Okay so I'm really holding this rant since morning. But I'll put forward my frustration since I really feel dejected and robbed as viewer. And maybe different perspectives can counter my grudgeđ
I really want to know what purpose this whole track served? Except establishing the already known fact that ASR's undoing is imlie's love. Other than that, what else???
Let us revisit why ASR did what he did. And the whole foundation of their story. He wanted her to learn self preservation which can not be attained without a little selfishness or the guilttrip of being considered as selfish. Also the fact that she always had a choice in this to Walk away but she chose to play victim instead. Because walking away meant the hard way of letting go.
Just as SK said about the previous lead. His neeyat wasn't right. He's right. Because neeyat means intentions, either good or bad. It's not coveting something sexually as most people assumed. So this character's neeyat wasn't right because he didn't want to choose between sisters. He basically wanted both. It wasn't being indecisive. It was a fault of neeyat. So now there's imlie having same problem. She doesn't want to choose.
Many people felt relieved today that she walked away and chose herself. But did she really? Since she always free to choose herself and walk away. The way I see it. Today stamped the fact that she belongs to the cage. Since that's what her true nature is?? And Aryan basically made peace with this fact. Tripathi toxicity wonđ
Aryan backed down, accepted defeat. Took his sharts back. Akt is free. Okay. It all came back to full circle. Everything down the gutter. His efforts of teaching her tough love, to liberate her at the cost of becoming a villain in her eyes. It all came down to this. He backed down. What did she learn? Nothing. And today's episode just validated the fact that she's right. Always was. Right to run after Tripathis, neglect her life, career and pick a jharu. Because that's who she is! So she's free to continue running after them and he'll what? Keep running after her to clean her mess and rescue her while she keeps getting into trouble for her Apne? Because he's irrevocably in love? That's what ASR's character has come down to? If not what else?
Now coming back to initial question. Now what? Even after eons, even if she does directly reject AKT, it won't be because of herself but because now she's in love with Aryan?
I don't know if I'm making any sense. But I feel robbed as a viewer.