For me this show is as dark as it should be.. it's not for the faint hearted and it never was..
But the makers know how to balance the extremes and make us go crazy.. the thrill of this show is not in its mystery alone.. it also is in its viewing.. can u sit on the edge of ur seat in watching romance ? Yes and same in MJs abuse ? Yes.. that's all .. the show wins for me in that context..
Coming to what I felt today was the way they showed all of Maya and MJs close relationships..
Maya and Rajiv are darlings.. finally my much needed convo.. Rajiv hitting on Rudra is my fav bit 🤣I cant wait to watch it when he is in the house and Maya pushing him aside from Rudra.. 🤣.. she accepts his brotherly relationship because she realises that these relationships are very important for her.. she gives that much needed name to Rajiv and her relation..
she goes on to tell Rudra to mend things with Ananya and I feel it will happen too.. ananya will also love manvi as she is no terror.. and this will fill the loop of Ananya Maya Rudra friendship.. Ananyas pain will lessen and she will learn to accept friendship too.. maya is not a insecure person..
Maya accepting what love is from Rudra.. their relationship is built around a lot of understanding.. its not empty promises.. rudra cares and how.. he knows that Maya has a very dark past and he never questions her and all he wants is to bring her out of it.. and the more MJ does what he is doing, it will make Rudra empathise and connect more with her.. and when the day he reaches a place where he thinks he is unable to help her, he will start digging her past which will do more bad than good for MJ..
Lastly Nandini who is her mother..who cares and she is a strong person in terms of judgement..even though they dint show her much but she is a strong lady.. Mayas support is very strong.. they will do anything for her and it's out of sheer love for her..
Today in MJs world.. MJ is insecure jealous man who finds his ego boost out of his masculinity..
He has his useless relationships which he thinks are his strength..
He can never know what it is to love ur better half..he never loved antara. She is a title that's it.. he never ever accepted this relationship over the name..
Same with diya, it's a secret relation whose hand he cannot hold in public.. he cannot stand in confidence and accept diya publically ever and that insecurity is right on face of diya and she knows it.. and aamir sudhir and all are with him because he has money..
Mj is a lone man.. and none of these ppl at any given time will stand in face of death for MJ..
MJs game is to attack the queen.. she can be attacked but her team will always pull her up.
Maya will attack his partners first, he wont even know when he got rendered alone and support less..
Even when durga fought Mahishasur she first ended all his strong supports who came front first and when nothing worked, he had to come out in his true form to be kkilled. Mahishasur thought that a woman can never destroy him and here MJ has the same mindset...
All in all I loved the epi... although I had wished for a out and out romantic episode due to valentines day.. but the MayRa bits served us well and I am fine with it..