I am astonished at your naive faith that the CVs still pay some obeisance to history and historical timelines.😉😉
This said, there are some odd pointers to the theory that Barsine is already married to Alexander. When Roxanne was given the rather odd line "Malika main hoon!", which is hardly something that needs affirmation, Barsine hesitates and looks down for a moment before she responds submissively " Beshaque, Malika".
Then tonight, when Roxanne tells Alexander that Barsine loves Porus, the look in his eyes was very odd. It was not one of prior knowledge. There was a slight sense of shock, and an underlying shade of amusement.
Rohit is wonderful at conveying these subtle shades of feeling through his eyes. And the broodingly triumphant look ( a premature one, but he doesn't know that) on his face as Roxanne waits for the answer that is not forthcoming, was fabulous. He looks, in these closeups, like a head on a coin of one of the good-looking Caesars.
So I would not write off luckysnow's guess off hand.
The only thing that Alexander tells Roxanne that he doesn't tell his mother is that he didn't send Barsine there to kill Porus. Nothing else. I was pleased with his reticence. He has not yet lost all.his grey cells!👏
Roxanne doesn't bat an eyelid at the idea of Alexander having Porus killed. She is used to this kind of thing. The odd thing was her being seemingly untouched by the plan. She might very well be trying to pump Alexander about Barsine's assignment in order to warn Porus, and the same would hold as regards her eagerness to know WHO the assassin is.
She has also convinced herself by now that there is really nothing between Alexander and Barsine. She just might be in for a little surprise. Even so, her sudden chumminess with her husband was odd.
As is the whole concept of Alexander falling for her like a ton of bricks. That was never put across convincingly. And given her acting abilities, their supposed romantic scenes are as flat as a pancake.
OK, so it was Sumer after all. I can't understand this kind of mentality; he is ready to ruin his sister's life without a second thought. I ruled him out simply because I had not believed this to be possible. And he was ready to do it just for revenge. Alexander's mentioning the inaam took him by surprise.
It is likely, if Alexander has not married Barsine already, that he is holding her mother and sister hostage, without having to spell it out, to ensure Barsine's obedience. One more nail driven by the CVs into the coffin of his character.
If she is there only to distract Chanakya, she would hardly have been told that. For when Porus is killed as per Alexander's plan, Barsine would then be the fall guy (or fall girl!), and she would hardly cooperate under such circumstances.
As for what she tells Porus, surely the whole of that was dictated to her by Alexander.
I too think that she is there for something else. She has to have been given some assignment by Alexander, even if only to keep her from worrying about it and possibly betraying herself. Probably to act as Alexander's spy, to tell him in advance about Porus' plans.
Sumer is a fool, and he will surely botch up the operation. Possibly Laachi will end up being killed in place of Porus. Someone has to die, but I bet that it will be the wrong person.
Let us see.
Shyamala Aunty
Originally posted by: inlieu
Nahiiin! Yeh nahin ho sakta! Alexander is supposed to marry her much later.
Edited by sashashyam - 7 years ago
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