Originally posted by: libran90
I was actually looking forward to this 10000-year-old story, because for one there was an intrigue factor with the very 1st naagin, giving off vibes of The Originals - you will know since you are a TVD fan. So I was hooked. Also was looking forward to Hina and Dheeraj. My instincts told me, it will be a good watch. And surely, Aakesh and Naageshwari did not disappoint. But, yes that Cheel bg music to compete with Khalibali in Padmavat - a big no-no for me.
If you put it that way. It does give the originals vibe. Elijah - Tatia - Klaus love triangle huh 😏
The promo was awful that I had zero expectations so this episode and Hina & Dheeraj's performance came as a surprise.
Originally posted by: libran90 Stefan was someone who suppressed his urges and that always got the better of him. Damon always embraced his urges and accepted that he was a jerk and was selfish. Stefan always allowed Elena to make her choices, and Damon always chose to do what was right for Elena. Both pairs were unique and different in their own way.
That's what I loved about them. And I never really blamed Katherine or Elena for struggling to choose between both. Damon's love was selfish & he was doing everything out of love.
Also you know that scene where Damon tells elena that she wants a love that consumes her. Similarly Aakesh showed Nageshwari her human form in the mirror and he goes " pata hain kya ho tum. jadoo.." as if that's consuming him.
And I agree on both the pairs being unique. Stefan letting elena make her choices has always been a thing I admire about their relationship.
Also what's funny is Damon has always been the one making risky choices , rash decisions , claims to be a jerk but then again when it comes to elena he's like " no , no , no. did I mention no ? " He took no risks. He did what's best for her.
Originally posted by: libran90 Coming to Cheel, Nag, and Naagin - the difference between Naag and Aakesh in expressing the beauty of Naageshwari kind of reflected their personalities and probably defined their equations in a way. Naag praises the Naagin's beauty, but she has to go by his word as she cannot see herself. Aakesh shows it to her how beautiful she actually is via the reflection in his dagger. One expression is based on Naagin's belief on her Naag, with Naagin being blind to her beauty. The other expression is based on fact, as Naagin can see her beauty for real in that reflection, however weird the method was. A dagger can cause hurt, but not as much as blind belief. So it proves Aakesh and Naageshwari's relation will be the reality on tip of a dagger dangerous to both, but honest and Naageshwari and Hriday's relation will be running blind because Naagin will not know if her Naag is being truthful or not. Hope I am making sense.
That was a really good take. This Aakesh nageshwari equation becomes more and more intense if you look deeper.
Originally posted by: libran90 Exactly, Mohit is well, bland and tepid as the Naag. He has zero chemistry with Naageshwari, and was nothing more than an interference between Aakesh and Naageshwari Hope we get to see more of such episodes. But you never know with EK.
I remember drooling over Mohit Malhotra in 8th or 9th grade 🤭 He used to be the Vihaan of Kya Hua Tera Vada. He still couldn't act back then , he was just the pretty face ; eye candy.
I knew he would disappoint but there's no substance in the naag-naagin story whatsoever. Considering the naagin is supposedly returning to avenge her partners death ? What partner ? Firstly the naag seems to be a prop besides his acting skills didn't help either. Now everyone is team cheel lol