I like mostly everyone have mixed feelings about the episode.
1. The dance (or rather dances) I think it was lovely... even better executed than I had imagined/hope for. I did not find it OTT because there was just so much to understand.
The restrained dance, un-passionate, unfeeling, more professional, more like a chore for both of them. It was extremely restrained, there was a lack of comfort.
In contrast the dance of the two souls, was passionate, enchanting, there was raging chemistry, all inhibitions were forgotten, all restraints broke loose. They were reaching out to each other and drawing comfort. That was the dance they actually needed/wanted but couldn't do... so their souls/minds did instead.
2. 'Main nahi chaahta ki tum meri wajah se hurt ho' that was such an aww moment. In fact that entire moment was awww. The episode explore a lot around the concept of power and hurt. Which I will talk more about later
3. The entire Imlie rekha part had me rolling my eyes. THAT was OTT and unnecessary. Without having any knowledge about the source of her trauma Imlie wants to play doctor. This is NOT how you dela with trauma people. In fact this is a very good bad example of how NOT to deal with trauma.
This will probably hurt Arpita even more. The woman needs treatment not thi nonsense. And not only has she shoved Arpita into a very dangerous situation Imlie had the audacity to stop others and play a game of kushti with a very concerned brother. Like WTF??
Poor Aru was trying the best he could without hurting Imlie. Doesn't anyone else have a brain? why did they stop on Imlie's command? I really hope Sundar or someone does something instead of allowing this nonsense to continue. I have seen several misrepresentations and the blatant romanticisations of mental trauma / illnesses. This is one of them.
Coming back to the concept of power and hurt. The power to hurt is the power given by oneself to another individual. It is inherently in. theory stupid, but without that relationships cannot flourish. Over here... they both (not just physically) already have the power to hurt each other emotionally. Which tells me their relationship is way more progressed than they both realise.
I see their relationship fostering into one where Imlie fails to trust and Aryan tries to protect. They both love each other but Imlie won't be able to trust Aru after she finds out about the revenge and Aru will try to go through with revenge while protecting Imlie who will be protecting her BS.
Therefore at every step of the way, they will clash (like they did today). This will be their relationship, the only message about this that I liked was that it would be a relationship of two equals that would challenge each other.
My heart breaks for Aryan literally everyday. He is going to suffer so much pain, when he already has already suffered so much. He will be alone in this relationship for a long long time. Imlie will like in the fight scene hurt him quite a lot.
I cannot even empathise with Imlie any more... she has my sympathies but no empathy. The woman is beyond me now.
