Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai August 5, 2025 Episode Discussion Thread
BALH Naya Season EDT Week # 8: Aug 4 - Aug 8
SATYAMEV JAYATE 5.8
Abhira’s infertility issue
Dhanush And Mrunal Thakur Reportedly Dating
The Ultimate PotterHead Challenge
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai - 06 Aug 2025 EDT
Anupamaa 05 Aug 2025 Written Update & Daily Discussions Thread
Sonam Kapoor receiving the national award
What if (Fun Post)
AI reimagines Titanic with Bollywood stars
Rate episode 66: "Ekk Insaan Do Maut"
Originally posted by: shruthiravi
@Samaira Maya had empathy. Weak but yes she had when she protected Saanjh from fire during Holi in Season 1. She had jumped for her mother. She had also broken the glass of her house to save Jhanvi when Jhanvi had taken sweets because of Ashwin. Anyways let us agree to disagree on Vandana as our views are polar opposite.
Originally posted by: shruthiravi
5/6/2017The rituals and customs of society doesnt allow one to forget their sorrow. This pretty much summed up today's episode. Yes that is the universal truth. Judgements especially the judgement on women is harsh. A widow is asked to wear white saree, while no such rule applies for a man. She is asked to be eternally in sorrow for one thing or the other. She is exploited. Still we women are the first to point fingers at a woman for breaking the moral code of conduct allowing men like Ashwin to win.Today Vandana was telling Prem had fought against all rituals and customs. He treated his daughter at par with a son, he did the duties of a husband allowing his wife to walk like a queen. And Suman should wear color so that colors can be back. I agreed Suman has to wear color. Because she is Prem's wife, wife of a man who has given everything for the well being of his family, loved his family like anything.Only one thing Vandana Mata some 3 years ago you wanted a girl to wear white, because you thought when she wore colors it is darkness everywhere. Why Vandana Mata, why Maya had to be in white. If white is the color of sorrow, color of rituals and customs why colors was not allowed on that girl. Why you couldnt hear what that girl spoke in press conference. Why you wanted to take colors from that girl and make her wear white. Why did you bring back the past to her Vandana Mata. Why did you make her realize again this world will only exploit her. To even get her right she had to allow herself to be exploited and if in power she has to exploit. 3 years back you exploited your power as a woman Vandana Mata. Yes it was exploitation.I loved the way the truth of Maya and Samay's connection emerged. Saanjh getting the view of bad and mad Maya. Shipra telling her Maya destroyed Rajiv's life. Maya remembering Rajiv. I knew it, I knew this girl has gone through sexual touch which she didnt like, I knew she was exploited someway or the other. Today it was proved true. Yes Maya had allowed Samay to have physical relation with her to get the company as she didnt had any other option at that time. Yes that goes to prove what Samay told in your body are my marks though in your heart is Arjun. That day Rajiv exploited her vulnerability to satisfy her lust and today Maya exploits his lust to get things done for her. Yes this woman has known what lust is, this woman has seen what lust is, this woman knows how to exploit a man's lust, how to step on that Achilles heel. In a way she used the same trick with Ayan when she put the keys in her blouse. She knew in drunken state he will come for it and she was right.Maya was proven bad and mad by Ashwin and he told the world she cannot run a company. To deal with such a man Maya also used dark method of giving herself to a man and she got the company and yes bad and mad Maya ran it successfully till Arjun came in her life.She was exploited by the world and unfortunately today she exploits, as no one had shown her any other way. Her trust is always exploited. In S1 that was what happened when she protected Saanjh from fire and Saanjh hugged Arjun. We dont know what Arjun did for her to establish those cameras. Yes it is cancer third stage. The one who had reached power allowing herself to be exploited has learned only way to survive. To exploit those threatnen her survival with her wealth and power.By the way I loved Samay's true name. Rajiv. Meaning Lotus. The one that blooms in dirt, yet that does not touch dirt. The flower on which Mahalakshmi sits and the flower that is used extensively for the pooja of Gods. Lotus that blooms in sunlight. One of the most auspicious flowers. Time the real name of time is Lotus. Samay is Rajiv or Rajiv is Samay. But I love the connection of those names.I also loved what Rajiv told today, that you remember past when you have some problem in present. So true. You want to go to past when you dont like present and what Maya said is also true. When you go in past it means your present has come to an end. Yes if you cant move from past, then past will kill you. It was a nice episode which shread something on Maya's past.
