ALSO I'M GOING TO COPY-PASTE MY POST FROM ANOTHER THREAD ON TODAY'S EPISODE COS I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO REWRITE.😆
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For the first time in a long time I actually liked the second half of the episode and understood where the characters are coming from. Here's the fascinating part about the three.
Both Anurag and Prerna's tragic flaw is their selflessness. They both become so selfless in their love and duty they destroy themselves and those around them for what they think is right in the moment. Anurag did it first, without caring about how his actions will destroy his own life and Prerna's. He did his duty. Prerna did it second, again no communication, no thought for herself or the people around her. For love.
In complete contrast is Rishab Bajaj. Bajaj's vice is his complete selfishness. Anurag and Prerna would destroy themselves for the people they love. And Bajaj will destroy others for the people he loves. Anurag and Prerna do it without thinking of the consequences. And Bajaj does the same. He's callous and meticulous and doesn't care if his decision will leave long-term effects, as long as it serves his purpose. And his purpose here included desperation.
While the CVs utterly botched up the development between Sneha and Prerna, I get the gist. For Bajaj, his daughter has probably for the first time shown an inkling of response, excitement and attachment to someone. For him, it's the first time his daughter has been comfortable and happy with someone. And he'd do absolutely anything to give his daughter whatever it takes to bring her out of her shell, to see her react more like that. And for whatever reason, his daughter, in his own words, reacts toward Prerna in a way she doesn't for anyone else. And that sealed it.
Why did he not tell Prerna? I think I can understand this. He had set an acid test for her. How do you really really know what someone's character is? I think by using that opportunity and handling her an ultimatum he was testing her. If she'd rejected his offer, he wouldn't have approached her another way. Because accepting it meant her loyalty to Anurag and her love was the ultimate definition of selflessness. Pure. Something Bajaj has hardly seen in his forty years of lifetime. And that is a rare quality indeed. He had studied her, but again, he couldn't have outright told her the truth because he was extremely protective of his daughter. And Prerna was in a relationship with someone he considers an enemy.
He jumped into marrying her because he didn't have an option. There was a deadline. Prerna would've married Anurag within the week, which meant he only had a week to take an action. A week wasn't enough to truly, perfectly nail down her character. So he took her to Swiss post marriage. I think the point was to stay in her vicinity and judge her closely. Before that, they'd never been together. He'd had a solid estimate about her and her character. And all his estimations were right and the whole swiss track proved she was what he thought she'd be and she was no source of trouble to his daughter. I think he needed that surity before revealing about Sneha. And he got it.
I don't think his ultimate concern was what kind of motherly traits she possessed. It was the fact that she somehow was the only person who could make his daughter happy and she had the qualities for loyalty so he didn't have to worry about her character.
It is so cute.
Anupamaa
