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Oh dear, it looks like KS hadn't believed that AK could be innocent of RandomWoman's accusation after all. :-( There crashes one more hope at the base of my TV's remote. It was a ho-hum episode, with some shouting by AK that was overdone, one uncertain meeting of AK&KS. I'm afraid that the Kodak moments all belonged to Karthik, and surprisingly, to Naina in whom suddenly the blood of motherhood stirs. What am I saying? That woman has blood in her veins???! At this stage, it just depends upon the flip a coin, to my mind. But you can decide. Onto the show.
The first set starts with the Khanna house where Naina is going badly to pieces at the thought of AK going to jail. No amount of appeasement by Dilip or Karthik is helping. She is at the stage of getting AK to pack a bag and shipping him off to Mauritius (or some such place). Anitah saunters in, with nothing much to say. Mid way in Naina's tirade, Mishty walks in looking tremulous and scared, offering to help in whatever way she can. Naina breathes calmly for a moment upon seeing her, but clearly the atmosphere in the room is anxious.
Into this cloudy room descends our star, smiling and calm. (For some reason, he reminded me more of a bear today than in any of the previous episodes so far.) In the middle of his smiling small-talk with Mishty, Naina starts palpitating all over again. She cannot take his being so casual about the whole affair. Dilip urges his son to consider that his mother might be right on this count; perhaps he _should_ consider Mauritius (or some such place)? At this, young AK gets upset. He has done nothing wrong! He has full faith in the system! Why should he leave?!
As arguments go back and forth about how things are different for celebrities as compared to normal folk, there is a knock on the door. Jeepers, it's the cops, who roughly demand AK's arrest. Here Naina goes completely to pieces. She matches rough talk for rough talk -- "How dare you threaten my son in this manner (you uncouth rogue)?" (It threw me for a loop actually. I have never seen her act in any way motherly towards AK - the intensity here was surprising.)
When AK walks calmly away with the cops (who look a little startled and shame-faced that they spoke so roughly at the start), she starts grabbing at Dilip, Karthik, anyone else, to please not let them take "my son" away. As a grand finale, she actually runs heedlessly out the house after the cops and AK, Dilip following closely. On the other hand, Karthik looks snidely pleased.
The second set starts with the preview from yesterday -- Anitah is aghast that Karthik will actually bail AK out. I didn't quite get Karthik's logic (the actor ends up mumbling his lines unlike MIKhan who has very clear diction, I've noticed). The gist of it seems to be that even if he does get AK out on bail, KS' testimony/actions will ensure that he will be back (or some such thing), so why should he look like the bad guy and not post bail? He looks suave and in control.
At the police station where AK's been booked, there's a swarm of news reporters. They all highlight that bail is being posted, but that KS' testimony might mean that doesn't mean too many jail-less days for AK. The swarm moves manically towards KS' car when she drives up; around her as she steps out of the car with her mother.
Inside the station, AK, Dilip and Karthik finalise the bail proceedings and leave. As they walk down the stairs, who should come up but KS and her mom. Round the corner, who should walk face-to-face into each other but AK and KS. Who should look slightly tough but emotionless but KS? Who should look like a hurt puppy but AK? The Sharma-girl gang eventually get past the Khanna-boy gang, of whom AK is the last to rouse himself from his bent-head spot. Perhaps his heart is in his mouth because he really does not know what KS believes of him, and he needs to draw his breath and wake up his brain to do anything? Poor boy.
(Okay, I'm going to say this: this is the second time this week that MIKhan has got it wrong. This was NOT the time for hurt puppy look. He was so defiant and insistent on his innocence in the previous episode -- he should've been as direct and straightforward this time around! I wanted to shake him! But, hey, what the heck do I know? I'm no actor, and the chap probably had the director sit on his head to deliver. But the makers/creators of KYPH should get this -- a perpetual hang-dog expression does NOT SUIT MIKhan/AK!)
In what was a silly strategy, KS' talk with the inspector is not audible, just a series of shots of KS talking intently, and her mom trying to look like she doesn't want to take sides. So we really don't get to know what she believes of AK.
