Originally posted by: Pottermeow
In my personal opinion, yes, this track could have been handled better, but it's still being handled decently well... Yes, conversation is important and it isn't happening, but silence is healing as well...
This pain that Shiva and Raavi are going through is not pain from a sudden wound... This pain is from a wound that has been festering ever since the Sneha kaand, or at least since after the yatra kaand. Neither of them took a breather to heal, and Raavi especially hasn't taken time to heal ever since her wedding. Yes, she moved on during the haveli track, but bandaids don't fix bullet wounds....
This silent just being that they have going on now? It's necessary. It's being dragged out, I'll admit that much, but it's not unnecessary at all. I want them to look back on the good times and want it back, both of them. Yes, Shiva likes her now, but we only saw his willingness to actually take her back (irrespective of his desire to do so since forever) when he asked her about whether she wanted to go to court or not. He's finally trying to see what Raavi actually wants instead of assuming. He's asking questions instead of accusing.
Raavi, on the other hand, needs to see Shiva's effort, his willingness to make effort in their relationship, and to recognise the seriousness of his insecurities and heal them. She has started to see that he isn't as averse to them being together as she had assumed with the "chaaho tho mujhe pakad sakte ho". She has started to reach out to him again with how we saw her reaching out for his shoulder with the counsellor. She is starting to heal, learning to not lash out at him the way she has since their wedding. Hopefully her own healing shows her how much pain Shiva is in, and she will finally adress his insecurities, healing him as well.
Essay is done!!! And I just realised that while I composed this during my breaks, the thread ended!!! Reposting here because I had to get it out...