Originally posted by: Apsvenky
Thanks So much for this review. I daily wait for the analysis of the episode, and I know today you have burned the midnight oil to give us this beautiful analysis. Today's episode was LITTT. Finally we got to see the AKT we were looking for. Just today I realized why I like this show and it is genuinely all because of Aditya's character's journey. I mean even though the name of the show is "Imlie", Adi's characterization has been really beautiful and complex for a ML in ITV. Today he proved that I was right in connecting with him and his growth. Here is a guy who 1. Accepts that he was wrong in judging a person and venting out his frustration on someone who was equally scarred by the incident. 2. Is willing to atone for his sins by being buried but not let go of his feelings towards someone he truly has a soul connection. 3. Understands where Imlie's insecurities come from and is willing to give her the time and space to come to terms with the new normal. 4. Still has "fikar" for Malini (esp in today's episode when she says she is going alone to Manali and he was like "it is not safe") despite everything and wants to continue being a friend for her and wants her to be happy. 5. Has always stood up for Imlie (even when he hated her he knew she would never steal) and continues to do so, even when she does not ask for it. 6. Truly believes he has a connect with Imlie beyond their shaadi and so is willing to go to any lengths to make her understand that he cannot be with anybody else.
These qualities and today's rant of his really made me proud that this show is willing to explore such complex facets of human emotion on ITV. I know that the last few episodes have been more of didi jaap, but there also it makes sense to me due to the following things - 1. Imlie is very attached to didi, as she felt didi was the first person who treated her as an equal when she met her (later didi changed her stance which is a different thing which Imlie has conveniently forgotten). 2. For Imlie, didi was that ideal that she would want to emulate, as she is beautiful, humble (according to Imlie and T family), has donated blood for her and defends her like Adi to the world. Imlie thinks that when such an ideal person is there as a choice for a life partner, she feely guilty and confused to why someone like Adi will choose her. 3. Imlie's didi jaap is a lot like Meethi's painter babu's jaap when she always believed that DC will come for her and give her the respect she deserves. It took her almost 20 years and a nudge from Adi & Imlie to let go of her insecurities and get married to Satyakam. Imlie is going to have some of those traits and will behave like a doormat for people she thinks are her "family" no matter how wrongly they treat her. 4. Malini right now is the most vulnerable and confused in the current situation. I know many people will not like what I say here, but to see it from Malini's side - here is a woman who has always craved for a big family and a partner who was her best friend and showed all the qualities that she was looking for in her husband. When Adi categorically said that he loves Imlie and she will be his first priority going forward, she lost not only her husband, but to an extent even her friend. She would love to blame someone in this situation, but she knows it will backfire on her coz all three are blameless for this mess. While Adi di ruin her life by marrying her when he already was married, but she understood his thought process and not accepting the truth will make her look bad, which she will not allow. I do not agree with people who say she is manipulative. She is just acting out for self preservation, as she feels like she needs to protect her heart from further damage. She also knows that Adi is someone who will not let go unless he is sure that Malini is fine, which will make it difficult for her to move on as well. I also appreciate that somewhere she wants to salvage her relations with Imlie as well coz even though she would like to blame her for this current predicament, she still feels for Imlie and wants to maintain a relationship with her.
So today's episode overall gave me hope that the jouney will get better going forward.
I agree with most of what you have said. I guess this is how the writers wanted to portray Malini, but somewhere between the writing and execution quite a few things have been lost and some of the audience have perceived her as manipulative. This might work well for the creators too as they can mold her either into a mahaan person or a grey person, as and how the story/TRP demands. I have been confused about Malini’s charecter too, but still understand where she comes from( her childhood and her social conditioning).
Going forward looks like the creators want to explore the Malini and Imlie sisterhood relationship, and some of the dialogues from yesterday (Malini saying how does Imlie know me better than Aditya or something of that sort) looks like how they have explored the soulmate connection with Aditya- Imlie, they’ll explore the blood is thicker than water connection with Imlie-Malini.
This is where the story might differ from the original I guess. What’s in a name we might think but ‘Ishti Kutum’
(Does it mean happy family) was a family drama, ‘Imlie’ might be an exploration of Imlie’s different relationships. And the main relationships they’ll explore will be Imlie-Aditya and Imlie-Malini, and maybe to some extent they’ll explore Aditya-Malini’s friendship.





