Yours is a very, very perceptive comment. I loved the line @ blue. Yes, Ruqaiya does not yet know what Jalal really means to her; I think she will find out when Jodha gets the part of him neither he himself nor Ruqaiya bargained on his losing to a stranger from Amer who detests him.
If it is Jodha herself who offers to marry him to save Amer, she will naturally not go for him like a tiger cat, as you describe so vividly😉, but she will definitely not hide her distaste. If it is her father who insists on it, even then, filial obedience, in which she has been trained rigidly, will prevail. So I do not foresee any Latin virago type scenes, but Jalal will still have his hands full trying to tame her. which is what he wants to do. Look at his face as he dangles the payal from his fingers; it is harsh and almost angry, not soft in remembrance.
The rest of @blue is also spot on. Any dependence on another for one's happiness is a weakness. I wonder what the haremites, all desperately trying to catch the Emperor's eye, will make of the utterly disinterested, disdainful new addition to their ranks!😉
Shyamala B.Cowsik
Originally posted by: apolloartemis
As always, beautifully written!
I liked the Ruq-Jalal equation whose layers you so deftly peeled back. Ruquaiya has bought into the whole "Jalal has no heart" line and so seeks to rule his mind, and then his soul. For a man like Jalal, she most likely knows that playful power plays are the way to go. Yet, when she has the portrait made for him, she shows that hint of vulnerability, of caring, that I don't think she sometimes even realizes she has.
I liked her honesty in that scene- she did not take credit for the portrait, but took credit for the fact that she knew every line of his face so well that the portrait maker made an accurate portrait. When one thinks about that, and then thinks about how Jalal then commissions a portrait of Jodha (showing an equal, if not higher recall function- after all, he only saw her for a few hours, whereas Ruq has known him for years), one cannot help but feel sad for Ruquiaya.
Agreed that Jalal will not allow Ruq to lose face- after all according to segments, she is pregnant with his firstborn. Indeed, I will find the upcoming track very interesting as to how they balance Jalal the potential father, with Jalal the obsessive lover. Especially when his new begum will want nothing to do with him, and will most likely go after him with all the sharp objects she can get her hands on, possibly including her nails. After all, he will be taking her from everyone she loves, and will have killed/humiliated the man she is now in love with. In addition to that, he wants to own her, and Jodha's defiance will only fuel his obsession, not abate it. Ruq can offer very little to him in terms of a challenge, and I think even she knows it. Jodha cares not a whit for Jalal's regard, and thus has no boundaries, whereas Ruq does, because his regards matters most to her.
I noted this before, and I'll say it again, Ekta's JA exists in a parallel dimension where history and all the traditions therein, are not as we remember, but as she dictates. Makes life easier😉
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