Episode Feedback: 10/09/12 - Page 5

My responses in black coz the quote button never listens to me 🥱 😆

>> Pros:

1) The sindoor as a painful reminder and Uma's silent prayer

This was such an important scene. It was important to show how the smallest details, like putting on sindoor, triggers painful memories in Sia as a victim of abuse. There are scars; scars that will take time to heal. She will have to create new/beautiful memories to get rid of the old/painful ones.

I loved Uma's hug and her silent prayer. That was such a maternal prayer. Wishing that a man would enter Sia's life, a man made for her alone, a man who was worth loving. What made me smile here was that just as she ended her prayer, we saw Raghav appear as if an answer to Uma's prayer [because he came as an answer to Sia's prayer from the very moment that she came to Gurgaon and asked God for protection/support].

Beautiful symbolism.

Sriti's pain was heartbreaking. Harshad's expression was heartwarming.

I'd dare anyone to look at that sindoor scene and tell me she isn't still going through trauma!

2) The female cop promises to punish the traitor

I am so relieved that the female cop suspected her own guards for having helped V. That was one piece logic that I truly appreciated. The female cop didn't fall for V's trick. Thank God, and the writers. Not everyone can be fooled by V The Mysterious Dobriyal.

I liked that she refused to let go of the issue and promised to catch the traitor. Though if I were in her shoes, I'd punish them all -- since none of them would speak up.

In this scene, I liked how Raghav pointed out that as far as he knew V, he'd attempt to kill others, but never himself. That was an accurate observation, a sharp one, which showed us character consistency in relation to Raghav. I also liked the silent acknowledgement in his expression when Sia glanced at him after saying that she'd see V.

What I loved was how experienced and cynical the lady cop seemed...as if she's seen stunts like these pulled at their station before and learned how to deal with them. I couldn't help but squee, either, at how every single cop in that room was squirming under her authority 😆

3) Sia doesn't fall for V's trick and vows to get her divorce

I'm loving Sia. I remember a time when her character was a mess of inconsistency, made dense to accomodate V. But the writers have fixed her up beautifully. She figured him out without even seeing him, figured out that he'd pretended to hang himself.

Sriti's performance here was outstanding. The way that she told him that he would get no pity from her, that she hadn't come here to shed tears for him. I especially loved how she called him on his drama, saying that "your eyes are closed, but your ears are open". She knows him too well.

The best part was when she vowed to get her divorce, regardless of whether he showed up in court or not. Fantastic.

What a change, seriously, what a change. Is this the same Sia who fell for V's tricks everytime he showed her his innocent face in the ML track? There wasn't a sliver of a doubt that he was faking it -- Sia, Raghav and the lady-cop were right: Viraaj may hurt people he claims to love and not feel much when they are dead, but he cares too much for himself to commit suicide.

Look at the picture below. The writers want to redeem him? If yes, then good luck selling it. Because I won't be buying it, ever. You can't redeem a psychopath. 1) Because he's a psychopath and they never change -- they follow hunting patterns, and 2) because that'll present one screwed up message to the viewers and confirm victim blamers in their very twisted perception of how Jahnvi was wrong to leave him.

V: What? This is me looking remorseful.

I was thinking of this documentary I was watching a few days ago on the case of Oliver O'Grady, an Irish Catholic former priest who was convicted of abusing a number of children in different states in America, sent to jail for 14 years, served just 7, was protected by the church, and deported to his native Ireland where he lived in relative comfort until 2012. The documentary, Deliver Us From Evil, shows us a cheerful, impish O'Grady who relates what he had done without a sliver of remorse, and is allowed to roam places where children are there without any restriction. The scene where Viraaj eats gourmet food, and the one where he stares at Jhanvi as she leaves, chilled me tonight. Because shortly after seeing DUFE, I could see a man like Viraaj, walking in the streets freely and paving his way out of the law with his invisible resources of money, coldly saying that 'they should move on with their lives and allow me to move on with mine' (O'Grady's words abt his victims, mind you), while his victims still struggle with their own lives, still dry-heave when they see something that reminds them of him, still can't handle their relationships because that's how tough it is to get it out of your psyche.

There's a scene where O'Grady writes to his victims, claiming that he understands what he did was 'not right', and that he would like to speak to them. You should see the smirk on his face, and the glint in his eyes, when he says 'Hope to you soon', referring to the victims he expects to meet.

Men like Viraaj exist. And roam freely. And very rarely change.

