Hola Nur *waves out*
So, for me, parts of the episode were just filling up space. Navya as a show oscillates between these modes of picking up excellent pace, than just stagnating in making a point that obvious enough - still, I wont take away what was good from the episode.
CSB-Anant encounter: Sad lopsided affair, but I reckon its fair the CVs show this kind of a showdown, because really, they'd be understating Baba's genius (read: fanaticism) if Anant could wiggle his way with mere few sentences second time round, after the picnic acquiescence. So sad, but believable. Baba was good btw, in being his ridiculously imposing self with no sense of logic whatsoever (ROFL@ I love you but that doesn't mean you can question me!) and Anant was good in his resolve to stand up, yet faltering because this is the Center Shock Baba, remember?! š¤¢
Anant-Ranbir-Mohan - Sigh! I love the guys. āŗļø I love the way CVs are bringing up these bonds, because they are so male in the making - very few words spoken, absolutely no pressing on tell me/ask me the way girls can and should be, and even in terms of sharing a problem or imparting advice, its subtle as it gets. š I did want the episode to clarify the outcome of CSB-Anant showdown. Like you said, did Anant say anything for himself, or did Baba take the silence for a yes? It didn't even come out in the Mohan-Anant scene, which for all its nice nuances was a really mysterious and ended somewhat abruptly for me. So this is my fall out from episodes like yesterday - when I want to watch a scene open, it just goes *poof* and then there are other scenes, like that in the Principle office, or just unbearable rant from that good for nothing wannabe Compooter professors - scenes which are too many, too dragged, and nearly always OTT!
Coming to them - The class scene was something out of a teen book - like High school, or even late middle school! Certainly not college. Yes scandals become bigger in college because everyone likes to gossip and little sparks become big flames from all the words of mouth - but really?! Sketches on the board and random 'shall I act out the scene for u' instances in classrooms?!?! where were we, back to some cheer leading practice session in high school?! Juvenile much! I'd have been more convinced if random people had just sent her anon hate mails, or her desk had graffiti, or her locker space or something like it - as in, mostly anon make fun of her stuff. But to her face?! (Reminded me of Harry Potter from when students wear badges mocking him in the Triwizard tournament time - and that was school!) Besides, remember, this is the same college where influential and popular chics like Sonia get away with cutting wrists and mysteriously transferring college, making next to no buzz.. š„± Bullying a geek (Navya in this case) is utterly high school-ish to me. If they had shown say a classroom silenced and all eyes on her when she entered, whispers behind her back, and turned heads everywhere she went like she was hot new gossip, instead of openly insulting her like kids, it would have given better picture - or so I think. Here she's like the prime of their sadly un-entertained lives...!
As for the bit in the principal office, actually, I've heard my cousins in India talk about things like that! A cousin sister of mine who went to some really good engineering college once told me how when their class had a mass bunk (which is common thing for them btw), that too for Rakhi because it wasn't a declared holiday, letters were sent to all their homes about it because they had some crazy Dean for their dept at that time. She was basically telling me how so many of her friends had to be on the look out for the mail for days so they could intercept the letter before it made to the parents... Honestly, I was kinda shocked, but I've been told hard core colleges are like that - parents actually get notices! š² So maybe...! Still, the scene was half baked. Navya needed Anant to speak up for her again, yawn! And when Anant gets pumped to explain - just as the principal asked them to - he gets shushed! Lame! š„±
Finally, Ritz-Appy-Anant : Sweet scene! It reminded of the gazillion some times we've seen besties stick for each other, or try to sort out matters between lovers... Well executed there, both the guilt card - which was a trump - by Ritz, and then taking a U-turn! I actually want to see some more of Ritz Anant / Ranbir Navya scenes =)
Oh, did i forget to say how redundant the Banaras sisters were yesterday. Can that dumb younger one get any more dumb?! hum to Anant ji ke bina jeene ki soch bi nahin sakte! I was like, 'get a life loser!' š
phew! I hope today is better, and that things actually movie from where they were left on Monday. Maybe we'll know what's the marriage scene now like at Anant's place.
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