Returning of the written off #45 Invited only - Page 8

A father is the first hero in a girl's life ... often she seeks his virtues in her life partner. And for Paro, Thakur-sa was an even bigger hero ... he was the father figure of the entire village, the universal protector. And so the betrayal was even deeper ... the horror and the hurt even greater ... and the anger even more explosive.

Best scene of the episode was, of course the last scene ... Parvati bani Durga! As the full force of the betrayal sinks in ... betrayal over the years ... betrayal not only of herself, but of her loved ones, her parents, her sister, her friend, betrayal of all the seventeen girls chosen for the yearly baraat ... in a surprisingly long Q&A session between Paro and Thakursa. Surprising because he allowed her to ask so many questions, and even more surprising that he answered them all ... gloating about his pride and his family honour as he spoke.

Tejawat is a megalomaniac .. he sounded unhinged as he spoke, firmly mired in his own past glory and that of his family, all sacrifice is for the greater good, good being his smuggling activities ... and there was no regard at all for the people he claims to protect, much less any regret. And a horrified Paro listens as he recounts with great pride, all his achievements in keeping his villagers cowed and under his control, killing Paro's parents, Bindi, the trade of the girls across the border and their fate ... the fate which Paro narrowly escaped ...
Now she knows it all, so of course she has to die. But since she is the favourite of his beloved Thakurain, he will make sure her death is as painless as possible. After all, he is the benevolent Raja Thakur.

But Paro isn't ready for that yet. Unfortunately for Tejawat, her stint away from Birpur has taught her a few things ... keeping her head and fighting back in a desperate situation is one of them, wielding a danda is another. And as realisation dawns that Rudra was indeed her protector all along, she draws strength from his rudraksha entangled with hers ... her Bholenath has sent his protection after all.

Mirchi powder is a powerful weapon indeed. It incapacitates the attacker long enough and severely enough to give the victim either time to run away, ... or if she is angry enough, the time to find another, equally effective weapon ... like the danda.
Mirch Masala and Gulab Gang combined ... Parvati bani Durga!!!

In earlier scenes, Dilsher is admitted to hospital with severe smoke inhalation and slips into coma ... Rudra revives for long enough to catch Paro's hand in a last desperate attempt to make her stay ... only resulting in handing over his rudraksha to her for extra protection ... Aman reassures Rudra that they have enough evidence to avoid his court martial. And Rudra takes off in pursuit of Paro ... his only thought for her safety.

In the precap ... Paro, not satisfied with mirchi powder, moves to her newly acquired skill with a simple weapon ... the danda!