I dont see mushy Major Ranaawat..i see an insecure 13 yrs old boy

😊Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I'm one of those silent readers -stalkers' as the forum puts it.- 😆 I enjoy reading many of the brilliantly written posts here but never really bothered to create an acc /id. Something prompted me today and here I am 😊 Before I start, Hindi is not my 1^st lang, 2^nd lang or even 3^rd. I can understand about 60% of what is being said on screen and I rely on the posts by members here or the written updates for the parts I don't understand. So thank you for that.

You see, I AM NOT a fan of desisoaps. Saas bahu drama???? Uggghhh... not my cup of coffee!!!!🤢 IPK was my 1^st Indian telly show. I started watching it last December and skipped most of the kidnap track episodes and stopped watching after the second marriage. -it kind of lost its charm afterwards" So can't really talk about other Indian soaps.

RR is my 2^nd show. Sanaya Irani+ the first three promos got my interest then I was captivated by the story and every aspect of RR. Be it direction, editing, BGM, star cast ...brilliant acting by the actors...everything is brilliant so far. Yes, there are few glitches here and there but then we can't expect things to be perfect every time as there's no such thing as perfection (my personal opinion).

We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left' -Sarah Vowell-

Sooo yeah...for now I'm hooked and the moment it lost its charm... I'm out...Sayonara...as simple as that!!!

Now, about last episode, I see some posts on inconsistency in Rudra's character. That it's too early for him to turn into the soft'.. mushy Major we saw last Friday. I've seen the episode for three times and I still can't see a mushy Major Rudra Pratap Ranaawat. All I see is a boy full of insecurity and I feel really bad for the boy. See, he may be a major in BSD. A strong guy... a fighter... a janwar', who fears no one, who'll give his life for his country and a very selected few who are fortunate enough to be allowed in the circle he has drawn around him but emotionally he stopped growing at 13. His mother's desertion left a tremendous impact. He stopped being the prankster, the fun loving, and naughty boy. Since then, the angel became fallen angel!!! The boy lost his trust on humanity.

Now, fast forward.. 15 years later, the fallen angel got a glimpse of purity and innocence, of light.. a chance to free himself from the darkness surrounding him: PARO!!!! My sweet... innocent...mulish.. untouched by the world...angel Paro. Only an innocent like Paro could bring Rudra out of his darkness.

He never hated her. NO..Not from the beginning... not during the captor captive track... not during the fake marriage track... the Tejawat fiasco...when he believed her to have hurt his father nor during the supposedly' hate marriage... it's his anger (Rudra tandav is all abt Lord Shiva's anger not hatred) for not trusting him... for choosing Tejawat over him and for her stubbornness that caused him his job.

The Jaipur track is important because it's a turning point in RUdra's view of Paro. Before that, she was this innocent he wanted to protect from the world. Left to him, he would have wrapped her in a cocoon and locked her away from the world. That's how protective he is of his Paro. While, in Jaipur, he got to see the WOMAN' Paro. The drunken scene... he could not take his eyes off her... he didn't want to miss a single expression, a single word...he was like a barren soil receiving rain after 15 long years. The way she said no matter how much you hurt me... I'll still love you. Melting process of the stone that is Rudra started there and then.

That's why we got the prankster next morning. He let down his guard enough to pull her leg.

Afterwards"

His mother used to be the centre of his universe and now its Paro. He is building his life around her and when she started her silent treatment he could not take it. His actions before the sorry on the mirror' scene...I can't see the Major there... I see the 13 years old boy... The insecure child full of fear. What if she left him like his mother did ... That's why he said yes I'll do anything for your forgiveness--his insecurity. He is still the same gruffy Major.. evidence??????? The way he demanded not asked... "I said sorry now forgive me..." ( I read it as"you have to forgive me, I give you no other choice)

And the choodi (forgive me if I mis-spelt it) scene... he once said that he believed his mother left him because he refused to drink milk so he asked KCM to give him all the milk at home hoping his mother would return. Remember??? I believe it's the same here... The insecure boy again!!!

If KCM is clever enough she'd use this insecurity to play her game but she reminds me of villains of 80s (more brawn than brain). A good villain is one who identifies her/his enemy's weakest point and attack continuously. Here its Rudra's insecurity. So far she is playing cupid not villain!!!! And the day she realizes this, she will be the catalyst' that destroys Rudra and Paro's budding relationship.

We will get the janwar' back but no matter how far he pushes her, he will bring her back. That's Rudra for you. He is more dependent on her than she is on him.

----loved the choodiwala scene. Major Rudra Pratap Ranaawat, you should have asked your Srimatiji the exact colour she wanted ---pink has got brothers and sisters.. you see 😆😆 its important to get the correct sibling or your Srimatiji might send you back to get the exact shade.

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beautiful post ... even i see him as a boy... he is very much the same kid... even when he is rude i dont find any rudeness in his expressions... he is a very sensitive guy

lovely post loved your insight

Lovely post!!!
Welcome to the forum!!! 🤗

Hi!

I agree with you, Rudra wasn't being mushy or romantic. He was just being openly caring and cherished the one person who seems to love him unconditionly. When his mother left him, he stopped trusting people with his heart. With Paro too, his behaviour was based on the thoughts of his mind rather than the emotions stired in his heart. That's why he was so frustrated and constantly fighting with himself. He hated being torn into two because of her, but never hated her. When she spoke up for him to the social workers, her honest words finally forced him to listen to her side of their story. His heart-mind conflict is finally clear and he starts to trust her. His hope in relationships is being slowly rebuilt and years of hurt and betryal is slowly healing. He doesn't want to loose her now, so is ready to do anything to win her happiness. I wouldn't call him an insecure little boy, as his relationships with everyone is quite normal under the circurmstances. He is able to judge that father who raised him in bitterness is treated in an off hand manner, the uncle who is affable to him is treated with kindness, the aunt and brother who treat him rudely always face his caustic tongue and the sister-in-law who is kind to him is treated with respect. Even with the people under his command, he cares enough to go to extreme to ensure that their honour remains after them. In my opinion, his mother walking out on him and his father makes it hard for him to beleive in relationships with women and he doesn't trust them with his heart. Paro has managed to open up but until she knows what ails his heart, it will be hard for her to win him over.

Loved the post, very beautifully written. Even I felt the same after when I saw the prankster in the morning after the party and the insecure boy who can not bear losing the one person his whole world revolves around once again like it did all the years back, in the episode after their return back home.

lovely analysis on rudy boy👏

Dear Kate,

wht an awesome analysis.. u bought an different and true angel to his actions.. looking forward to read many more posts like this..