Originally posted by: redviolet
Sush, I dont care what anyone else has to say I for one loved the episode. People are right Saahir was different. He wasn't shown self-mutitliating or crying about his sob story. He wasn't shown throwing anger tantrums or using Arzoo or his employees to release his frustration. He was not shown egotistic or money minded. Nor did her have a desire to throw attitude at or dominate Arzoo. He for once was shown as a normal caring husband. That didn't use his sob story to excuse what ever he did.
Right from the beginning he is shown admiring Arzoo for risking her life for him. See unlike this forum, Saahir does not seem to have any set expectations from Arzoo. That because this is a love story she is required to do so. Furthermore he did not even have the same type of expectation from her even after he has risked his own life for her. Full points from my side for Saahir for today.
When she wakes up from a nightmare he can tell she is under emotional stress. After this there is no way in which he is going to burden her more. So even when she herself asks for him to share his pain with her he refuses to let her share it. His focus on keeping her mood light and content. So he diverts the topic and pretends to be hungry. This is completely different from the Saahir who only knew how to feel sorry for himself. Remember the jungle trip him asking Arzoo "What do you know about life? You have never felt pain?" Like only he knew what pain was and only his pain mattered. Today he has learned to put it aside for Arzoo. His pain can be dealt with at a different time. When Arzoo is in a healthier state of mind. He realizes he has already given her enough pain at this time. It would be unfair for her to have to deal with more at this time. Perhaps at a different time when he has given her an equal amount of smiles to make up for her pain he has given her.
Remember the Saahir who use to dominate Arzoo ordering her around and when she use to bring food for him at his mother's orders, he would get angry. When she made the slightest teasing remark he would look like he was about to kill someone. Today she made fun of his burnt toast eating and he didn't complaint and rightly so. He has also mocked her many times for example, about her having attitude and "eating bhav". So as an authoritative wife Arzoo should have the same rights. Today she ordered him to the point where she told him what to eat. And despite not liking it Saahir had to eat it.
Well there might a few glitches in editing and direction. The kiss kind of looked out of place. But full points to writer from my end. This one episode redeems the CVs and makes up for the amount of insensitivity the CVs dealt with Arzoo's pain after the heart break, forced marriage and attempt to rape. Where instead of once telling Arzoo let me cry for you, the way Arzoo did today, Saahir use to throw even more attitude and anger at her. Telling her things like "Shut up and listen." Where we only Saahir sitting in a corner feeling sorry himself not once wondering what Arzoo might be going through, the way Arzoo does after learning about Saahir's pain.
But than again this a male dominant show. Things might completely shift over to the focus being on Saahir and is sob story forgetting how insensitively Arzoo's pain got dealt with. And he might not trust her again for the 50th time (as per spoilers). And people will expect Arzoo to forget about this due to Saahir's sob story. But today the story was dealt with the way I expect from a love story. Its not one person making 50 mistakes and the other one always forgiving and healing as she is a woman and that is what is expected from her. Its about two people who EQUALLY make an effort to keep the other content. Who equally learn how to put their pain aside for the other. They way they were shown alternating between bed and couch was very symbolic of their relationship today. Though I think at this stage they can share the bed with some pillows in between. Their already hugging, locking hands and almost kissing right? Saahir for the first time, AFTER a long time got extra credit from my side.
P.S. I am still expecting an apology from him for forcing Arzoo to marry him and making her the second woman in his life? Am I expecting too much?
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