Rishi vs Sumer's entry - context is King

His psychology :

He is the dominant alpha male. Will not take shit from anyone.

Is here to solve the police case.

Carries the arrogance and the power that goes with the badge

His behavior :

In your face.

Holds every inhabitant of the house with contempt. Is not shy about letting them know.

Blunt.

His contemptuous put down of Maina and Sunaina at the same time was telling. He has just spent less than 12 hours in the house and already he is confident enough to show openly his disdain of Sunaina's eating habits and her mum's stealing.

Same with Munna. Instantly lock horns with him and show him down. He knows Munna is a weakling. But is delighting in instantly letting Munna know that he has nothing but utter contempt for him

His physique :

Excellent, given the demands of his job as well as personal desires

Our reaction:

Delight.

Finally someone is putting the disgusting Sharmas in their place

A dominant male throwing is weight around. No pussy footing. No subtleties, no using emotional intelligence etc.

Hormonal gears

A man with washboard stomach, pretty face. Looks good naked or in small clothes.

"Flood danger" needed because of extreme amount of drooling

Does not ask us to exercise our brain too much

Doesn't ask us to think. What more can we ask

His psychology :

Driven by guilt and need for atonement

Previously spoilt brat, immature but on a fast maturity curve

His own Ego has no place in his plans for atonement

High quotient for People Intelligence as well as Street smartness

Honorable

Comes from abusive, neglected childhood. Desperate need for love and home and some semblance of family

His behavior :

Insinuating himself into good graces of the family members

Make no enemies, befriends everyone

Tolerant of human foibles

His indulgence of sunaina's love for food, Kutumb's arthritic pain etc

Makes mistakes as he gets the lay of the land - the family dynamics, Indira etc

Street smart, knows how to exploit his connections and money to get Indira and Sharmas out of the graves they dig for themselves

Patience. Waiting for the right moment to strike

King of just-in-time subtle putdowns

Example - How he unravelled Inder and Jhumpa's plans to throw everyone out of SN during the first registry debacle. He impersonated Inder when calling Jhumpa and let her think their plans succeeded. He let the drama unfold naturally. Let Kutumb see the naked face of greed

Same with Indira's arrest. Instead of jumping the gun, he used his brain to unveil the real thief and remove the stain on Indira's honor. Did not bluntly expose Sharmas but let them know he knows what happened

Postponing telling bad news, lying by evasions

Prefers to avoid sticky situations where truth would be hard sell. Prefers to evade telling till last moment.

Love...oh the desperate, intense call of the Siren

If earlier his ego had no place in his tenure as tenant at SN, now it was shoved back into a remote corner of this personality. Anything that will make MMji happy, he will do. No qualms.

If he had to give them his life savings, so be it.

If he had to become their slave and let them hold his and Indira's future hostage to their needs, so be it.

Same blindspot as Indira

Cannot see the threat of Sharmas to Indira and himself. Awfully naive

His physique :

Average. Good looking, but not a stud

Our reaction:

Hmmm.

Ok. Who is this guy and what is he playing at.

Oh..why did he do what he just did? who gave him the right

Oh I get it.

Ok. I like him

Ah..I think I am falling for him

Wow...what a man. I want to marry someone like him

Hormonal gears

None initially

Yuck, why did he remove his shirt?

Oh what eyes

My, that was one heck of a smile

what gentle caress

Wow...where did this tight, completely enveloping, intensely passionate, animal like physical embrace come from? someone please cool me down!

Brain goes into overgear

What will he do next? How will he get out of this debacle?

Wow! continuous exercise of brain

Originally posted by: jjkg

As you can see, Rishi and Sumer are chalk and cheese.

But it is also a matter of under what circumstances and with what intent they came to SN

That defines their actions

That defines our reactions.

some folks prefer in your face eye-candy. for them sumer is an instant hit. No need for slow burn. Come to Mama Baby!

Rishi defines Slow Burn. One day the guy is ok and the next you are totally in love with him. when did that happen, why? you don't know

Sumer like instant infatuation. Rishi is love.