Hi all...my thoughts on today's episode:
From a story-telling perspective, a high point/peak in a good story is followed by a relaxation of the tension to enable the reader/viewer to release some energy before going up the slope again to the next story peak…make sense? From that viewpoint, I expected today to be a bit of a filler episode. But even filler episodes can be brilliant ones…this one was not…for me! Let me break it down:
Third time lucky: The whole proposal sequence was exactly as was shown in the precap. After Maan's awesome lines from yesterday, I expected some continuation of that in to the formal proposal today... but the whole sequence was over before you knew it! On the positive side, I liked that Maan was shown remembering times when he was attracted to Geet before putting the ring back on her finger. It felt like he was getting engaged to her again just for himself…because he loved her! I liked the subtlety with which Geet's thumb was shown moving from a passive position on Maan's hand to an active one…nice touch! Thankfully, the whole onlooker clapping etc. was muted and in the background. Similarly, Geet changing her expressions and showing some happiness as Maan puts the ring on her finger was good. But…yes there is a but…why was this key scene closed so quickly? All the emotions were mainly on Drashti's face. GC's expressions were great before he got down on his knees but after that…nothing. I could not connect with this at all today!
Dadi…meri Dadi…tu kab chup rahogi:So…the whole transition from the last scene to this was abrupt. One second Geet & Maan are in the station while in the next, they are at home. Did Geet help Maan up? I guess we will never know! I really missed the whole "morning after" type interaction. In normal relationships, there is a warm afterglow from a romantic interlude. All the previous times (party, night in the conf. room, dhaba, disco, proposals etc.), Geet either ran away or it was at night in the mansion so they parted immediately. This was the first time that they would have had some time together, alone, before reaching their destination. I wish the writers had thought of that. Would have been very nice to show Geet & Maan adjusting slowly & awkwardly to their new status as a "couple" before reaching home and getting back to their normal back-forth conversation.
Back to the conversation at the mansion, Maan's suddenly asking Geet why she did not leave - in that semi-funny tone of voice - was unexpected. At first I thought that maybe he was trying to get Geet to confess how she feels about him…she has still not done that! Instead, it was shown like Maan was trying to get Geet to forget about leaving…huh??? Where did that come from? I almost felt like the online videos missed a scene or something that had Geet regretting not leaving like she had planned. Wish the dialogues had better continuity between the scenes as that came out of the blue. However, it was nice to see Maan trying to distract Geet from thinking about the days events. Dadi entering the conversation was a nice move. But…why oh why did they have her asking Geet about having all her stuff packed….huh? Geet took what was clearly a very lightly packed bag…even the kids had no problem holding it! Yet…Maan called the bag "bhari" too…blooper/oversight anybody? That aside, I did like the whole conversation. Both DD & GC excel at these. They have perfected their mutual comedic timing so its a pleasure to watch them argue & disagree. Well done! Finally, Dadi suddenly caring about where they had been or were going was odd. If you recall, Dadi had previously wanted Maan to introduce Geet to their social circle at some party which never happened!
Back to work honey:This was an ok sequence for me. Considering that Maan wanted Geet to ride to work with him just recently…why did the story have him at work already while Geet came by herself with the suitcases? If it was to show Maan thinking about Geet's past, Maan could have been shown wondering how to ask Geet who had hurt her so badly during the car ride or before it! I liked the plot showing Maan thinking about how to ask Geet more questions about her past and holding her waist when she was about to fall.
In the "what-the-heck was that" category, did anybody else notice Tasha's reaction/expression when Maan asked her where Sasha was? It seemed to me like she was hiding something…wonder if Sasha is off digging in to Geet's past! Oh well…it might just be me!
I can only share my sins with you:I have mixed feelings about the Dev-Meera conversation. Like I said yesterday, from a story standpoint, Dev's character needs to grow...but...I am still holding out some hope that he will not turn in to a positive character. I do like Perneet's acting chops. It will nice to see some Geet-Meera and/or Geet-Meera-Maan scenes.
Precap: I guess they go out of town to keep up the story they told Dadi…will wait to see it before jumping to any conclusions. The song choice seems out of place…but…I will talk about that after tomorrow's episode.
Closing thoughts:I do not have any problem with this being a filler episode. The light-hearted moments were a wonderful respite from the heavy duty stuff of the last 6 episodes. I just wish there had been a better continuity between scenes and a more fleshed plot for the episode.
Edited by darlunia - 15 years ago
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