Warning: Today's episode contains some disturbing scenes and I will talk about them here. If you are sensitive to such triggers please don't read further.
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The episode began with Raghav exercising in the morning. Why? Apart from catering to audiences who like seeing him shirtless and in the garden, it was to drive home the point that he was back to his usual routine now that Pallavi had returned. In yesterday's episode Amma had asked him about his workout and he didn't seem to be in the mood, so clearly it had been a break from his routine. Also, the last time he was in the garden, shirtless, a few episodes ago, the mood was entirely different, the lighting as dark as his emotions were. Today everything was well-lit and bright as was his mood.
So now we know that Raghav likes half a teaspoon of sugar in his black coffee... I wasn't expecting that. He seems to be so health-conscious that I would have expected him to drink black coffee, no sugar but fine the point was to get him to say those cheesy lines about the coffee becoming sweeter once she drank from his cup. Pallavi ran through her list of mundane daily tasks and made a casual mention of Mandaar, to reinforce to the audience that he is just an item on her checklist now. I know it might have appeared lighthearted but Raghav's comment about her brain exploding if she stored all that information was imporant. It referred to her tendency to always take on a lot, which usually puts undue pressure on her. We know this is a character trait of hers and I am quite sure that going forward Raghav will take steps to share her burdens more explicitly.
Among all the cheesy dialogues (which I can't digest from someone like Raghav) the one saving grace was him saying he might have a small brain but a big heart. Although, for someone who proudly told Ved (and us) to never forget that he was born smart, I found that line weird too. Anyway, why the cheesy dialogues and Pallavi outright labeling them cheesy? Because we know it doesn't work with these two, and his heartfelt dialogues in the precap are far more impactful.
As for the line about her not wanting to be touched when he was all sweaty, it was to point out that they are still in the early stages of physical intimacy and I don't mean in the ahem ahem way. When you reach that comfort level with your spouse you are ok with seeing them in less than perfect conditions, messy hair, sweaty, runny nose, the works. They aren't there yet, and this is confirmed later in the episode. LOL
Raghav thanked her for bringing his Pallavi back. Why is that mera Pallavi line important? Well, in contrast to Mandaar, who insists that Pallavi is his, as though she were a toy or an object to be owned, Pallavi has given Raghav the right to be called his, not as an object but as the love of his life. So Raghav told her how he missed her and how his life and the mansion felt incomplete and lonely without her. Pallavi responded with another reassurance that she wouldn't leave even if he begged her to. Why do I feel that this line with come back to bite them both? 😆
Their opening scene felt much better than yesterday's interaction, minus the cheesy lines. Kudos to Sai for that split-second change in expression when she mentioned being a witch. Raghav being tongue-in-cheek, knowing what her reaction would be, and them playing chase in the garden was the last of the lighthearted moments they'd share before the big drama coming up.
Side note to CVs: if you want to set up the camera the way you did today, then please stop trying to fool us that their bedroom is upstairs, because we could see the entire bedroom from the garden as well as the staircase leading to the study.
Warning again:
I am going to talk about what Mandaar did here, so please skip this part and resume reading from the part in green if you are sensitive to specific triggers.
Sunny was checking in to see what Mandaar would do next, and the confidence with which Mandaar answered him showed that like in a chess game, Mandaar had planned several moves ahead. He was a little too calm with the knowledge that Pallavi had left in the morning and clearly had some nasty plan to get her back home.
I have a feeling Ayi deliberately didn't add sugar to his tea so that she could see what he would do to find the hidden packet of sugar. Interesting use of sugar in the episode.
Ayi was a lioness today, literally standing in Mandaar's way, choosing to protect the daughter with whom she had bonds of the heart and against the son she was related to by blood. The entire scene in the kitchen was spectacular, with Ayi holding Mandaar's face and looking into his eyes to see his truth the way only a mother can. This is another scene for which I wished we didn't have the hospital BTS with Ayi because it would have made the episode far more impactful. On the other hand, I had this impending sense of doom the whole time because I knew what was going to happen.
