing at the moment, all of us have given up hope that he will ever do anything wrong again. But during that discussion, something got me thinking again. I have heard that it is very bad to keep these things within oneself and as always, you guys are the ones who will get pestered with my thoughts.
I will start by analyzing the Dev that we have known from the beginning of this show. What can we hold against him?
1. He likes to take the easier way always and not put in one bit of effort into anything.
2. He is a spoilt brat and likes being pampered
3. He hasn't taken one important decision in his life which has not been selfish
4. He knows his biggest strenght, the ability to woo women and use his charm for his needs. He has always relived on this strength of his and it has always worked for him.
Things that he has not been ever
1. Violent and a schemer
2. Wanting the downfall of anyone. Yes, he has been jealous of Maan but we have never been shown that he actually has intended to or wanted the downfall of Maan. He just hated Maan ordering him around.
Now tell me, the new Dev. How is he different from any of the above? He is still not violent or a schemer and is still using women to get his way through. Let me quote some instances -
1. By putting a condition to donate blood to Maan, Dev used Geet and her silenece to his advantage.
2. He used daadi's concern for him effectoively to get himself a job and a house.
3. Even when Maan gave him a job with KC, he spent his time loitering around the house and trying to impress Geet but taking her to the orphanage etc.
4. He used Nandini to hitch a life when his car broke down
5. He tried to woo Lacchi into making him some better food
6. When he was asked by teji to do some work, he looked at Geet to get some help out of the situation.
And to prove that he is still a spoilt brat
1. He complained about there being no AC in the room
2. He keeps complaining about the food he is being made to eat.
And he still continues to be led by others. He is just here upon Maan's request and keeps complaining to Maan about every small thing that he is made to do here.
See, Dev is still the same guy that he always was. His character has not changed as much as we think it has.
I think Dev is a shatir villain. He knows he is not capable of hadapkofying KC and all that for 2 reasons - too much work and too much intelligence needed. So he always uses the only tool he knows to get his way through. Wooing women. He got away with everything he has done so far. Why will he not use this tool again?
According to me, he is still a slimy guy (Guy is a substitute word. I hope all of u know what I intended to say )
It is just a way of looking at it. He is still a very very dheela character and nothing has really changed. Except that Maan and Geet now accepted him in his dheela avatar
Toh everyone who was upset that this show is missing an antagonist, rest in peace. Dev jab tak rahega, dheela hi rahega 😉
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Episode Analysis
Dev's true avatar
I feel like I chose the right day to do the Dev Dheela jaap, for today is the day when Dev found his new chaabi to success, Nandini 😆.
What more proof do we need to know that Dev is still as shatir as he used to be. He is pretending to be useless and getting the great MSK to do all work that has been assigned to him. 😈
Aur toh aur, instead of thanking Maan for saving him, he wants Maan to say sorry for getting him stuck in the mess he is in. Dev ji, aap mujhe apne charan dhika deejiye. Mein chu hi leti hu. Shaayad kuch aapa luck mujpe transfer ho jaaye. 🤔
Other highlights today
I was unaware that Dev was so afraid of Biji. I would assume that he would be more scared of Teji. But well, who am I to assume anything. Also, I found it a little OTT that Teji was threatening Dev using Biji's name. But whatever.
Aai hai, Lucky toh mera favorite hai ji. Koi maoka nahi chod tha apne dialogue bolne ka. 😆 No wonder Maan se pita tha yeh. But he is so enjoyable. Great comic timing and great fun to watch.
I suppose some thanks are in order. We have seen more often than not that scenes shown in precap get edited. Although not exactly the same. I was plesantly surprised to even see the Lassi + kitchen wala scene 😲. I don;t know if we should complain that the editing team is not doing their job well 😆, but that was a cute scene. Thank you editing team for not editing it. I think kudi has to be a little more aware and conscious about her surroundings. Itne pass mein Maan aise jump maar raha tha, aur kudi ko patha bhi nahi chala. Yeh toh acha hua yeh Maan tha, agar chor aaya hota toh? 😛 But kita sona scene tha. Lovely cute romance. 😍
Maan oh Maan. Iss bande ke baare mein bole kya? Today we know he is also a good carpenter. Anything given to him, he can turn it into gold. Aur uske biceps ☺️😍. I was initially upset after reading Tanu's update that Maan did all the work that Dev was asked to do. But after watching that scene and Maan and his biceps and his capabilities, I feel much better. Obviously they could not show Dev doing any of it. It would be nice if Dev would not have been able to get anything done and Teji roughed him up a little bit, but I didn;t mind seeing Maan show off his biceps and what he can do with them 😉
Well, thank god for small favors, I am glad Maan did not actually say sorry to Dev. 🤔
The much awaited KC and the challenge
Although not much about it was shown, this was the most anticipated bit of the show today. As expected Maan will also keep the fast for his Geet and they will break each others fast. It will be interesting to note if they go exactly the DDLJ route with this one. In DDLJ, when SRK breaks her vrat, her sister sees it and knows about her secret love. Do we get to see something similar here 😛
But I loved what I saw today. I will never tire of saying this over and over again. When these 2 are on screen together, I have to constantly remind myself that this is just a show and that they are just acting. They make everything seem soo real. Either they are oscar worthy actors or ..., I will let you guys decide. 😆
Edited by Soapoperasrfun - 12 years ago
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