Catching up on the latest posts...
@Anu: Ah, you're back...and back with a list! You nailed a lot of the things I was bothered by and unhappy with, honestly - the editing, the execution...There are a lot of tiny things that fall under those two broad categories and actually now when I add them all up and admit it, Ruslaan-Sangita's chemistry and expressions just barely managed to put a veneer on the whole thing...I liked the sequences more because, one, I like the songs individually; and two, I like the actors and their chemistry...There were hints of DV-Saachi but in comparison to the intensity and depth we've seen in the other scenes Ruslaan-Sangita have done before this, Aadha Ishq/Ishq Hua definitely were lower on the spectrum...*sigh* I don't know what resulted in this being off-key...Pun intended, I guess. There were still developments and progress in certain ways...I really liked the DV-Saachi interactions before the song sequences, including that bit with DV looking at Saachi's photograph and wiping it clean...I suppose the only thing I can do is see how long I can hold out!
About the not-as-gushy essays...Oh, gosh. Yeah. Yeah, I remember my first post in this forum...and now I'm thinking that if I'd been here from the first episode onward, I would've had many more gushy essays 😒 Those episodes were truly well done and I know for a fact that I'll keep going back to them and still feel the same way about that phase of the story. Your flashback gifs and comments in relation to what we saw in the latest episode are right on target.
- This scene, right here. It wasn't a reality at that point, but this is the sort of intensity I sorely wish we'd gotten to see replicated and built upon...Those nuances and the body language project a sort of intimacy that should have been built upon, or at least built up to...They were capable of this...and I bet they still are capable of this. What happened, then?
- Kuch Toh Hua Hai was very sweet and light...and it was a good editing job, too, if I remember correctly. Even the little filmi-style "click-click" in the original song lined up well with the movements in the sequence...Ishq Hua could have been something equally, if not more endearing...There were bits and pieces I liked, but the editing kills it the more I watch it. That terrace portion at the very end is still the saving grace of that scene for me because of how well Sangita emotes...*sigh* But yeah, this gif...Still adorable, with a hint of comfort and familiar intimacy and innocent wonder and shyness...
- No words about the foreheads touching...The moment speaks for itself. But I will say one thing - the proximity and comfort that these two share (both actors and characters) has allowed them to shine, really shine in these sorts of scenes, which were obviously written beautifully as well...There's a beauty in that closeness. There's unspoken meaning in the way they naturally lean in, let their foreheads and noses touch, and simply breathe together...I've loved those consistent nuances so much...I hope we can see that return soon...But yes...Whether that happens or not, we will see.
That I STILL can gush about these gifs and the episodes leading up to the dreaded You-All-Know-What episode, give or take a few episodes and scenes from the more recent batch says something...I don't know how I feel about that "something", honestly...
@Kiran: About the shaadi and the audience demands...Seriously? 🤔 Ohhh goodness...I wish the writers would stick to their story and let it flow...
Jhanak
