Great stuff, everyone!
On Ram's scene:
Though I giggled through it, there was a very insistent voice in my head completely mocking the whole thing - what kind of businessman, ruthless or not, discusses such private matters in a board meeting or marketing meeting in the open like that? What kind of boss one minute promotes his employee and the next demotes him, all because of his marital status? This, coupled with the Ram of episode 1, who thought he could commandeer and buy a private jet in five minutes flat and then proceed to fly it in stormy weather just to reach his sister's wedding on time doesn't really sit right with me.
Maama Thief:
I too don't understand if he is supposed to be comical or villainous or a mixture of both. Next to him Niharika becomes even more childish and foolish, and it becomes even more difficult to believe that she is Ram's mum.
@neets_ltl - thanks so much for the kind words! I agree with you that in India this habit of disparaging and gossiping about random strangers seems to be a very considerable use of everyone's time. I have never in my life, living out of India, come across the kind of situation where people actively disparage a girl and her education; rather here people praise the fact that a girl is well read and educated and is a working woman.
@preety_219 - Sure, of course you can call me Vasu! Thanks for your kind words and I agree with yours as well!
@maris - hey. Agree with you on Ram behaving a little idiotically. Kind of like Priya teaching and preaching about love in a class designed to give lessons in English.
@Zuby - hey. To be honest Vikram's comment kind of passed me by; we've already had a similar zinger from him in Ishika's wedding ep, where he mocks Ram's family and tells him that they care not a jot for him. To me it seemed like a repeat, and that coupled with Ram's frankly gormless expression - he had his mouth open for about five minutes without a word - didn't do much for me either. I also don't know whether Ram understands what Vikram is telling him; in some respects he seems a little more spineless (or rather, mahaan) than Priya. At least Priya has the guts to talk back to her mother when she deserves it. Then again, Priya is secure in the knowledge that her parents are her own; when you are a blood child, you naturally have less reservations with your parents. Ram knows that he is a step-child, so perhaps this is what holds him back from saying or doing anything to stop the way they neglect him. He probably feels as if they are the only family he has left.
@Nish10 - thank you so much! I think Niharika panicked when she heard that her samdhan had already spilled the beans to some reporter. (Who does that, btw?) She figured that the media coverage that would accompany such an announcement would only create more problems for her, so she came up with what she thought was the right solution. Of course, she's now got one foot in the grave, so to speak, and she needs to back up her words with an actual human being she can hire until the furore dies down 😆
@hamzanuha - hey, thank you! I too was disappointed by the lack of RP scenes - immediately you could tell that the episode lost a few points in cohesiveness and general entertainment. It is a shame that only RP seem able to hold the episodes together for the viewers as the ensemble cast needs to be able to carry an episode on their backs every now and then. I hope the ensemble cast pick up their socks because if we ever have too many episodes without RP, I fear the show will lose viewers drastically. And new entries like the maama are completely pointless and extraneous to what we want to see.
I didn't understand Priya's expressions either - why is she still so sad? Someone mentioned in another post that Priya also has to take initiative and step out into the world in order to see a happy marriage for herself, and I agree. She cannot leave it simply to her parents. Perhaps she feels already that the rishta won't work out since she has been hurt in the past, but if she is going ahead with the whole marriage thing, she does need to at least make an effort.
@abhijeetdaya - true, and finally they have shown that difference between mom and stepmom. Up until now, I found Shipra and Niharika so very similar but thankfully they have distinguished between them quite obviously now.
@ssroomani - hey - I have no doubt that Shipra will revert to her annoying self sooner or later. To be expected. At least though, we now know she is capable of maternal feelings towards Priya, and that really is the most important thing. Now I know she is not simply self-serving, I can tolerate her a little better. The same cannot be said for Niharika and Sudhir.
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