*Season 2, Week 22* Analysis Thread - Page 10

@all thanks for liking my post and the encouragement.

@Bhumi, I read your posts earlier about your confusion on Sonakshi and also Dev. I shall attempt to explain what the writer (I think ) is trying to say/do. I would caveat it by saying, this isnt a justification of their behaviour. Its an analysis of why the characters are acting

Originally posted by: Sunshinebhumii

I couldn't connect with both Dev and Sona.
Dev promised Soha that he wouldn't go ahead with wedding, yet, it didn't seem like he was going to break the alliance. So, he had no plan B? He was just going to marry some random girl just to make Sona realise? And what about soha? He knew she doesn't want that to happen, he even knows Ish want DevaKshi reunion.

That is right. No one had a plan B. Everyone expected plan A to work. Moreover, to be honest, it is working. This is the story the writer wrote. That Dev had trust in Sonakshi's love. He knew she would (at some stage) do something that will mean the wedding will not go ahead. The only catch is, its happened to so late. Like Shaavi said, the "batti jali" moment for Sonakshi after she blurted out her thoughts to Nisha is a testament to the same. Sonakshi was shocked at her own revelation. Dev knows Sonakshi loves him. That is no rocket science anymore. He is working on helping her overcome her fear of letting go and allowing herself to commit to their relationship. Before Ishwari intervened, he was not even rushing Sonakshi to marry her. All he wanted was to be with Sonakshi

Sona seemed completely clueless and confused, pretty sure many viewers couldn't comprehend what transpired. She jumped from 'I don't feel for dev' 'nth can happen between us' to 'i love dev can't live without him' to ' its too late I can't break engagement'. So basically she is ready to sacrifice her love, which also meant that she was pushing innocent girl towards dark future. Lets face it, except for Gkb nd Red no one wanted her in Dev's life. Sona knows what Dev wants through Ish, Ish made it clear that she wants Sona back, mamaji always supported her and even Soha and Golu voiced out their thoughts by hiding rings.
Yet, Sona is like all helpless and clueless. I think She just forgot reasons behind her resistance towards reunion , and her heart took her back to initial courtship period. Maybe she was so lost thinking about why she fell in love with dev that she forgot why she separated and what happened in 7 years. Maybe thats another track altogether? Who knows..

Sonakshi is not clueless. As we finally saw yesterday, she has thought about what went wrong in those few married months of her life. @Deepa has captured it beautifully. Sonakshi has looked back and evaluated if she indeed picked the right battles. Mind you, she would not admit all this with an "insider".. With Nisha, she went all defensive. Much like Dev went all defensive about the Boses to Mrs Mondal.

The point however is; she has seen how much she and Soha missed out because she took Dev's words too literally. This man is sat with the kids feeding them on the day of his engagement. How endearing is that? She saw that and all of that has started tugging at her heartstrings. Because, lets face it that is exactly how she sees her own baba... A perfect dad. Here is the catch though. Both her and Dev were happy to be co-parents and let this continue, however, (as we saw yesterday), sharing their sanctuary of love, their room, Dev the husband, the lover with someone else hurt her most. She knows Dev has had girlfriends over the last 7 years. She even brushed it aside as a normal male behaviour. However, to see another woman in his life as his wife has wounded her.

Whether we like it or not, whether Dev likes it or not, for Sonakshi, being a good bahu to Ishwari is as important as being Dev's wife to be a Mrs Dixit. She admitted yesterday that Dev had this hostile ecosystem and she was only trying to make it suhana for him and used to end up messing it up. Love cannot be sacrificed. I said this in my post yesterday. When you love truly, you face its consequences too. One such consequence for Sonakshi is to work on her concerns about entering into this alliance yet again. She is regretting taking Dev's words literally yet again. I need a saathi and a sahara. Had Ishwari not pushed her and had Bijoy not bound her in the promise, she would probably have been more pragmatic.

Dev and Sonakshi still have a very fairy tale like view of what it is to live in love. Love hurts. You make tough calls in love. Both of them need to thrash out this haq and farak nahi padta business. Dev needs to tell her in no uncertain terms, when he isnt under the influence of alcohol or drugs, that he wishes to have her in his life always. Sonakshi needs to tell Dev very clearly, that she struggles to put into words how she feels about him. They need to have the confidence in each other. This is why they make such awesome friends, because they expect very little from the other at that stage. They have very high expectations from their life partners. Those expectations need to be communicated

I was wondering if a person would ever be ready for a wedding after two meetings. Nisha barely bonded with anyone, she never tried to understand complex dynamics of IN. I would say she jumped the gun.

She totally did. I felt she had to be a special kind of an unwise person not to see it. and well, she saw it.

Everything happened so fast yet so slow. Engagement is stretched out for days yet things moved too quickly or too late. Difficult to pin point but couldn't understand characters.

I cannot comment on the above. For me, the pace is perfect, just perfect. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen the song/dance ek ishaara to karo now. Yes you have to be practical about things. I think now is when Dev and Sonakshi are finally getting practical. Nisha has put them both back in their place. Reminded them how reckless they have been.