However, it's after they leave that the fireworks start. Who should be waiting for them outside the inspector's room but Naina, a fire-breathing Naina, who is actually willing to do anything to persuade KS to not bring AK down. She first tries the placatory route of "Don't let our past prejudice you in accusing AK". KS looks at her like she - Naina - is a class A moron. Then Naina tries the "I'm sure you understand the feelings of a mother". Ooops! Wrong, wrong, desperately wrong move, Naina! KS just drives into her with all the intensity of a young tigress who lost her cub. She rips her apart with reminders of what Naina had spoken to her with such force that Naina has no choice but to withdraw, and bring out her last stick. And with Naina, what can you expect but the heavy-duty "If you get AK down, I'm going to get your father down in the Nainital court case", where she - with all her Naina-contacts - will ensure that there is no hope for KS' father's victory. Through this last threatening talk, KS' mom (who'd been very cool to Naina's first two strategies) suddenly wakes up and starts looking a little worried. However, neither party shows any sign of give, and part with as little love and resolution than when they started.
Point to note though: in the middle of this little group discussion, the camera suddenly pulls back and pans to around the corner from our girls, where you see -- tada! -- RandomWoman! She looks de-glamourised and extremely worried. She thinks that Naina is persuading KS about changing her mind, and that she will lose her case if that happens. She is REALLY worried.
The last set is at KS' flat, where she is trying to persuade her mother that things will be well and that Naina is not to be taken seriously. When her mother expresses concern for her father, KS becomes incredulous: does her mother want her to lie and get a guilty person off for the sake of her father? Her mother admits to no such thing and assures her that she trusts KS will always do the right thing. But she doesn't say this with confidence, spark, or any manner of pride, as you would expect in a situation like this. Their tete-a-tete is broken by the door bell. KS is puzzled, urges her mother to go within for a rest, and goes to open the door. Only to find Random Woman (whose name is Prachi, I finally found) there!
(Actually, this whole scene was a tad weird to me. It looked like the writers were working really hard to keep KS' opinion of AK's innocence from us. And her mother's reaction was also inexplicable. There was no whisper from either women today about their thoughts on AK's innocence. Unlike in the previous episode, where her mom was on AK's side. Sigh.)
The scene opens with KS hand-feeding Random Woman a glass of water and asking her to calm down, and that she wouldn't let Naina brow-beat her. Random Woman acts relieved and says that she was very afraid that KS would change her mind, and that she would lose her case, and lose her shot at seeing justice served to Bad AK. She (RW) has been having nightmares since the previous night, reliving the same situation again and again till she wants to scream, suffering perpetual fears of walking into room thinking that AK will be there to pounce on her... Hang on! says KS, becoming a sharp-nosed detective all of a sudden. You fear walking into rooms thinking that AK will be there??! But you said that he walked in on you and pounced on you -- why are you afraid of walking into rooms?
At this point, I wanted to burst out laughing, perhaps unfairly so. If Random Woman had been truly traumatised, then I'd think her fears were real. KS' questioning of AK walking into a room vs. AK being in the room didn't ring very true to me. But as I said before, what do I know? I'm not a psychologist. :-) In any case, this little point raises KS' antennae that she is being lied to, and her perception that AK was even slightly guilty has been shattered. At the very least, we can be assured that she doesn't think that there is a case against AK. Which is a good thing -- KS needs hard evidence from independant sources that AK is not a bad guy. :-( And at this bad point for Random Woman, but good point for us, the episode ends.
Preview for the next week: it's more Karthik-Anitah-scheming time! They are in a car, Karthik is pointing to a woman who will deliver photographs to KS that will incriminate AK in some manner. Anitah asks what is the point, and how is he certain that it will be effective? Karthik isn't 100% sure, but his point is that when the same evidence is presented again and again, it will have impact. And KS will continue hating AK, and AK will continue being unhappy and unfulfilled, which is what Karthik wants. <Evil, manic laughter>
So, more material to furrow the brows and keep us chewing the cud during the weekend. But we will do this peacefully -- KS will do the right thing and not betray AK. IMHO, it could've been worse. AK could've shed more tears rather than shout and execute puppy dog looks. (Oh, but how can we get a message across to MIKhan/the director to CUT THOSE OUT!?!)
