Similarly, after Alexander's death, Helena just took a calculated risk. She knew its implications and outcome. But it is really surprising that she took this leap of faith on Chandra after a very short acquaintance with him. Perhaps it shows the extent to which Chandra's character and personality was able to inspire confidence and trust in her. She seems to have been ready to willingly throw in her lot with Chandra.
I still find it problematic why people think two individuals come together because they love each other. Love is not the only thing under the Sun which makes a personal equation between two people worth their while. At times, you would prize that relationship which gives inner peace to your troubled soul and fills the wounds that time and circumstance have caused by the soothing balm of comfort, care and affection.
Such a relationship is much better than an angst-ridden or poisonous and suffocating kind of love. Chandra and Helena give each other this inner peace, happiness and comfort with themselves. They care for each other and soothe the wounds of one another with the balm of solace. A relationship which keeps you balanced and grounded and is your secure anchor in life, isn't it as good as a relationship of love or in some cases even better than a relationship of love?
PS: I too can visualize that Durdhara cheerleading scene of Nandini and encouraging her because she is the best for Chandra... The whole thought is nauseating even to think. I hope Moora teams up with Helena whenever these twosome indulge in such stupidity. I hope by then, even Chandra is not chump enough in his love for Nandini to forget whatever Helena has done for him and start neglecting or disregarding her. And this girl Nandini I really hope she spares us her sermons which she has already I presume started working out in her pea-sized brain which seems entirely taken up with cockscrew curls to leave very little place for intellect, logic or sense. She just bulldozes her way forward.
Originally posted by: tejaswiniwenham
wow this discussion is fascinating. But if i may, throw in my 2 cents as to why Helena and Chandra have this connection- i think at the foundation of it theres something very visceral rather than the plain brain equation we seem to be presuming. first of all, it is important to dispel our disbelieve in helena; chandra and chanakya may have seen her crude side but they know that shes trustworthy and not just because of her cause but because she has the capability to take calculated risk. being against your nation and people and going against your people enslaving and conquering foreign lands are two VERY different deals. helena knows that chandra would NEVER harm her country, that is NOT his goal. furthermore, she also knows that her father will come out unharmed from this and probably be in an advantageous position if chandra conquers magadh. seleucus wouldve been at a disadvantage in india given his position with alexander's army scattered and unstable. eventually they wouldve been wiped off by some force or the other but atleast this way she can ensure the best possible deal for her father in the process of getting revenge as well. therefore, at that point what she does is takes a calculated risk, she does not blindly commit them to death. and chanakya and through him chandra recognise that. her betrayal is not foolish but rather much more intelligent than the alternate couldve been.
now coming to the visceral connection, i dont think the why part is explainable or in need of explanation- its divine but i can try. i think theres a very explicit level of trust and comfort and confidence in each other that has nothing to do with helena's revenge or chandra's revenge. the revenge saga may have started it but the progression of human emotions is a lot more complex- you never know what one moment in a set of rationally willed events leaves a strong footprint in our heart. firstly, chandra has seen helena at her worst. he doesnt feel that pressure of having to maintain himself in front of her same way that he has to with chanakya his exemplary guru. so in that way its already easy to break down infront of her. helena and chandra both have taken COUNTLESS risk on each other without any solid reason. chanakya trusts (is confident in) chandra because he raised him, durdhara adores chandra because he grew up with her, chandra's friends the same. but helena neither knew him nor had any guarantee of her trust, but she takes that leap of faith anyways. chandra recognizes that. and there is an immense comfort derived from having someone believe in you like that, thats what makes him believe in himself. its not just that shes the same age or that shes his comrade, shes his friend, his wife- ofcourse all of that plays a role. but above and beyond because helena sees the future in him, without having any of the deep rooted reasons that the other characters have.as for helena and what chandra means for her and why she instinctively knows how to get him out of depression- chandra was the ONE person who, at her lowest, soothed her in the same way i imagine hes soothed himself over the past years of a relatively lonely life- by giving her anger a channel and her wounds a purpose and reassures that she will get her vengeance. to helena, that mustve translated as confidence in her- something women back then didnt get much of. so when he's at his lowest, she knows what to say BUT it is the TONE that makes this scene so iconic. at that moment she alternated between a confident and assertive partner, a nurturer and an attentive friend- not to judge but to listen. inspire him to get back up not reprimand him for quitting, give him that space to feel defeat whilst fanning the fervor to win. that was a part of helena's brilliant mind mixed in with that visceral connection they already have. i think today's episode furthers my point. she feels his pain, its not amar prem but its not just friendship, their connection is a lot more heart than i think either realize and it couldve been any one of the calculated moments spent in each others company, but theyve both left an emotional stamp on the other. nandini may control his heart but for his sake, i hope helena is the one controlling the mind.and lol today bharat mata gayi thi tel lene when her pyaari beti nandini was taunting moora for what possible reason idk. if in the future, she ever presumes to give anyone a lecture, i do hope that moora and helena double team kick her right in the face, since durdhara will probs be her fellow bharatiya wife and number one fan and will say- only you can teach him to love nandini, dont let helena brainwash him- on her death bed. i can see the scene so clearly in my head its nauseating.
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