LOL finally I got to see the dynamic b/w MA and Ruqaiya...for some reason I was most curious for that...such a sharp girl like Ruqaiya didn't catch on to MA's politics before now? Strange...but anyways better late than never...so there is a power play going on b/w them as well...an open one in a sense...I liked that scene when Ruqaiya confronts her somewhat indirectly and says she didn't know that MA was also fond of chess...Ashwini's reactions after Ruqaiya left were amusing...lol
So MA played a "kill three birds with one stone" chaal today...
Jalal surprisingly came across as a pretty easily swayed personality today...where is the Jalal who was striking such terror into the hearts of Sharifuddin etc? Today in one blink of the eye, he was shouting at Ruqaiya and Bairam Khan and then just moments later regretting? The writing could be stronger for these bits.
Ruqaiya's dynamics with Jalal continue to be center-stage...and that's great and all but how can the writers conveniently eradicate the whole burning purpose with which Jalal came home in the first place? Jodha has just disappeared as a topic? LOL...and based on the last scene toh...the amount they are building up the love b/w Ruqaiya and Jalal, Jodha and Jalal are becoming a distant dream...lol...
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