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Okay the title is a rip from FB - I think it best summarizes literally every relationship in this show ...
Anyway, not an episode analysis, but I'm going to focus on characters.
Gulaal-
She was obviously aloof right from the opening scene - and whether or not she was to misunderstand Kesar, the solemnity and her reflection of dilemma was very much in place. What didn't sit well with me - as I said on the EDT too - was the way she of all the people just accepted Raman's good intention. There were slight indications in her mostly curtained expression in that scene where I sensed skepticism on her part, but then it concluded on the note of her being convinced like the others what with almost happily moving to make meetha, and I just wasn't sure how! We've seen Gulaal make blunders with trust - like the time she thought the overnight change in Kesar when he announced his intention to marry Talli was almost too easily accepted by her, and her own streaks of doubt had been her guilt of the treatment she had meted him out in the haq nahin ha showdown. Until Kesar actually spelled his schemes for her, she was actually buying the fact that he was moving on. But fine, I give her the enormous benefit of doubt that this was Kesar, and the hopeful Gulaal in her would give her Kesar a chance despite anything [although, in a twisted irony of fact, even that is backfiring now. the last person she can trust, it seems, is Kesar - but that for later.] When Talli suddenly announced her plan to get married, Gulaal sensed something wrong - and correctly so. For all her personal prejudice in matters of moving on, it is true that Gulaal could sense haste on Talli's part, which really was, and is the case. Talli's playing the ostrich even worse than Gulaal - but that's for later too. Basically, the fact that Gulaal just bought Raman's statements and arguments didn't sit with me. Has she honestly forgotten what the man has done in the past? What he is capable of? I can imagine everyone else believing a reform in him - but Gulaal?! Sigh! I just feel disappointed with the CVs even if there is the mild argument of passing off Gulaal's lack of perception on account of her own preoccupied mind. Other than this scene - Gulaal was bang on. Kesar giving her flowers - it is no longer the wall that comes up, but a strong veil of suspicion, she's come to a point now where she's not just walling him out, but actually confused about what's happening here. She had convinced herself that Kesar's transformation was real, and he was only being friend to her - and so even though she pulled on occasional walls, she was really taking things in a stride. The confrontation from her friends has compelled her to begin doubting her own explanation of Kesar's change. And of course, being Galool, she cannot perceive the idea of Kesar's love being so deep that he is actually ready to give it up, only to see her happy. She's so convinced about his love being an infatuation, that she is going to have serious trouble perceiving it as anything selfless, so she begins to doubt it, and seek motive... and voila! comes up with the brilliant new theory we get a glimpse of in the Precap. Looking forward to the showdown. I loved the change of expressions on Kesar's face - I suppose even though he could see her ostrich games, even he never imagined she could take her convenient misinterpretations so far. So yeh, let's hear it back from the boy, finally! š But yes, except my dissent with believing Raman scenario - Gulaal was fine. Preferential blinds in place, as expected.
