Episode 181 Discussion: 29th Jan 2013 - Page 2

Even though we had a nice, long Rishbala scene today, for me star of today's episode was Malik. Trishna needed somebody to sunaofy her right then as there, and who better than Malik. Ahh!! Just loved the scene. He reprimands her for putting everyone's life at stake for her career, asks her to stop shedding crocodile tears. 👏


RK on a guilt trip, is unable to meet Madhu's eyes. He asks her to leave the hospital and attend to her mother. Madhu senses that RK is deliberately avoiding her, and is visibly disturbed by this. Poor girl! Already so much to go through, now another mystery of husband behaving strange.😆 Radhaji also asks Madhu to go to police station and tells her that she will take RK home and deepali is doing some tayari. 😕 😕Now I do not understand how after having beaten so badly, having problems in breathing, he is discharged from the hospital the very same day, and itna blood loss hua...itna maar khaya...no trace, no bandage for any injury...😕 😲 😲 sar par ek sirf ek chhoti si patti..😕

Cut to police station, we have Trishna-Madhu confrontation regarding RKs involvement. I did not understand why Madhu was not able to defend RK, even after Bittuji clarifying the matters to his bhabhji then and there 😡. Only reason could be to grip our nerves as to what might happen 😆when Madhu confronts RK. Interestingly, we still don't know how Trishna got to knw abt RKs business with BSC.

Cut to entertainment room 😆.RK seems to be terribly guilty and back to his drinking . Madhu comes in(Madhu, apni maa ka kuch to khayal kiya hota. Direct bhaag ke pati ke paas chali ayi 🤣). Guilt ridden RK and overwhelmed Madhu. He is so deep drowned in the pool of guilt and shock with the horrific turn of events inadvertently brought about by his error in judgement , that he asks her ke tum mujhe chhodke to nai jaogi? 😲 😆.Poor guy! 😭 Even without him speaking much, she understands his inhibitions and ensures him that he is not at fault, and its only because of him that she is alive today. No talking, no explanation needed. Sach me RK! Kya dramatic wife you have!! Kabhi roothne-manane ka mauka milega bhi ya nai pata nai. Biwi to waise hi mani hui rehti hai! 😆
VD and DD were spot on in this scene, barring of course the hug.🥱

Cut to High court for Padmini's case hearing.😲 Direct high court? 😲That too the very next day? 😲Itna high profile case hai kya? Oh!! Got it! Superstar RK ki sasuma ka case jo hai! 😆So, to remind us viewers that RK still is a superstar, we have him wearing those signature sunglasses(with the same maroon shirt that we have seen him wearing at least 10 times 😒 🥱), having a stern expression on his face while media people are firing him and Madhu with all the questions. Thank god, director ko yaad agaya ki they had introduced RKs character as a superstar.😆

Now, I am really irritated with the way they shoot these close up scenes between RK and Madhu. Today, when he was wiping her tears, and she was putting her finger on his lips to silence her, I felt they are not actually touching each other. Its damn annoying when it s so evident that they are not actually doing it. Please, if DD and VD are so reticent, it is cameraman's job to show such scenes in a more convincing manner. Most of the times I am like 😵 during their close up scenes.

Interesting episode and the story moves forward.

It was quite a decent episode..

Originally posted by: MarathiMulgi

Shantata !! Family Court jari hai. Ballu murder mukkadame mein aaj Judge Madhu do aropiyon se sawal jawab kargi.

One is guilty of crime by ignorace of the presence of evil and another one is guilty of crime by withholding the knowledge of the evil.

I absolutely loved Madhu when she sits on RK's hospital bed and asks "muzse koi kuch galti ho gi kya"? I just wanted to hug her and cry with her. At the same time I wanted to hit RK hard on his already bruised head and knock some sense into him ki you bozo talk to her and tell her everything. You know she will not only forgive you but sympathize with you as well for your good intentions towards Trishna. Just open up to her and let her tears do the magic. ( I will stop blabbing on this before I completely lose it. 😊 )

I am happy that after the first shock is over, Madhu takes upon herself to question Trishna. I thought that Roma would have beaten her to it but anyways.

Trishna shows us today that her true calling is not film industry but politics. She displays all the qualities to become a politicain. Trishna deftly shifts the blame from her to RK She has not an iota of shame about her own role in this event. Truly Ballu's daughter. She should probably catch the next train to Motihari and take over the reins of whatever is left there, become a local politician. Best way to exit out of this serial. But we all know that will not happen. The only conclusion of why Trishna still lingers in this serial is, maybe CVs will cook up some further vamp role for her in RK-Madhu love story in future episodes.

