I have decided to follow in the footsteps of Sainath and not be a late lateef today XD.
okay, but I am kind of in two minds about the episode.
first of all, I am glad that the anuseena ship has once and for all sailed. I've got to hand it to rahil today, that was a solid performance. the way he was so cold, apathetic and unforgiving when talking to haseena and Noor Jahan, injecting Noor Jahan, then being sly when trying to manipulate Karishma to immediately switch into a raging bull, following through with taunting haseena's courage and finally the look of pure shock when he got shot. haseena once again proves that nothing comes above the country and that c grade movie dialogue š¤”. I admire the way she held herself together throughout the entire confrontation. yes, her hand shook but her determination did not.
also, I noticed the unintentional foreshadowing during the mission jeet training session. there was a scene where anubhav told haseena to shoot him. at that time as well he challenged how staunch a police officer she was. today, he did the same thing but instead of a police officer, he challenged the lover inside her. both times, she pulled the trigger - country above all, truly.
Karishma arriving on the scene and being so utterly confused but still making the right choice of destroying the chip was commendable. she does have the capabilities -quick thinking, keeping her priorities straight - of being a good cop. honestly, when she once again stood frozen, mind blank and confused as anubhav tried to strangle her, my heart broke for her. she put so much faith in her brother - "hamare bhaiya gaddar nahi hoo sakte". girl, I feel you. I also think she didn't have much of a reaction to any of the two revelations was because she was still processing. I know she is going to be so shattered later on when it finally sets in. I also noticed how she didn't talk directly to haseena once she realised that urmilla was indeed a decoy - foreshadowing of how they will have a complete communication breakdown after this? I am probably reading too much into this.
now let's address the elephant in the room (maybe it's just for me but I found it so weird)- cheetoshpa. almost everyone on this forum knows I love them, dare I say more than the rest of the characters but like Karishma, I am so so confused about what their whole sequence was meant to do. prove that they are truly incompetent or was it there for the laughs in which case, it wasn't funny? cheetah and Pushpa Ji looked so lost (not in the sense of grievance but genuinely unknowing of what to do). then santu Ji tells them to break the door and they are like okay let's do it. hain? I know santu has become a little like Karishma but why would they do that instead of going through the window of something. but nevermind, I will assume that there is no other way in. are you seriously telling me that they got owned 3 to 1? it pains me to say this but their involvement today just seemed irrelevant and inconvenient more than anything. where is the sense of responsibility - this goes out to cheetah especially. does he realise the gravity of the situation. even santu was annoyed today and I dont blame her.
not gonna lie, anubhav's explanation did make me believe that this was the real anubhav who pretend to be a patriot this whole time. whoever put forth this theory, congratulations!!
but I am going to hang onto minionite's theory for a bit. if Bakshi is indeed the real culprit then can we see the entire MPT involved instead of them running around like idiots and getting owned so easily? an actual mission where they all have a power walk, glances at each other, a nod and then walking off with a low angle shot as a show of dominance they have of their life? and some awesome fight scenes where we get ultimate teamgoals/familygoals? I am asking for too much, sorry. lalaj buri bhala hain. my bad.
I am also a bit shook that they used the same poem in the precap as I did in my FF XD. but, nothing major is going to happen cause from what I can tell, the bullet merely grazed haseena's temple. Karishma will lodge the final bullet in anubhav and serve poetic justice (haseena got shot three times and so will anubhav).
also, I may have missed this but how did haseena know where anubhav had taken ammi?
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