Guess who's back after a thoroughly exhausting 2-hour exam? Just in time, too, it seems...
The first thing I see when I step into the forum and click on the previous thread is...sigs with GORGEOUS pictures of Ruslaan+Sangeeta! Instantly lifted my mood! *sigh* Whatever the MM may contain, as far as story movement (or no movement) goes, at least we get to see these two fantastic people together!
New thread...matlab there's enough stuff to talk about! 😃 Okay...Maybe not the happiest things, judging from glimpses of comments...Chalo, let's see what happens next week, then. I've done something slightly different with my review today...First impressions, live. Additional thoughts and reflections are tacked on after those first impressions.
- Terrace! Phone conversation! Awww, Saachi all curled up in bed, almost closed in on herself...Perfect way to show how much these apprehensions are taking hold of her. Oh my god, DV! I had exactly the same reaction as Saachi when DV appeared - except I was laughing within a second after the shock started to wear off! LMAO at Saachi's little punch and "Tumhaari yeh balcony!" - reminded me of RS and their jokes about how DV can open his bathroom door and end up in Saachi's room 😆
- "Suno...tum saath hi rahoge, na?" "Saath bhi rahoon aur behave bhi karoon?" Foreshadowinggg 💔 DV! Of course, you idiot! Ohh, this is bittersweet. The simultaneous "Hmm..." from both of them - awww! Cute, so cute! "And dream about me, okay?" Plus a sweet goodnight kiss on the forehead that stems so naturally from that moment...Beautiful! I love how simply these things flow in their interactions! "Goodnight!" LOLLL, Saachi pushing DV's cheek away at the perfect moment with a "Jaao!" 😆 She knew he was going to try it, haha. Fabulous anticipatory reflexes both times! 👏 😆 And LMAO at how they kept Ruslaan's "open-mouthed in surprise DV" expression 😆 Aww at the end, when the just barely begin to play Saachi's theme, and she's all worried again.
- Aah, Prabhu Niwas! I feel like I'm going to keep reacting like this every time they show Panchgani 😆 That house just makes me feel so happy, more so today than ever. Aww, yesterday DV was Mr. Sunshine and Saachi was Ms. Moonlight...Now Saachi is Ms. Sunshine, all bright and yellow and adorable 😃 LOL at the endless clothing on the bed. Aaji's "Yeh sab shaadi ke baad" surprised me...So Saachi could theoretically dress like Dils, in dresses and such, if she wanted to after marrying DV? And that would be okay with them? Oh, I think I see another one of Saachi's mother's saris! That fusebox scene one!
- Saachi in the sari: SO pretty! They gave her a similar blouse shade during the AC/cooler scene didn't they? Sangeeta pulls off all these colors so well, goodness me! And there's another bit of Saachi's theme - I want them to play this theme once, just once, without cutting it short after 2 seconds! "Deva! Itni sundar kab ho gayi yeh ladki?" Oh, Aaji! She was ALWAYS pretty, na? But being happily in love, with approval from family, has brought back that extra radiance!
- DV's grand arrival: Aww, he looks stunned! Fabulous expression by Ruslaan there, I have to say. "Saachi Ji kahan hai?" LOL at Saachi's expression, then Naani-Aaji both going, "Hein?" and Aadu making a "Yeh lo!" gesture! "Kyun?!" and "Jab tak yeh naraaz nahi hoti, na, pehchaan bhi nahi aati" 😆 Haha, these two. LMAO at DV talking about reaching agli saal ki party if they take Sher Singh...Saachi looks so affronted 🤣 But then DV's fantasy takes over - hot girl...long drive...good music, aur uh... (I know both of them, along with me, were probably thinking..."Aur thoda woh..." 🤣 Oh, DV...)
- Party time! JLZ music! Music to my ears! I already love this show's score to bits, and this is just making me appreciate it even more! 👏 Ruslaan-Sangeeta walking onto the BALH set, with their own show's music...Thank you for this, MM team, even if things end up being less than ideal later. Sangeeta's nuances - have to mention those here! Saachi looks around the house, and it's evident that she's overwhelmed and already feeling slightly out of place in this grand setting...And then she looks at DV, who gives her a smile, and she smiles back, reassured a bit...Saachi and the little girl...Awww! Makes me wonder what Saachi will be like as a mother to her own kids, after having practically raised Aadu and seeing Prachi through a fiasco of a shaadi...Saachi exudes so much genuine WARMTH...This little girl is a complete stranger to her, and yet there's absolutely no hesitation to get her water and all. Very sweet. The bit at the end, when the lady apologizes for the mistake and goes away - Saachi's expression, the way her face falls a bit even before the lady leaves and then her happiness fades completely for a moment...And then she instinctively starts searching for a glimpse of DV...*sigh* Top-notch, Sangeeta! 👏
- "Ho jaayegi..." Oh, the way DV looks at Saachi here...He barely looks away from her - I like it! 😆 The way Saachi seems to let out an almost relieved breath when she sees DV coming back to her...Her "DV!" expression when DV says, "Kissed me?" is great, too...DV totally took me by surprise there with that. Later on, the dialogue about "yaadon ka room" and the "kirayedaar" totally reminded me of JLZ.