Today the CVs also wanted to make it explicitly clear through Mandaar's monologue in the bedroom that none of his actions were about his love (or lust) for Pallavi but his zidd to have her in his life, because how dare she, as a woman, choose to move on after his death and find happiness again?! It reminded me so much of Sanki's mysogyny and autocratic tendencies, although I don't think Sanki would have gone to this psychotic extent. 😡Also kudos to the writers for how they weaved in Mandaar's words Tum meri ho, bas meri ho, into the actual song. I still feel sad that they ruined this song for me, as I used to love it so much. Par chalo, koi nahin. That whole sequence in the bedroom was fantastic but what followed that when Mandaar realized he had to 'deal with Ayi' was even more mindblowing.
Once again, kudos to the writers and both Asmita ji and Ashok for the brilliant scene in the aangan, when he emotionally manipulated her and brutally attacked her maternal love to soften her stance and make her feel his pain. His self-flagellation finally broke her silence and the chase to the terrace had her desperate to save her son from further harm. The entire sequence on the terrace where he asked her to take care of herself and Sanki and then sat at her feet to ask for forgiveness when she stopped him from jumping, could have fooled anyone into thinking he was genuinely disturbed and distressed. This was his mother, who had controled her grief upon losing him two years ago, and now wanted to make sure that didn't happen again. That particular moment, when he asked for forgiveness before the look in his eyes changed to one of pure evil, complemented by the horror in Ayi's eyes when she realized the truth, was terrible yet mindblowing to watch. I didn't think they'd show him throwing her off the terrace so explicitly, but the sight of her lying like that on the ground was difficult to watch and made me want to pound Mandaar into pulp. He, of course, continued with his acting, lying on the floor of his bedroom as though unware of what had happened. The way Sanki ran to Ayi made me hope, even if there's a 1% chance, that this might be the wake up call he has needed for a long time now, to finally be the life partner that Ayi deserved but never got.
Ashok was phenomenal today and totally owned the episode. Every single dialogue and facial expression was believable, and strangely enough, relatable. So we learned that he is the real Mandaar and did actually lose his memory but remembered everything the night of his arrival in D-house. I've always wanted him to be the real one so bravo to the CVs for this. 👏I am guessing that Dr. Ramya was looped into his plan somehow but the way this guy keeps his cards close to his chest, I won't be suprised if she is a mere pawn. She may or may not know the bigger gameplan, but I do think her insistence on Pallavi being around Mandaar all the time is too much of a coincidence to be just sound medical advice.
That entire sequence made wonder, perhaps Sanki was not wrong to admonish Mandaar all those years and contrary to what we have been thinking all this time, Ayi siding with Mandaar might have spoiled him. That was the impression I got and if the story is indeed going this way where more of Sanki's past actions and the character's layers will be revealed then I will applaud the CVs for taking this on.
Meanwhile, Raghav was busy ramping up security and the writers used this opportunity to tell the audience clearly that he wasn't doing it because he was afraid or insecure but because he didn't trust Mandaar at all. (Yes, I get it, this was in response to all the complaints on social media). A very important moment in this scene was when the writers referred to the non-verbal communication between Raghav and Ayi in yesterday's episode, through which he realized that Ayi herself didn't think Pallavi was safe from Mandaar and that he could go to any extent. If Mandaar's own mother was that wary of him, then Raghav's instincts had not just been on point but his acting on his gut feeling and taking precautions from now on was clearly the right thing to do.
You could see the change in Raghav's body language as he talked about all this with Amma, back straight, face reflecting his shrewdness again. He also mentioned (as we've been saying) that Pallavi won't see Mandaar's truth because she's too kind and naive. Unfortunately, as Raghav's ominoous words indicated, Mandaar was planning some new drama, something drastic that would force Pallavi to open her eyes. I already felt bad for Pallavi when Raghav was saying this because she's going to have a tough time seeing Ayi like that. Fortunately this time, she doesn't have to deal with the difficult situation alone. Raghav will be with her.
Sure, you can ask where all this smartness was during the past few episodes, but fine, let's accept that we took a detour and are back on the highway again. Small note here, Raghav is being pampered by his two favorite ladies: one brings him coffee, the other his shake. I can't put my finger on what that signifies but I'm sure I'll figure it out later.
