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I found today's episode to be quite good ... Though it might depend on what you focused on. Ruqs and MA did get quite a bit of airtime but that is not where I found the action to be ... 😊
So, here is my take 5:
(1) Jalal waking up ... Two things I loved about this scene:
- Ruqs left before he woke up ... Wow, here I rushed to buy earplugs and didn't even need them 😆
- But, more importantly, when Jalal wakes up and sees Jodha he asks, "Kya mein sapna dekh raha hoon" - poor guy, now it is obvious what he dreams about in case you were ever wondering 😉
(2) Jodha finally opens up ... So many times I wonder why Jalal and Jodha do not continue conversations that they start (where the only likely answer is that the CVs forgot about it) ... Today, I was so excited, that Jodha proactively asked Jalal what was she doing that he didn't like that he mentioned last night ... She persisted in asking more than once. 👏
Now the playing field seems more even between Jodha and Jalal. Jalal has asked Jodha about where she was going, she was silent. Jodha now asked Jalal what was bothering him openly, and he stays silent.
Both are staying silent in hurting each other ... And they are in this way, together in their majboor haalat (more on that later).
(3) The reaching for the cup move: I really liked the physical tension when Jalal reached for the cup behind Jodha ... It reminded me of the last time Jalal pinned Jodha to the wall. Don't ask me exactly what I liked about it ... But I liked it. And I loved the way they directly looked at each others' eyes during the scene. Now as I post this, I realized Shraddha has created an entire post on this scene. 😊
(4) Jalal's chori pakdi gayi look (twice): Jalal gave this wide-eyed expression that he was about to be caught by Jodha twice that I thought was very cute 😳
- When he thought he had blurted to Jodha what he was worried about
- When he thought Jodha had seen him stare at her portrait ... Which was a beautiful scene
By the way, I am glad that the portrait reached its right destination of Jalal's room and Sujamal now knows SD is up to something, likely related to Jodha.
(5) As always the soul talk was a lollipop for us ... And its not exactly the soul talk that made it to the top 5. Initially, I felt that this soul talk was a complete contrast to the prior one where it was their last soul talk said that this was their last night alone. But, then I thought about it, and though they are both upset I could see both of them together emotionally, feeling each other's pain ... And this is the biggest difference I sensed from the prior tracks, especially the Ben misunderstanding. I also loved the shot of both of them walking in opposite directions as again while they were physically separated, they were emotionally connected in that moment.
I felt bad for both equally ... As they were indeed, halaat se majboor.
For a change, we are not left with a precap that we are super-excited about that will steal our weekends. I guess the rumors of Paridhi leaving the show are enough for that. 😕
I actually think that the Hoshiyaar episode may be significant where Hoshiyaar may help out Jodha in the upcoming mess. I am still not convinced that Jalal will insult Jodha in this matter as per the precap ... I will not fall for the precap editing tricks yet!
So, what did you think of today's episode?
