Yesterday was quite boring in Porus. So I am enjoying a much needed break. Not that I need to exert myself; you do very well when you bestir yourself!
My hands hurt today, so I shall make just one point.
Not even ten percent of the viewers of Porus would have understood, despite what Porus told Laachi the day before about Alexander organising that town hall meeting only in order to catch the Bharatiya helping Barsine, that even the pseudo execution of the fat kid was part of the same plan. They would have taken it at face value, and decided that despite his soft speech and his promises, Alexander was a cruel king and couldn't be trusted.
We, the few of us who analyse and understand Alexander, are sensitive to every fleeting shade that crosses his face or his eyes, and so can see what he has been up to. As I had noted earlier, one can't expect a lady with one eye on the dinner and another on the TV to grasp these subtleties.
It could have been made crystal clear with just one sentence to Barsine. " Tumhein kya laga, shehzaadi, ki main us badtameez bachche to marnewala tha? Wo to sirf ek zariya tha, is Bharatiya ko benaqaab karne ka". But that mocking comment was not forthcoming.
Yes, Alexander. seems to think that Barsine loves this Bharatiya, which is why, he says last night with a semi s tryarcastic smile, she loves Bharat so much. But then who told Alexander that she loves Bharat?
As for your question as to how Alexander linked Barsine's smile to her sojourn in Bharat, I suppose he reasoned as follows.
1) Barsine was not enthused by anything in his speech. He could see that clearly.
2) She suddenly smiles when the Persian bazaar catches fire
That can't be because of the unfortunate incident which harmed her own people.
3) Nor could it have been a casual local incident, for that would have produced a different reaction in Barsine. But it is not new to her.
4) Alexander has ruled out the accidental fire option.
5) So it must have been done by an outsider, with whose modus operandi Barsine is familiar.
6) She was till recently in Bharat. So that incident is linked to Bharat, to someone from Bharat.
Finally, if Alexander is going to stick to the Persian get up, he should at least have three or four outfits to wear. Right now, he seems to be following in Barsine's footsteps in this regard!😆
Shyamala Aunty
QUOTE=inlieu]
Thanks Aunty. Much appreciated.
I haven't watched today's episode yet, but based on what I saw in yesterday's one Alexander pretty much confirmed to Barsine that he'd planned to and succeeded in weeding out Barsine's helper. Puru was proudly mocking Alexander for not being able to catch that person and that just made me laugh out loud because Alexander had been playing them all this while just to trap Puru. if people don't get it after hearing that, then maybe some of the audience needs it further dumbed down. Besides, Alexander is the type to only make a passing remark about his tactics. He's not going to go into details about every step in his plan and the CVs won't show us elaborate flashbacks of his plotting with Hephaestion either.
Alexander told Barsine that he now understood why she loves India so much - did he think Puru was her lover? 😆
Both Alexander and Puru had dialogues about being a lion, but it was clear that Alexander was in a league of his own. I will say again, Rohit was fabulous as usual.
Originally posted by: sashashyam
My dear Inlieu,
Your id, in Anglo-French, would mean in place. There was never an id more suited to the person, for you are not only in place but all over the place!😉 Twelve posts here, and then at least three more on two threads, one being your own. Bravo, kiddo!👏 Not just for the sheer volume of output, but for the excellent points you have made.
I was not going to come here at all today, not having posted yesternight and instead rested my fingers. They are not too good today either, but those two other threads made me post there, which did not help my hands any. So I am very sorry that I cannot respond to all your very interesting comments here, something I would have otherwise definitely done.
Anyhow, I shall do just this one, and my comments are in blue.
Shyamala Aunty
Edited by sashashyam - 7 years ago
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