- Pihu's surprise for DV: Saachi turns around and I'm all like, "Wow, what a friend this girl is, all instantly up-to-date about DV's special someone..." Then the "arrangement" bit came up and a red flag went up. "Look how pretty she is looking...?" Yeah. That sounded like a question to me, and my personal answer is "No." As long as Saachi was in the frame, the answer was a resounding "Yes!" but this...No. And the music. You don't use this music for that girl! Damn it, two angles of the triangle are literally walking towards DV and I'm NOT happy. Tense music and a semi-crestfallen expression on Saachi's face? No, not happy at all. Heartache for Saachi phirse shuru...
- Priya meets Saachi: "Iss tarah akeli kyun khadi hui hai?" My question exactly. Dude, DV, where are you?! Since I know nothing about the Ram-Priya story, I'm taking bits and pieces away from this conversation with the hope that things turn out okay in the end in our story. Suffocation, loneliness..."Jispar tum khud se zyaada bharosa karogi..." Long way to go...? Haha, DV shows up and greets Saachi as if she's all alone there - love Priya's teeny tiny smile as she sees DV interacting with Saachi like this - and then DV's "Oh, oops, we're not alone, are we?" sheepish face 😆 Saachi smiles so cutely here, too!
- LMAO at the L'Oreal hamper! Ahaha. Best things about that whole gift hamper deal: "Kahan the tum?" and "Too much girl talk, haan..." 😆 Best piece of advice from Priya so far today: Make Saachi feel comfortable here. She shouldn't feel like she's alone. Thank you, Priya. If only that had been taken more seriously...*cue upcoming track*
- Ishq Sufiyana: What is it with DV randomly starting to sing every time there's a function or event with songs? I still can't get that Salaam-e-Ishq thing out of my mind! 😆 Standalone, sporadic moments of random RS cuteness.
- DV the Love Guru: ROFL, Ram's outburst! 🤣 His dialogue delivery is such a hilarious contrast to Ruslaan's! 🤣 "Us MATURE types!" "Pyaar age nahi dekhta...Pyaar ka connection umar dekh ke nahi...sirf dil dekh ke judta hai." Waah waah! 👏 JLZ in a nutshell, and I like it! 😆
- DV and his mother: The downside of packing tons of stuff into a merger episode...This interaction seems so short! I'm not going to hold anything against Sweetheart and Dearheart, today since I've loved their phone conversations in our show so, so much so far. But I have a feeling there may not be smooth sailing as far as DV winning over the family about Saachi goes.
- "Main apne date ke paas jaata hoon!" LOL, so where was Saachi during the whole AV thing? Standing where DV left her back in time? *rolls eyes* Some guts DV has, to greet Saachi like he did during Karwa Chauth in the middle of a party - except this time he's even more daring, wow.
- "The best friend" arrives and it all goes downhill for Saachi from here... I think I'll have a LOT more to write about the buddy and the beauty, nuance-wise...It won't fit in this post since this is already super long...I've got my weekend topic now!
- One thing, though, is undeniable, and I'll leave it at that here. Sangeeta is a CLASS ACT. Every nuance, every minute change in expression throughout the entire episode, especially during the last few scenes 👏👏 👏 👏
- The final scene with Priya and Saachi: Ah! Love so many things about this, besides the fact that two fantastic veteran actresses got to share the screen for this scene. I think this is the nicest ending to a merger episode I've ever seen. Even if this party turned out to be bittersweet for us, with the most heartache at the end...
Random BALH Moments in Chronological Order (Yes, I watched the whole thing...)
- "Yeh log na...AAPSE bhi zyaada besura gaate hai!" 🤣
- So many triangle-ish things in this show, haha! Confusion, confusion - both within the show and beyond it!
- Sakshi Tanwar. I haven't actually seen her work (besides her cameo in Sanjivani once upon a time) so this is my first real taste of seeing her in an episode of her own show...She's absolutely lovely. Such a wonderful actress! I'm looking forward to the portions with her and Sangeeta even more now!
- Hello, Jai Kalra. It's been ages since I last saw this guy, but all I can remember is the first/last role I saw him in before this one, LOL!
- Sammy-Pihu-Suhaani triangle (sorry, square) chalu at one end...And we've got our own scalene triangle being formed here, too. Blah. Anyways, if this is how it's going to go, I'm sticking around for the ride as usual. It will just make the happy aftermath more rewarding.
- "I swear, I haven't done anything." LMAO. Yeah, Ram. Totally believe you! 😛 Hooray for getting to see Ram-Sakshi in one frame in this episode finally! Oh but then they followed that up with a random and terrible "vanishing act" editing sequence. I cringe when I see those in normal episodes of other shows...yeh toh super merger episode hai...Was there a need for that editing?
- Love square...I hope JLZ's triangle with Ankie dismantles soon.
Edited by MelodiousDreams - 11 years ago