RK on the other hand is drowning in remorse and does not at all want to come up for air. It is once again up to Madhu to be the wind beneath his wings so that he can soar high in the sky to see the panoramic view of their life together. (sorry lost control here a bit. 😃) And that is what she does. The moment Trishna puts blame on RK, she immediately rushes home. Not for a confrontation but to clear this misunderstanding that he is not to feel guilty since his intentions were good. Madhu is indeed a hatke heroine of Hindi serial today (as Leela pointed out correctly in the earlier post). She does not give any chance to RK to apologize and he is aquitted of all the charges against him.

I wish they had shown a convo however brief between RK and Bittuji when they realized that how their good intetions regarding Trishna nosedived and it all went to hell. That particular camaradie would have given us an inking as to how much aparadhi emotion RK is feeling. Poor guy. No good deed goes unpunished.

I liked that last segment where media is hounding them and asking all kinds of insensitive questions to RK and Madhu. I wish they would add some papparazi scenes to explore that particular aspect of showbiz.

Originally posted by: Angeena

Crocodile tears and color changing chameleons ... Trishna is all that and more.

Here, before I go ahead, how did she know about RK bringing in Balraj?

Mallik's accusation's were spot on. Madhu .. perhaps a bit more fire and anger on her face would have been better. I was hoping that Roma would play some part in this. When Trishna starts blaming RK, Mallik's face says it all. He can't believe the stuff spouting from his daughter's mouth.

Why can't Trishna feel even a grain of guilt? Or is she just not able to believe that her decision has caused her family so much trouble and is looking for someone else to blame because the alternate is unbearable to her?

Madhu and RK's interaction was good. She tackles him and his problems as only she can.

Finally a media presence 👍🏼. I wish they were shown more. The precap was ok. The promo was better.

Where are the Bhatia's? I know extra stuff is not shown in MEIEJ it is what makes the show unique .. but I wish they would give some screen time to the supporting cast. The Bhatia's almost died .. surely they have something to say .. Trishna too .. even if not to others but when she is alone at least to herself some reaction.. Even Roma.

Hi, all - already see about twenty ideas here I would not have thought of! (As usual😆)

Originally posted by: Soundarya22

Work in progress episode😊

Madhu cannot stay angry with RK for more than 2 minutes. She understands his actions, justifies them correctly and ends up making him feel good about himself. Despite Trishna trying her best to provoke her, Madhu immediately understood the real situation and more importantly the reason for RK'S reticence. He was also hurting under his own burden of guilt.

I cannot put this across better than Leela...her post on this particular aspect of Rishbala, in yesterday's ED. How do I bring it here??

Leela - please repost it here.

I liked all the following:

• Malik blasting Trishna, and Madhu following suit. Of course Trishna has to blame Madhu's husband for the fiasco. It still bothers her, that particular fact, of madhu's life.
• RK-Madhu's chat - calm and loving. Am I imagining it or have the lead couple become extremely comfortable in such scenes, one could almost forget they are not a couple in real life. Their hugs are still annoying...I agree SD
• The media waiting for the star couple was a good touch. Finally, we see RK the star, the repercussions of being a super star. Apart from their own private trauma, the family has to be strong enough to face the paraphernalia of stardom.
• Madhu holding onto RK's arms as they walked out of the car, and Radha holding Madhu as they faced the media.
• RK's pose as he watched Padmini come in, truly RK the super star wala pose, after a long long time.
• Bittuji was not able to face Madhu as well. Guru and chela both feeling foolish and guilty.

Originally posted by: _charu_

confusion confusion..

RK and Madhu, these 2 people are hopelessly in love or 2 hopeless people in love? 😕

yet again the epi. was low on logic and high on bewakoofi...

