Ovi was beautiful today, again. She has grown and how! She looked beautiful, even in her grief with her big bindi and plaited hair and later in the saree. And her talk with Pari was just beautiful. Her words, her pain and her helplessness were so very well portrayed. She clearly told pari that she knew pari was not at fault, and she should not behave coldly with her but that she was in so much
takleef at the moment. That she wished she could share everything with pari and that she could understand what her mother, ovi was going through. It would be completely expected if she couldn't see past arjun and purvi's betrayal so soon, or ever. But that she could understand, right away that pari was blameless and apologize to her; to tell her that not that she could not love her again but just that it was very painful for her right now-----her character has grown by leaps and bounds. And should really thank the writers for giving her such sensible dialogues, relatable and real, and that we could actually listen to her thoughts so there is no room for misinterpretation.
The other part of her self-talk was also right and relatable. She actually didn't blame purvi, she blamed arjun--that he betrayed her and didn't even acknowledge anything but was still smiling. Her hope that he would now tell her the truth when said he wanted to confess something, and her heartbreak at not getting it still. Her reactions through out the episode, at home and at the party are spot on and heartbreaking. Shruthi is such a great actress, her wide smile lights up her face and her grief is so palpable. Sometimes, I feel embarrased when watching sad scenes because I find them hammy and melodramatic. Somehow, in this case, I can relate with her grief. Not because I've experienced anything similar (Thank God for that!) but because she gets it right somehow. I've always prided myself on being no one's fan, and I still say I'm not a fan. But I am proud to say that this character that I've supported from the very beginning--because I understood the motives behind her actions, however stupid and irrational---has now grown into this beautiful and very real human being.
There's an article that Ovi will leave, I hope she stays safe without getting into any kind of trouble and has the time to collect herself and decides what she wants of life--whether making a clean break of it leaving behind everything, or forgive arjun and accept pari and restart her married life but with her own terms and conditions or any combination of the two. This will also give the chance, yet another one for arjun to decide what
he wants. If he wants purvi, or atleast doesn't want to be married to ovi; now is his chance. If he decides he has started to love ovi in any form, and that he wants to make his marriage work for his own sake---then he must make a promise to himself and to ovi that this is it for him. And try to get her to trust him again. Either way, this is the chance, the final one hopefully, for everyone to make a decision and stick by it. I have a feeling Arjun has actually started to feel for ovi, or at least be comfortable being married to her and being a family. Purvi still has some sort of hold on him, but I don't think he will let Ovi go for good. He will search for her, and hopefully have time to reflect on his life choices.
Looking forward to monday's episode, and some much needed karma and great acting. Will miss her if she's going to disappear for a while.
Edited by sowmya_jairam - 12 years ago