Hi friends,
First time on REDUX, due to the requests from the buddies !!! So I would stick to the episode only at present, detail analysis or anything can follow. My tiny take on 31/07/2012 episode !!
From my POV, a filler episode without much progress in the storyline!
Khushi
Torn between trust and distrust, heart and mind !!! She has got her own ways of mending and fixing things which always may not be the actual or practical solution to the problem. The motive of her fight or anger is still unclear. If she had been fighting for her self respect which according to her has been lost due to her contract marriage then sneaking out of RM was not the solution!
If she loves ASR/Arnav then the things could have been solved with discussion and after all sorts of telepathic talks between them that kind of matured handling was expected.
If she doesn't love Arnav then she could have refused to be with him after the contract ends and by that I don't mean the present route she has taken. If she was genuinely hurt or her self respect was important to her then the situation demands certain seriousness from her coz in the story she was the one for whom marriage was of utmost importance !! That part was lacking in yesterday's episode once again !! No amount of self talking in front of DM is the solution of the problem.
Anjali
I hope everything is not a facade. Her brother is still the most important person of her life inspite of him throwing her beloved husband out of the house. Hope the loyalty and trust remains atleast between the siblings coz that seems to be missing from the other important characters of the show. Till this time her believing in Shyam is understandable coz she doesn't have any proof against him and neither did anybody care to elaborate the matter to her. Khushi's statement can't serve as a proof for her coz she is an outsider in Anjali's life compared to Shyam. Is Anjali secretly in touch with Shyam?? Well highly possible !! But that would lead to yet another mess in their lives. I don't blame her for believing the manipulator, what I blame her for would be the breach of Arnav's trust on her !!!
Arnav/ASR
Remember, 'mere saath wahi hota hai jo mai chahta hoon' ? Well it seems now he has decided to immerse and submerse himself in love, putting everything else under the carpet.
His process to get his wife back is immature and once again a more practical approach to the problem was expected from a man like ASR. Their so called love-hate relationship has progressed from the earlier stages of acceptance and denial and now a certain amount of maturity is expected from the relationship !
Storyline and other things
There is practically no progress in the story for what seems to be ages.
Till date it is not clear to me how the revelation of Shyam's truth affected the lives of the characters other that Anjali. Everybody seems to be moving on with their lives with ease without giving a second thought to the incident !! Then what was the need of the truth to be revealed ? Just to throw Shyam out of RM ?
Characterizations have become incoherent. Which so called sanskaari girl in her right mind will get herself busy in savouring jalebis and gol gappas when her marriage is at stake.
Similarly, suddenly one fine day a sardonic person like ASR just leaves all the logic behind and starts running behind a girl as if he still has not passed out of high school, all in the name of love !!!
PH please change the wardrobe of the leads. Khushi's yesterday's office dress was and ASR, why everytime he wears the shirt and the waist coat of same color ? Any answer PH ??
The take was totally my POV. No offense or hurt to any reader, character, actor or anybody on earth was intended 😉
Madhu,
I am reading u for the first time .. I am absly wowed by the way u have deconstructed it n pointed out the faults...
@ Blue...I would have much preferred had they dwelt on Shyam's aftermath on all rather than only on Anjali..Besides what is Shyam doing?? how is he taking it?? all this shud have been shown...
Once again..A crispy , clear take !!👏👏