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Hey everyone!
After my couple weeks of hiatus, I was rather prompt to catch up with the opening episode for this week and what luck was I in!!!
(On a side note/observation, Navya as a show usually does very well on Monday episodes. Trend much?!)
Anyway, no digressing from my motivation to make this post, what appealed most to me in today's episode was the character evolution shown - not just with regard to Navya, and Anant, but by some happy miracle of a chance in the friend circle too!
Here's my individual take on the penta-gang (since the sixth member aka Harry went conveniently absconding after his Friday love-guru gyaan backfired with our genteel Bajpayee getting so 'hot' ☺️ 😆 )
Anant - It's been coming to him, these last few episodes. Going from hyper boy mode with his new found exhilaration (in its many nuances) to the brief stint of angst and guilt on the BB court last night of picnic, to the retreating good boy in vain, to being re-hit by fresh guilt as the boy who bottom of bottom of his heart cares for the girl, to finally being pushed beyond his limit... Anant has shown a range of personalities, and even if not all have been as convincing, today was one of his best (kudos to Shaheer 👏). When he had asked Navya to take the decision on behalf of them both - over his choice between love and family - he'd either truly not foreseen her own ever-pressing righteousness, or more likely, subconsciously chosen to believe she would make an exception for him, for them. Obviously then, her 'correct' answer to the problem caused him more heartbreak than he had prepared to deal with - a package of being turned down from the one quarter that he unknowingly presumes has no business being objective about this situation, cause she's half a part of his doomed love story! If principles still had that slimmest chance of getting to his conscience, Baba's proposal of wedding with Shagun (and the ultra bizarre funda on male-female bonding *creepy*) put his denial/resistance/'khud se ladai' as he calls it was shaken for good. The final catalyst was sight of Navya crying again, her friends and their solace for her forsaken. It was interesting, and very believable to watch today's version on Anant. Who has gone from being the boy who wants to remedy his overstepping of rules by simply turning his senses off to the repercussions, to realizing his battle within is quite in vain. And the fact that he can now see Navya in his shoes, being that right girl who wants to remedy the 'mistake' makes him realize faster than ever, how futile his attempts were - and in consequence comes his big question, can she be without him, how can she, if he can't! From the start of the show (or even the trailers) Anant was portrayed as the one who would possibly fight a lot more within to withstand this complication of love. And yet, as events unfold at such pace, it becomes exceedingly plausible to imagine a boy of 19 (after all still a teen) losing impositions and then fighting choices he'd rather never make. The journey of his maturity going for a toss, and then its abrupt return - and how! - and his current revelation about the extent of his feelings... at this point of the show, or more precisely after today's episode has actually shaped up appreciably. Here's hoping the evolution continues, cause there is obviously so much drama to come! 😉
Navya - The jittery, self conscious introvert is not entirely lost. However successful Anant maybe, at bringing Navya out of her self imposed shell, at most junctures, or all that matter anyway, she has withdrawn. On the 'bridge of love and hug', when she confessed enjoying his company, it was like a spell on her, which broke, and even though it left trace of a happy feeling, the bold moment did pass. The bolder act of breaking into boys dorm, pecking Anant... and the boldest of all given her person, responding to his note and meeting with him, and their moments of intimacy - Navya has always fought between the two halves of herself, one which wants it all to happen, and one that fears too much. From the beginning to now, she has never had one entire sequence of just letting go, the way Anant has accomplished in brief spells. Perhaps part of it is attributed to her being a girl. But the greatest part of it is on account of Navya, being Navya! For me, the best part of today's episode in terms of her character growth was how she put forth her precise feelings - however juvenile its terms maybe, they were again, from a mere over protected 19 year old - and then putting forth a genuine logic to her correct decision, even as the half of her which wants to be rid of norms still throbs inside! When she first got back to his long venting session with a mujhe ghar chod do, I half flipped assuming she was going to deny him sound reasoning, and just play the silent brooding sacrificing dumb girl again... but her elaboration of the matter, of telling him what mattered to her, how he mattered, how she had been too spell bound to see the big picture... very well done to the CVs, and the actors! 👏 If I'd enjoyed the girls getting back on track last Friday, especially Navya's stint of explaining her side, explaining not justifying, today was cherry on the top. Unlike Anant, now that she is in the remedying position, she isn't just playing ostrich, but actually looking the matter square face and trying to deal with it. And even if her attempts shall be in vain in the future, she will always have proven herself an edge better than Anant in problematic situations. The weaker one who breaks down and succumbs, yet the stronger one in the real sense of resolving, and resolving 'correctically'!
Appy/Ritz - The first half of today's episode was bang on for these two. Appy, the 'crack' friend, as Ritz calls her, who can flare up with crazy tempers, and get fiercely loyal when it comes to the other side; while Ritz, the concerned, protective, but less impulsive friend. While Appy was absolutely no-no about giving Anant a chance, Ritz actually entertained the possibility that Navya may actually want to have a conversation with Anant. It was interesting to watch the difference in their defense of Navya, against Anant who they are both convinced has wronged her. Then, oddly, was the second stint Appy - Ritz, where suddenly, the roles were reversed. I found it a little hard to believe there - Ritz getting skeptical again, fine. But Appy actually theorizing in favor of the chat, er...! I might have sooner believed Appy getting into mild fireworks, muttering strange cusses for Anant and angrily wondering if he was going to dare hurt Navya again... while Ritz, internally as skeptical as Appy, trying to explain to her, exactly what Appy did in the episode. My opinion anyway... still, I'm going to complain very little, because I'm actually happy the friends are moving beyond just fillers and actually finding substance to their existence in the show in a soundly productive way. Over the last 3 episodes or so, the friend-bonds in this show have surfaced well, yay to that! 😃
Ranbir - Does anyone else find this guy so awesome?! 😳 Like really! I absolutely dote on the way his character grows a little bit yet significantly more with nothing more than tit bit scenes and possibly, the least dialog. From being the one who threw Anant a challenge of falling in and out of love, to being love struck at the picnic, wording his wish of freedom in life... from being the caring boyfriend, to being the calm support of a friend, to not just Anant, but indirectly Navya as well... Ranbir and his quiet ways have the making of everything a side hero should have - even a lead, if for a moment this story wasn't AnYa-based! He's the kind who will not get into arguments with any of the involved parties, yet, in his solemn ways urge his friend, his girlfriend, and whoever else, to do the right thing. He's that man of few words, who will take only a sentence to make his point, and in the least aggressive of ways! Yeh, you figure, I'm a high pro-veto on this character! And the actor, while we're at it, who does a fine job with the little space he manages to scarp for himself.
And phewww! that's to my long essay, lol! Happens, when ones been away from venting about TV shows and such for a fortnight 😆 If you read and agree/disagree, do chip in your two cents!
*edit* - did I forget to say what a relief it was to not have nosy/annoying/passive family members feature in today's episode - wohooo!
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