5) Raghav flips out when the Judge refuses to treat Sia's divorce

I loved the performance in this scene. From when Raghav stood, throughout his infuriated rant and demand, right up till Gayatri shut him up and asked him to sit down. Outstanding. My respect for Raghav increased. Plus his dialogues were mindblowing, hands down.

6) Raghav agitated on Sia's behalf

The directing of this scene was absolutely awesome. Fantastic. Do note how the director captured Raghav's nervousness, his agitation; the way that he wrung his hands, rubbing them. The way that he constantly shot worried looks toward Sia to check on her, to make sure that she was okay. Then his mouth going dry [and he licked his lips, swallowed].

The focus was as much on Raghav's reaction to Sia's as well as his own agitation on her behalf. This was important to him because it was important to Sia.

Fantastic directing and performance.

Absolutely loved the way Raghav spoke of the case going on for years, victimizing Jhanvi further. Because that does happen. Also loved the contempt-to-court reference...but given how rushed the whole scene was, this seemed rushed to me too.

7) The evidence presented and the Judge grants divorce

I'm glad that logic wasn't abandoned in this court scene. Evidence was strong. The tapes of Jahnvi's abuse, the medical record of V's fake suicide attempt, and the lawyer actually had a reference case prepared to compare with and convince the Judge with.

Also, I loved the Raghav/Sia teamwork when Raghav slipped the disc to Sia, reading her intention perfectly, and she slipped the disc into the drive. Fantastic sync b/w them.

Finally, finally she got her divorce.

I breathed a sigh of relief with Sia. I loved how she collapsed into the chair, exhausted, so exhausted after such a long and painful fight. Best part was how Raghav's joy, happiness for Sia was evident in his body language and on his face. He went straight to her. And he reached out to touch her, to convey his happiness and support -- but hesitated.

Beautiful moment. When his hand reached and withdrew. She didn't see.

8) Uma embraces her daughter, Raghav/Sia silent communication

There were so many beautiful moments tonight. This was another one. I just loved Uma's warm embrace, the relief and joy on her face. Both mother and daughter wept together.

Fantastic performances.

Best part was when Sia sought out Raghav, locked eyes with him, and mimed "thank you" in that earnest, from-the-heart way of hers. She couldn't convey in words how grateful she was for his support. For everything that he'd done for her.

Raghav's shy/awkward and happy "thank you" was a real tear-jerker moment. Something passed between them that I can't quite describe in words. But words weren't needed. Not between Raghav/Sia in this scene.

Fantastic execution screenplay wise and performance wise.

Loved this because something happened. Hated it because it wasn't given the importance in the narrative it deserved. This was a BIG scene. A watershed, if I can say so, for Jhanvi. It was her moment, yet even the hotel khaana scene was scripted better than than this scene was.

9) Sia doesn't know what to do with her life, Raghav tells her to smile

This, once again, was an important scene. I loved Sia processing her situation, and doing it in Raghav's presence. She was suddenly free. What was she supposed to do now? She had always lived for others, struggled, feared, hidden. Now she had to live for herself and she didn't have to struggle with external forces anymore that would dictate her actions.

I loved how she questioned the meaning of life. Everyone needs a purpose in life. How do you live a life without meaning or purpose? She was worried/confused, a bit lost. But then Raghav calmed her down by showing her that there was no rush. She had time. For now, she just had to learn to smile and love life. Everything would fall into place, eventually.

It was a simple and small step.

What cracked me up was how Raghav had to ask her about one million times to come to the mirror, and she still moved like a snail. Man, she can be slow xD

I loved the entire mirror scene. Raghav telling her to smile and her awkward/fake smiles. That made me laugh. Then he asked her to close her eyes. I found it interesting that of all possible Raghav memories, she remembered his face from the fourth time that she saw him. The moment when he looked up from behind his bike.

The following eye-lock and BG score was intense. Loved the scene.

It was only due to this scene that you could tell that something major had happened in the previous one. And it was also a lovely detail to add...Jhanvi's been so focussed on either saving herself from V or pushing V out...her fight had so much V involved in it that throwing him out makes her wonder for once what her other options are. That it surprises and depresses her that she can't even come up with any because this fight consumed so much of her. Kudos.

10) Gayatri and Uma private conversation

I'm glad that Gayatri pointed out that she wants Sia to make her decision without pressure from anyone, and that Uma pointed out that Sia needed time.

