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Hi Hammie, thank you for the updates :)
Twinkle: honestly you don't need me to say this, but yes we do love the time and effort you take to provide us with gifs :)
Baji the victorious: Normally I always write Bechara Baji, but not today. Although his act could be classed as foolish by most-it was and will remain-true to his character. One of the most genuine things he has done. Baji like Dutta is not great with words. Yes he is far more vocal. Yes he is more open about his inner feelings. Yes to all of that. BUT he isn't that great with getting his view across; the passion of what he wants to say the zeal of his heart; yes they all come across in abundance but his actual words flail somewhat. Indeed Hammie you are right this is a case of actions speal louder than words. Especially when that mantra is what Dutta believes in himself.
In fact I think it is that as opposed to anything else which makes him realise who are his true allies. Yes he does take his sweet time in coming to that realisation (as we shall see in the next couple of months) but nonethless it is actions that speak to him more than actual words. Perhaps it is for this reason that while Kala does appear to succeed in brainwashing Dutta somewhat with her 'whispering and emotional blackmail' it is always temporary. If anything to me that is what Kala always suffers from: temporary victory. She goes all out and makes her evil move yet although it looks like she may have won, it's only ever for the time being. As they say; true love (romantic or otherwise) does indeed conquer all.
Dutta & Aye: Now these are the kind of scenes that we needed. It's great and wonderful to see Tasha and even the budding friendship of Duji but this mother son moment-which we are deprived of a lot on this show-was surely missed. It warmed my heart. Mostly because I was pleasantly surprised at Dutta's tale. The story he spoke of with the boy and the mother's heart is actually something I was taught as a child at mosque. It was one of the first religious tales/hadith that was mentioned to us as children so that we could truly understand and appreciate our mother's role in our lives.
the second reason why I loved this scene was because it showed us Dutta's vulnerability. He isn't the don, the gangster, the bhau, the great man. He is Dutta, son of {I forgot her name] but yes he merely a son in that moment. A son who is hurting. A son who is tired. A son who has grown weary of the burdens and pain he has been harboring for a long time. A son who feels defeated. A son whose only solace is in the laps of his dear mother. You don't have to be a mamma's boy to feel that sukoon and that is what we saw today. Discussion aside of whether indeed Dutta is a mamma's boy or not, this was a plain and simple telling of a young boy hurting and being comforted by his mother.
I mentioned vulnerability. As I was writing the above it just struck me. This entire episode seems to have been focused on the idea of vulnerability. There was Dutta with his (as I have mentioned above) then there was Baji. Baji's vulnerability shone through his 'singing' first but mostly through his view of 'ar ya par' notion in the game of russian roulette. For him to do that without batting an eyelid pointed out someone who has nothing left to lose. Technically he did still have his life to lose, but in Baji's eyes if Dutta is not part of his life, then it is no life at all. SO he was not afraid of losing it.
Yet these two were not the only vulnerable ones. Kala is too. Now that I found most telling. Not does her nightmare speak volumes about her insecurity in regards to the Tasha bond. But note how in her nightmare, Dutta is shown as merely evicting her from his house. Even in her deepest subconscious, there is something there which tells her that he will not kill her. It's as though Kala is so consumed by her need to be the 'don' of the place to be the Queen Regent so as to speak that the idea of being evicted from her Palace is more frightening than the thought of her brother killing her. It's as though she can lose her life but she cannot lose her power. If anything she really reminds me of Cercei Lannister (game of thrones books) at this point. The woman who's lust for power is slowly maddening her. The madness in Kala is evident through her desperation (Ie her recent encounters with Naku), her tactile moves (planting bombs, double dealing with everyone) and even her nightmare.
next update;
"Yeh dosti hum nahin todenge"...And just like that our awesome twosome are reunited. Love live Duji ey? ;)
[edited] I actually had quite a bit to say (what is new) but then realised it's more relevant to the next update so I took it out.
Instead I will say this: their was some air of finality in the way Dutta left home, don't you think? The way he walked, the way he interacted with people I couldn't help but feel as though there was a deep sense of foreboding. May be it's because I have the benefit of hindsight but I dunno I had that chilling effect when he moved through the house (and this if you take the Kala plot out of the equation,)
to succeed in brainwashing Dutta somewhat with her 'whispering and emotional blackmail' it is always temporary. If anything to me that is what Kala always suffers from: temporary victory. She goes all out and makes her evil move yet although it looks like she may have won, it's only ever for the time being. As they say; true love (romantic or otherwise) does indeed conquer all. so true..
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