Compelling post as usual Sohini. Agree, about time really for these people to shift the gear and I am glad things are finally moving. I wouldn't say I am not surprised at all by Raghav's almost overnight transformation to this too good to be true absolutely angelic version of The Raghav Rao, maybe because after 70-80 odd episodes the exact opposite image of him has engrained in my mind..one who was always egoistic and almost never apologetic.. now seeing him say sorry in every other sentence is feeling a bit odd..just like Pallavi looked thrown off seeing him hold his ears in the most adorable way and apologize with so much sincerity.. no one is used to seeing Raghav like that..he himself had made sure of that.. But this is the real Raghav..this is how he is for people he considers his own..for them he has no ego, no temper..for them he can literally do anything under the sun that is humanely possible..we have seen him be like that with Amma and Keerthi and now he has Pallavi in that inner circle he will do anything to keep her away from hurt or harm..
You know what I loved the most from the list of all those tall promises he made to Pallavi the other day? I loved when he said that he knows the marriage is deal (for her), and so if not a husband he will try his best to be a friend to her.. It will sound very filmy but that line from kuchh kuchh hota hai '' agar wo meri achhi dost nahi ban sakti to mujhe usse pyar ho hi nahi sakta'' I want that theme to apply here.. I want Raghav to fill that void in her life..that of a friend/partner/companion and the attraction to grow from there.. Mandhar's, entry fake or real ,at that point would be perfect to add to the drama quotientđ Right now he casually takes Mandhar's name and even asks her to stay back for his sake without even knowing what that means to her.. but later on, the mere mention of this very name is gonna burn him.. will he let her choose? I don't know..
I agree with you about Pallavi.. I really wanna see her express her disappointment in her family.. things she said to Ayi on the day of her wedding.. I want her to say all that to Sanki one day.. Raghav may have been the one to give the nudge but her relationship/bonding with that family was already standing on shaky grounds.. It was bound to collapse someday.. that family has major trust issues even without Pallavi in the equation. Baba doesnt trust Ayi, Ayi doesn't trust BWA, BWA doesnt trust anyone, Milind is as good as a dead piece of furniture.. Pallavi needs to see this.. since she never had any reference of how an actually happy, functional family looks like, she considered this family to be the best she could have.. but now when she has started to live with the Rao's I hope she is able to tell the difference..