Proposal: KRKPAB Weekly Analysis Thread

I assume everyone is reeling from the events of the past week! I know I am. 😳

What I want to do most in response, is dissect the heck out of the characters, situations, and the possibilities for the leap, without having to make individual posts for each idea. Since there isn't really a place on the forum to do this, a few other members and I thought of making a thread dedicated to in-depth character and story analysis in this new phase of the show. Let's explore how the show, in its complexity makes us think.

Everyone is invited to join as long as they avoid:

1. Moral policing. This thread should be an inclusive and safe space for people to express their views. This is a work of fiction and multiple interpretations only make it a richer experience. If something about the show makes you uncomfortable, be open to the idea that you might be missing the necessary perspective that someone else could provide.

2. Bashing CVs. Criticism is welcome, but should be focused and constructive.

3. Bashing the characters, or pitting them against one another. If you think either the Dixits or the Boses are entirely right, and the other entirely to blame, this is not the thread for you.

And most importantly...

4. BASHING OR PERSONAL INSULTS OF OTHER MEMBERS

This means we accept other people's viewpoints with respect, and don't call them names for not agreeing with us. Either we continue the argument calmly, supported by examples from the show, or we respectfully agree to disagree and leave that discussion alone.

I will leave the thread open-ended so that we can discuss varied topics with each other in a more informal way. If it works out well, maybe we can start one every Sunday evening to have ongoing discussions as the week unfolds. If you are interested in this exercise, jump right in!

I want to talk about some symbolisms and hints we saw in the last few weeks.

Gosh... where do I start...? Perhaps from the start (of this New Year...). Some of you know how I tend to focus less on what's said and more on what's not said (in that particular scene). The episode that aired on 2^nd Jan 2017 had all the hints in there for us. Hindsight is 20/20 so we can say that now. The makers did a brilliant job of keeping us in the dark. It had all the major players in the days to come. If time allows, please go and watch it again. It summarises what I think has happened in all these 7 years.

Ishwari squarely puts the blame on Sonakshi and if the spoilers are correct continues to do so 7 years on. Asha reminds Bijoy that if they don't step back, this couple will split. Dev puts Boses and Dixits at the same pedestal when he said he lied to everyone to be able to marry Sonakshi. Similar to what Sam says, both the families let the couple down badly.

I think we can also predict who will be the main players in season2. Dev, Sonakshi, Ishwari, Bijoy, Asha, RR, Vicky, Elena and Dear Lord (more on that later. Have a theory there too lol!). Like everyone else, I am curious to know what happens to Neha and dada. And what's the deal with Elena. We will know... tonight or tomorrow we will.

And I can't help but think about the last scene. They both part ways but the fire is still burning... Does that fire represent their love? Or their hate? I think both... Like before they don't go their separate ways in the ishwari niwas. Last time it was the hospital, this time it's their farmhouse (Dev you had a farmhouse with a fully stocked bar? Why didn't you take your wife there ever?). But again at night. All good things happen in this show at night. (I know I say good... I think 7 years will give them time to introspect)

And then clothes. There is a meaning to them also. This was the first time Sonakshi wore a dress where her mangalsutra was not visible. It's as if she was protecting her marriage instinctively however she herself had to then burn it in the fire which is burning in them both. Also Dev's new avatar wears leather jackets - tough on the outside?

Will Baby Devakshi be the new Ishwari albeit a more pleasant avatar? Will she be the reason they meet and will she like Dev till she realises he is the dad? Just like Ishwari liked Sona till she became her son's girlfriend? Will the next phase be a pleasant (suhana) one?

I for one cannot imagine how Dev woke up every day of these last 7 years without seeing Sonakshi's face. The way he used to look at her with his one eye in the mornings, I never thought in a million years they will separate. I cannot imagine how Sonakshi held this tiny miny khargosh in her arms and didn't think of Dev for the last 7 years. For the last 3 days for me...

Gila Gila bas pani palkon pe rehe gaya...

#DQCantStopCrying

PS1: I want to make another response talking about Closure (or the lack of) and role reversal. I'll try to get that in before we end our 7 saal ka vanvaas... else later after the show gets aired

PS2: I have a theory on when the season 2 was planned. Will post later

PS3: I had theorised that Sona moved to Shimla because we saw Suhana in a woollen cap in the promos. Obviously I was wrong. Seems she went to Calcutta.

PS4: Is Suhana Dev & Sona's biological daughter? Is she Sona's biological daughter? Is she an adopted child?

PS5: The jhula will be gone for now. But will we get a weepy Dev flashback on the jhula? Will he live in the same room? The photos will surely be gone. Will Elena address him as jeeju or dev bhai now?

PS6: Would be lovely to see Riya manage the business... Sona "saved" Riya and she is the only one trained by Dev to manage the business. And Sona once told Vicky she won't let him steal from Dev