I'm all caught up with last week's episodes!
There were plenty of things that made me cringe, but not because I feel any character is being butchered. In fact, I'm more excited to see how this turns out because it's like a psychological struggle now between Indira's anger and her feelings. She obviously loves Ricky, but since he didn't tell her the truth about his identity, she feels broken and betrayed. Her feelings can't be ignored, though!
Sameer Diwan's obsessive nature is scaring me, especially after the last few episodes. The "Durga-rakshas" analogy put forth by Amma and Ricky was one that I absolutely loved...Ricky's fear for Indira's well-being and his desire to protect her from harm is completely natural...And if Amma's comment about Indira's Durga-roop is true, then I'd very much like to see this.
A few details that stood out for me and effectively saved the episodes from being dismissed in my mind...
Feb 20th:
- Indira watching as Rishi passes by her cabin and leaves...
- Her anguish and frustration causes her to lash out at everyone, regardless of whether they had anything to do with her recent heartbreak...She's been incredibly affected by the revelation of "Rishi's" true identity and her extreme anger hints at how severe the impact of the blow has been.
- Rishi's frustration at not being able to stay near Indira, and his decision to stay with Amma
- "Barsaati ka darwaaza kaise khula hai?" and then the immediate assumption, a breathless, "Woh aaya hai?!"
I, for one, loved that Indira automatically assumes that Ricky has returned despite being kicked out of the house...And she rushes upstairs frantically to throw barbs at him for his "himmat" at coming back...
- The dreaded moment now...was salvaged by Rati's expressions. The fire in Indira's eyes and voice, her anger at Sameer's presence...The fear that flashes across her face as he corners her against the wardrobe and she struggles to resist him. That scene reminded me of the time Ricky pinned Indira against the wardrobe as well and confessed that he loved her...Her response then was one where Ricky's words rendered her temporarily speechless and she didn't resist him at all, despite her initial fear at their proximity. In this scene with Sameer, though, Indira's fear of being touched by him can be seen clearly in the way she shrinks away from him, cries out, and reacts angrily when he does touch her face (in contrast to the gentle way Ricky touched her face in that earlier scene).
I honestly think this scene was meant to show the contrast between Sameer and Ricky. The exact same setting, similar intentions (each asked Indira to marry him), different mannerisms and different responses on Indira's behalf. Quite a masterstroke from that perspective, actually! When Sameer mentioned Ricky's love being false and later tried to compare himself to Ricky while making Ricky seem unsuitable for Indira, she didn't like that...
But then when she does see Ricky again, at the end of the episode, her anger returns again and she's back to directing that anger towards him instead of worrying about the fact that Sameer is still there. She could have run away (I like that she ultimately was able to push Sameer away from her, even if he was distracted by Ricky's toy monkey) but she didn't. Why? Was it because Ricky was there?
Feb 21st:
- "Lagta hai yeh Sam...khud ki baat kar raha hai." Exactly! *shakes head* And we can see this already, can't we? If only Indira took Ricky's words seriously...Her anger is proving to be a danger to her own well-being now.
- Ricky inciting Sameer to harm him...Trying to show Sameer's latent rakshas-roop. That was odd based on what we've seen of "Rishi" but we know that Sameer is dangerous, and this was yet another moment to demonstrate that.
- In spite of her anger at Ricky hiding his identity from her, as soon as Sameer hits Ricky with the rod, she forgets herself and her anger and yells, "RISHI!" LOVED that part. Perhaps her desperation to pull Sameer away from Ricky stemmed from her feelings for Ricky that she is trying to suppress but can't control at times like this, when he's in danger - she drags Sameer away, could have shouted at Ricky, but instead yelled at Sameer to get out of her house.
- Ricky's reaction to Indira falling down the stairs - a mirrored reaction to her yelling out his name when he was the victim of Sameer's temper...
- Sameer's silent interaction with Ricky, saying, "Look, you're not the one holding her...I am." Ugh. It's obvious that Indira is some sort of prize or trophy for him, something worth pursuing as long as she resists him and runs out of his reach...
- Indira realizing that it wasn't Ricky supporting her, but the other brother who had just tried to force himself upon her...And her outrage: "Tumhaari HIMMAT kaisi hui mujhe chhoone ki bhi?!"
- That story about the neighbor's billi. Scary. And even more frightening because of Sameer's analogy of Indira being a 'jungli billi'.
- Ricky catching Indira before she could fall down the stairs again, their little moment of peace before Indira's "I'm angry at him, I don't love him" logic takes over, and Ricky's "Pyaar se kahiye..." And they're back to square one - nice way to connect those earlier moments with this one! - except that Indira does love Ricky...She's just too angry to accept it.
Wow, looks like there were a lot more details than I thought...I may be back with more from the rest of the episodes later if there's anyone around to read them, LOL.
Arjun