RK was hit behind his head , and he was hit so many dandas on his back..he went to the hospital in emergency , next minute he was out of danger, next he was up talking to Madhu and after 5 mins, he was allowed to go back home where Dips ne tayyari kar di 😕 (WHAT tayyari?🤣) next he's abs fine enjoying his drink , woh bhi neat ! 😎

shamsher Trishna scene was good, but i didn't like Malik's acting tht much 😳 Madhu joined him ..the blame game...but the scene fell flat...how and when did Trishna know that RK was producing the movie for her ? saari duniya par blame, bittuji (ne koi chaanbeen nahi ki), RK (ne gameplan banaya revenge ke liye) , Balraj (came to Trishna, Trishna didn't go to Balraj) but Trishna baby is innocent 🤢 forget feeling remorseful, she's tht shameless to pass the blame !! I was desperately waiting for Madhu to defend RK but aaj bhi nahi 😭 dekha? hopeless case.. she was reminded of RK's cold behavior n she ran to him !! arre 2 baatein toh suna deti 😡

RK Madhu scene was bland...no power packed dialogues, bas ek bechara hopeless lover who's guilt ridden n is scared ke Madhu might leave him 😲😆 seriously? i didn't get it how he came to this conclusion ke bec. of all this, madhu will leave him...toh that's why he admitted in front of her ke it's ENTIRELY his fault 🤔 Madhu doesn't need any reasoning or explanation..😆 i love her 🤗 Leela u were abs right, she's very different from the rest of the telly heroines...

their "tumne meri jaan bachayi" and maine apni jaan bachaiye was 🥱 and the hug 🥱

the very next day the case is in the court? that was real quick ! usually it takes 1-2 weeks to file the chargesheet only ! initially, the accused is produced in the court for tht bail /remand permission, the case proceedings take very long to start...nyways this is MB land so i'll ignore it...what i found very funny was TV channels taking Padmini's interview n asking her "apko kya lagta hai court ka faisla kya hoga" 🤣 WOW ! i've never seen that happening ke ACCUSED is being asked to give a statement , it is not allowed in the first place...then the lawyer is telling PAdmini ke hamara case kamzor ho jayega , aap boliye 🤣 the judge must be of the filmi family

poor episode overall...tomorrow will be no better i'm sure..i think Padmini will not speak at all 🥱 i hope 20 mins usko bolne ko na kehte rahe bas

Madhu's anguish at RK's distancing himself from her, and his guiltridden silence.

But Madhu has come a long way from the time when she had asked the inspector why RK couldn't bring himself to apologize for the hit-and-run.😊

She knows now that even with guilt, he can't say a 'sorry'. Self-flagellation and destroying himself bit by bit is easier.

And it has been a long time now that she has had no need to know when he is doing his self-destructive tormented version of 'sorry'.😊

Her focussed attention, her gaze sharpening, when Trishna started to shift the blame onto RK, and her leading statements to RK in the mode of "It's your fault" to get him to admit outright what she had realized was the problem.😳

RK brought Balraj back into their lives?😕 Really?

*Trishna* saw Balraj and recognized him, and *she* made a choice to not inform her family or reject the psychopath's offer. RK was never part of that.

And did RK tell her to go to so much effort to conceal her murderous biological father's return?

How the heck was Trishna *not* solely and entirely at fault for endangering her family? And for what? Her ambition? Madhu, Padmini and Shamsher - all their lives mattered less than Trishna's aspirations.

Madhu almost died. And first RK almost killed Balraj, and then Padmini did kill Balraj. Her sister's blood almost spilled, and her mother with blood on her hands - all thanks to Trishna.

The court situation's high point was actually not within the ep itself but in the precap. The lawyer's plot-clunky statements were designed to rev Madhu up to stand and let loose in her mother's defense as shown in the latest MEIEJ promo.😊

Hello Everyone,

Hope all is well with you ladies. I have been absent from the board due to hectic work schedule; plenty of active projects and less help power. Anyways, I dearly miss reading your thoughtful reviews and analysis, and will try to visit the thread more frequently.

What I really liked about today's episode was the contrast of characters: RK the selfless one, and Trishna the selfish one. RK willingly accepted the blame and claimed the responsibility of his actions even though he wasn't aware of Balraj's connection with Madhu. Trishna, on the other hand tried to find a flimsy excuse for her self-centered action and never acknowledged her mistake. Today, Trishna's accusations were just plain disgusting. Her so called dream became a nightmare for the entire family, but still has the audacity to defend it. For God's sake, someone should slap the hell out of her (it can even be Roma, I won't mind it), I just want to see her get punished at least one time. She has had a punishment free card on her wallet from the beginning of the show; someone should check the expiration date, her guilt free transactions must be stopped!!!

And a reminder to Madhu: Dearest Madhubala, with a sister like Trishna, there is no need for people like Dipali or Balraj in your life. Indeed she is your top ranked enemy and rival, so beware of her intentions and actions for they might bring another storm and chaos in your life.