Some observations with no structure...
Sona can't beat Dev where it comes to business and she shouldn't try. Like he said, she should focus on her own achievements instead of making it her goal to humble him. If she does end up besting him, well and good, if not, that shouldn't affect the way she feels about her own achievements. Show me the Sona who doesn't define herself according to the expectations/detractions of others and I will agree that she has moved on. For now, not a chance.
Dev wanted to steal that moment from Sona because I think he knows that he if she has the satisfaction of beating him, their last tie to one another will be severed. He wants to be a presence in her life, even if by this tenuous thread. This is where the symbolism of the trophy gets really interesting. It can represent Soha, Dev heart, or Sona's personal satisfaction, depending on the way you look at it. Soha wanting to take a picture with the trophy and her mother was very significant, and to me foreshadowed her struggle with her antagonistic parents. Dev didn't much care about the trophy itself, but wanted to steal that moment of satisfaction with Sona. For Sona, that trophy meant finally having the equality she thought Dev compromised. In all this, Soha's simple pride in her mother's achievement -- what should be front and center -- is lost.
I just can't get over how happy Sona makes Dev, just by her mere presenece. Even when she is totally antagonistic towards him. His whole face lit up during their interaction and he couldn't contain his mirth when they reached their respective hotel room doors. Like DQ perfectly put it, as soon as the wifi signal connected, something deep insde Dev stirred for the first time. And after that, he had a very hard time coming back to reality, aka Shruti. When he entered the room, it was like a cloud of gloom descended upon him.
Shruti and Dev have known each other for 15 days. It seems reasonable that they haven't had their DTR (defining the relationship) conversation yet. That is kind of how dating works nowadays... you let something develop and then someone asks the question about where it is going. I have rarely heard of people sorting this out from day one. Shruti was an interesting contrast to Sona. She expressed her love after only 15 days with Dev, while Sona concealed her feelings for months, and planned to take them to the grave with her until Dev confessed to her first. I don't know Shruti's story, but I find it kind of suspicious that she is pushing so hard for a relationship with Dev so soon. Either she is one of us "fangirls" from the forum who has just fallen for his hot, brooding, I-need-to-tbe-saved-from-my-dark-past exterior, with the idea that she will be the one to save him, or more cyincally, she is just after his money.
Sona was definitely jealous. Not jealous in the sense that she wanted Dev for herself, but jealous in the sense that it really bothered her to see him and hear of him with another woman. Also, she should have just kept the trophy, instead of going through the rigmarole of explaining to her six-year-old daughter why she couldn't. Sona is not in a good place with regards to her past. Dev got under her skin so quickly and with so little effort, and that shows how much power he still has over her. I am looking forward to Monday when she realises she has the ability to get under his skin as well; business is just not where.
Soha's disinterest in her father was a facade. As soon as Sona said the word Obodhro, she immediately recalled him, which I think shows that whatever little information Sona has given her about him is at the forefront of Soha's thoughts. If Sona doesn't do damage control soon, Soha is going to be torn because getting closer to her dad, which is her right, will feel like betraying her mom. Children pick up much more on moods and action than on words, and it's not enough for Sona to say that it's Soha's decision whether or not to meet her dad; Soha needs Sona's full and clearly articulated support here. All she is getting now is, "you can meet your rude, spineless, frog-dad, a complete stranger, who was not a bad guy, but makes your grandfather wild with rage and was unkind to the one person you love most in the world... if you want." Which six-year-old child has the capacity to leave her safety net and take up an offer like that? 😕
Edited by Samanalyse - 8 years ago
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