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I know many have been unhappy with the way events have unfolded after a beautiful week...yes, the editing from Friday to Monday left a lot to be desired... but, after having just come off watching all three episodes again, I think I can see what the CVs are trying to achieve and its not unpleasant!😊
Because realization is a slow process and acceptance a slower one...
Its taken both Jodha and Jalal a good time to be at the place they are at currently.. both have stumbled, fumbled and made mistakes - both have taken time to gain trust (what with so many forces working against them at every stage) and yet, they've emerged victorious!
Yes, there will be many more of such in future too (power play, politics, religious issues etc) that will try to be a thorn in their journey ahead together - but, them overcoming all of that if what makes this journey epic!
THE JALAL-JODHA-RUQAIYYA EQUATION
Plenty of us must have been caught in between battles of possessive friends, misunderstandings etc. Those who have, would know that the person in the middle rarely emerges happy/victorious/peaceful after all of it. Whatever he/she does will generally be deemed wrong by the other party. Similarly, here Jalal is trying to weigh the differences between both ladies and make his decisions accordingly. It's the first time in his life he's having to choose between two people he cares for - first time he's trying to do this delicate balancing act that's bound to go awry some times because unfortunately there is no textbook code for the whys and hows of human behaviour!
While his head says that he shouldn't avoid Ruqaiyya completely, his heart wants to be with Jodha. When his heart and head can see that Jodha is the 'purer' one, his mind knows it'd be unfair to ignore Ruqaiyya altogether too. It's not an easy task.
So, he's observing - maybe making a few mistakes in the process, but his heart is in the right place. Today, HB makes a significant statement 'Jalal cannot understand how his own family members can plot against one another' - when he realizes Ruqaiyya's reality (and her prime love is for Shehenshah, the man - rather than Jalal, the man) he is going to be dismayed!
He did take a stern stance against Ruqaiyya when she wanted to do the tour as a queen. He did taunt her during the roti scene and he makes no effort to hide his attraction for Jodha - what with his obviously wandering gazes even in Ruqaiyya's presence. So, we shouldn't assume he's not making choices. He is - littler steps at a time - but, it is overall in the right direction. After all, these choices mean undoing/going against a lot of things/people he's been used to for more than 11 years now and it will take time!
Besides, before voicing his overt opinion on the matter he might want a more definitive nod from Jodha to ensure that the feelings are mutual. After the unfortunate circumstances they've been through, he wants to make sure of that much before proceeding so and I can understand why.
THE KHEMA SCENE
I am confident that if Jalal had been there at the scene to witness Ruqaiyya's taunt, he would have acted differently. He wasn't there (and the CVs also seem to have kept it like him considering it a mutual decision - because there is no guilt in his eyes as he casts his gazes upon Jodha- its more affection and longing on watching Jodha.😕 Similarly, she's just happy he's there watching her) So, I take it he's assumed it was her decision to sleep outside since he knows that as of now that she is not comfortable sharing a bed with him, yet. [Lets not even go down Jodha and Ruqaiyya sharing the tent route, because we all know the outcome of that one!😆]
Also; while, Jalal could have handled the outcome differently, what is to say he didn't spend the night sitting by Jodha - the CVs didn't show us the entire scene properly. The khema was an open one and there were no guards inside or outside. The only difference being the fact that there was a mattress inside and no mattress outside.
We have to deduce the fact that he didn't let Jodha come to any harm because of the evident happiness she had on her face following her return to Agra. What do we know what happened - she opens her eyes, sees him - he sees her and then cut to AK! What's to say he didn't spend 5 minutes inside and 5 hours with Jodha? After all, both queens were still awake and aware of what happened - so it couldn't have been deep into the night. At least, that's my assumption purely based on Jalal and Jodha's evident flirtatious happiness on their return!😊 Had the CVs portrayed it like Jalal had watched the taunt and stayed silent, I would have been very upset with him..
Since they haven't shown it so and both leads are happy, I'm taking it that that's not what they were trying to achieve!
Neither did we witness an unhappy Jodha nor a gloating Ruqaiyya (apart from her saying they both couldn't become intimately one) so why are we assuming it as a humiliation rather than a simple alternative sleeping arrangement? Jodha is not blind in love and she will never be one - not like BB. [Had she been so, she wouldn't have opposed the man she loves to boldly go ahead to do what she did today i.e. meet BB - which is unlawful]
Had it meant to be an offensive scene, the CVs would have shown the outcome that way - but it wasn't.
So, my take is that it was symbolic - to show (according to the soul talk too) that - even if Jalal is beside Ruqaiyya, his heart is with Jodha and he comes to seek her company - drawn away from the closed confines and seeming luxuries of the tent.
It held more symbolism here than in the palace and so was put in here - better explanation/editing could have possibly achieved the effect it had to, but I think that's what they were trying to depict...
JODHA
Jodha is at a much better place in her life now - she is genuinely happy! The happiness on her face is well and beyond anything I have seen so far. The glow on her face matches the lustre on Jalal's (Btw, the scene where he cut away from Atgah khan's talk drawn to her room is beautifully executed!)
She's happy because she's secure and confident - and that cannot happen if she's lost her identity - it can only happen when she's gained another one! She is discovering the first feeling of love - much like he is and she's going through all those feminine sensations like most women would.
She's understood the man for what he is, accepted him with his faults and embraced him with those traits.
She doesn't react to Ruqaiyya's nonsensical blabbing not because she's become docile - but, because she knows it affects not Jalal's opinions of her (and she doesn't want to waste her effort/energy on it.)
She is very much in touch with her feisty side. Only, this feisty queen has started experiencing love and has softened since she's started thinking outside the box.
PRECAP
Jodha remembers the scene of her death JUST as much as Jalal does. There is no way one can remember it and one cannot! Makes no sense whatsoever! Besides, Jalal was the conscious party of the two. Hope the ZEE people don't take us for a ride with that one!
These explanations have helped me understand the progress and the leads better and appreciate the story one again...hope it does the same for some (if not all) others too 😳
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