Looking forward to confession. Hopefully makers will do justice.
My pov. Not intended to hurt anyone.

Originally posted by: grace4317

Sorry dear ones for spoiling your mood too...I have another selfish motive also in posting my views here. To see, if any of our writers here can help me back in loving Devakshi as I used to till Tuesday.

Originally posted by: Harryfan011

So, today, on this anniversary of a very important day in the lives of Dev and Sona, I would like to present my views and the things that I have noticed from my time being a 'ghost lurking and stalking this forum' to present my counter argument to the people who are questioning the 'close to reality' tag that has been usually associated with this show.

The very first (or the second thread) that I read after coming back to IF, was a post which was filled with vicious attacks on the characters of Sonakshi, Asha and even Dida calling them names (not mentioning them here, but let's just say, I was absolutely stunned by the harshness of the words)...

And, the moment that made me smack myself on the face was when on the very next page, the maker of the thread had mentioned that he/she had stopped viewing the show months back and now, he/she is glad that he/she only reads written updates because he/she can't tolerate this nonsense... (Sorry for the he/she... Not able to determine the gender on the basis of what was written)

And, the people who were agreeing with the point of view (of the creator) also belonged in the same category..

And, I was like SERIOUSLY... I was getting affected by the words of such people who were not even viewers of this show... Because, let me tell you that you are only a viewer if you either watch the show on television and if you watch it online, then, you need to watch at least 15-17 minutes of the episode (if its a 20-25 mins show), before it is counted as a 'view' by the website and hence, their views are totally irrelevant.

Other thing, reading written updates basically means that you don't have your own opinion but basically spreading the views of the author of the written update...

There are subtle nuances that appeal to me. Lets talk about the whole ensemble of the characters. Starting with the invisible mamaji! He is back in the bhad I think. However, that is how he has been all their lives. Not that he can do anything right now. However, his absence is reflective of how (to quote @Sam); the patriarchal system disables the menfolk. Mami and Vicky are going through with the plan. Ishwari & her family are bearing the consequences of that plan. Yet mamaji is nowhere to be seen.

The fact that Sonakshi chose to wear a Shimla-like dress says a lot. She has consciously or subconsciously picked a dress similar to the one Ishwari picked for her and Dev made her his apni in (or without! 😳) that dress. It fits better this time. It's not busy like Shimla. Her hair are tight yet held high. She still holds that stress in her mind and is going through a battle. No nech accessories.. Blank canvas for that mangalsutra!

Dev wore the same colours as Sona's colours (white shirt post lovemaking) in Shimla. Yet he let his love peek through that snug jacket. Soha co-ordinating with her mother. Golu co-ordinated with his bigcha.

With the exception of Elena (and dida), everyone was in bright/dark colours. The most interesting thing for me was that Bijoy was in Dev's colours Blue. The whole qayanat is consciously or subconsciously coming together.

Nisha dressed loud. She does not know Dev is not impressed with this sort of make-up and style. How will she know? However, her loud make up is reflective of the message she sends Devakshi very loud and clear.

Elena's dress and hairstyle impressed me. Her dress matches Devakshi/Golu-soha. Yet her hair is all jumbled up, very fairy like herself. Its as usual too snug but you see her skin peep through. She is the only one who let the devakshi secret out to Nisha.

Kuch rang DQ ke obsessions ke aise bhi!

Originally posted by: ltelidevara

I don't know why but I felt Dev would have gone ahead with the engagement had Nisha didnt take the reigns in her hands. Yesterday's Dev was quite different . He looked in a daze,he appeared detached and he displayed a certain aloofness in his demeneare. Previously he looked confident,mischevous and playful in his interactions I mean ever since he started his drama.

Yesterday's Dev when he snubbed Elena exhibited a kind of frustration mixed with suppressed anger. I felt he lost his hope to a great extent. He almost decided he failed in igniting Sona's emotions that will make her confess her love.

Dev's eyes got struck on the entrance despite having Nisha beside him. Will she? Won't she? His anguish and pain was clearly visible in his eyes. When Sonakshi finally came,then also he couldn't find respite . Sonakshi's face exhibited the much needed longing and pain but he couldn't fathom any resolute urge to unleash herself before him. She tried once but was interrupted by RR and there ended her trial( as per Dev's understanding)

I was dumbstruck seeing him feeding the kids . He looked disconnected with what was happening around. He sleepwalked through out the next phase of happenings I came to conclusion that he was in shock . Sonakshi couldn't pool up the confidence to extend her hand. That truth nailed him and shattered him . He was not able to keep his promise given to his dearest Soha. Dev Dixit just left everything to fate. Even when rings were not found Dev looked unexcited.

He answered Nisha's question . Yes,he still loves his ex wife. But still that stern expression stayed on his face. Even when he was not on good terms with Sona,Dev never looked unsure of Sona's love for him. But yesterday he looked wounded,hurt and lost.His face haunted me and I felt sad for him.

Strictly my understanding about Dev Dixit of yesterday.

Lakshmi