Hello, Hope the day is treating you kindly. I wanted to ask you something. Kindly humour me.
As a newcomer to the IPKKND fandom, one thing really strikes me, usually, fandoms with this kind of longevity are built around "flawless" masterpieces. But, we all know IPKKND has tropes that would likely get it cancelled today, despite which the bandwagon of fans keeps growing even after 15 years (including me)? Can you explain the 'magic' that makes it so enduring and so appealing till date?
Hello hello,
Thank you - yes the day is. To be honest the quality of ITV has severely deteriorated over the past 5 years in particular. From actors to production value, stories to remakes - everything is getting dull and duller.
With IPK they had a great cast, a good script, fantastic background scoring (people really sleep on how beautifully they played the music in between silences in the show), good dialogues and good cinematography. I felt those moments. Also it came at a time when online fandoms were just exploring so talk about right timing.
And overall, good actors and chemistry have a chokehold like none other. You can take almost any plot if it means you have those people on screen.
And also this show ended right around when it started losing its magic - which is crucial because then what you remember and carry on is the fact that it was largely a good show. Look at Anupama, I was hooked to it and so into it until the point Anupama learned Anuj loved her and at the temple thanked him for his one sided love because at least she knew she is loved.
Something she could never feel would happen in her life. And honestly Anupama was all about this married woman trying to find her dignity in life outside her identity as a wife when that scrambles down for her. And as long as the show kept to this - it was beloved. Now, it's a troll machine, lol.
So for IPK the story has ended well, Arnav and Khushi do live happily ever after despite everything. ITV has produced many better shows that's less problematic but IPK was surely entertaining - something that many shows fail to do till date.
Which is low-key the bare minimum of being a show.
Best,
JWB
