Imlie's resolve is like unheard of among of FLs.....this fine balance she has between her own love/emotions for Adi and her ability to pull back and sambhaalo him/save him from himself.....it's amazing to watch. She's the much younger one between them, yet this man is helpless in front of her and literally needs her to stabilize him.....the part of the bus scene when he said he now feels he was only ever safe with Imlie......that is an amazing admission - possibly bigger than any love confession.
Once again, as we like to refer to him....this PAHAAD jaisa aadmi...he felt safe with this chhoti si ladki who has a heart big enough to make him feel safe like he's never felt before.....that he literally submitted himself to her for safekeeping.....wow. That he's now LEARNING from her, looking up to her for emotional strength....also wow.
Then on the flip side, the amount of FIERCE PRIDE he displays in her....the way he roots for her independence even as he desperately craves her saath and yearns for her.....those layers are so beautifully shown.
Imlie literally handed her faith to him today....both to watch over him and for him to watch over it.....ab sab Sita Maiyya ke haath mein hai😆.....let's see how Adi navigates this phase which will test his faith in their relationship and how much he can hold on to it in the face of such complications.
@bold - word. That bus scene is the best I’ve seen so far. Trumps even the hug. Such raw vulnerability on display; it has always been either when he’s with her or when it’s for her. Aditya was an island, one no one could ever get and it was as though he had made peace with it. When he met Imlie and found a kindred soul in her he could not help himself but latch. Oh, I always knew this was going to be intense but this was beyond anything I’ve ever seen on TV. Not that I’ve watched much of it.
If he feels safe only with her, she is going to find her anchor and compass in him too. His belief in her is what will help her meet her potential, whether she initially believes in it or not. It is like that All The Best before her exam. It mattered.
I think his loyalty to her is what will continue to strengthen that faith she left with him. And that will probably suffice for her too, despite knowing who Malini is to her, when the time comes for her to accept Aditya.