Eye-candy vs authentic part of the Ramayan

[Padma]

Братец Чандра был сегодня резок по поводу эпизода.
Ругал за то и за это. Но!!Если наш бог и царь - во всей красе, то почему бы не простить фикцию???

I'll comment only on Shatrughan's rajyabhishek, since that was the only authentic part of the Ramayan that they showed today. From part II onwards, they were back to showing fiction (this time, the fiction included Rama, so those who simply want their Gurmeet eye-candy, don't worry - he's very much there) In Valmiki's ashram, everybody was overjoyed at Shatrughan's victory, and Sita was overjoyed to hear that he was now king (this moment was sweet, suspending for the moment one's disbelief at Luv, who was actually a newborn at the time, giving her this news)

So today, they started w/ the celebrations in Ayodhya, w/ Kaushalya distributing gifts, Rama, Lakshman and Hanuman observing the celebrations, and Urmila and Shrutakirti decorating the floor. The last is what got me - WTF is Shrutakirti doing here - isn't she supposed to be with her husband being coronated? Note that some days would have passed before Shatrughan was crowned - wouldn't that have been enough time for him to get his family w/ him? Or is it a new parampara of the Ananda (Sagar) Ramayan that in Ramarajya, wives of Kings don't become queens. I understand that with Sita, but Shrutakirti?

Anyway, fiction time is back, so once the Hanuman-Rama confrontation is over, we can re-visit the story in this forum, depending on what they choose to show. At any rate, what they showed today was not consistent with the story of Vishwamitra's umbrage at Raja Shakunta - they simply showed people worry at what Vishwamitra's reaction would be on hearing about Sita's exile. Oh, and other major boo boo - they kept referring to Vishwamitra as 'Rajarshi', when he was actually a Brahmarshi.


Oh, and as usual, Bharat, Mandavi & Kaikeyi are MIA. Won't complain - maybe the Sagars have given them their own vanvas. I wonder, when Rama's jaalsamadhi time comes, will they simply show him going alone, or just with Shatrughan, or will they bring back Bharat? Who knows!

Sulk time