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Good episode.
I liked the episode because of the performances [specifically Sriti and Sumukhi set fire to the stage], the moral messages presented, and most of the dialogues. This episode is an important one in the sense that it addresses social values and the institution of marriage.
>> Pros:
1) Sriti's performance and dialogue delivery
First, Sriti's performance was utterly outstanding. We saw anger tonight. We saw hate. I'll quote Congreve and say Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Yes, Sia was in pain. But it wasn't the pain that overpowered her tonight. It was anger and rightly so. She should be furious with him, with what he put her through. She should stand in front of him, point at him, blame him, take her self-respect back, hold him accountable.
For a long time, I felt that Sia was passive until she slapped him. Even then you saw hate, not anger. But tonight, the way that her hands shook in fury, the way that her voice raised, the way that she shouted at him, and gestured with her arms -- it all conveyed anger. The most justified anger. The one that we've all wanted to see her unleash.
I've always wanted to see Sia rise from the ashes of Jahnvi like a reborn phoenix. She still has a way to go before that happens, but it was awesome to see her unleash anger. What I loved was how heartbreaking it was -- as much as it was powerful.
Hands down, Sriti proved once again that she is one of the finest actresses that we have. She's underrated. I hope that she'll be rewarded for her performances one day. If anyone deserves an award, it's Sriti. Despite being unfamiliar with the hell of abuse, of rape, she has managed to capture and portray the essence of that kind of pain, of a victim.
Something that I loved about her dialogues was how she mentioned her saas again. That was important, because Geeta's sacrifice shouldn't ever be forgotten. I also loved that the dialogues in the beginning targeted V and the scars that he had given on her body as well as her soul and mind. She held him responsible for them, rightfully so. She exposed him, just like he'd exposed her.
2) Raghav's reaction to Sia's pain
Raghav's reaction was awesome. You could see him standing like her rock. He'd nothing to say because this was her moment. It was important for Sia to voice her pain and anger and confront V. Raghav understood this. I liked the nod that he gave her when she turned her head to look to him for support. She needed that nod from him. It reassured her that he'd be right there through it all. It gave her the strength to speak up.
Plus note how she stood close to Raghav, drawing his strength to herself. She didn't feel alone because she knew that she wasn't alone. It's like being strenghtened by someone's mere presence, feeling them there, knowing that they won't move away from you.
I'll compliment Harshad's performance throughout Sriti's. He needed absolutely no words. His expressions said it all. It conveyed his disgust with V and his actions. It conveyed the pain that he felt at seeing Sia like this, at hearing about her torture. And it also conveyed the strength that he was silently offering her as she raised her voice to V.
Fantastic.
3) Gayatri, Komal, and Taashu's reaction to the footage of Jahnvi's abuse
The awesome thing about all three reactions was that they were all disgusted. Unsettled. Unnerved. It wasn't the shock of what V had done. It was how sick it made them feel. It's like when you see something that deeply disturbs your senses, your mind, and you can't help bile rising in the back of your throat. It was obvious how sick they all felt at the sight of Jahnvi's abuse.
What was fantastic about Gayatri's reaction to the torture was when Jahnvi's rape was on and she lowered her eyes in disgust. She couldn't watch that. Understandbly, as that part had been beyond my ability to tolerate/endure as well. I remember the first time that I saw that scene -- I muted Jahnvi's screams at one point. It was too much for me to bear.
4) The female cop's fantastic eye-roll
I loved the female cop. She was hilarious and fierce. The way that she rolled her eyes at V when he started talking about Sia being Jahnvi's humshakal. Her eye-roll said "oh, for the love of God, not that type". Plus I loved how she told him to ditch the drama.
I found it ironic how he was getting arrested by a woman. Nice detail.
5) Gayatri's slap and "ghooriye mat, aankhen neeche"
This was needed, and I frigging love Gayatri for doing it. She slapped V in his face, didn't as much as take a step back and confronted him head on. Her dialogues were fantastic. They were the final push that the scene needed to make it impactful.
Mindblowing performance by Sumukhi.
Her eyes were full of hell-smoke, staring V down. The way that Gayatri pointed at him and said "ghooriye mat, aankhen neeche" made goosebumps appear on my arms. Fantastic.
In fact, Gayatri is the woman that women will actually see as their role model. She carries herself with a strength and power and purity that inspires. Women will want to be like her.
6) A wife will give her life for her husband; provided that he's worthy of it
This was the best line in the entire episode, hands down. It drove home the point. In fact, it summed up everything and it was a direct message to victims -- one that they'll fathom.
Fantastic dialogue. Plus Gayatri's delivery of it made me *swoon* from adrenaline.
>> Cons:
1) The build-up to Sia's furious outburst was missing
I felt like the build-up to her outburst was missing. Like, someone from the crowd could've said something to trigger the part of her reaction that blamed social values/society. It was a bit out of the blue for me that she switched from zooming in on V to zooming in on what responsibility society carried in all this.
2) Sia's focus should've been more on blaming V [less on blaming society]
I liked that she held society responsible for their part in this. That was important. But I just felt like her anger and blame should've focused more on V as a man with a free will. Who had chosen to put her through this. Because, at one point, it almost sounded like society was to blame for what V had done. Which society isn't. V is to blame for that.
Plus, the reason that I wished she hadn't addressed people around her unless someone had triggered her reaction was because she'd just been stripped down to her skin in front of everyone -- her abuse, her rape, the loss of her child. She was vulnerable. Naked. And most naturally, she'd focus on V only, aim her anger and blame at him.
Her reaction to the footage exposing her, stripping her, was missing for me.
Another thing was how I wished that she'd let go completely. That they'd shown her seize V's shirt collar, grip it, shake him, something. Because this moment was supposed to be the moment where she unleashed all her anger and hatred toward him. I felt that the CVs held her character back somewhat.
3) The flashback should've been avoided in this episode
They should've just shown how things happened yesterday and skipped the flashback as it kind of broke up the powerful confrontation scene b/w Sia and V.
4) Choppy start with Raghav/Sia suddenly showing up
Self-explanatory. They should've given the process from the footage revelation to Raghav and Sia showing up and confronting V some flow. It was choppy. Like they just popped up conveniently.
5) The BG score drowned Sia's first dialogues
How could I forget this? It bugged the hell out of me. The BG score was so loud that Sia's dialogues were drowned at first. Like someone else pointed out, BG music is for the BG.
That's all from me tonight, peeps. Important episode. Do watch it when you can.
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