Ok finally watching it without any hurry or tension of being late to work. So this might be long and make no sense...I'll write my comments as I watch it.
First scene...Shlok takes Maanvi away and Jeevika notices the cake. She picks it up with a smile on her face, happy it's Maanvi's birthday but than remembers she's supposed to be mad at her and puts it back. Such a simple scene but still powerful. Shows how hard it is for Jeevika to actually be mad at her.
I absolutely love the bond between Badi B and Maanvi. They are so cute together. Maanvi and Jeevika really has one of the best families on TV.
Chachi says they can celebrate Maanvi's birthday...Jeevika has a slight smile on her face until Maanvi tells everyone how Jeevika hasn't wished her. You can see that more than Maanvi, Jeevika here is hurting for not wishing her. Her hurt only doubles when she finds out everyone knows except her. The shock on her face is clear. But I love how she gives it one more try and even when Maanvi doesn't say anything, she gives up because she can't take the hurt anymore. When she wishes her Manu as "Happy Birthday Maanvi" , her hurt is even more clear. But what a beautiful present! Really Jeevika couldn't have given Maanvi better present than something that reminded Maanvi of their days together. I love what Viren said..."Jeevika is already hurt and whether Maanvi tells her or not, her hurt is not going to go away so it's better to tell her."
Now the best scene...oh that beautiful scene. Maanvi comes and sits down and Jeevika without looking feels her presence. When Maanvi holds Jeevika's hand, she knows than it really is something serious and tells her to be not be scared. Can she already feel Maanvi's pain? I know she could see her sister's fear. When Maanvi finally says it, that she has cancer. She sighs in relief while Jeevika's whole world turns upside down. Jeevika really looked like part of her died. The way she sat there still, without blinking or moving while you can see Maanvi relaxing...and than as Maanvi realized her Di not saying anything and her begging her to say something, anything while Jeevika sat there, her whole world shattered and the only way to see her pain was from those tears...Maanvi scared of her Di's kamoshi. What fantastic acting by both of the girls. Kudos to both Nia and Krystal!
But Jeevika had to come around. She remembered all the promises she mad to Maanvi, to her mom, about always taking care of her baby sister, always protecting her. She had to force herself to come around and be strong even if she was dying from inside. The first thing she does when she finally comes back to her senses...clean Maanvi's tears. As if to tell her, as long as her Di is around, Maanvi has no need to cry. She slowly puts her hand on Maanvi's head and shakes her head to tell Maanvi to stop crying while trying to be strong. Such simple things but so impactful. Krystal was just mind-blowing in this scene. Her pain was evident from her face.
When she tells Maanvi that nothing is going to happen to her, I think more than Maanvi, she was telling herself that. Once again Jeevika promises Maanvi that she will even fight with cancer and for her baby sister, she is going to win! And hearing that from her Di, Maanvi needs no other comfort. Has her Di ever been wrong? She knows if her Di is with her, she really needs to worry about nothing else. Because there is nothing in the world that Maanvi needs other than her Di. But was Jeevika even listening to Maanvi? Something inside was dying and she stood there like a statue even when Maanvi hugged her. Aaah I love these two. I am glad Viren at least noticed that Jeevika was not alright at all. Nobody else did but at least Viren did.
Maanvi goes back to her normal self as like Reemz said, all her pain has been transferred to Jeevika but there stood Jeevika, like a statue, as she was breaking into a million pieces from inside.
Jeevika feeding Maanvi. Such a MOTHERLY thing to do. Like a mother, she is trying to trick Maanvi into eating. "Good girl, good girl!" That's what my mom used to say to make me eat and than when I would refuse, she would threaten to beat me up with a chappal :p
The whole song/dance sequence, when the brothers go singing and the sisters shaking their heads. Super cute haha! And than Jeevika slowly leaving from there as enough was enough. She couldn't take it anymore.
The conversation between Virat and Jeevika - the two people who love Maanvi the most in the world. Jeevika really sounds like a mother when she talks about Maanvi. How she will never let Maanvi burn in the sun because she's there, like a mother, being the shade for Maanvi. Virat telling Jeevika if she ever needs something, let him know and Jeevika look at Maanvi. What else can she want other than her sister recovering?
When Jeevika finally gets to her room, it's like she can't take another step. Her whole body seems to give up but she still goes and hides in the bathroom and aaah the way she finally breaks down. Monday is going to make me cry I know.
Seriously a perfect episode. Krystal and Nia were amazing. It was Krystal's show today followed by Nia's. I absolutely love Nia's look. It's so realistic and she really does look sick. Even her hair is starting to look messed up.
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