Take 5(00): What is there not to like on Feb 5th

Wow, what was there not to like about today's episode- this week has been like a crescendo where Jodha Akbar has risen from the bottoms of the Ben track and soared to the dumps.

I usually say the top 5 things I like about the episode, but today it is going to be hard to limit myself to 5 ... Let's see how far I go in what is fast becoming one of my most favorite episodes.

I am going to start at the end ...

(1) "Hum aapse mohabhat karte hein" - the words we were all dying to hear finally came on screen. For those who thought he didn't directly say it yesterday, he did today. And he wasn't all begging today- it was between him and Jodha and he wanted her back. What a well imagined scene of Jodha near her death and Jalal bringing her back. Mages made an excellent post earlier today that Jodha did not have the will to live and Jalal would need to force her to come back. A brilliant prediction and brilliant execution by the CVs. Rajat and Paridhi were great in that scene. Some may feel Paridhi was a bit stoic in the scene but I think she had hardened herself to take all the blows of her husband, like a soldier off to war and she was softened by Jalal's words. And what an apt ending to the episode- there was always a strong connection between Jodha and Jalal's hands and to zoom in on Jodha's hands awakening in Jalal's was so perfect! 😊

(2) The Akdha flashback: unless I have amnesia, this is a new scene we have never scene before. But it brought together every signature point of this jodi: the "hamare paas dil nahin hein", the "taana", Jodha's defiant , "kyun"... It brought memories of multiple Akdha scenes. This was such a strong foil to the Jalal reflecting on this scene and Jodha dying for her Jalal. It just shows how far they had come. Contrast that with the dialogue in (1)- how far this jodi has come and here I was thinking the love story had not moved an inch.

(3) Jalal lighting the diya for Jodha in front of Krishna. What tricksters the CVs are- the promo showed the diya going out after he prayed instead of before. In any case, loved the scene. I loved the scene as he flashbacks how Jodha had showed him how to pray- a parallel to the flashback of how he remembered how Jodha had learned for him when they visited Ajmer Sharif. This reinforces that this jodi is so balanced- they complete each other so well.

(4) The HB-Jalal scene - what a touching scene! Jalal puts his head on HB's shoulder. It reminded me of the scene between MA-Jalal after Ruq's MC. However, now the bonding is between HB- Jalal. I think this shows that the balance has tilted finally towards HB and hopefully, MA is out of the picture soon or at least weakened. I hope Jalal questions ( after this is all over) why MA was not at his side during this most trying time.

(5) Jalal asking duaa from the awaam. The reason I loved this scene was that it was a tribute to Jodha and the impact on his life. It was she who had taught him the importance of getting duaa from the people and that was exactly what he did. Even if Jodha was sleeping her presence was everywhere. I love how he said Hamari Jodha Begum in front of the awaam.

Honorable mentions for the day: Ruqaiya slapping Hoshiyar for speaking ill of Jodha ( but wait, more on the precap later), the soul talk which was nice but overshadowed by everything else as he talked of another long night, and Shaguni Bhai is back. While it was nice to see Shaguni Bai back, what she said was pointless- either Jodha's life will end or your worries about her- that is like saying she will either live or die. Great prediction! 😕

Precap: Ruqs is back to her usual self. It didn't take long. She is fine with Jodha her husband's savior but not lover. Too bad I can see the next track coming ... I would call this the drishti / kaala tikka scene of today. I think the CVs do not want to give away what goes on between Jodha and Jalal tomorrow so threw this useless scene. Way to go Moti, I saw a parallel with the scene where Jodha wanted to tell Jalal that Ben was a vishkanya and Ruqs would not let her in. I have a feeling Moti may call it out.

The good news, Jodha and Shehenshah are finally talking and I am looking forward to this conversation.

Now the sad news for me, I will be on a train tomorrow night and will miss the episode. But I will be in the forums eager to find out what happened!😭

I believe that negative tracks will start pretty soon so enjoy these positive tracks while you can.

The makers of the serial are following a strategy.They got new viewers from the Ben track that helped them to soar to new heights in the ratings but they lost viewers who love romance. This time they want to hold on to the romance loving viewers when they introduce the next negative track and they might well achieve that goal.

But not sure why though...I ask myself I didn't want to hear the "hum Aapse Mohobbat Karte Hain" dialogue yet...

Its probably due to the possibility of some mushy romance that could follow...which am definitely not for, and the fear if Jodha might remember this.

Now they are talking in the precap. That I love it...Finally! I've ranted enuf about the lack of that following Tiger...So am happy about that.

Me too...looking forward to see how Jodha and Akbar reciprocate their hidden feelings...looking forward to see Akbar talking to Jodha as Jodha's pati and not as Shahenshah...I am in love with this show...TOTALLY !!!!

Thanks Meghana! I somehow just fell in love with today's episode.

Looking forward to their conversation tomorrow. 😊

Thanks so much- as long as Akhda are together through the next negative track, I can live with that 😊

With that being said, I still really loved every minute of today's episode. That was just a little issue that I couldn't help but notice.