The first set starts with the Khanna house where Naina is going badly to pieces at the thought of AK going to jail. No amount of appeasement by Dilip or Karthik is helping. She is at the stage of getting AK to pack a bag and shipping him off to Mauritius (or some such place). Anitah saunters in, with nothing much to say. Mid way in Naina's tirade, Mishty walks in looking tremulous and scared, offering to help in whatever way she can. Naina breathes calmly for a moment upon seeing her, but clearly the atmosphere in the room is anxious.
Into this cloudy room descends our star, smiling and calm. (For some reason, he reminded me more of a bear today than in any of the previous episodes so far.) In the middle of his smiling small-talk with Mishty, Naina starts palpitating all over again. She cannot take his being so casual about the whole affair. Dilip urges his son to consider that his mother might be right on this count; perhaps he _should_ consider Mauritius (or some such place)? At this, young AK gets upset. He has done nothing wrong! He has full faith in the system! Why should he leave?!
As arguments go back and forth about how things are different for celebrities as compared to normal folk, there is a knock on the door. Jeepers, it's the cops, who roughly demand AK's arrest. Here Naina goes completely to pieces. She matches rough talk for rough talk -- "How dare you threaten my son in this manner (you uncouth rogue)?" (It threw me for a loop actually. I have never seen her act in any way motherly towards AK - the intensity here was surprising.)
When AK walks calmly away with the cops (who look a little startled and shame-faced that they spoke so roughly at the start), she starts grabbing at Dilip, Karthik, anyone else, to please not let them take "my son" away. As a grand finale, she actually runs heedlessly out the house after the cops and AK, Dilip following closely. On the other hand, Karthik looks snidely pleased.
The second set starts with the preview from yesterday -- Anitah is aghast that Karthik will actually bail AK out. I didn't quite get Karthik's logic (the actor ends up mumbling his lines unlike MIKhan who has very clear diction, I've noticed). The gist of it seems to be that even if he does get AK out on bail, KS' testimony/actions will ensure that he will be back (or some such thing), so why should he look like the bad guy and not post bail? He looks suave and in control.
At the police station where AK's been booked, there's a swarm of news reporters. They all highlight that bail is being posted, but that KS' testimony might mean that doesn't mean too many jail-less days for AK. The swarm moves manically towards KS' car when she drives up; around her as she steps out of the car with her mother.
Inside the station, AK, Dilip and Karthik finalise the bail proceedings and leave. As they walk down the stairs, who should come up but KS and her mom. Round the corner, who should walk face-to-face into each other but AK and KS. Who should look slightly tough but emotionless but KS? Who should look like a hurt puppy but AK? The Sharma-girl gang eventually get past the Khanna-boy gang, of whom AK is the last to rouse himself from his bent-head spot. Perhaps his heart is in his mouth because he really does not know what KS believes of him, and he needs to draw his breath and wake up his brain to do anything? Poor boy.
(Okay, I'm going to say this: this is the second time this week that MIKhan has got it wrong. This was NOT the time for hurt puppy look. He was so defiant and insistent on his innocence in the previous episode -- he should've been as direct and straightforward this time around! I wanted to shake him! But, hey, what the heck do I know? I'm no actor, and the chap probably had the director sit on his head to deliver. But the makers/creators of KYPH should get this -- a perpetual hang-dog expression does NOT SUIT MIKhan/AK!)
In what was a silly strategy, KS' talk with the inspector is not audible, just a series of shots of KS talking intently, and her mom trying to look like she doesn't want to take sides. So we really don't get to know what she believes of AK.
