Hi there. Here's another one 😊
First things first.... when i see the trailer, the colour of the disgusting liquid is blue (horrible shade) and yesterday in the episode, it was green (equally horribe shade!).... now, i dont think they shot the whole thing scene twice :).... probably played around with the shades on a computer.... but makes me wonder.... if one can play around with colour and light to this extent, how much of the good looks that we go ga ga over are computer generated?.... ab mujhe serious doubts ho rahe hai :) :)
Well the episode began with capt. Rajveer being taken to the infirmary while Abhimanyu almost leaves but returns to finish and win the game.... a continuation of yesterday's scene.... usual and competent.... and when it was announced that Abhimanyu had won, there was a look of determination and a 'i've done it'....but there wasnt any joy.... i missed that.... Gaurav sir ab waapas intense mode pe chale gaye hai.... and i miss the old, less intense Abhimanyu.... kya karun mera toh dil hi kuch aisa hai!
Then of course there was the realisation that something had been deliberately done to get Capt. Rajveer out of the competition.... competent job.... i liked the fact that he makes this tokenistic salute before he goes out, a slaute which is completely devoid of any kind of respect.
Also, i had once had a long debate on this forum about camera and light angles.... and how much they contribute to the way a character works.... for the past two or three days Gaurav is being shot much better.... looks better (computer again?! 😉 😆).... and the camera lingers on his eye movements etc which makes it simpler to appreciate the acting.
Then there was the scene where the various members of the faculty unwind... i will leave the oohing and aahing over Gaurav to people who'll do it much better than me :)... again, i wish they had let us hear the music.... but what i do want to talk about is this.... he is definitely being established repeatedly as an object of a sexual gaze.... which is not unusual in itself, rather is an essential part of acting... but here what i find interesting is that within the show there is no one who directs that gaze on him.... i.e. within the show, he is not an object of anyone's affection.... (even today, the sole viewer is Aalekh -- this show is definitely full of homoerotic spaces).... but to come back, the point i am trying to make is this: the gaze that the creative team is catering to lies outside the show and not within it.... this erotic charge given to Abhimanyu is solely for the camera and those beyond it, i.e. the viewers.... this erotic charge is not for any female character within the show.... and thats what makes it relatively different from sexualised representations of male characters on television.... Abhimanyu's eroticism is an indulgence for the audience, tangential to the plot but very helpful in establishing possibilities for the character and for winning over an audience.
His next major scene today was the one in which he tells Capt. Rajveer that he shall compete with him 'fair and square'.... by the way, i like it when people use idioms, i think they are dying out otherwise, so good work Mr. dialogue writer :).... to come back to the scene, there was a relative lack of expression on his face.... i wondered if it was deliberate.... esepcially since Gaurav has gone off into the intense mode and throwing a challenge is something that can be done in more visibly dramatic ways.... but i liked the restraint.... since it showed that this is still new to Abhimanyu, its still awkward for him being this person.... and it also established that somewhere this is a closed topic.... he's not going to change his mind about this issue.... whether right or wrong, this is how he is going to do it.
Finally, the show was also good today... gripping and fast paced.... is this a new director?.... (i remember reading a post which said that the earlier director was leaving).... if yes, he/she's doing a good job.... if he/she is the same, well, congrats, your mind is back.... 😛
Well thats it for today... see ya all tomo.
Anupamaa
