Everything after the intermission was really interesting and weird for me, just because I've always seen Ram in a positive light and always imagined a "happily ever after" once Sita is rescued. However, it is way different than I had expected!
I thought it was cruel of Ram to banish Sita to the forest after finding out she was pregnant, just to gain the approval of his subjects! I had never seen this side of Ram before, so it was all new and weird. He suddenly turns into this selfish king, but Sita, being the pure-hearted woman she is, still prayed to Ram everyday. That was also one of the things the narrators talked about; how and why she still prayed to him when he didn't let her come back to the palace. However, I really liked the depiction of Ram and Sita's sons and the song they sang in praise of Ram (I thought it was very amusing... and it's still stuck in my head so there's that). If I were to rewrite this part, I would make it more of a modern-day break up story maybe, kind of like the animated versions of Nina and Dave.
I could also have Lav and Kush go find Ram once they're older and bring some sense into him, luring Ram and Sita back together once again. There are lots of movies, TV shows, and other story plots where the kid grows up without a parent (or both) and eventually pieces together who they were born to, then goes and finds them. I think that's where I got this idea - it is just so common these days! We'll see how my story turns out after I brainstorm some more :)
Bibliography: Nina Paley's Sita Sings the Blues.
Source: The appraisal song sang by Lav and Kush in Sita Sings the Blues.
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