Originally posted by: geet.a
Hello loves!
I only saw the button scene and really really liked it for the softness in their tone. They manage to add friendship and equality in romance which is so rarely seen in tv shows. The way shivaay tried to make amends after that subtly powerful way in which anika just threw her bachpan ka isolation at him, in such an offhand manner. What a slight but significant shift in their dynamics!
I really enjoyed their conversation too and how comfortable they are with each other's proximity.
Shivaay's 'button body pe nahi lagana' dialogue cracked me up so bad.
Yeh scene bhi insta pe hi dekha tha maine.
Anu, i totally agree with you about the cocoon, the comfort, the way in which anika's heart expands to absorb all of shivaay's anger and turmoil. Sure, people can and will call her a doormat, but the fact that she KNOWS what she's doing with proper knowledge that she still wants to help him, is on his side, and is his partner makes those views irrelevant for me. People are reacting out of context as usual, not even bothering to think about the complex elements in anika's character that usually mean more to her than her regular hasi-mazaak bindaas attitude
Some people should be SUED for writing SO badly and I think i should be given an honorary mention in their dissertation. Ugh.
Loved how you put it, Geet...I remember you had explained a couple of weeks back during her reactions to the video being revealed to the family too but it hadn't clicked for me then...feel like it came together much better this week and I've begun to understand this side of Anika better now...SC is playing this side with just the right amount of balance so that Anika never falls into that typical doormat category...there is a strange sense of strength in her even as she softens immensely to absorb all his harsh edges.
I forgot to talk before about that little bit where she mentioned how there was no one there to teach her how to sew a button...it was a surprising poignant touch for many reasons...ek toh a heroine is shown always to have this talent by default in every show...so showing an otherwise multi-tasking independent Anika not knowing how to do this one simple thing was a refreshing touch...on top of that showing the Mr. SSO who goes around turning his nose up at everything actually knowing how to do a simple house chore like sewing a button...lol it was a sweet touch...I suppose I shouldn't be surprised given how homely this guy is in the kitchen too...sabke liye khaana banaata hai😆...anyways back to that actual bit where she mentions that there was no one to teach her...and as you said, he so subtly managed to shift the topic away from the ache of loneliness she expressed there on to a lighter vibe...something sweet about it...
This is their equation na...she will distract him in such a roundabout manner, breaking off his button, taking off on tangents about darzis in her gali...and he will take her mind off her lonely past by switching to their conversational banter too...
That said, it would be nice to see that curious Shivaay back at some point who badly wants to know her past, what makes her tick...hopefully once they are past this Tia drama, it might happen...there are so many things he needs to know...and so do we...the reason for Anika's lack of faith in God, her struggles, her past, her beliefs beyond the light hearted hassi mazaak...
CID
