Well, the battle lines got drawn more clearly today....even more than the day of table-tod shaadiš.
Babusahib ko finally apne MISSION pe FOCUS mil gaya lagta hai cuz aaj his every thought was focused on Imlie only rather than waiting to be called over by his behen to do the bare minimumš.
Imliya lost her appetite, poor thing.....hoping against hope ki Ts aayenge uske liye khaana lekar.....lekin aaya Sundar.....lol and Imlie ko toh Ts hi chahiye the toh rejected food from Sundar.....phir aaye Babusahib and instead of aaraam se khilaaoing khaana to his biwi, he decided ki it's better they go do haq ki ladaai at dining tableš.....Baith gaye jaake and expected ki unke bolne se Imlie aaraam se baith kar khaa legi and his family won't say anything? š.....Obviously that wasn't going to happen.....Senior Ts all exited after making faces and calling Imlie baahar waali as usual.....Junior Ts dithered around for a bit in confusion before Adi gestured at them also to leave since they felt obligated to maano badon ki baat.....lol.....is sabke baad kahaan khaa paayi hogi Imlie koi khaana.
Phir Adi tried to reason calmly with his parents again......lol and badle mein sunne ko mile more ghatiya accusations being lobbed at Imlie about her illegitimate birth being the reason she established "illegitimate" rishta with Adi......as usual we got another round of Ts displaying aur bhi neech aur ghatiya soch.....Aparna ko abhi ghinn aati hai Imlie se etc. etc......Adi ne maar diya apna grand bhaashan about how shocked he is that his own family has the soch that he thought he was fighting in the outside world as a journalist.....He raised the valid point ki Imlie agar naukraani hoti bhi toh who are they all to judge her as less worthy than them and not worthy of being the bahu of the house? Anyways, ab toh aur bhi lagta hai ki Adi adopted hai......lol how did he get all these values that the Ts themselves clearly don't subscribe to? He claims they inculcated these values in him but now there is no sign that they themselves have those values.....lol.....or is it just the usual case of dusro ko bolna aasaan hota hai aur jab khud pe aati hai toh baat palat jaati hai?
Cuz it's clear from the way Aparna was talking about Imlie ki she showered love and affection on her since she considered her a bechaari, asahara in need of support in the city.....she made Imlie sound like a charity case.....lol so again, bilkul apni golden bahu jaisi soch hi display kar rahi hain Aparna ji bhi.....no wonder she's so in love with M.
There was one point where Adi had a clear opportunity to clarify Ts ka MU.....they asked him why Imlie still came to T house if this wasn't all her CHAAL? lol and Adi could have clearly told them that the choice was out of their hands since Imlie's life was in danger both at PD and at the NGO.....but suddenly he went mute and the convo went in another direction......well I can only hope they clarify this at some point.....Ts are under some delusion that Imlie forced her way into T house when the truth is that Adi brought her over after the failed attempt to leave her at the NGO.
Anyways, iske baad shuru hua Babusahib ka aaj ka main mission.....Imlie ko haq dilvaao by shifting her into his roomš.....As expected, Ts instantly labeled this "besharmi"š¤£š¤£......Man, inke reactions are becoming so predictable now......lol Adi as usual was his bedhadak straightforward self ki meri patni hai toh kyun nahin reh sakti mere saath mere kamre mein? lol and she should have been given this place a long time back since everything that is his is hers too.....Imlie was pondering to herself all the while as he was giving his grand bhaashan and finally stopped him from shifting her into the room with a hand on his arm - haha at the glare Aparna gave to that momentš.....Imlie ne finally EK cheez toh expected ki.....lol I was also doubtful she will agree to move into the room without family ka acceptance....and wohi huaš.....she declared that she refuses to move into the room with him until the family accepts her like they did beforeš.....finally FINALLY the football wala game stopped and Imlie got to take her own stance on the matter......and it was a stance in line with her character....she isn't walking away from Adi anymore either but she will also not take her place in his room until she gets the acceptance of the family.
Adi's like ok if I'm not allowed to support you by staying in the same room as you, I'm now going to stay in the same CORNER as youš¤£......for so long we've joked about when Adi will also camp out next to Imlie ka corner....FINALLY that day is hereš¤£.....I wish they'd shown a night time convo of the two of them sleeping side by side on their gaddaas.....aww....haha but chalo maybe aage hoga kisi din.
Baaki toh Mithi-SK are ready to head back to PD now.....lol Imlie was initially trying to hide the T family ka reaction to the truth from them but finally Mithi realized what was up......and in classic ITV fashion gave Imlie honsla to jeeto sasural waalon ka dilš.....I did find it cute though how she told Imlie she's passed all the exams in her life toh yeh wala bhi kar legi....
Aur isi ke saath Imlie ne jutaa li himmat to ask T ladies to take her along to the mandir with themš....waah Imaliya, what guts even after all the crap they've thrown at you.....lol how simply Imlie asked them ki please mujhe pehle wala pyar de do.....I guess aur kisi tareeke se puchhna aata bhi nahin ise.....lol.....Aparna again tried to bargain ki pehle waali Imlie ban jaao - give up your sindoor/MS/Adi toh I will give you pehle wala pyar.....lol waah how transactional Aparna ji....yeh khel lagta hai aapko bhi?š.....Imlie finally took a stance in her simple/earnest manner ki I can no longer give up my suhaag....ab main muh nahin mod sakti.....Aparna has no idea how long it's taken Imlie to reach this sense of decisiveness about not foresaking her marriage to Adi.....Imlie did try to summarize it a bit by telling them that Adi and her tried to walk away from each other many many times but ultimately destiny has written their saath with each other....and she can no longer bring herself to wipe away her sindoor now that she is finally being able to wear it.
Anyways, in summary.....the battle is now fully underway.....lol Adi took the more stern stance right off the bat as usual but now Imlie has also joined in her softer way to try and win over T ladies again.....lol.....toh two pronged approach ke saath ladenge ab aage for family ka acceptance......Maa-bete ka lag raha hai main battle.....lol Aparna is still willing to allow Imlie to attend Pallo ki muh dikhaaiš....but only as naukraani.....while Adi is like aayenge toh pati-patni banke saath mein aayenge warna NOPE......lol he's got Aparna cornered cuz she can't seem to bear the idea of Adi not attending bhai ke shaadi ka function.....but chalo karne do maa-bete ko aapas mein tashanš
What a difference a Didi free epi makes, man....heck a fully Loservedis free epi.....WOWš².....no wonder I enjoyed it despite Ts ki faltu bakwaas.....lol