Sorry about the rough day you had, Kool! Hopefully you have a great weekend to make up for it. I appreciate your comments on the episode.
I agree about Manav today, so awkward and shy amongst the rest of the family. He is definitely not used to such jovial, fun times around people. He's too serious and I wish he would loosen up. . I'm glad his saali Vaishu made him join in the festivities. I thought Vaishu was a great master of ceremonies. She kept things lively and fun. I think both her jeeju's are going to be great brothers and protectors of her in the future. She's such a lucky gal.
I have to pick on Manav again because of the scene at the dining table when he was remembering the awful way his aai treated Archana. If he realized how Archana's treatment was compared to how Manjusha is treated, I hope in that moment he also realized that he stood back and watched while Archana was treated badly, and he himself did nothing to stop it. Not one reprimand to his aai. Not one word. He shares a lot of blame for Archana's treatment at her sasural.
The little drama about the sweet/spicy pani puri between Varsha and Bhavna was ridiculous. Way to overdramatize a silly plot point. If their disagreements over such a trivial matter is as bad as it will get, I think both parties are safe. I was literally laughing at the stupidity of it all. 😆
The singing game was fun. As far as Manav and the PR song he sang, I'm just gonna imagine that he heard Archana singing that one day as she was on the terrace drying the papdis and mirchis. Maybe no one else was there and she didn't know he was in the background listening to her. And so he sang that for her as he was missing her so very much. How's that for an explanation? 😉
The last scene was very sad. If Archana cries, I cry. There's no way around it. Ankita is such a good actress.