Originally posted by: samaira_samy
See that's where I disagree.I don't believe any such incident (if it's actually happened the way it's been shown. I strongly believe there's more to Maya's childhood saga.) can trigger psychotic behavior. Yes, I agree this horrendous incident/ abuse can leave a long lasting impression. Enough to shape up an individual's life. But it cannot uproot empathy from somebody.Empathy is something people are born with.And psychopaths don't have that for anyone. It is clinically approved fact that psychopaths are born not bred. When you believe her to be one, then you cannot say she was different before that incident.Vandana has been right in all her assumptions and instincts about Maya. I am not just saying she is right for the sake of the argument, have some points too.1) Vandana claimed that she knows her son well, he would feel suffocated in relationship with this eccentric woman.(Turned out to be true.)2) Her claims of Maya being Ashwin's killer and responsible for her mother's condition turned out to be true too.3) She orchestrated whole campaign of Maya being pagal(I hate this word a lot.I wish and hope people will start treating mental disorders with empathy and like real physical diseases. But I am not going to hold it against her for being ignorant).True to her instincts,Maya indeed is severely ill.4) She didn't believe her son could sexually assault or assault a woman.(Wrongly accused son is behind bars probably wondering where he went wrong.)5) Her belief of Maya destroying everyone's life,I agree was too much at that time.(But now, what's left to destroy?)@blue: copy-pasted my post from an old thread.Vandana had doubts about Maya before her confrontation with Ashwin. So, I do not think she sees Maaya through Ashwin's eye.And the Bimar/ Buri argument Vandana put forward, can be proved right in future. I believe so.
Originally posted by: shruthiravi
5/6/2017The rituals and customs of society doesnt allow one to forget their sorrow. This pretty much summed up today's episode. Yes that is the universal truth. Judgements especially the judgement on women is harsh. A widow is asked to wear white saree, while no such rule applies for a man. She is asked to be eternally in sorrow for one thing or the other. She is exploited. Still we women are the first to point fingers at a woman for breaking the moral code of conduct allowing men like Ashwin to win.Today Vandana was telling Prem had fought against all rituals and customs. He treated his daughter at par with a son, he did the duties of a husband allowing his wife to walk like a queen. And Suman should wear color so that colors can be back. I agreed Suman has to wear color. Because she is Prem's wife, wife of a man who has given everything for the well being of his family, loved his family like anything.Only one thing Vandana Mata some 3 years ago you wanted a girl to wear white, because you thought when she wore colors it is darkness everywhere. Why Vandana Mata, why Maya had to be in white. If white is the color of sorrow, color of rituals and customs why colors was not allowed on that girl. Why you couldnt hear what that girl spoke in press conference. Why you wanted to take colors from that girl and make her wear white. Why did you bring back the past to her Vandana Mata. Why did you make her realize again this world will only exploit her. To even get her right she had to allow herself to be exploited and if in power she has to exploit. 3 years back you exploited your power as a woman Vandana Mata. Yes it was exploitation.I loved the way the truth of Maya and Samay's connection emerged. Saanjh getting the view of bad and mad Maya. Shipra telling her Maya destroyed Rajiv's life. Maya remembering Rajiv. I knew it, I knew this girl has gone through sexual touch which she didnt like, I knew she was exploited someway or the other. Today it was proved true. Yes Maya had allowed Samay to have physical relation with her to get the company as she didnt had any other option at that time. Yes that goes to prove what Samay told in your body are my marks though in your heart is Arjun. That day Rajiv exploited her vulnerability to satisfy her lust and today Maya exploits his lust to get things done for her. Yes this woman has known what lust is, this woman has seen what lust is, this woman knows how to exploit a man's lust, how to step on that Achilles heel. In a way she used the same trick with Ayan when she put the keys in her blouse. She knew in drunken state he will come for it and she was right.Maya was proven bad and mad by Ashwin and he told the world she cannot run a