My take:
The baby always bound Maaneet together as long as it lived. Even when Maan was angry with Geet for not revealing the truth about her pregnant state before he started developing feelings for her, he still cared for the well being of the baby she was carrying, the reason why he pounced on the plate of papaya and ate it full. Even during their MU phase, it is only when he temporarily forgot about the baby's existence that he behaved his harshest with Geet, under the impression she excluded him from her life. The minute he was reminded of the baby by the phone call from the hospital, he ran to Geet's side. When he felt that they were bringing out the worst in each other and hence need to separate, it was Geet's impassioned speech about how without him she and her baby will face a dark future which made him accept her apology and take her back into his life. Now with the loss of that baby which inadvertently bound its parents so tightly to each other, both are trying hard to cope. The baby's loss has resulted in Maaneet turning rudderless and drifting apart emotionally without their realising it. Maaneet will now have to relearn to live together without that binding factor of the baby.
Dev always broke Maaneet whenever he made his appearance. The first time Geet confronts him after he ditched her was on her engagement day. She ends up panicking and running away from the venue causing a lot of worry for Maan who later has the lift mishap. When she confronts Dev again after he was released for a day on parole, she ends up having the first MU with Maan after their confession. Her third confrontation with Dev in Shimla led to her fainting and Maan deciding to leave the place immediately. This later led to the highway accident. Dev may have saved Maan by donating his blood but his return to the Khurana house has only brought more misery to the couple. So if Dev really wants to help Maaneet, he should stay away. The fact that he does not makes me wonder what he is really up to. Maaneet will have to learn to tackle this thorn called Dev and not let him tear them apart.
Coming to today's episode, Dev's so-called well meaning act failed to achieve its purpose. All it did was to plant some more seeds to doubt in Maan's mind. I dont think Maan would suspect geet's character but he is definitely irked by her entertaining that worthless brother of his. I think he will not confront Geet then and there but will keep simmering till the Holi day and maybe erupt thereafter when some more incidents add fuel to the already burning fire.
As I said earlier, he is like a grumbling volcano waiting to erupt and when he does, the scorching heat of the lava he spews is going to burn Geet in the short-term. But then she will survive it as she knows deep down the man loves her to death. Once the lava, hits the soil of Geet's heart it is going to prove fertile for Maaneet's relationship because it will help Geet realise what is ailing their relationship right now. It will also make Maan rethink where they were going wrong and together they will rise to face the nemesis called Dev.
I loved that Geet made it crystal clear to Dev that she will not tolerate anyone interfering in their relationship, thereby reiterating what Maan had told Dev earlier. She has come a long way since the time she asked for Dadi's help to find out why Maan was upset right after the sauna incident and the hard choice he made in favour of her over the baby. She has taken seriously Dadi's advice to tackle their problems herself and never let a third person between them. We saw her decline Dadi's help not long ago when she volunteered to talk to Maan and explain why Geet met Dev at the outhouse. She tackled the bull by the horn. Today she declined Dev's help to get back with her husband. There was one thing she was made aware by Dev though. That Maan was suffering as much as her all this while and may have felt lost because she shut him out. This would bring about greater empathy for Maan's pain. Unfortunately I think the before this feeling can take route, Maan is going to have the outburst, hurting Geet's sensitivities.
Coming to the so-called forgiveness by Geet of Dev's sins. Today we heard from Dev's own mouth why he wants to do his bit to bring Maaneet closer. It was for his own peace to mind, to ease his own guilt and not for Maaneet's sake. If he succeeds in his plans he may feel that Maaneet would owe him one and that way they are even. His bad deed has been negated by his good deed. If Geet forgives him, he will owe one to Geet. So his bad deed remains a bad deed and now he has the additional burden of also carrying the obligation of Geet's good deed of forgiving him. What does Geet gain in the process? she can completely sever herself from the past. Although she has been astutely ignoring Dev till now, we saw that she was disturbed seeing him at the farm house and realising that he did all the decoration. This goes to show that the pain of what he inflicted on her all those months back was still there. He had wooed her then with read rose petals and today it was red curtains. By telling him that she forgives him, she will ease her soul from her past. Will she forget his deeds? No she will not. That will be her lesson, never to be as naive and trusting of that snake again. I dont know if this is what they have thought of as far as the forgiveness thing goes, if at all there is such a scene, that is. But if they go down this road, I hope this is the explanation they give for it.
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