Originally posted by: pj10
Completely agree ...the way Aparna drags him in his room after all his shamelessness is odd. As a mother she should slap him and tell him to shut his mouth and let this marriage go on and act gracefully . If he can't, he does not need to attend the events. My guess is subconsciously she is still hoping against hope that AKT is right and Imlie does come back to AKT.
The way I see AKT maybe an intellectual but he is emotionally stunted and treats women in his life as chattels . It obvious when he bought Imlie home first time, it was obvious when he betrayed Malini the first time, it was obvious when he kept switching between sisters, it was obvious when he put Imlie up to witness his second marriage with Malini, it was obvious with when he accused her of betraying him with Aryan and it is obvious now when he can't seem to even imagine a possibility that Imlie might have moved on after what he has dished out to her. They have enabled him and coddled him through all his wrong decisions and ego streaks.
I also agree with you only someone with Aryan's determination and resources could have stood between them and Imlie. They are quite not because they agree with Aryan or they care for Imlie more than AKT (though they pretend to) but because he has them at his mercy and they are unable to fight against him moreso because Imlie has not given them an opening yet.