company. To deal with such a man Maya also used dark method of giving herself to a man and she got the company and yes bad and mad Maya ran it successfully till Arjun came in her life.She was exploited by the world and unfortunately today she exploits, as no one had shown her any other way. Her trust is always exploited. In S1 that was what happened when she protected Saanjh from fire and Saanjh hugged Arjun. We dont know what Arjun did for her to establish those cameras. Yes it is cancer third stage. The one who had reached power allowing herself to be exploited has learned only way to survive. To exploit those threatnen her survival with her wealth and power.By the way I loved Samay's true name. Rajiv. Meaning Lotus. The one that blooms in dirt, yet that does not touch dirt. The flower on which Mahalakshmi sits and the flower that is used extensively for the pooja of Gods. Lotus that blooms in sunlight. One of the most auspicious flowers. Time the real name of time is Lotus. Samay is Rajiv or Rajiv is Samay. But I love the connection of those names.I also loved what Rajiv told today, that you remember past when you have some problem in present. So true. You want to go to past when you dont like present and what Maya said is also true. When you go in past it means your present has come to an end. Yes if you cant move from past, then past will kill you. It was a nice episode which shread something on Maya's past.
Originally posted by: CutiepieAD
Yes that's right that psychopaths are born not bred. But all psychopaths are not criminals.Maya even in Season 1 showed few characteristics of being a psychopath. But she wasn't a criminal (her being the murderer wasn't revealed) If she was in good hands, she might have not turned into a cold blooded criminal.I believe Maya has half sympathy. Atleast for me, when she jumped into the river for her mum n burnt her hands for Saanjh, those moments were genuine, without any manipulations. Having half sympathy doesn't mean she's not a psychopath.Actually there was a post where a member who's from the field of psychology discussed abt Maya's possibilities of being a psychopath. There is a 2 point system and if the person crosses a certain cut off score, he/she is termed as a psychopath. So Maya can be scored 1 in this particular symptom.Almost all other symptoms were matching and she was already on the cut off score, we are yet to see more of her. So yeah she's a psychopath.I would say Arjun has just brought out the worst from her. It's usually love brings out the best of a person, but here it has been opposite.Though her past isn't revealed fully, maybe she was a criminal earlier as well but she's the most dangerous at this phase of her life (after marrying Arjun), even a threat to her baby.Vandana's words might have been proved right, but her point was based on superstitions and assumptions not any solid proof. Like u said she had doubts on Maya even before Ashwin told her anything. She was judgemental in that phase. Right now when she has seen everything from her eyes, how Maya plotted to put Ayan behind the bars, I don't blame her, n she has all my sympathies, but that particular point of the story, I can't relate to her. Just my opinion though😊
Originally posted by: shruthiravi
@aditi you are right. Maya's present problem is she is using a victim card now while she is not a victim. But she was a victim once. Yes the fact that she didnt tell Arjun abt it will cost her. Saanjh now knows Maya destroyed Rajiv, but doesnt know what Rajiv did to Maya for such vendetta. Saanjh has got the path, yes Samay is the path through which she will know abt Maya.
See Rajiv is a lawyer, so I feel Maya would have continued her relation for quite some time to decimate the enemies before decimating him. And I feel proof is not there is also because of him. A lawyer knows the importance of visual proof.Saanjh is also a lawyer, so she has to bring out the submerged proofs, for that she has to follow Rajiv only as the proof is submerged by him. Time will show the proof 😆😆. First proof, punishment and then maybe Saanjh herself will restore Maya's family is what I feel as somewhere in the journey she will understand Maya the girl.I dont think it was underage relation as you have to be 18 to claim your rights, so Ashwin would have planned from Maya's childhood to ensure by the time she reached 18, she is made mad so that he can get the company. Ashwin had used fraud to get company or you can say psychological warfare on the child. She allowed herself to be used for Rajiv to do something which reversed whatever proofs Ashwin had created.