Originally posted by: handlerxsaviour
It’s not that Imlie doesn’t see the things Aryan has done for her. She does. In her own words, she absolutely doesn’t want to believe that Aryan could ever have done any of it solely in pursuit of his revenge. Granted that she left the Rathore house on her own accord, but she became homeless and alone in a quick minute. She was struggling to even keep herself warm. Anyone in Imlie’s shoes at that moment, would be working their whole head space over what they should do next and thinking up possible solutions for accommodation. Not forgetting how incredibly eventful and exhausting that entire day was for her. She rushed around trying to save both Aryan and Arpita, dealt with the intense mental stress of Aryan’s critical condition, performing that beautifully intense tandav just for Aryan’s wellbeing, witnessing the scuffle between Aryan and Aditya, and then struggling within herself to deal with Aryan’s confession of his revenge. All of these traumatic incidents in the span of one day. I don’t think any reasonable person could have any kind of energy left for the day for reflections after having stretched themselves this thin. She’s human after all. But you know what the most amazing thing about Imlie in all of this is? The fact that despite being in such a bad situation, despite desperately needing a shoulder to cry and lean on at that moment, she didn’t contact her Amma who’s far away and burden her with her troubles. Instead, she chose to protect her from the helplessness of not being able to physically be there for her hurting child. I think Imlie deserves more props in all of this than she gets.
Also, when Imlie said Aditya is not “koi aur”, I believe what she meant by that, was that he’s a part of the family that she loves and cares for so much. Therefore, she cares for him too as an extension of that, and not because she’s still in love with him and considering going back to him. I’m sure Imlie and Aryan will gradually reach an understanding in time. Meanwhile, let’s enjoy the slow burn. 🙂