Shravan will hurt Sumo. Sumo is going to get hurt. What next? - Page 2

Originally posted by: beagleboy

I normally do not comment on TV shows, but I like this one, for now, so here goes-

I do not think Shravan will insult Suman in the true sense of an Indian TV soap with melodramatic voice overs and 10 glycerine bottles. Every thing about their relationship in the past has been private to the two them. While it seemed like Sumo excluded Shravan from her world, it was in fact the other way around. Sumo excluded the world from her equation with Shravan, and Shravan was happy to go with the flow. He was happy to let the river flow and did not try and change it course.

So, what happens in the party will also be private. Only the two of them will be privy to it and only the two of them will understand. So it will not be a public showdown.

However, when it dawns on Suman that Shravan set out to hurt her, she will step back. Whatever Suman did in the past, and she possibly understands this, was childish and inadvertent. I do not think she set out to hurt him. Everything she did and said was in jest, never with an intention to put down or hurt. However, currently, what Shravan does will be wilful, comprehending the affect it will have on Suman. And that Suman will not be able to accept - ironically, Suman of the past could have possibly wanted a 'cool' friend, but Suman of the present wants and loves her 'nerdy' Shravan. She is emotionally tied to young Shravan. He became something she may have approved of but she still yearns for what he was. It will be easy for her to walk away from what he has become.

That will not go well with Shravan. It will hurt him and rankle him that she did not care then and does not care now. So I think, in his efforts to get her attention, he will get himself engaged to Powder Puff.

I do not think Suman has distinguished her feelings of friendship from any romantic notions she may have about Shravan and I think his engagement could possibly get her to think along these lines and question her motives and reactions.

Originally posted by: CheshireBilli

Good question. I've been wondering too.

From what I can tell, Shravan had convinced himself that he's over whatever hurt Suman caused all those years ago. But coming back, seeing her around, having her needle him, brought back bittersweet memories. I think Shravan believes that giving Suman a taste of her own medicine will help him get closure. It's clear from his dialogues that he still plans on returning to London-- but after he's dealt with this 'case.' He believes that after this party, he can actually move on from Suman.

As for Suman, she seems to have no idea of how deep Shravan's hurt runs. (And given that we're still guessing at what happened before Shravan left, I think it's a little too early to say whether Shravan is making a mountain out of a molehill. Adolescent scars can go deep-- especially when tied to someone you're close to.) Odds are, whatever Shravan has planned for Suman will hurt her but also confuse her because she genuinely doesn't get why he may still be holding such a serious grudge. And she naturally won't want to have anything at all to do with him.

Logically (I know that's a loaded word on desi TV 😆), it would make sense if hurting Suman didn't give Shravan any of the peace he had hoped for and he apologized to Suman. And they could superficially forgive each other and call a truce (like adults) without realizing how much they had both hurt each other. How they navigate their renewed friendship without full closure on past and present hurts and carefully guarded feelings would be an interesting conflict.

Also, Shravan and his Dad are clearly quite chauvinistic. Once Suman and Shravan do fall in love and perhaps confess their feelings to each other, that is bound to come up given how fiercely independent Suman is. I can only hope that she retains that trait and the 'dignity' the promos mentioned. And the supposedly hyper-intelligent Shravan too doesn't mysteriously lose all wits one fine day.