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What Can I say about the episode ?? ..A episode which prolly will be watched by loyal viewer's out of a sense of loyalty and a sense of allegiance and not bec they want to... A episode made partially tolerable bec of Abhaas ...In a way The PH must worship Barun and Abhaas for shouldering the episodes and focusing our ire away from shoddy direction, slip shod acting, weak and fluctuating story line which constantly seems to swing in all directions ...There is a growing perception that this show has become a rudderless ship ..Correct It !!
The Episode begun with an impromptu car chase with Shyam driving on to his rendezvous ..But Shyam is alerted when he spots the familiar car and begins to adopt evasive measures to rid the car following him..Suspicion strikes his racing brain, he calls up Khushi , Khushi who had been fibbing glibly is caught by the blaring horn !!
A scene which brought out the basic trait of Shyam, A man who does not trust his own shadow , A man who says will die for love but will not believe the self same love and checks up on her activities ..A cautious man who does not like to leave anything to chance and constantly checks and rechecks each and every bit of info/every part of his schemes however trivial it may be ..
NK and Khushi both are alarmed and are worried sick that the Horn sound might be picked up Shyam on his mobile ..NK the eternal optimist tries to downplay the blip but Khushi will not be mollified so easily ... NK watches the intriguing behavior of Shyam as he parks his car and takes a Auto for his further travel ...
I just could not help but remember what Arnav had said previously in comparison to Nk & Khushi ..,"Dono crazy aur clumsy hain "..in other words both were the peas of the same pod but see the sea change in Khushi now..A girl who had laisezzfaire attitude and who was always crazily optimistic that her most ridiculous schemes would pull through , who always was confident that her most filmy plots will work, who never gave a damn about any consequences is now stuck by uncertainty ..Is not willing to take chances , worries about the end result ...The contrast of the Previous Khushi [ in the form of Nk] and the current Khushi who has forgotten to live, to smile, to breathe was brought in very subtly and very tellingly...will we ever see that girl who forged the suicide plot to bring PAYASH closer, who indulged in Nautanki to stop Arnav from leaving the dhaba, who spoofed Arnav in Didi Tera Deewana ...??
Khushi makes it to the base in the nick of time , Nani proving to be a ignorant ally who goes through with Khushi's idea, Shyam follows Khushi's path and is thunderstruck on seeing Khushi with Nani !!
A scene which primarily aimed to denote how weak is Shyam's assertion of love and also show that Khushi has understood him thoroughly ...This was a scene where we saw Mrs.ASR beginning to bloom..A ASR's wife who is able to put herself in the enemy's place , gauge his reaction and keep 10 paces ahead of the enemy's moves ...A Mrs.ASR who is not above using people without any qualms... She truly is becoming an equal partner of Arnav Singh Raizada !! ... A subtle reminder again that Shyam will be thwarted from his goal by Khushi's machination and he will follow her forgetting for the moment to secure his objective ...
Then follows the KBC style questioning of why, how , what by Khushi followed by the most important ..WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO DEMAND FOR RANSOM ??? WHY IS SHYAM INTENT ON COVERING UP THE KIDNAPPING ??
The Will which had disappeared for some time now appears set to make its appearance and with it will come Shyam's threat of confessing EVERYTHING to Arnav Singh Raizada ...The trap which Shyam had sprung for Khushi will come into play here and here will be the Agnipariksha of Arnav ...to believe or not to believe !!
So we get 5 and Divya jyoti bank Along with statement and maqsad ...
I would say almost all have become an expert on the number's etymology and would be knowing by now that this means divine grace ..But divine grace on whom..Surely not on Shyam who has committed one crime after the other ...Divya Jyoti ..is the light which means salvation and salvation can come about only after judgement ...Here one person is already undergoing punishment , He has been banished from his home, his kingdom and is in solitary confinement ...would it be more applicable to say that he has been judged and he has been graced with divinity and his salvation is near at hand ...
Hmmm, It appears so and it is quite right but was that all to it ...if So why the usage of 5, statement with Shyam?? how does shyam get connected here ..so we move back once again and approach the number 5 from another angle.. from the books of religion where it says that the 5th angel sounded his bugle and there was born a bottomless dark pit , out of which came locusts , scorpions, Snake who were strictly commanded to torment but not kill the men who did not have the seal of God on their forehead for the period of 5 months ... I do not have to remind you that Shyam has not been blessed by God's seal/Prasad !!
Another significance is that the serpent Apollyon is at constant war with God and commits many sins chief among them being the murder/killing of the seedlings of the royal womb where only the Son gets saved ..Now will the CV's remain true to the number 5 and kill the seedlings/babies or will they opt for attempt to murder and saving is yet to be seen but the attempts on the womb is about to come !!
The bedroom scene of Shyam...Ohhh Boy !! the veneer of the decent, caring, humble man is cracking ...so what was the significance of that tooth locket ..?? why is it displayed so prominently ... why was Shyam intent on hiding it and if it was so important and illegal that he had to hide .. is Anjali blind..would not she see it and demand an explanation ??
The Dining room scene ... the family assembled , each steeped in their own troubles ..yet bound together bec they are family ...Maami who obviously is losing her patience and is about to blurt out everything but is stalled by Khushi who puts a lid on the truth
Two things grabbed my attention here ..one was the absence of Anjali and Akash..The other was breaking bread of Mami...
Breaking Bread ... A ritual associated with Eucharist !! eucharist is an act of thanksgiving where bread is broken and wine/water drunk in remembrance of God ..but is that all to it ..There is a hidden significance to it ... The devotee or a Good man breaks bread is judged on his actions and those who do it and are unworthy of the thanksgiving food and drink invite the wrath of judgement upon him/ her ..now who were there when the bread was broken ... Shyam ..a unworthy man whose actions will be examined and will be deemed a crime ... ... note what precedes the breaking of the bread..the Raksha kavach prasad kept safely for Arnav ..The one man who was not present and who could not obtain the prasad but his wife is safeguarding it n this will protect and save Arnav during the Eucharist whilst on the other hand ..Shyam who was present all through the function walked away and does not have the shield protecting him, exposing him , making him vulnerable cos he was unworthy and judgement has been passed !!
Breaking Bread ... Again is the act of affirming confidence and trust on a member ... this can be taken as Mami still reposing faith on Khushi ...while the same breaking bread can be construed as robbing someone of their wealth ...which in this case will be Shyam ..
Another point to be noted was the absence of Anjali and Akash suggesting that there will be partial disclosure of Shyam with Anjali not choosing to believe or kept entirely in the dark about Shyam's face ... This possibly will give rise to a rift between Anjali and Arnav ...
The dialogue that Arnav will speak only to his wife & the deflected Arrow does emphasize the rift between siblings while at the same time underlining that the MU will not be happening if the present track continues unhampered ...
NOTE TO CV'S
The Montage shot of Delhi is grey/cloudy or evening shot whereas NK give chase in broad daylight ... Why the discrepancy ?
Continuity went for a toss during Nani-Khushi-Shyam Shot.. Shyam who was sporting the regular , AB style hairstyle , suddenly sports gelled hair, stylishly slicked back when eavesdropping by the curtains ...