For a change, I wanted to see an ITV couple decide to go on a honeymoon without prodding from family members, but fine. The kitchen scene where Pallavi was frying something was written on multiple levels and for various reasons. The most obvious one is to make up for the scene that was cut before, but this time Raghav was wiping the flour off her forehead with ease, and giving her a kiss in a flirtateous manner, whereas in the BTS that never made it he was hesitant about touching her or getting close to her as they were in a different stage of their relationship back then. They also wanted to tell us that the first night hadn't happened yet, but the sweat dialogue at the start of the episode already made it clear. The other, but most important reason, was to establish that for Raghav, Ayi was already part of his family, so of course it made sense to wait until after her birthday for them to travel. I loved the subtle way this point was made because it looks like this saas-damaad relationship might be explored, and just that thought is getting me all excited.
I had mixed feelings about the scene where Pallavi dropped something at the dining table as her intuition was saying someone close to her was going far away. It's quite common on ITV, but I guess what made it work was that for a change it was the child who sensed something was off with the parent instead of the other way round as typically shown on ITV. I loved how not just Raghav but Amma could tell something was off with her, noticing minute details about her, whereas half the Ds never bothered to show concern for her even when it was glaringly obvious that something was wrong. I wondered if Raghav deliberately talked about going to Australia for a month to see Keerti's reaction or not, but clearly both Amma and he noticed her reaction. Again the CVs made a point of explicitly showing us that the born smart Raghav was back and making a plan B with Farhad to book a trip to Maldives instead and throw the human tracker Keerti off their scent.
I'll say this again, they should send Keerti and Sunny to Australia. Out of sight, out of mind, literally. 😡
Raghav's excitement knew no bounds at taking Pallavi to a destination he was clearly familiar with and showing her the best spots. Yes, CVs we get that you're showing us you remember he's a business tycoon and well-traveled, as well as the fact that he wouldn't dictate the itinerary but let Pallavi also look up Maldives and choose what she'd like to see. She is his equal in this relationship.
The continuation of today's scene where she finds out what happened to Ayi had better be good in tomorrow's episode. Gradually, she should allow herself to just feel the emotions and not worry too much about holding herself together because Raghav is there to hold her, physically and emotionally. She doesn't have to try to be superwoman anymore as she used to be at the Ds, she can be just human. That growth is much needed in their relationship and this is a good place to start.
Precap:
So now we begin that part of the story that was hinted at in the promos of this show: Would Raghav be able to accept Pallavi's in-laws as his own? It takes off with Raghav reassuring Pallavi that he'd be by her side in all this because Sharda is their Ayi. It's no secret that I am really looking forward to Raghav bonding with her because after the shock of what her son has done to her, only Raghav can fill that void of a son worthy of her. We had some great scenes of Pallavi and Amma bonding, so I'd love to see Raghav bond with Ayi one on one to form that dil ka rishta (and to watch Asmita ji perform 'cause she is so wonderful on screen). I noticed his respect for Ayi from the party scene and that has never wavered. I've been waiting for this track since then. The way he loves and gives to those he considers his own has been shown time and again, and since Ayi is his apni and someone he admires and respects so much, I want to see his concern and care for her. Perhaps this will be an eye opener for Sanki as to what kind of man Raghav really is.
CVs please, I'm begging you to show us a lot more of Ayi and what she's going to go through physically and emotionally over the next few weeks because of her son's actions. Sanki is so hell-bent on the whole khoon ka rishta idea, that I'm keenly wating to see how he and Mandaar squabbled in the past, how Ayi used to referee, and to what extent their parenting styles did or didn't influence the way Mandaar turned out.
Ayi has always looked after others and not received much care in return. Now's her turn to get the TLC she truly deserves. I would have loved to see them bring Ayi to RR mansion to nurse her back to health but then it would be hard to keep an eye on Mandaar and foil his plans, which is what the precap seems to be about. Please tell me Ayi survives because forget about Pallavi, I won't be able to take it if something happensto her.
Finally Pallavi is back in Sherlock ki nani mode but mentioning RaghVi in the scene was a bit too much considereing the circumstances she was saying it in. I get the nod to the social media fans. 
so that means Ayi rescue him from the accident later he realy loss his memory 
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