Trying to make sense of this epi

All over the place...that is the only phrase I can think of to describe this epi, in particular Paro's reactions.


That Paro is a simple-minded character has been established by many of her actions post the Tejawat revelation...so I try to cut her that slack even if I find her actions ludicrous...but today I find myself really struggling to make sense of this...even her one foot jaap tapasya made more sense than the speed with which her reactions changed today.

Rudra for his part is shattered, out of his mind so he goes ahead conducting this mockery of a marriage...JUGAAD waali shaadi as he sarcastically calls it after completing the final ritual of mangalsutra...because to him his LIFE has become a MOCKERY thanks to Paro's actions and still she insists on getting her way.

From the few lines that Paro got in this epi, I gather that she's upset that the shaadi she so badly wanted and was forcing upon Rudra isn't happening the way she wanted...she's upset that the rituals aren't happening properly, that Rudra is making a mockery of marriage and everything associated with it...let's pause here...Rudra categorically told her before also that he won't marry her...she refused to take no for an answer...did she seriously expect him to HAPPILY marry her? If she did, then she's even more simple-minded than I'd thought. 😕

Ok, shaadi over...Rudra randomly wanders off🤔...Paro faints, wakes up in the span of two minutes, cries some more...suddenly Kaakusaa and co. descend to do grihapravesh and Paro's smiling through her tears😕😕...again, trying to make sense of this...she's upset that Rudra did a JUGAAD waali shaadi with her but she's happy that she's getting accepted as a bahu by people who anyways love her?😕😆...Ok then.

I feel like this grihapravesh was thrust in only to satisfy the TRP audiences and that is why it stuck out like a SORE THUMB in this epi apart from Paro's reactions in general...they were trying to go for typical senti post shaadi reactions through this but it all came across looking like a FARCE cuz the emotions of the characters were being so conveniently presented or sped through.

Rudra again magically appears to carry Paro over the threshold😕😆...Paro for her part by this point is like just going with the flow...like there is nothing even LEFT in her MIND to think about.

Rudra threatens an SR but goes into the room, dumps her on the bed and takes out his daaru stash instead and goes about downing that with "Ek jaam meri Shrimati ke naam" type toasts😆...Paro settles into dutiful wife mode REMARKABLY fast and chides him for drinking so much and even goes ahead and gets him milk to drink instead😕😆

I swear my head is spinning watching this...I'm trying very hard to make sense of this but haven't managed to figure out more than this right now...Paro is so simple minded that for her this shaadi is it...even if she sheds a few tears over how badly it happened, she's just going to suck it up and recover remarkably fast...so where is the conflict coming in from? Conflict is interesting to watch when two characters and their motivations clash...Paro's motivations are damn hard to figure out while Rudra's are much clearer.


Today, the saving grace was Ashish's acting and Rudra's hilarious dialogues especially him mockingly calling her Shrimati again and again. I actually honestly can't even fully figure out what Rudra is doing😕😆...Nasha utarne ki wait karni padegi.

Logic has become angry from Paro's character, and today it was proven.

@Dexterocks: That is the biggest irony to me right now...Paro claims to love him, be his soulmate, destined to be with him but she's unable to understand HIS pain even ONE bit...infact it's quite amazing that in this whole epi, even after Rudra shows and even talks about his pain quite categorically, no one blinks an eye and instead they get busy doing grihapravesh?😕

I could have understood everything else about Paro if they had shown her having SOME understanding, SOME perceptiveness regarding Rudra's state of mind...but there is just a BLANK in Paro when it comes to that...like nothing exists in her mind except shaadi and being his patni...what is the point of wanting to be his wife if Paro can't even begin to understand his state of mind? 😕

If you do manage to figure it out, please do share it out here. We would love to know too.

@Disappeared: To me personally, this is not about patience or wisdom.

I've seen female characters before that have personified those qualities beautifully while keeping their dignity intact. Some how none of that comes across in Paro's case...honestly the only thing she comes across as is simple-minded...a person lacking the capability of looking beyond the here and now and what feels right to her.

Is she so consumed with being happy about being married to Rudra that she cannot see his pain? Yes, she wants to heal him but is this REALLY the time to be HAPPY that she is married to him? Times like this require a character to show multiple conflicting emotions...Paro remains woefully simple-minded.

Originally posted by: AreYaar

@Disappeared: To me personally, this is not about patience or wisdom.

I've seen female characters before that have personified those qualities beautifully while keeping their dignity intact. Some how none of that comes across in Paro's case...honestly the only thing she comes across as is simple-minded...a person lacking the capability of looking beyond the here and now and what feels right to her.

Is she so consumed with being happy about being married to Rudra that she cannot see his pain? Yes, she wants to heal him but is this REALLY the time to be HAPPY that she is married to him? Times like this require a character to show multiple conflicting emotions...Paro remains woefully simple-minded.

Well said. I relate to all you've said and wondered about. No good answers come to mind 😕

What are they trying to show - no idea

Simply minded? Naaah, she is just self absorbed. Right now she comes of as this person who is always all about her own self, what she feels, what she wants, how she wants it done, when she wants it done, and how she knows best. She baffles me!

In scenarios like this where a girl is literally arm twisted into marrying someone you are supposed to feel sympathy for her, and feel angry with the hero for violating her wishes, forcing her into a marriage wagera wagera. But I feel the complete opposite. I feel sorry for Rudra instead. 😆

Loonie residents of Ranawat haveli are no less. How they can go from being traumatized to blushing and giggling over Rudra and Paro's SR in the blink of an eye is beyond me. The only person who made sense was Mausam aunty, bas.

Originally posted by: laddoo598

Simply minded? Naaah, she is just self absorbed. Right now she comes of as this person who is always all about her own self, what she feels, what she wants, how she wants it done, when she wants it done, and how she knows best. She baffles me!

In scenarios like this where a girl is literally arm twisted into marrying someone you are supposed to feel sympathy for her, and feel angry with the hero for violating her wishes, forcing her into a marriage wagera wagera. But I feel the complete opposite. I feel sorry for Rudra instead. 😆

Loonie residents of Ranawat haveli are no less. How they can go from being traumatized to blushing and giggling over Rudra and Paro's SR in the blink of an eye is beyond me. The only person who made sense was Mausam aunty, bas.

LOL well I was trying to put it diplomatically...I can think of a few more choice words but this forum won't take it too kindly, so😆

But since you've said it...yes, she comes across as remarkably SELF-ABSORBED, SELFISH and OBTUSE. It is indeed VERY ironical that in a hate wedding scenario which is generally thrown into shows to garner sympathy for the female lead by making her cry and raise TRPs, it is the hero's POV, his pain that we are sympathizing with...cuz nothing comes through from Paro other than "This is how I see it"...not once does she bother seeing the ramifications of her actions, her behavior.

I'm also amazed by how remarkably obsessed she is with shaadi and how childishly she views it...like a 6 year old playing with her dolls might view it...she seems more enamored by the CONCEPT of marriage rather than the person she's getting married to...I'm yet to see her showing any true understanding of the man she claims to love...such that everything that comes out of her mouth ends up looking farcical.

Maybe cuz in the attempt to do a "different" sort of hate wedding wherein the heroine doesn't exactly hate the hero, the writers have lost the plot a bit...Paro's already shaky characterization suffers more in the bargain.