IP REDUX; The dance of the Scorpion !!*updtd* - Page 2

I liked the epi. It was not typical filler. We need such epis to balance out the comedy, intensity and the drama. Some may say it didn't contribute to the story. If it didn't contribute much to the story, it didn't do any damage either. In fact I saw some progression and continuity as well.

Today's epi continued from where it ended yesterday. We knew nani had something up her sleeve; she planned for an in-house honeymoon because she couldn't send them away. It may look a bit nosy but I thought it was nice gesture. Payash appreciated the efforts of the family and if Arhi married under normal circumstances, they would have liked it too.

Like many have already pointed out, the dance was a statement to Shyam from Arnav. I feel more than making a statement to Shyam, ASR was making a statement to himself that he has the situation under his control. He likes to be in control. The dance was meant to look raw and possessive. The focus of this dance was not on Khushi (unlike Teri Meri which was about Arhi, their passion and the realization of their feelings). The focus was on ASR and his feelings - passion, possessiveness, vengeance, and jealousy.

It was not just ASR making a statement; there was more to the dance. The battle between ASR and Shyam has begun. I am not good with symbolisms but I saw a bit of symbolism here. ASR believes Khushi is siding with Shyam and they are partners in crime. From his POV, he was leading the dance, Khushi was dancing along but her heart was elsewhere. She is a liability, a threat which needs to kept in check. For Shyam, it was a forced dance where ASR was giving him a message that Khushi is off limits now and Khushi was dancing unwillingly. From Khushi's POV, Although angry and confused, she was perfectly synchronized with him.

ASR believes Khushi loves Shyam and will always side with him, he is unaware of her innocence and the fact that she is actually in love with him. While he continues to fight Shyam alone, Khushi will be silently supporting him in his fight. Shyam who believes there is no love between the two (because Khushi told him the truth about the marriage in her drunken state) will continue trying to use it in his advantage. The moment he tries to strike big, ASR may be unaware of it If something as such happens, Khushi will be there to counter it.

I don't think Khushi was inconsistent today. She behaved the same way she did yesterday. Her characterization went for a toss last week but this week she is back to being her normal self. No matter what happens, she is smiles and talks normally when she's around the family. But inside the bedroom, she was back to being the Khushi, who has bitterly accepted that she doesn't have many choices at the moment and didn't have any qualms about giving it back to ASR in seclusion. I loved the little convo they had after they went inside the room to get changed and before the dance. They were short, precise and reflected their thoughts.

Shyam's evil intentions are always countered by Anjali's good ones. Again it is symbolical for the future. In fact this time, he was alone in his evil intentions but the family was united and they countered it together.

A very important dialogue of from ASR , "main yeh sab di ke liye kar raha hoon". Khushi replies. "main bhi yeh sab unhi ke liye kar raha hoon". For the first time after they acknowledged that they are on the same side and their statements had other, much deeper meanings.

So overall, it began as light hearted epi, but became an intense, interesting one.

I also liked the little developments. They are using all the supporting characters these days. I am happy that they are giving mama more scenes. Payash scenes were good.

I hope they rest of the week continues to have the same flow. Balance is the key here.

Barun was fabulous. He portrayed ASR's raw passion to perfection and danced very well. 👏

Sanaya supported very well. She is good dancer. Loved that confusion and reluctance for the dance on her face.

Daljeet looked stunning.

About the dance...I think the Teri Meri steps were repeated because Sarun didn't have enough time to rehearse.

Great post Sathu. Loved your take. 😊 Doodles...waiting for your take. 😳

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beautifully written with good choice of words 👏

but i think asr MU has reached that point, where any further misunderstanding and misjudgement will only add to his confusion...

i found the whole bali at home bizzarre, but i think it does have some relevance to the MU track...

lets see what doods have to say...

It was nice to see the Raizada family set up the honeymoon at home. The extent they went to organise everything for ArHi and Payash...was a nice gesture...

I especially liked how mamaji became the driver and shocked ArHi and Payash at the beginning of the epi... and the way he himself got confused for a second when Khushi requested him to keep the bag down...

The dance was nice... it had a lot to it, which you have explained wonderfully!! It was nice to finally hear the title song in the show...

Just a thought - no matter what, both yesterday and today's episodes were a whole lot better than last week. Thank goodness thats over!

Other than finding the "Hotel Bali in Delhi" slightly bizzare, I thought it had a much deeper significance than that. While it involved both the couples, I think it clearly signalled that Anjali and Nani (ably aided by Shyam albiet for different reasons) have begun to suspect that all is not well in the ArHi paradise.

And the entire organising honeymoon, forcing them to dance, their so-called romantic candlelit dinner signified a much deeper affirmation - that whenever Arnav and Khushi will start to move apart - Anjali and Nani will be there to bring them back together.

As for the dance, you summed it up beautifully! But also I thought, for Arnav, it was an unravelling of what he did with Teri Meri - the dance was in essence the same except in Teri Meri it was the gentle touch of a bemused lover as he began to acknowledge Khushi's presence and impact in his life. WIth this one, the same moves executed with immense angst and possessiveness - almost as if forcing himself to unwind everything that he had allowed himself to feel. Only permitting the remanents of his anger at her etrayal remain, and, a desire to thwart Shyam.