Here's my take on today's episode (Nov 26).
Copy pasting it here:
Yeah, today Salim pointed his finger at Salima and Jalal believed him. Jodha and HB kept silent, indicating perhaps that they went along with Jalal's judgement. Jodha was initially shown to be confused as to whom to believe between Ruq and Salima. And Hamida had a momentary feeling Salima couldn't do it, but then went along with the junta.
Even Rahim went along and accused his mother of plotting against Salim so that she could make Murad the next heir. (As stated by Ruq too, while of course, Ruq has no motive. 😲)
This is so pathetic. You don't need to be an emperor or a strategist to know the nature of people around you, esp the ones who are family and you grew up with.
Jalal
Jalal has seen Ruq plotting so many times and he knows she has this craze for power and wanted to be MUZ and everything. But he trusts her completely. Salima has always been sane, sensible and mature. She has always stood by him and given him the right counsel. Still today he chose to believe bachpan ki dost over asli dost. 😕
Even if he feels that she is guilty, why does he imprison her, when he has always censured Ruq only in private and always forgiven her?
Jalal even believed in the innocence of Jodha in the false pregnancy case and even in Sujamal track, till the end, he tried to keep his faith alive.
Jalal even believed in the innocence of Todarmal, a man he knew less than he knew Salima.
Jalal forgave Maham, Adham and SD for greater crimes many times.
Jodha
Jodha calls Salima her elder sister. Salima has always promoted her relationship with Jalal and kept away in the background herself. She has always stood by her. While Ruq has always been hostile to Jodha and plotted against her. Still she chooses to believe Jalal's first wife (pratham patni, as Rashmi puts her LOL ) over her "best friend and elder sister".
Jodha believed in the innocence of Shehnaaz in the Todarmal rape case.
Jodha fought with Jalal for so many people earlier. She even got SD and Khyber saved from his punishment and forgave Ruq so many times.
But today, Jodha did not believe in the innocence of the person who made Agra and the harem livable for her before she became Jalal's love. 😡
Even more than Jalal, I am shocked and angered by Jodha's passive acceptance of the guilty verdict. (At least, Jalal has the excuse that he grew up in a treacherous atmosphere and learned to disbelieve anyone and everyone.) This Jodha does not know what friendship, loyalty and trust mean. She does not know what standing by your best friend in times of trial means.
Hamida
Hamida knows Salima inside out. Salima is part of her girly group. She stood up to Jalal so many times in the past, even in the DEK. What happened to her today? How could she watch an innocent person like Salima being accused and punished, without investigation???
Those who stay silent in the face of injustice are a party to it.
Rahim
After Jodha, if anyone makes me angry most, it's Rahim.
Salima is his mother. If it were not for her, what would his life have been like? She devoted herself entirely to his care and upbringing and made him what he is today. If he is able to write poetry, it's because of her taalim. She was a poet herself.
Such an ungrateful and disloyal son! 😕😡 It's better to be childless like Ruq than have such a son who doesn't have faith in his own mother. Ruq says something against his mother and he believes it???
Today's episode killed all the good / positive characters in one fell swoop. It's disgusting that an extremely good-natured, wise and affectionate person was pronounced guilty just because a small boy who doesn't even understand what's happening pointed his finger at her. And no one protested or asked for an investigation, at the least.