Medha, thanks for creating this post every weekend- love the picks 👏 I am missing Meghana these days - she was another favorite of mine.
And thanks to everyone who mentioned my Take 5 posts- as much as I like to write them, I love all your responses even more. I love the different views of the episode. So, please keep posting. 😊
While I love all the responses to my Take 5 thread, wanted to share a few posts from my take 5 post from Feb 28th episode- Friday. I had come out of the episode a little confused but everyone's posts brought my smile back. I wanted to highlight these two examples below- I lost the formatting in copy and paste so am including the links.
By Abher_Neha (Link: http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3934965&TPN=4)
Great post Divya...I m just copying my post from the other thread & posting it here.I loved today's episode. Why people are saying Jalal is adding fuel & taking Ruq's side??? I know many didn't like the last scene. But dear all just remember the two days before boat-ride incident...Ruq was hurt & after that this was his first meeting with Ruq & she's his best friend yaar...and his begum also...I know we don't like his physical proximity with Ruq but their relation can't be changed so easily. He's aware of his feelings towards Jodha & he knows Jodha also has begun to like him yet there is no direct confession & consent to live like hubby-wife. Once they openly confess to each-other & agree to progress in their relationship like a hubby-wife their love will become more intense. Don't take it otherwise but its a reality that physical proximity makes love more stronger. Then he'll surely feel physically detached from Ruq.
He was not shocked at people suggesting Jodha's name for the haram's supervisor. If he looks shocked in the precap then it may be misleading...he has full faith in Jodha's ability to manage the haram and when Jodha denied to take up the new responsibility he instigated her so that she could agree to take up that responsibility. When Jodha went, he said, "Sleep well Jodha begum, you have to do lots of work from tomorrow onwards..." What does it mean guys? He has actually started believing that Jodha will be the new "Mallika-e-Khaas".
Now the question arises why he went to Ruq. Friends, she's his friend. He don't want to let her down. She has been managing the haram for long & she's proved herself very well. Doing justice to his love he can't do injustice to his friendship. He's preparing Ruq for the competition as he wants fair competition b/w the two so that Ruq couldn't blame him for favouring Jodha. He knows Jodha is a strong fighter & he understands that Ruq might lose so he's preparing her for the defeat. If Ruq loses after fighting equally it won't hurt her more. I m loving this track.
adianasr (link: http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3934965&TPN=4)
Divya, this was not a filler and TE is not playing with either Jodha or Ruqs.
Lets look at Jodha - She came to Agra with hatred and refused to be a part of Agra initially. Slowly she realised that she had clubbed all to be bad. Yet she kept aloof. Also she had always referred to Ruqs as TE's wife - never thought of herself as his wife (this is very different from thinking of him as her husband).
Though Jodha changed her belief about the Mughals and TE, she still did not think of herself as his wife, for her only Ruqs has that position - perhaps this may be why 'The Night' resulted in the 'Shove' and the next morning he was accused of SKLL - for her it perhaps was and she closed herself to his words - I can now see the line of events and somewhere TE also has realised it - which is why he stopped referring to the 'Dhakka' - The Khema incident gave him proof of Jodha's convoluted thinking!!!
So though Jodha has changed her mind about all at Agra she is still on the kinara testing the waters - Jab tak paani mei koodegi nahin she will never belong - always remain the outsider - She has given advice to TE that he has to be a part of his ppl to be their Emperor but Apne uper yeh advice Madam Jodha ne apply nahin kiya - TE is just making her do this - He is pushing her into the water so that she can start swimming (The best way to make the reluctant swim)
As long as Jodha does not look on herself as TE's wife and take her place as such she will always keep him at arms length - Toh pehle TE has to get Jodha to realise that she is as much his wife and has rights on him as does Ruqs - tab kahin jaake woh TE ko uske haq degi (tab tak yeh durr durr ka romance jhelna hi padega)
Coming to Ruqs - She too needs to realise that in a polygamous situation she cannot claim sole rights as wife. And this is where the problem lies - she has managed to make all the others to feel like they are interlopers and the third wheel when infact she shd have made them all feel equal as TE's wives. TE is just making her realise that just as she has her rights on him so do the other wives and just as he needs to give them those rights so too do they need to claim it - Kisi ko right dene se sab khatam nahin ho jaata they also need to claim their right and its only when we claim our right will we do our duty with happiness in our heart - warna duty becomes a burden.
So the lesson for Ruqs is that she cannot claim sole rights as wife - sharing is mandatory - and its this reason why Ruqs has become what she has - and this lesson in humility is very much needed - and TE does realise that Ruqs can become vicious which is why I do feel that for all that it seemed he was stoking Ruqs making her anti-Jodha he will make sure Jodha has his protection from all of Ruqs viciousness.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
