Am very very late to the Party i know, but better late than never right???????????
First of all Sunny puttar, very apt title as always!!!!!!!!! JIYO...
For me it was a beautiful episode!!! Let me tell you why so...❤️ I will talk about what i felt and then state some more facts keeping myself in Anu's and Anuj's shoes!!
What i felt ------- ANU
Leap of faith, the essence of HUM, the fear even being elated, the newness of this feeling, the chance that I am willing to give even though life has utterly bitterly failed me at times, that binding faith in Kanhaji even after all I have faced, that trust in Anuj that he will tell me if and when its imp to tell me, the awkwardness in this new space - i want to be near him but at the same time i am conscious of this touch as this is new for me, its gone beyond this friendly touch...I know I am ready, but am i really ready? Bec it is about putting myself in a vulnerable state again, its about trusting someone again even though i have seen how much he loves me, how much truth i see in his love for me!! Am i ready to give myself to someone again???
Her utter happiness in stepping into this new phase, her giddiness while coming in front of the kids, her flying off the balloon, her feeling him/his presence everywhere...all depicted a freshness in her!!! I am very happy for her that this courageous girl has finally agreed to give herself a second chance. Trust me, many many dont do that as they are terrified of life! So they live in a shell. This is progressive and makers are taking it in the right way.
ANUJ ---
I sense something in her, some changes, she is finally coming into my territory, my inner boundary. She will see a lot, she will come to know a lot about me..I want to tell her many things but at the right time. Right now, i want to feel this happiness of her being in my space. I am tensed, i dont want her awkward at all, I am a little confused at her actions viz a viz her words, should i hope or should i not and let things be. I want to hope, but what if i am making a mistake, bec for her I am still a friend..right??????
Anu is giving him mixed signals and will keep doing that till she reaches a point where she will say - Yes, I love him and hence my actions and thus. Anuj is the same, he slips but he holds himself back as he has put that "no umeed" in his mind and heart like a tight knot!! Anu has to loosen that know and finally break open that knot completely. Then he also will be very very open with his emotions, effections, with his touches, with his phrases!!! We will get there eventually!!! Till then lets enjoy this in between phase where two people are learning to be more comfortable with each other and open up their hearts - his with umeed coming in and her with this new feeling of love.
Facts --- Anu is used to carry her family with her. No matter that V has let her go emotionally, has freed him and her, her kids and her in-laws matter to her a lot and this is normal. So her trying to validate with Pakhi is very very relatable although not needed. I loved bapuji as he knows Anu in and out!! One thing that stood out for me today and that will help Anu in the upcoming days --- when people want to think something negative they will do so even if they are 100000 miles away, you cannot help this... so you do what is right. Anu will do what is right. Tom there is a sort of a continuation of this as she will express her vulnarability to her father and i know Bapuji again will give her the right advise. Trusting after a betrayal is not easy, putting yourself in the hands of someone after being abused is not easy. Still, Anu has walked so far - which is commendable in itself - its that last mile now and we will see her walking that last mile with faith, some doubts till its cleared totally, with her individuality also being there, because ANUJ is NOT V! he is Anuj for whom Anu is the entire world from his perspective. She has to agree to become his world before he can without an ounce of guilt or fear talk about his side of things, his fear, his flaws and so on. hence him not willing to talk atm about Malvika makes total sense. And Anu already trusts him as per today's dialog. She also sensed her fear, infact she sensed both his and kaka's hesitency. I am proud of this girl!! Anuj will talk about Malvika when the need arises......till then Anu might introspect, but she will not doubt as such that he is hiding something fishy!! Their relation is not so on that level.
I also wanted to point out that the status quo of MaAn has changed now and hence we will also see changes in their equation. Again, all upcoming happenstances will somehow lead to her confession similar to how all lead to ANuj's with V. Situations will be created where Anu's actions, support, will be questioned. Either by Baa, Malvika, Kavya, Rakji, even Pakhi. All of these who represent the society will question her that her actions and support are not just for a friend, its something more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets take all these with positive vibes and just think that Anu will speak her heart out to the world first and then to her Anuj!!!!!
Not going to dwell on precap as the sequence will be different tom. And most IMP lets TRUST MaAn....and the writers!!!!!!!!!!!