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I know - today was not the perfect day for a take 5- but I wanted to recognize Jalal and Todarmal's efforts today.
You know I hate this track attacking Todarmal's character more than anything else (Remember my thread from last week) ... As I said last week, It is natural we are upset- obviously it is hard to see a person who is respected so much in both history and the show accused of such a heinous crimes by someone who is supposedly of royal lineage ... And that too a woman act as a victim of the worst thing that could happen to her.
That still holds. What made this even worse was Jodha's and Zee's positioning that what they showed today was to show how women need to stand up for themselves and have a voice ... But, I have always believed that the right cause and justice was above gender. Women's rights is a part and parcel of human rights.
It was difficult to see Jodha defend Shehnaaz with strongest of dialogues, go against Jalal, and not waver once seeing Jalal's conviction and belief in Todarmal. However, it was circumstances and the CVs that made Jodha in the wrong today ... Yes, she did not have to be that strong in her defense ... But she is allowed to make this mistake given circumstances.
Jalal also once doubted Jodha's character given circumstances ... And then many, including me, understood his circumstances but did not agree with his impulsive anger. Similarly, I think it is only fair we give Jodha some slack ... She is a victim of circumstances and Shehnaaz's plotting. The only question is why does she trust Shehnaaz so much?
However, just as the key was Jalal has always learned from his mistakes ... my only ray of hope is that Jodha learns from her mistakes as well through this track. This is not the first time she has misjudged character- remember Sharifuddhin? So, let's hope for the best or I see no reason why she was vehemently shown to defend Shehnaaz and attack Todarmal today.
While today was not Jodha's day, I felt Jalal and Todarmal stood out today and that is what my take 5 will focus on:
(1) Jalal-Todarmal-Atgah talk politics: I was glad Jalal could talk about something beyond babies and flirting ... He not only won a war but also discussed the taxes issue with Todarmal. I am glad he had not forgotten about these issues,
Again, with Maan Singh's victory, it was nice to see the rise of another Navratan.
And our other navaratan, Rahim was super cute today.
(2) In the Jodha-Jalal interactions, the romance was sweet but the same as usual. But, I liked Jodha recognizing how Jalal's goodness made him choose the right people on his court ... As this is always what I said, Jalal did take advice and was supported by people ... But it was his goodness that he recognized the right people for the right things.
The problem was Jodha forgot Jalal's sense of judgement later in the episode.
(3) Jalal trusted Todarmal ... Continues to be a testament of his good sense of judgement and hats off to Jalal for trusting Todamal
And he rightly asked Todarmal, why he didn't tell him before. But mistakes make you human.
(4) Jalal held his own in front of Jodha: I am glad Jalal held his own in front of Jodha when he knew he was in the right ... Both in their personal interaction as well as the DEK where he gave Todarmal openings to defend himself.
(5) Todarmal continues to give himself a strong defense ... And I love his continued composure and logic in difficult times. Hence, he would be the Navratan that he was. After all, gold glistens when under fire.
Let's see how it plays out ... After all Shehnaaz will end up losing in the end of the day and we will see Jalal and Todarmal coming out stronger for this ... And hopefully, Jodha as well!
