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Poppy, I finally got around to seeing the episode and I'll tell you what I think.Shravan is confused now that is perhaps what is confusing us as well.Very well portrayed by Namik.Getting to the point. Shravan never speaks his mind, and he didn't today. Let us talk about the ShraMan scene. Why is he there ? If he was worried about Naanu, shouldn't he be with him ? The only reason he was there was because he wanted to see Sumo, anything else is a lie. Second, notice his voice when he says "Mann nahi hai", he is in pain but that pain is because he failed his friend. He is not able to sit there, he can't see her eye to eye."Tumne saare rishte khatam hone ke baad bi jo tumne mere liye kiya hai" that brought out regret, that he probably was not there when she most needed him, just like she had not been there when he needed her the most.Has there ever been a need for Sumo to say "please" to him before ? why now ? I bet that "please" and "thank you" hurt him more than ever today. All he wants to do when she says "thank you" and "ehsaan" is for her to shut up and he almost says that. He wants to say it is her haq and how can she thank him for what was his duty. But it is he who broke off their friendship and not Sumo, he altered their equation, can he expect from her anymore. While he himself is hurt, what is hurting him more is that Sumo actually accepted that their relationship is over. How can she ? Thats not his Sumo. His Sumo is one who promised to wait till he returns.That being said, the line that he says "I would have done this even for someone else" which is right in a way, he would have done it even for someone else, but would it have made him feel this way ? He is stranded in an island now. He cut off his relationship with Sumo. There is no one else he even remotely connects to.He says this because he has to counter the word "ehsaan" that she said, I see no other reason. He doesn't want her to think that because he did this for her, she should be indebted to him for life just like she is indebted to her family now. Rememeber the conversation they have during the khosla case, when Sumo asks him not to come to court. He knows how much she already tolerates just because of others ehsaan and so he doesn't want his ehsaan on her too, particularly not now, when she is so broken. He cannot see her like this and the bagoda runs of course !How charachteristic of Shravan to run, to hide behind his facade ! But his confusion is evident when he says "Apna khayal rakhna", why say that if you don't care ? Why say that if she is not your friend anymore ? Why should she not thank him if they are not friends ? He is caught now within himself. All the versions of Shravan are confusing him.We will see more conflict in his thoughts, words and actions in the future.The precap confused us and rightly so, I think it was meant to confuse us. Shravan will not admit in front of anyone else, specially not in front of his father. He hasn't connected the dots yet and he probably will only when the Rubik's cube is in his hand, when he sits alone and reflects. In a way I am glad that they did not show us a scene where Shravan goes and admits to Sumo that he said what he said. It would have been disppointing beacuse they would have painted he "grey" Shravan "white" in a day.There is time for that and it has to come slowly.Today we saw the "friend" Shravan, the one who promised that he will be there for her always. The spiteful Shravan is going to go away and for good but I think it will be a few episodes before he fully understands the enormity of the situation and I hope and pray Sumo is there for him. And for these few episodes we will have to be content with a confused Shravan.This is his pathClarity --> Confusion (thanks to Ramnath)--> indifference -- > contempt --> spite --> vengence --> confusion(now) --> indifference (next)-- regret --> clarity (long road I know)Sorry for the long reply. Was going to post a long analysis but I think this will do 😊 long enough right ?
Amazing one nith! You made me understand Shravana little bit more today. Maybe a few more days and he is going to know that no matter how far he runs and how many cancer cells he removes... he would always be connected to Sumo.
Want him to get their friendship back want to see Sumo smiling and happy. Long long time since we saw that...