Kesar -
Again, the scenes opened fine. With him getting those flowers for Gulaal, sharing them with everyone anyway, and then handing some to Gulaal with that extra hope of eliciting a smile from her - alas! I suppose it was just his quick idea to sort of cheer her up, because her friends were gone and she could miss them. Simple and harmless as that - in his plans to pursue Make Gulaal Happy Mission. Full marks to JK here for her well timed remark about Kesar ke itne pyaar se laaye phool š When he hears about Talli agreeing to marry and all - his shock too is very credible and in place. His opinion about the match were evident from the point he expressed this rishta should not happen. He's wary of the parents, and wary enough to not just let the boy Kunal be a winner. So he expresses shock - not delight. Goes looking for Talli - and boo! she scares him (his expression was hilarious there š although it made me want to whack Talli all the same!) but then comes the second very complicated and messed up scene of the show. Okay, so Gulaal was too preoccupied with her conflicting thoughts - what exactly was up with Kesar? Just the lesser smile from Gulaal? It was obvious that Talli's return of ring, and her lines were packing him off on a guilt trip - even if I want to kick Talli for it, it's understandable as a reaction from Kesar. I suppose he's going to be guilty about this till he really sees Talli happy and settled - because he's holding himself to blame for tarnishing her rep. But what was with the spooked expression when Talli harps about family can be good but boy is not in love? Damn! Hard hitting that. Then of course she proceeded to the DDLJ scene which was seriously out of nowhere! Dude, if she's trying to be funny - yeh right, she needs serious humor check! I was very confused about A) whether Talli was taking digs,or letting him go with her best shot at convincing him she's happy to move on B) whether Kesar was just guilty about how his mistake in the past had cost Talli, or there was this additive guilt of understanding that Talli was actually hastening this marriage stuff to sort of... I dunno, get out the groove of his blunder? It seemed at plenty of points to me, that Kesar was reading through her facade - especially when he tells her khushi to chehre par dikh rahi hai - but then there was the final, most complicated of all reactions from him, when she told him Kunal is better and jalan ho rahi hai? plus the ring relevance scene... That was the most indeterminate part of the show. Kesar got rid of the ring like it was some plague (and who says it wasn't!) but really, it was almost like he feared her prediction would come true! If I think of the Kesar from nights ago in his talk with Talli, I would have imagined him to still take off that ring, but not like it was suddenly burning his finger. More in a take it off, give it back, and sort of mingle light and candid lines telling Talli that her decision to move on was good, but she didn't have to rush into the first thing that came her way... I dunno.. I think given the other night's scene, I was expecting more concrete exchange here? But then, Kesar is also reeling from Gulaal's odd mood swings... the most unforgivable out of place thing has to be the chase that followed. that was plain bizarre. It was like the minutes of talk that preceded it, had never happened. His guilt and confused reaction went poof, her own half smile half cry emotion went poof - and there was this chase! Just badly finished as a scene, to blend almost hastily into a scene with the trio.
The trio scene was well shot. Erm, minus Talli's sachi kasam that is. As far as GK are concerned, the scene was a good build up to the confrontation we're going to see on Monday. Kesar being all obliging, and sans guilt just happy and easy around Gulaal - in line with their recent past days - plus still managing to notice Gulaal's withdrawn attitude... even the fact that Gulaal has not simply jumped at his throat, but is taking time being confused before actually cornering him on Monday is well done.
Talli is the big question mark. I almost fear a repeat telecast of the mandap scene wherein this time Talli will break the wedding cause she has a sudden suffocated knackered feeling of taking a hasty decision. Okay, that's dramatic, and I believe Raman will actually make some big mess before the wedding can reach the mandap stage - but my point is, she's so not over Kesar, agreed, she's also so not over being not over! (if that made sense, lol) She's posing this I'm ready to move on garb, which is so failing, because she's clinging onto Kesar... it scares me that even if she's sad about not getting Kesar she is simultaneously existing like this pendulum which oscillates between firm resolve to back off, and weird ways of spooking Kesar. It's like she wants to keep reminding us to not write her off as a danger yet which further makes me wonder if there is yet a scope for grey Talli - and if that is not the intention from the CVs, then today was just a tad retard in Talli's projection.
As for Dulli - I honestly see that prediction coming true - someone made on some other thread yesterday, can't remember who - of how Raman will swindle the dowry money and riches and the marriage will get called off last second and since it's going t kill Talli's rep forever if she gets rejected like that second time round, Dushyant will step forward and marry her. JK can fight it all she wants, if Raman is to blame, Dushyant will have a very sound footing on doing his thing... ofc, Gulaal and Kesar can't possibly just take that sitting like ducks, so there is going to be a whole lot of drama. Personally, I think Talli can have a happier end with Dushyant, than anyone else. She gets to stay in the house, and Dushy is a very sorted out guy now. Plus, JK for all her mean traits can't do anything Talli hasn't already faced at her hands. But that's only if the show is closing shop. Which, is a forbidden topic till nothing is confirmed.
And that's for today. Certainly not a sleepy episode, but Talli needs to be packed off on a holiday - she was freaking me out today. š²
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