Take 5: Except for the first scene, top 5 countdown for Feb 17th - Page 5

Originally posted by: history_geek

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle...
This is used to put a satellite into the earth's polar orbit.

Sorry, i forgot i should not use such terms here...

Originally posted by: ngayou

Hi Divya, good positive take as usual 😊 . I dont want to talk much about the 1st scene , I wasnt entirely satisfied with it either, but still I d like to point out that Jalal has already stood up for Jodha in the fake pregnancy track itself when he hadnt even realised his love for her. But I like ur explanation anyway 😉 .

Thanks! When he stood up for them he clearly stated it was not for love, I guess this time it is for love and he is standing up for her in front of Ruqs.

And right, it s a pleasure watching how Jodha s progressing in realising her feelings for Jalal. And it is noticed by all in Agra too 😕 . But good that we r getting introspecting from both Jalal & Jodha now 😳 . Am liking the slow but steady pace to the love story.

I like the pace but wish it were more linear progression- at least it Jodha is headed in the right direction.

Guess the tax issue has been postponed to accomodate more drama, but good that Jalal wants to tackle the dacoit issue. Sadly he s entrusting this to the culprit Adham himself .

Fellow optimist Tamy thinks it might be a test- I am fingers crossed!

Ruq & MA , what to say, Ruq falls for MA s trap everytime nowadays.

Precap: Jalal wants to hear praises from his Jodha begum s mouth so so much 😉 😆

Can't wait for it!

Originally posted by: divyavm

As we return back to Agra's paagalkhana, looks like spirits are a little down today.

After spending a weekend, thinking how Jalal will stand up for Jodha, we start the episode with Jalal sleeping next to Ruqs and Jodha sleeping outside- not what anyone expected or wanted. What can be done? Perhaps, this is what the CVs have left as the last stretch of Jalal's evolution of love towards Jodha- which is how he stands up for his love and learns to manage the relationship with Ruqs.

Yet, the episode was not that bad ... Imagine the episodes with Ben and you will get the point. 😉
The start itself is so positive Divya, I heard that forum was very negative after this episode. But, your post that only talks about positiveness is very very inspiring, kudos to you for doing that so consistently.

So here is my take 5 for this episode:

(1) Repeated theme of Jodha-Jalal being close emotionally if not physically: One of the biggest evolutions in the Jodha-Jalal relationship is earlier they used to be close physically but not emotionally (Hamida Bano commented about this before they left for Ajmer)-now they no longer need to by physically close to feel each other around them. That was in essence the soul talk and of course MA reinforced the same to Ruqs. This might be the only reason the CVs did the first scene- I think it was to show that Ruqs could only separate Jodha and Jalal physically, but not emotionally and foreshadow how she will always fail to separate them. 😊

I never understood Hamida's saath and paas concept, was too OTT for me. But the way you wrote it hear makes it so simple but powerful!

(2) Jalal is always on Jodha's mind: It is so great to see how Jalal is always on Jodha's mind- in her conversation with Moti, Hamida Bamo, etc. What is even more endearing was how she remembers the little things about Jalal like a wife: that he likes to eat a little bit often. Everyone can see her face light up when she talks about Jalal. The shocking thing is the Jodha who seemed to know all about love yesterday is asking what she is feeling when she talks about Jalal- is buddhu ko kaun samjaaye? 😆

Koi nahin samjha sakta Divya, CVs do not want anyone to understand this soon!😆

(3) Jalal back in the hamaam (though he is hiding everything but his face 😉): If I remember right, this was the first hamaam scene after the Shove (if there were any during the Ben era I was not paying attention). Contrast the emotions and you can see Jalal is over the Shove. That Night he was fuming on Jodha that he will never forgive her and today he was serene and smiling thinking of his Jodha or rather his MUZ.

And unless I am delusional, the CVs added a new scene from the Dargah in the flashback that she was happy of what he wished for. Is this a new scene or did I just miss it yesterday?

Yep, they added this scene later. I interpreted it that way though without that scene in my post yesterday - made me feel so good about it.

(4) Aam is the new khaas: I loved the contrast of what is aam and khaas throughout the episode. Starting with how Ruqs and Jodha described their journeys of being aam, it continued throughout by how Jodha described her journey to Moti vs. Ruqs rants. The best contrast was Jalal in his hamaam thinking of Jodha making rotis for him as khaas and MA telling Ruqs that by making rotis she became aam.

Ruqu is in a very sorry state, hope Jalal takes her out of it soon.

Less so a comparison between Ruqs and Jodha, I think that it highlights that it is the simple things that bring pleasure and happiness to Jalal and it was what he was deprived of. People around him like MA and Ruqs did not realize he was crazing for these simple things. It reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite movies Bawarchi: "It is so simple to be happy, yet so difficult to be simple."

Bawarchi is one of my favorite movies as well and that line has always been an inspiration to me. I am so happy to find out that yet again we seem to like similar things..

(5) The precap was beautiful: it highlighted that Jodha-Jalal are having some beautiful conversations on their feelings and is another great step in their relationship. I believe Jodha will once again get away with a shy reaction but obviously she was more enamored with her companion than the safar itself as highlighted by the rest of today's episode. However, these folks are taking it slow ... We will just have to be patient.😊

Trust me ... Knowing Ekta Kapoor, the longer it takes the leads to fall in love the better. After they fall in love, her CVs do not know what to do. 😆
Well said, we all need to be patient. What a positive end to a positive post, hugs to you for writing so wonderfully.