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Heyy guys...!! 😊
So it's a big, big day...for the show as well as for those of us still in the process of recovering from last night's major upheaval...and although the TB Article worked wonders to add a ray of sunshine to the otherwise rather bleak prospects, tonight's episode was a heady mixture that gave me a breath of fresh air by looking at the new entrants into the very familiar world we've known for so long...and a tinge of nostalgia while looking at those of the old who were there for us to behold, and thinking about those who were not, but may be on their way to us, biding time in the wings, perhaps...😳
And so, the new batch of interns finally arrives, each with his or her own distinct flavour, which, though it may contain little tinctures of traits we've already seen, bring the same traits in different packages, waiting for us to familiarise ourselves with...and the journey begins well, with Tamanna whose portion i must admit was a bit cliched in terms of the goody-two-shoes out to fulfil her father's dreams, making her way from a small chawl to big dreams, and to that near cathedral where her ambitions move a step further towards their destination: Sanjeevani...Sid, on the other hand, is meant to be an absolute contrast to this idealistic vision of dreaming big...because he already has what most people his age would dream of having after a long life of hard work...hard work has probably gone into what he has too...but it isn't his...and so, when it comes time for him to do some work of his own, pray who would ever give up a comfortable bed, half a dozen chocolates and a video game for Sanjeevani, only a hospital...not this guy...not unless his new car's on the balance against the "Bloody Indian Auto"...probably the only thing that'll do it...and off he goes, surging through his wardrobe like it's a task by itself just to get dressed for a day that does not involve lolling on a comfy mattress, for a change...😛
Then we have the pseudo Desi Girl...Naina...who is not given the benefit of dialogues today, so i shall reserve comment on her entire persona till the time that she actually opens her mouth and lets out a few of those highly anticipated Gujju motor-mouth syllables...she looked peppy enough though...full of life and spunk...add to that a cool mysterious dude on a bike, and you have a precap that sort of leaves you unfulfilled as yet...i think dialogues should do the trick as far as these two are concerned...and just like there's a bit of a reflection of Armaan in Sid, you can't deny the reflection in Yuvi too...had the bike and jacket been blue instead, we'd have thought it was Armaan with another bout of amnesia, making his way to his own revamped internship...but it isn't him...it is instead this mysterious, rather sombre looking dude who'd rather push off random girls dancing and falling on his bike, than show some etiquette and let them get off at their own pleasure...😎
And it is perhaps this lack of Armaan, and yet the abundance of images that drive your mind inescapably in his direction, and therefore by implication in the direction of what happened last night (Read: six months ago, DMG time), that form the only part of tonight's episode that is present throughout the half hour in its very absence from it...Shashank's little scene, where it is a task for him to pass by the same corridor where that shootout occurred is a show-stealer, in terms of his own expressions as well as all the things it evokes inside the audience...honestly, at that moment i felt really bad for everyone who does not share the privilege of comforting TB articles with those of us here, because for them, there were no answers tonight...only more questions...why the dread? why the ominous flashes of memory? why the lack of hope? all signs would point in a cruel direction...which is why the sense i left the episode with was a very mixed, complicated one...i'm happy to see the new interns, they seem a sweet bunch...but i'm also hoping for some kind of clarification on the show itself about where AR and the rest of the team not yet shown, stand...this hanging-in-mid-air thing is something i've never been comfortable with...hampers my vision of the new vibe too...Abhi and Niki looked good tonight in their parts...LOVED Abhi's interaction with Sid over the phone...i like Niki's new severe avatar...kinda cool and assertive at the same time...although if they stretch i too far it might not be too pleasant...but this is just the beginning of the fresh stories unfurling...we still await word on Jiah, Atul, Muskaan, Dr.Keerti, and of course, Armaan and Riddhima...
All in all, it's a positive energy you get from the show...tinged with a bit of uncertainty...but i suppose that'll stay till some answers start appearing along with the questions...in good time, hopefully...until then, i guess the best thing to do would be to kick back, relax, be patient, take things as they come, and enjoy the whole new roller coaster ride with an open heart, and an open mind...😊
cheers! 😃
Cricket
Anupamaa