However, it's after they leave that the fireworks start. Who should be waiting for them outside the inspector's room but Naina, a fire-breathing Naina, who is actually willing to do anything to persuade KS to not bring AK down. She first tries the placatory route of "Don't let our past prejudice you in accusing AK". KS looks at her like she - Naina - is a class A moron. Then Naina tries the "I'm sure you understand the feelings of a mother". Ooops! Wrong, wrong, desperately wrong move, Naina! KS just drives into her with all the intensity of a young tigress who lost her cub. She rips her apart with reminders of what Naina had spoken to her with such force that Naina has no choice but to withdraw, and bring out her last stick. And with Naina, what can you expect but the heavy-duty "If you get AK down, I'm going to get your father down in the Nainital court case", where she - with all her Naina-contacts - will ensure that there is no hope for KS' father's victory. Through this last threatening talk, KS' mom (who'd been very cool to Naina's first two strategies) suddenly wakes up and starts looking a little worried. However, neither party shows any sign of give, and part with as little love and resolution than when they started.
Point to note though: in the middle of this little group discussion, the camera suddenly pulls back and pans to around the corner from our girls, where you see -- tada! -- RandomWoman! She looks de-glamourised and extremely worried. She thinks that Naina is persuading KS about changing her mind, and that she will lose her case if that happens. She is REALLY worried.
The last set is at KS' flat, where she is trying to persuade her mother that things will be well and that Naina is not to be taken seriously. When her mother expresses concern for her father, KS becomes incredulous: does her mother want her to lie and get a guilty person off for the sake of her father? Her mother admits to no such thing and assures her that she trusts KS will always do the right thing. But she doesn't say this with confidence, spark, or any manner of pride, as you would expect in a situation like this. Their tete-a-tete is broken by the door bell. KS is puzzled, urges her mother to go within for a rest, and goes to open the door. Only to find Random Woman (whose name is Prachi, I finally found) there!
(Actually, this whole scene was a tad weird to me. It looked like the writers were working really hard to keep KS' opinion of AK's innocence from us. And her mother's reaction was also inexplicable. There was no whisper from either women today about their thoughts on AK's innocence. Unlike in the previous episode, where her mom was on AK's side. Sigh.)
The scene opens with KS hand-feeding Random Woman a glass of water and asking her to calm down, and that she wouldn't let Naina brow-beat her. Random Woman acts relieved and says that she was very afraid that KS would change her mind, and that she would lose her case, and lose her shot at seeing justice served to Bad AK. She (RW) has been having nightmares since the previous night, reliving the same situation again and again till she wants to scream, suffering perpetual fears of walking into room thinking that AK will be there to pounce on her... Hang on! says KS, becoming a sharp-nosed detective all of a sudden. You fear walking into rooms thinking that AK will be there??! But you said that he walked in on you and pounced on you -- why are you afraid of walking into rooms?
At this point, I wanted to burst out laughing, perhaps unfairly so. If Random Woman had been truly traumatised, then I'd think her fears were real. KS' questioning of AK walking into a room vs. AK being in the room didn't ring very true to me. But as I said before, what do I know? I'm not a psychologist. :-) In any case, this little point raises KS' antennae that she is being lied to, and her perception that AK was even slightly guilty has been shattered. At the very least, we can be assured that she doesn't think that there is a case against AK. Which is a good thing -- KS needs hard evidence from independant sources that AK is not a bad guy. :-( And at this bad point for Random Woman, but good point for us, the episode ends.
Preview for the next week: it's more Karthik-Anitah-scheming time! They are in a car, Karthik is pointing to a woman who will deliver photographs to KS that will incriminate AK in some manner. Anitah asks what is the point, and how is he certain that it will be effective? Karthik isn't 100% sure, but his point is that when the same evidence is presented again and again, it will have impact. And KS will continue hating AK, and AK will continue being unhappy and unfulfilled, which is what Karthik wants. <Evil, manic laughter>
So, more material to furrow the brows and keep us chewing the cud during the weekend. But we will do this peacefully -- KS will do the right thing and not betray AK. IMHO, it could've been worse. AK could've shed more tears rather than shout and execute puppy dog looks. (Oh, but how can we get a message across to MIKhan/the director to CUT THOSE OUT!?!)
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