Take a bow Niti Taylor...
I have been one of those who used to always feel that we never get to see or hear the way Nandini feels about Manik. Yes her actions of late have given us that insight but we've never seen her acknowledge the way he makes her feel in the way they are making her do now. We have always interpreted the feelings through her expressions and actions but to hear it out loud makes it so beautiful.
As much as I miss Parth I feel that it was a really good way for us to get into her head. Make us understand so many things that were going through her heart when she was around Manik. The way she puts red lipstick and imprints on his hand so that, that will be the first thing he sees when he wakes up, the way she keeps an earring with him because she knows how precious they are to him. She brings him his favourite flowers because she wants him to be surrounded with the things he loves and to make him smile knowing that he will always be loved by her.
Her trauma track was supposed to be about her opening up and now this track is managing to cover up for the loose ends they made during that track. The way she acknowledges the way she understands his expressions, the way she always wears white because he loves the colour and the way they played around with the flash backs to show the times she has worn white and how he has being around her during those moments.
Cabini bond has always been loved, and the way she shares her apprehensions of not being there for Manik at the hospital when she knows that he needs her, how she expresses that if it had been her he would have not left her side. The way she acknowledges the way she loves when he used to drop her and annoy her. She cherishes every moment spent with him and she wants to be there for him always because she knows that she is his life, his family, his home.
The team has really done well to manage not having Parth around and even without Manik these episodes will be treasured forever. They have managed to give us more insight into the relationship of MaNan, more understanding to aspects of their relationship, more insight into what they were communicating through their eyes, their touch, and their hand games.
Gah I will love these episodes forever, Yes Manik is missed but we are getting to cherish the moments they shared before more because of the feelings that Nandini is expressing out loud.
If Monday gave me goose bumps, then Tuesday had me all teary.
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