There was a great deal of ambivalence in Jalal's behaviour throughout this episode. He was tossing like a ship on tumultuous waves, going between extremes of behaviour. He found himself at night in Jodha's room after his drunken state loosened his mind from its iron control over his emotions for Jodha. But once it was morning, he hated himself for having done what he did in the night. I think he couldn't reconcile himself to his own actions.
And then Jodha asked him the most irking question of all. She asked him to explain what he meant in the night when he said "You should not have done this to me!". Folks, did you see how embarrassed and reluctant he was to explain himself? He needed to be asked twice, and the only thing he could think of saying was "It was nothing".
Why was he so cagey about coming out with his dilemma and telling Jodha that he was upset with her lying? Why did he talk in riddles about "You should not have done THAT to me" without saying WHAT? Was it a continuation of the same feelings he had the previous day that Jodha should not get a feeling that he was snooping on her, suspicious of her.
The fact is that not only is Jodha lying here, Jalal too is lying here. He's lying to her that it is nothing! Jodha can probably answer his questions, if he asks them, with her innocence. But he refuses to ask Jodha the key questions because he does not really suspect Jodha, he just hates her lying, but he feels that if he questions Jodha it will look like he is suspicious of her activities with other men.
His need for Jodha to have a good impression about himself is allowing him to live with the immense irritation that troubles him. This whole problem it seems is not about Jodha at all. It is about Jalal not wanting to lower his esteem in Jodha's eyes!"
A very well written and expressed.I completely agreed with you on this point.When Jo asked clearly abt what he feels bad,then why couldnt Ja answer that rather than lying to her and then this new promo...isnt it clearly proved that the poor princess was just a punching bag from all the mughals that time...👎🏼
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