It was also a nice bonding moment between the two mothers. Fantastic.

11) Komal and Taashu plan on helping Sia realize her love for Raghav

Oh, no. What are they cooking up? 😆

Again, I loved how careful Gayathri was throughout the convesation with Uma. Never assuming anything, aware of how scarred Sia herself is, aware of the fact that Sia loves him but may not be completely ready for marriage yet. Compare this to how the first engagement engineered by Viraaj panned out -- where they weren't asked, where they were forced into each others' arms, where there was so much subterfuge and disregard for their feelings that it left them both in an emotional mess. In contrast, there is awareness, respect, consideration. Sia is not only loved, she is respected and valued for the person that she is. I hope the CVs don't forget that.

1) The lawyer should've stepped up

I wish that he'd stepped up with the evidence and demanded the Judge hear them out -- before Sia had to take matters into her own hands. I mean, he was kind of weak there.

Not just Sia's lawyer, I noticed how inept Viraaj's lawyer was too. He came up with nothing throughout the whole case besides the 'my client attempted suicide' argument -- didn't object once. Did they send him a lawyer who hadn't attended law school? Would the judge simply take the reference case for granted and wouldn't it be argued, at least on nitty-gritties? Are you freaking kidding me???

And now to respond to what I think is the best part of your post. Jhanvi's fight - as Neet also indicated so well 👏 - doesn't end here...by no means. Now that she has legally rid herself of V, and the law can protect her from him as well, it must now move to her inner demons. How affected a victim is, and how her fears and insecurities can turn her own relationships awry at times. What an uphill task it can be for another partner to really understand her even if they try. The cracks that both can really attempt to fix, the self-realisation and the closure. That takes ages, and RaghavI as a jodi could benefit from a storyline that focuses enough on this. Komal needs closure too, as does Krish...and how does this affect the way Krish looks at relationships? Komal isn't aware of the mistake she makes by keeping her trauma a shameful secret...how do you know if - in Krish's eyes - he sees this secrecy as condoning his father's behaviour, and begins to condone it himself? How will a father-figure like Raghav enable him to see things differently? Where will Tashu fit into this -- she has a strong mother, a silent enabler in one sister-in-law and a transformed fighter in another. Given her own traumatic experience with Viraaj, how does her view of men change? How do Gayathri and Raghav appear so similar in some of their views and so different in others?

I really don know hw 2 show my disappointment regarding lack of KriGhav scenes..I miss d dou, nd b4 d leap i really want 2 hv sum moments of dem alone.

Originally posted by: BizzyLizzy

I was thinking of this documentary I was watching a few days ago on the case of Oliver O'Grady, an Irish Catholic former priest who was convicted of abusing a number of children in different states in America, sent to jail for 14 years, served just 7, was protected by the church, and deported to his native Ireland where he lived in relative comfort until 2012. The documentary, Deliver Us From Evil, shows us a cheerful, impish O'Grady who relates what he had done without a sliver of remorse, and is allowed to roam places where children are there without any restriction. The scene where Viraaj eats gourmet food, and the one where he stares at Jhanvi as she leaves, chilled me tonight. Because shortly after seeing DUFE, I could see a man like Viraaj, walking in the streets freely and paving his way out of the law with his invisible resources of money, coldly saying that 'they should move on with their lives and allow me to move on with mine' (O'Grady's words abt his victims, mind you), while his victims still struggle with their own lives, still dry-heave when they see something that reminds them of him, still can't handle their relationships because that's how tough it is to get it out of your psyche.

There's a scene where O'Grady writes to his victims, claiming that he understands what he did was 'not right', and that he would like to speak to them. You should see the smirk on his face, and the glint in his eyes, when he says 'Hope to you soon', referring to the victims he expects to meet.

Men like Viraaj exist. And roam freely. And very rarely change.

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Do not even think about stop writing your feedback. We always look forward to it. You are doing amazing job writing it.

Loved the episode. Actually loved the opening scene also that how small thing will remind her Viraj's torture and it will affect her.

I loved the scene where Raghav started screaming and yelling after hearing case can not proceed further without Viraj's absence.

I am happy that she finally got divorce but I still have a same complain about rushing the scenes. I mean such an important decision of her life and CV finished it in three to four minutes and same amount of time was spend to evil eating royal food in hospital bed. I know there is no point complaining because here CVs are obsessed with evil character of the show.

May be after this week will be able to spend more time