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Being a fan of push-and-pull, larger-than-life epic romances with ego clashes and heartbreaks, I would've never imagined being drawn to a couple as grounded as Akaash and Anjali. There is something so genuine and ethereal about them, it's hard not to have a big smile on my face every time these two interact.
In a lot of ways, they are each other's anchors. Anjali is the only one who believes that Akaash has what it takes to complete the Everest Summit despite his acrophobia. Of course, it cannot be denied that Shikha Maa and Roshan are his well-wishers. I can understand their apprehension especially seeing how heights and Gaurav's death still haunt him. But he has to do what he has to do and Anjali calms him. I love the precap when she tells him that he is capable of much more than he realises. I am looking forward to seeing an even more intense version of the climbing wall scene on the actual expedition.
Anjali has been established as a very strong character capable of holding her own in any situation. But it's always good to have someone to fall back upon and for her, that person is Akaash specially on the expedition. I remember how happy she was when she discovered that he had rejoined the mission and how she would not be 'alone'. She has bonded with the other team members but Akaash still seems to have the special place. The way she interacts with him with an obvious ease and comfort, it is pretty evident that this experience wouldn't be the same without him. I don't think she realises or wants to realise her growing affection towards him given a certain other factor in her life but if NIM and Mission Everest are all she is meant to share with Akaash, they would be the fondest memories of her life.
Their budding feelings for each other are being established as a potential threat to their quest for Everest, but the way their bond has built up so far, I do feel that ultimately they would prove to be each other's strengths and not weakness during Mission Everest. Anjali has already declared in the newest promo that Everest is now HER dream to fulfil. Hopefully in the coming episodes, Akaash too will learn to love Everest wholeheartedly instead of just seeing it as an assignment to resurrect his career. Emotions can be complex and complicated to deal with and it might be a distraction but in the long-run, I am hoping to see them bond even further over their mutual newfound love for Everest which might just be the catalyst for their confession. And from whatever I have seen of this show so far, this angle can be added to their equation pretty effectively.
Oh and the title. Well, that's their relationship for me. It's without any unnecessary complications but it has so many layers to it that there is some kind of an angsty undertone to it even if it's not our conventional anguish normally seen on TV.
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